Tag Archives: ESXi

Context switch can be 3 times slower in virtual environment such as VMware ESX

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Maris

Tsuna analyzes how match time it takes to make a context switch. All analyzed chips are Multi-core Intel CPUs. OS / scheduler used – standard Linux Kernel. Results: depends on what we call a context switch (theoretical / real world) … Continue reading →

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VMware Guest OS: The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Maris

VMware Guest OS: The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed. I received this errors two times on a row for two different computers. I am not 100% sure, but from reading the web I came to … Continue reading →

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VMware ESXi enable remote ssh access (unsupported)

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Maris

To enable VMware ESXi 4.0 SSH (Windows Putty) access: At physical console press ALT+F1. VMware ESXi banner will appear. There is no prompt on the screen, but type ‘unsupported’ and press Enter. Now at password prompt type root password. You … Continue reading →

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VMware ESXi unsupported console

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Maris

By default ESXi does not support console. To enable it you must be at physical terminal (screen & keyboard). Press ALT+F1 and type “unsupported”. Then at the Password prompt type root password. You are in. Tested on ESXi 4.0 @ … Continue reading →

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