How to Install VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi 5.5) Host

VMware ESXi (formerly ESX) is an enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisor developed by VMware to host the virtual machine. VMware ESXi 5.5 is included in the VMware vSphere 5.5 that was released on September 22, 2013. This post will explain how to install VMware ESXi 5.5 host. These steps has been prepared from the screenshot of the … Read more

How to Upgrade Virtual Hardware of the VMware Virtual Machine

This article describes the steps to upgrade the hardware version of virtual machines to the latest version of ESXi. For virtual machines that are running on ESXi 5.x, VMware recommends that you upgrade the virtual hardware to the latest available version. ESXi/ESX version Virtual hardware version ESXi 5.5 10 ESXi 5.1 9 ESXi 5.0 8 … Read more

How to Fix Connection issue from WinXP 32 bit vSphere Client to vSphere 5.1/5.5/6.0

For those who are running Windows XP 32 bit and facing the issue while connecting the vSphere Client to connect to vCenter Server 5.5, ESXi 5.5 and ESXi 6.0 host directly, there is a solution provided by VMware. According to VMware KB, this is due to a Handshake failure. vSphere 5.1 and 5.5 uses the … Read more