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create VMware ESXi USB stick

One of the best and easiest way to start with VMware ESXi is to install it on a USB stick. This way you do not need to install ESXi on a harddrive and can you use hardware to boot from the stick. In this tutorial I use VMware Workstation to create the USB stick. (please

Powering off a virtual machine on an ESXi host

• You cannot power off an ESXi hosted virtual machine. • A virtual machine is not responsive and cannot be stopped or killed. please see VMwareKB 1014165 source: VMwareKB

vCenter Server 4.1 fails to install or upgrade with the error: This installation package is not supported by this processor type

•Installing vCenter Server 4.1 fails on a Windows 32 bit operating system •Upgrading from vCenter Server 4.0 to vCenter Server 4.1 fails •This issue occurs if you are performing the installation or upgrade on a Windows 32 bit operating system please read this article…. source: VMwareKB

Troubleshooting ESXi 4.1 Scripted Install errors

This article provides troubleshooting assistance for ESXi 4.1 Scripted Install issues. Note: This is not a comprehensive guide on setting up Scripted Install. For more information on setting up Scripted Install, see the .ESXi Installable and vCenter Server Setup Guide source: VMwareKB

VMware Support Toolbar – Quick Access to Support News and Resources

The VMware Support Toolbar gives you instant access to documentation, patches, live peer to peer chat and more… source: VMware Support Insider

VMware Patch/Maintenance Alerts Subscription

Receive automatic alerts of patches and maintenance releases as they become available source:VMwareKB

Opening Mac documents in a virtual machine

You can set up VMware Fusion so that you can open documents on your Mac in an application on virtual machine. You can open the Mac file with a virtual machine application as a one-time event, or you can set the application to be used whenever you open the file. source: VMwareKB