Check ESXi Secure Boot status and readiness with secureBoot.py -s/-c, enable it in firmware or a Cisco UCS boot policy, and fix unsigned-VIB failures.
ESXi warns “Legacy boot detected” and points to KB 84233? What it means, why 8.0 can fail with Error 10 (Out of resources), and how to switch to UEFI.
List of Knowledge base articles for vSphere 8.0 – [Main KB] – List of vSphere 8.0 Knowledge base articles and Important Links (89756)
Windows Server 2022 VMs with Secure Boot fail to boot with “SECUREBOOT: Image DENIED” after KB5022842. Cause and the fix on ESXi (KB 90947).
Linux VMs created with hardware version 20 fail to start installation with Secure Boot enabled: “SECUREBOOT: Image DENIED” (KB 88737) and the fix.
The Maxtang NX6412 loses its vDS uplink after an ESXi reboot with USB NICs. The /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh script that fixes it.
Update a Maxtang NX6412 NUC to ESXi 8.0a (CVE-2022-31705 fix): build a custom ESXi 8.0a ISO with the USB Network Native Driver.
Building a vSphere 8 lab on the Maxtang NX6412 NUC (vExpert gift): custom ESXi ISO with the USB Network Native Driver because there are no onboard NICs.
Make a bootable ESXi installer USB drive on Windows with Rufus: GPT + UEFI settings, ESP mode for custom OEM ISOs, and where to download ESXi ISOs today.
New ESXCLI namespaces in ESXi 8.0 vs 7.0 U3 with --help output: daemon entitlement, storage osdata, nvme config, vsan storagepool, plus 7.0 U2/U3 additions.