Copy (cloning) a key USB of VMware ESXi

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• Error "the device is not ready" to the Windows command prompt when you access a key USB from VMware

  The host and guest are running Win 7.  Version of VMware is 11.1.3.

  The guest computer, Windows Explorer displays the USB and I can open its files, etc.

  However, when I use the Windows command prompt to access the USB of the client, I get error "the device is not ready".

  In order to get the guest system memory image, the application must be run from the USB as an administrator.

  Help, please!  Thank you!!

  I already found the answer.  Win 7 had not installed USB 3.0 controllers.  I downloaded several executables from Intel and Lenovo sites, but they does not work because the system only has not meet the specifications, etc..  Then I discovered that a USB 2.0 stick had any problems.  So, I use 2.0 for this virtual machine.  Thank you!

• [SOLVED] How to create public keys to ssh to ESXi to another host?

  I have read a number of different sites trying to find information on how to do it properly, but I had no luck.  I'm afraid at this point I'm all mixed up or miss me something simple [painfully].

  My goal is to create keys so that I can ssh/scp, as root, the ESXi server to another server in linux/unix under a different name.  Most, if not all of the sites I found coverage today the reverse: ssh/scp from another machine to the ESXi server.  I assume that ssh ESXi-> another host via keys is possible...?

  I believe that I'm almost there, but in all honesty, I don't know.  Here's what I've done so far.

  • RSA and DSA keys with dropbear created on the ESXi Server
  • convert keys RSA and DSA dropbear ssh format
  • Cat's public RSA and DSA keys in the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on the server that I would like to ssh/scp
    • even tried to make a copy of authorized_keys as authorized_keys2 on the destination server
    • same CAT had the public keys of the ESXi authorized_keys & authorized_keys2
  • went up to copy the private key (!) from the ESXi server on the server I ssh/scp area in

  In regards to the box, I'm remote in I

  • keys generated with ssh-keygen - t dsa and rsa
  • typed in a sentence
  • CAT had the public key in .ssh/authorized_keys on ESXi box
    • as above in desperation I added it in the file authorized_keys local
    • copied authorized_keys to authorized_keys2
  • copied private keys (!) of the destination inbox ESXi machine

  I tried ssh username FQDN, ssh username@FQDN-l and with the IP address itself, whenever I was asked for a password.  Naturally if I just ssh hostname it trying to connect as root, which is not allowed and will fail.  Again, I apologize because I'm probably all mixed now. might be wise to simply erase all keys & start over.

  Is this possible?

  Is anyone interested in lending a hand?

  Resources

  http://communities.VMware.com/message/1373428#1373428

  http://communities.VMware.com/docs/doc-8890

  http://pkeck.myWeb.uga.edu/SSH/

  http://computerpr0n.com/2011/04/ESXi-remote-management-part-2/

  http://oreilly.com/pub/h/66

  I blogged about this recently:

  http://blog.Cowger.us/?p=15

• Como leer USB desde virtual machine in VMWARE ESXi 4.0?

  A cordial Saludo a todos.

  Tengo wont in a server the Vmware ESXi 4.0 platform, sober cual tengo una virtual machine en Windows Server 2003.

  Necesito UN por favor me indicandome como debo hacer para leer desde the virtual USB devices help machine Win. Server 2003.

  Desde el client Vsphere, ingreso a virtual machine of the Delcourt config, there are added el driver USB (ver imagen adjunta), pero ahun sigue sin funcionarme.

  Quedo muy atento a sus comentarios.

  Saludos.

  Para aquellos con VMWare ESXi 4.0 Estos his los comandos para fornuis 4.1, the gran novedad 4.1 are el soporte para Máquinas Office USB.
   
  De el addition of VMware ESXi en el sitio of mailing package. :

  http://downloads.VMware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_vsphere_hypervisor_esxi/4
   
  ESXi 4.1 (change ZIP ESXi 4.0)

  The ultima version available

  A1 knew servidor con VMware vSphere client ESXi.
  Apague (poweroff) todas las maquinas office desde el servidor.
   
  Haga click derecho sober el arbol y poner ESXi a mantenimiento modo.

  UNA vez hecho esto, vaya has the config of VMware vSphere data of the client - datos almacen - almacen click on database "sober" derecho y push-button.
   
  Tenga into account that el anterior are 'SUFFER', haga click en el y luego undergo. Archivo zip en el almacen of data.
   
  El siguiente paso are al por Existing VMWare Server access.

  If ssh without esta en VMWARE habilitada, siga los pasos following in her console server:

  ALT + F1 para as aparezca algo in the pantalla, escriba "sin soporte.

  the root contrasena ingresar

  VI / etc / inetd.conf

  descomentar the line that contains parameters of the SSH los y el archivo save.

  REINICIAR el servidor.

