I recently ran into a tricky issue while upgrading NVIDIA vGPU on a VMware ESXi host using an NVIDIA A2 GPU. On my Management Core Server, I replaced an NVIDIA Tesla P4 with an NVIDIA A2 because the A2 has more VRAM and supports newer vGPU releases. The P4 is still a capable GPU and…
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Blank Virtual Hardware Tab in VM Edit Settings After Replacing Network Adapter
In vCenters, when I replaced the vmxnet3 network adapter on the VM with a vmxnet adapter and clicked OK, I encountered an issue. After attempting to switch back to the vmxnet3 adapter, the VM’s ‘edit settings’ Virtual Hardware tab was blank, regardless of whether the VM was powered on or off. Solution: I logged into…
Expanding Core-ESXi RAM from 128GB to 593.72GB Using Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD
With the release of vSphere 8.0 Update 3, VMware introduced Memory Tiering over NVMe as a Technical Preview. This feature enables users to expand memory capacity on a host using locally installed NVMe devices. Several experts, including William Lam, have already tested this feature, and it appears to be working seamlessly. Like many other home…
Struggling with Crucial T705 NVMe and VMware ESXi 8. U3 Compatibility
I was so confident that the Crucial T705 4TB PCIe Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD would work with VMware ESXi without any issues that I didn’t even bother to Google or check. I wanted to get and test what it feels like and how much of a performance boost it gives when using the fastest (R:…
Resolving vCenter 8.0 U3 Upgrade Issues: Easy Solutions and Step-by-Step Troubleshooting
The ESXi server upgrade was quick and problem-free, but the vCenter upgrade was more like a roller coaster for my two vCenters. Both had some issues, but now I will explain in detail what the problems were and how I resolved them. First Error: Pre-upgrade check resultError:Source vSphere ESX Agent Manager (EAM) upgrade failed to…
Cloud Gaming: What’s it like playing the most graphically demanding games inside a VM using Horizon Direct-Connect? Can it replace bare-metal gaming PCs?
This holiday took a different route from what I had planned on. I was planning to learn vCloud Directory and NSX, and heading off to visit some other countries. I was mentally tired from work, and I felt like dead person, but I came across topic so interesting that I could not let go before…
Nvidia Tesla K80+ vSphere 7 U3+ Horizon + W11- Complete Installation and Setup Guide for Gaming
eBook- VMware vSphere 7 U3 + Horizon + Nvidia Tesla K80+ W11 VMware vSphere 7 + Horizon+ Nvidia Tesla K80 + Complete Installation and Setup Guide for Gaming My Blog Post: Cloud Gaming: What’s it like playing the most graphically demanding games inside a VM using Horizon Direct-Connect? Can it replace bare-metal gaming PCs? I…
ESXTOP Is Not Displaying Properly on macOS Big Sur Terminal
ESXTOP is displaying interactive UI as CSV output. Type “TERM=xterm “and done Make it permanent. Terminal > Preferences. Under Profiles> Advanced If you want to display what the current terminal declaration type is, use “echo $TERM”