How to identify the physical machine name from virtual machine on which esx host is hosted?

Hello, Can you please elaborate more what you are trying to share with us. Anyways Generally, ESX server SW installs on Bare metal (Like installation OS on brand new PC) So ESX Server SW is not similar like general VMware server/VMware workstation SW install on Host OS (Any version of Windows). Please go through below links for better understanding of ESX server. http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/vmware-esx-server-step-by-step-installation/32004 http://www.trainsignal.com/blog/how-to-install-vmware-esx-server Regards, Ravikumar P

Hello, Can you please elaborate more what you are trying to share with us. Anyways Generally, ESX server SW installs on Bare metal (Like installation OS on brand new PC) So ESX Server SW is not similar like general VMware server/VMware workstation SW install on Host OS (Any version of Windows). Please go through below links for better understanding of ESX server. http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/vmware-esx-server-step-by-step-installation/32004 http://www.trainsignal.com/blog/how-to-install-vmware-esx-server Regards, Ravikumar P

There is no supported way to do this. VM and its host are isolated in design. Why don't you use virtual canter server (if you have one) to see which VM is hosted on which esx host. Also you can use vmware-cmd to see all registered VMs on a particular host. I have seen this question many times and there are many posts that talk about this like this one where you can use Viperl script to determine esx hostname. http://communities.vmware.com/thread/202822 HTH Sachin Gadhave MCP, MCSA, MCTS

There is no supported way to do this. VM and its host are isolated in design. Why don't you use virtual canter server (if you have one) to see which VM is hosted on which esx host. Also you can use vmware-cmd to see all registered VMs on a particular host. I have seen this question many times and there are many posts that talk about this like this one where you can use Viperl script to determine esx hostname. http://communities.vmware.com/thread/202822 HTH Sachin Gadhave MCP, MCSA, MCTS

Start by this script: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/6a733c4c-2c6d-40c8-8cc2-1cb64736aaf3 It allows to you to know the physical Host of a Virtual machine. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Designing and Providing Volume Licensing Solutions to Large Organizations Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Trainer