  Ready, con el servidor enable Existing through SSH.

  Comprobacion del archivo:

  esxupdate - package = / vmfs/volumes/datastoreI/upgrade-from-ESXi4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.260247-release.zipcheck

  If "Check OK", run the change:

  esxupdate - package = / technical vmfs/volumes/datastoreI/upgrade-from-ESXi4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.260247-release.zip

  NOTE: este 'almacen of datos' are el number of su almacen of datos e caso, I can change number, entonces uno el

  LS / vmfs / Volumes /.

  Y ver el number that in su almacen of datos esta.

  Once completed the change, el servidor is reiniciara, por lo that connect acaba con el client of VMware vSphere, quitar el mantenimiento modo y las maquinas office.

  Important note:

  Run USB, las maquinas office debe ser version para el 7 y add el driver USB en the virtual machine if is is in version 4, the fuera Máquina virtual con simplemente haga click derecho in the part superior su version 7 of change.

• Problem the appliance USB VMware ESXi 4.0.0-4.1.0

  Dear Sir

  I have a problem for my server to recognize USB devices.
  VMware ESXi is installed 4.0.0 and 4.1.0 and in both cases, these devices don't notrecognize me.
  The machines that I tested on Windows Server 2003, 2008 and even Linux and there nocase.

  Any solution or idea?

  Best regards

  Sebastian

  I had the same problem. You will also notice that there is no power to the USB

  Look at these two links:

  http://www.VM-help.com/esx40i/VMDirectPath/fix_config_issues.php

  http://www.VM-help.com/esx40i/VMDirectPath/USB_Setup.php

  NB NB NB: the host chipset must support the passthrough option

  After you have added all of my usb devices and after a reboot, my local host console was frozen and I could not access anything whatsoever. I did a repair and everything went quickly up and running and will now add each device for passthrough successively. (you will need to reboot the host after addind devices)

  Help file for above problem:

  http://www.VM-help.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2603

• LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager on VMware ESXi 4.0

  Hi guys,.

  We tried to install on VMware ESXi 4.0 MegaRAID Storage Manager (IBM x 3550 M2) and it uses Controller RAID MegaRAID SAS 8808E to monitor the hard disk status but could not be able to install and it returned the error as attaché

  We followed the procedure as shown in the following ibm Web site

  1.6 MegaRAID Manager storage system to a VMWare ESX Server

  Follow these steps to install the on a MegaRAID Storage Manager

  VMWare ESX Server:

  1. download the latest MSM to ibm.com

  2 unzip the and copy MSM_linux_installer - 501.01.tar.gz on a USB key.

  3. from the ESX Server, in the console root, type the following command

  to identify the USB device: fdisk-l

  4. type the following command: mount/mnt/dev / {name of the USB device}

  5. type the following command: cd/mnt

  6. type the following command to copy MSM_linux_installer - 501.01.tar.gz in the occupied Palestinian territories

  file: cp MSM_linux_installer - 501.01.tar.gz / opt

  7. type the following command to decompress the package gunzip MSM_linux_installer - 501.01.tar.gz

  8 type the following command to unzip the package tar - vxf MSM_linux_installer - 501.01.tar

  9. replace the directories with the path/opt/disk

  10 tapez./vmware_install.sh to install MSM

  11. Select version of VMware

  a. enter 1 to install Vmware 3.5

  b enter 2 for VMware 4.0 install

  12. Select the storlib option

  a. Enter n If you want to use the Inbox storlib driver

  b. Enter y if you want to install the storlib delivered with MSM

  IBM recommends 'y' is selected for use packed with MSM, storlib by selecting "n" can

  cause some features of MSM does not function properly

  I would like to know if I use the correct version of the Storage Manager Application MegaRAID for VMware ESXi 4.0

  
  

  If not could someone please advise on how to proceed with the installation and troubleshooting

  Please find the file of errors as attaché

  
  

  Greatly appreciate your help

  
  

  Thanks in advance,

  Vignesh
  

  Check if help: vSphere unknown health status ' vSphere ' eMware »»

• Impossible to apply license in VMWare ESXi 5.5.0 after the expiration of the evaluation period

  Hello. I recorded and downloaded VMWare ESXi and VSphere about 2 months ago and got it running on our server.

  Today when I logged with VSphere, he said the trial period is over and I need to get a license.

  I connected to VMWare and checked the download link of VSphere with the binaries for 5.5.0 ESXI and VSphere 5.5.0 and told me that I had not registered for the product.

  I signed up for the product and the files were available and I also saw the license key at the top of the download area.

  I copied the license key and went to VSphere, connected to my ESXi and click on Configuration, feature under license and change.

  I Clicked New Assign will authorize and pasted the license key in the box and click ok.

