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How to convert a VM to OVF using .vmx file? Use below tool,  Tool used: OVF TOOL Download from : Open Virtualization Format (OVF) Tool Install on an windows machine and run below command. it will convert to ovf format for deploying VM Command to run:  ovftool /vms/my_vm.vmx /ovfs/my_vapp.ovf

  List the vSwitches from ESXI using CLI:          esxcli network vswitch standard list  output example: vSwitch0    Name: vSwitch0    Class: cswitch    Num Ports: 1234    Used Ports: 7    Configured Ports: 128    MTU: 1500    CDP Status: listen    Beacon Enabled: false    Beacon Interval: 1    Beacon Threshold: 3    Beacon Required By:    Uplinks: vmnic2, vmnic0    Portgroups: VM Network, Now remove the wrong NIC from the switch0: esxcli network vswitch standard uplink remove --uplink-name=vmnic2 --vswitch-name=vSwitch0 To add the remove network NIC to vSwitch1: esxcli   network vswitch standard uplink add --uplink-name=vmnic2 --vswitch-name=vSwitch1

 Error on ubuntu:  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages Solution: # dpkg --configure -a # apt clean # apt update #rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock #rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

 Error: With Firefox driver /gecko driver Could not start a new session. Response code 500. Message: Expected browser binary location, but unable to find binary in default location, Solution: This is due to if you are using set property with: "System.setProperty(" webdriver.gecko.driver ", "geckodriver.exe");"  change to: System.setProperty(" webdriver.driver.gecko ", "C:\\geckodriver.exe" ); 

 To increase the default timeout from 15min to 2hr,  follow the below steps: Login to the esxi webclient on the right top corner ->Click the User login tab Select "Settings" Select the "Application Timeout" Click "2hrs" instead of the initial 15mins

Follow the below steps: Edit parameters in /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf:  Change the value of "node.startup = manual"  to   "node.startup" = automatic  Now, after rebooting the host, the ISCSI session will be re-established.