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                              How to Build Custom ESXi ISO Step 1: - Download the ESXi image that you want to install(We have taken ESXi 5.5 Update 3b Patch 10) Step 2: - Connect to vMware vSphere PowerCLI and add the downloaded zip file to the software depot. Step 3: -  Check the ESXi image profile from the depots. Step 4: - Create a new Image profile by cloning the existing Image profile that you want to use (with vMware tools or without vMware tools) Step 5: - Check for the image profile created by you Step 6: - Set the acceptance level for the profile Note: - Acceptance level determines which VIBs are accepted for installation. We selected Acceptance level as community supported in our lab. Step 7:- Add the software (VIBs) that you want to add to the image profile to the software depot Note:- This step can be merged with step 1 as well. Step 8: - Add the VIBs added to the software depot to the Image profil

        How To Remove Host from Vcenter without logging into Vcenter   Step 1: Connect to Esxi Host using Vsphere client. Step 2: Select the Host Step 3: Go to summary tab on the right window Step 4: Scroll down till end Step 5: Click on Disassociate host from vCenter Server

How to change OS Edition using commands 1) Open power shell 2) Run command " DISM /online /Get-CurrentEdition"     It will give you current edition of the server     (DISM is deployment image servicing and management tool) 3) Run command " DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /AcceptEula ," Enter edition you want to upgrade (I have added datacenter in command) and product key It will install this product key and change edition to datacenter 4) Run command " DISM /online /Get-CurrentEdition" again to verify edition of OS

How to resolve RDP issue after renaming terminal server windows 2012 R2 Problem: After renaming windows 2012 R2 server having terminal server role RDP stops working Resolution: Reinstall Remote desktop services on server to resolve the issue.

How to check deleted objects in AD 1) Type LDP.exe on command prompt and press enter      It will open LDP console 2) Click on connection and select connect 3) enter Domain controller name in server and select port 389.click OK 4) Click connection and select BIND 5) Enter username and password 6) Click on Options and select controls 7) In controls select "return deleted objects" from drop down of "load predefined" option 8) Enter value "1.2.840.113556.1.4.417" in object identifier, select server, check critical and add description. 9) Click on check in and press OK 10)  Click on view and select Tree 11) Enter Base DN "cn=deleted Objects,dc=mapoinfotech,dc=com" and click OK 12) It will show all deleted objects tree view in left pane

How to resolve system state backup failure issue of 2008 server ISSUE: System state backup of windows 2008 or 2008 R2 server fails. CAUSE: if any service on widows 2008 server has wrong path then it fails system state backup. SOLUTION:  1) Go to start and RUN, enter MSINFO32.EXE 2) It will open system information window 3)  Open SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT --> SERVICES 4) Check all services and find out service having "/" or space in the path of service. 5) Note down the service name and service display name having issue in Path 6) Open registry editor (regedit.exe) and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services Find out service by its service name noted in step 5 7) Rectify the image path of service to the correct path (change / to \ or remove space) 8) Restart server after making changes 9) Test system state backup

                                                                         This post describes how to install vCenter 6.0 on Windows vCenter Server requires a 64-bit operating system such as Windows 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.  Please do check the hardware and software requirements for the vCenter installation. Step 1: Mount the vSphere 6.0  installation media. The installation wizard appears. In the left pane select “ vCenter Server for Windows ”  and click on Install . Step 2: Click Next to proceed Step 3: Accept the License agreement and click Next to proceed Step 4: Select the deployment model. Note : Refer h ttps://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.docmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=2108548   before going ahead with the Embedded or External PSC. Step 5: Enter the hostname. Note: This hostname will get embedded in the system’s  SSL certificate and all components will contact eac

How To Recover Crashed Windows Server On AWS         SYMPTOMS:  Windows server on AWS does not come up and it fails on one check out of TWO system checks.   CAUSE: changes in windows settings or firewall which is causing system not to come on network resulting in failing system checks   RESOLUTION:   1) Launch new temoparary isntance in same availiability zone. 2) Detach root volume from affetced INSTANCE 3) Attach volume to new instance and bring it online from disk manangement of temporary server 4) Open regedit.exe on temporary server and click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE 5) G o to File menu and select Load Hive and browse the file on the attached volume <letter>:\Windows\System32\config\SYSTEM 6) Set Recover as key name 7) Once loaded, Open the new imported system hive 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Recover' 8) Click on the 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Recover> Select' , inside you will see 4 keys - Current = 1 - Default = 1 -