How to reset ESXi evaluation license

1. Login to the HOST via SSH or Shell
2. Remove /etc/vmware/license.cfg
3. Copy /etc/vmware/.#license.cfg to /etc/vmware/license.cfg
4. Restart the vpxa service

Or simply copy the code below and paste it into your SSH session.

rm -r /etc/vmware/license.cfg
cp /etc/vmware/.#license.cfg /etc/vmware/license.cfg
/etc/init.d/vpxa restart

VM - Win Server 2016 No Network Adapter

Win Server 2016 VM  Not Showing Network Adapter 

The driver is usually installed with the VMware Tools installation.

Install VMWare Tools with Complete option

Reboot the VM.

Disabling DRS for a single VM on DRS Enabled Cluster

Click on Cluster 

Configure

VM Overrides

Click on '+' sign

select your VM

Change 'Automation level'  to Disabled

Click OK

Changing E1000 into VMXNET3 without changing a MAC address

Method 1 :

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Note down MAK address and IP Configuration of existing E1000 NIC

Remove Adapter

add VMXNET3 adapter

add the old MAC

Method 2 : PowerCLI
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Power OFF VM

PowerCLI
Connect-VIServer -Server XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX -User YYYYYYY -Password ZZZZZZZZ

List VM: SRV1, NIC type:

PowerCLI C:\> Get-VM SRV1 | get-networkadapter

Change VM: SRV1, NIC type to VMXNET3:

PowerCLI C:\> get-vm SRV1 | Get-NetworkAdapter | set-networkadapter -type vmxnet3 -confirm:$false

This procedure preserves the original MAC address, but NIC adapter changes.

ESXi Build Upgrade (from 6.0.0, 3620759 to 6.0.0, 10719132)

Download specific/latest version of ESXi from my.vmware.com site.
(ESXi600-201811001.zip)

use WINSCP and create folder UPDATE on ESXi host's local datastore.

Copy file ESXi600-201811001.zip from system to ESXi datastore

connect ESXi host using Putty and login with root

run this command to start upgrade

esxcli software vib install -d /vmfs/volumes/5190d9c4-043db9f0-ba8b-00215a9b0038/UPDATE/ESXi600-201811001.zip

once done type command reboot to reboot ESXi host.