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Archive for the ‘ESXi8’ Category

No more /etc/rc.local in ESXi 7 and up, use /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh in stead

Posted by jpluimers on 2026/08/18

Where in ESXi 6.x you could change /etc/rc.local in ESXi 7 and up tightened security and now use /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh [Wayback/Archive] virtualization – ESXi 7.X file permissions – how to buypass new security measures – Server Fault

Notes:

  • some ESXi (for instance when booting from PXE do not have persistent storage)
  • be sure to always backup an ESXi configuration after changing it

Via [Wayback/Archive] “esxi 7” run your own shell scripts – Google Search

–jeroen

Posted in ash/dash development, Development, ESXi6, ESXi6.5, ESXi6.7, ESXi7, ESXi8, Scripting, Software Development, Virtualization, VMware, VMware ESXi | Leave a Comment »

ESXi 8 licenses seem still available, if you might need it: register while you can as it looks like Broadcom will kill registration

Posted by jpluimers on 2024/01/18

This is where you can still register for a free ESXi 8 account (until Broadcom kills that):

Because of:

Note that slightly more than a year ago, there was a problem getting licenses because too many were registering at once: [Wayback/Archive] Solved: esxi 8 Free registration – VMware Technology Network VMTN

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Posted in ESXi7, ESXi8, Power User, Virtualization, VMware, VMware ESXi | Leave a Comment »