NVIDIA Tesla P40 for Private AI in the Homelab: Specs, ESXi Passthrough and Benchmarks
Tesla P40 specs (24 GB GDDR5, 250 W, 10.5-inch dual slot, compute 6.1), cooling and ESXi passthrough setup, llama.cpp benchmarks, and CUDA 13 limits.
Tag: ESXi
DELL R610 or R710: How to Convert an H200A to H200I for Dedicated Slot Use
Convert a Dell H200A to an H200I so it fits the R610/R710 dedicated storage slot and frees a PCIe slot, e.g. for an NVIDIA Tesla P40.
Host Cache can significantly extend reboot times
Exploring the vSphere environment, I’ve found that configuring a large Host Cache with VMFS Datastore can significantly extend reboot times. It’s a delicate balance of performance gains versus…
CVE-2022-40982 (Downfall) and VMware ESXi: No ESXi Patch – Fix Is CPU Microcode in Cisco UCS M5/M6 Firmware
CVE-2022-40982 on VMware: no VMSA or ESXi patch. The fix is Intel microcode in the server BIOS, on Cisco UCS M5/M6 in 4.3(2b) or 4.2(3h).
ESXi Check Secure Boot Status: secureBoot.py, Enabling Secure Boot (Cisco UCS) and the “Host secure boot was disabled” Alarm
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.
How to Maxtang’s NX 6412 NUC add to vDS? Fix script /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh
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.
Maxtang’s NX 6412 NUC – update ESXi 8.0a
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.
vSphere 8 Lab with Cohesity and VMware vExpert gift – Maxtang’s NX 6412 NUC
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.
How to create a bootable ESXi Installer USB Flash Drive
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 Commands Details in vSphere 8.0
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.