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How to change the console NIC in esx 3.x

list nics on console port
esxcmd-vswitch -l vSwitch0
add nic to console
esxcmd-vswitch -L vmnic0 vSwitch0
remove nic from console
esxcmd-vswitch -U vmnic0 vSwitch0

Samba Share in esx 3.x

esxcfg-firewall -e smbClient
Create a sub directory under /mnt by typing the following command.
mkdir /mnt/WindowsShare
If you have Windows computer's local account, type this.
mount -t smbfs -o username=,password= ///ShareName /mnt/Windowshare
If you have Windows Domain Account credetials to access the Windows Share, type this.
mount -t smbfs -o username=,password=,workgroup= ///ShareName /mnt/Windowshare

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