Category: ESXi

DSvClient, ESXi, VMware, vSAN

DSvClient – New patch downloading tool for vCenter

  Streamlining VMware Update Management with DSvClient: A vExpert’s tool In the ever-evolving landscape of VMware infrastructure management, keeping components updated while ensuring consistency across environments has become increasingly complex. As a VMware administrator, you’re likely familiar with the challenges of managing patches, updates, and ensuring file integrity across multiple environments. Today, I’d like to introduce you to a powerful utility that I have created. I started this project for fun while experimenting with Rust during last year’s Christmas holiday. It has since evolved into an application that I believe has multiple applications in enterprise environments. What Is DSvClient? DSvClient […]

ESXi, Script

Delete claimrules via PowerCLI

Had to mask storage in an older environment. As soon as that was done and storage were removed, then the clean up starts. I could have done all this by hand, but where is the fun in that. Instead I created this little script below which removes all claimrules with a rule number greater than 101 and lower than 65535. Of course this should go without saying. You need to know what you are doing and that there is no claimrules between 101-65535 that is crucial to your environment. Deleting claimrules like this shouldn’t be taking lightly. Well, I had […]

ESXi, Log Insight, Script, vRops

ESXi IOStats – vmkmgmt_keyval

Just wanted to do a short post about vmkmgmt_keyval, as I think most admins only uses this tool for getting HBA driver/firmware versions, but you get so much more than just that. There is different forms of statistics in there, per target, per lun and block size. So first what is vmkmgmt_keyval ? vmkmgmt_keyval is an ESXi command which can be executed from ESXi’s direct console user interface (DCUI) or via SSH, in both examples you get access to ESXi Shell. The way I’m going to use vmkmgmt_keyval, is with an “-a”, after, just like in the example here: “/usr/lib/vmware/vmkmgmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_keyval […]