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тАО05-11-2011 02:43 PM
тАО05-11-2011 02:43 PM
HP blade USB VMware ESXi scripted install
Malcolm had a VMware question:
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HP do not supply ESXi embedded pre-installed on a USB stick. The USB drive has to be purchased and then the version of ESXi downloaded from the HP website and installed manually onto the USB stick. Even though vSphere 4.1 supports the scripted install of ESXi. The simplest solution is to create a master USB key with the above software and clone it for each of the hosts in a Deployed node.
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Olivier replied:
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Malcolm,
When installing ESXi 4.1 on USB or SD drive you cannot used the Scripted Install Feature.
See VMware kb : http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010574
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тАО11-01-2011 05:14 AM
тАО11-01-2011 05:14 AM
Re: HP blade USB VMware ESXi scripted install
Is there a way to install multiple ESxi embedded hosts?
Has anyone tried yet. any ideas and suggestions.
thanks
mumtaz
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тАО12-18-2011 10:33 PM
тАО12-18-2011 10:33 PM
Re: HP blade USB VMware ESXi scripted install
I put the iso image on a usb stick and plugged it into the active OA. Then you ssh into the OA and type
show usbkey
It will give you the path to the iso image, like //d1/esx_iso
if you want to install all blades in the enclosure you type
set server dvd connect usb://path_to_iso all
then type
reboot server all
and they will reboot and by default boot from the usb, unless you changed it in the BIOS.