  Then I clicked OK to close the "assign license Dialog", but it came with and error "an error occurred during the license specified key assignment: license is not valid for this product".

  I tried several times and have not been able to apply the license.

  Help, please!

  Check if you used the appropriate license key. Make sure that you do not vcenter licenses for Esxi host. Error message clearly indicates that the license key is not valid for this product...

  Kind regards

  Suresh

• DL360-G8 install on USB/SD with ESXi 5.5 - U2

  Hi people,

  This one is driving nuts me and I would appreciate the help.

  I'm building a new VMWare VSphere environment, or I would if I can pass the task first and simple installation of the ESXi hypervisor on the SD card or USB key.

  I bought a pair "diskless" of DL380G8 with 96 GB of memory.

  I downloaded the HP custom construction ESXI ISO VMware-ESXi-5.5.0-Update2-2068190-HP-5.76.36-Sep2014.iso and it burned to a bootable CD. Basically I've never passed the point of load setup beyond the GROUP where is reports "no place on the disk for the image data.

  I seem to be able to 'see' the SD card that is reported as present in the ILO

  I tried * and 16GB USB drives without result.

  Legacy (no AHCI) is set to SATA in the BIOS.

  Disks formatted in FAT32

  Any ideas?

  Thanks as always to advance...

  see you soon

  Graham

  Not sure if anyone cares, but the answer to that, is that there is a patch for some server (G8 configs) like mine.

  the patch is here:

  This seems to be a known issue. As we shall see, I linked an article below that describes the problem and resolution:

  ESXi Update 2 5.5 fails with the error purple diagnostic screen: IOMMUDoReportFault IOMMUProcessFaults (2090039)

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=2090039

  the best way to apply this was to download the patch to a data store and run via esxcli software install vib/vmfs/volumes/yourdatapathere/etc...

  Of course you must activate your SSH host in the console first...

  Thank you

  Graham

• Update of key USB IBM

  Hi guys,.

  You just bought key USB IBM. They are version 5.0 how update 5.1? I can download an ISO, but don't know how to get it on the USB sticks?

  You should be able to boot from the ISO that you downloaded and select the existing USB drive as the installation drive. When the installation program detects an existing installation of ESXi and VMFS datastore you can choose to upgrade ESXi and preserve the VMFS datastore.

  Just take a backup before you do so that you have a roll back option.

  See the link below;

  http://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-50/topic/com.VMware.VCLI.examples.doc_50/cli_manage_hosts.4.4.html

  Important: The vicfg-cfgbackup command is available only for ESXi hosts. The command is not available through a connection to the system server vCenter. No equivalent command of ESXCLI is supported.

• VMware ESXi 4.1.0

  Pie of Boa.

  A minha e muito simple question. I have wont num HP ProLiant 6 360 o VMware ESXi 4.1.0 com several maquinas tolls a correr, sober 2 discos SAS.

  Como posso fazer o backup das Máquinas tolls, em bruto, copiando todos os ficheiros cada uma? Pelo as li, is um disco USB ao servidor, ele nao ligar will be ser detectado, logo não posso ter access was through ele of da consoled (VMware vSphere Client). Notem that nao pretendo o do disco USB beneficial is nenhuma maquina virtual, mas sim, dentro na consoled of management copy/past para poder fazer no file Explorer.

  Obrigado desde ja any ajuda por

  Carlos

  SE como licensiar o ESX, you wake pode usar um storage NFS/CIFS or if DAS e usar o VMware Data Recovery. E but rapido is bem configurado.

  Any coisa da um toque. SE der pra dar pontinhos como useful or Correct one, you Agradea§o.

  Marcelo Soares

  VMWare Certified Professional 310/410

  Master virtualization technology

  Globant Argentina

  Review the allocation of points for "useful" or "right" answers.

• Change the HARD disk in VMWare ESXi 3 Server

  Hi all

  I'm new in the Comunnity. I have the following problem:

  I have a Dell PowerEdge 2950 III with six 7.2 K rpm HDs in RAID 5 running VMWare ESX 3i in an internal USB unit. In this server, I have a virtual machine running a mail server. I have problems of performance of disks in servers and we will change the discs on 15 K RPM drive and change the RAID 10 RAID level. I activated the SSH in VMWare ESXi and my question is: is it possible to copy the virtual machine using Winscp or other method forders, rebuilt my RAID, and then copy these files to VMWare again?

  I'would want to know your suggestions on this matter.

  Thank you very much and best regards,

  Amedina

  You may need to use "add to inventory" since the UUID will be different on the store of data on disks. If we then open the data store with and navigate to the virtual machine. Right click and Add. You answer that you move them.

• Plan to change VMWare ESXi, but have a few questions

  Use VMWare server, but I'm cosnsidering passage to VMWare ESXi. I have a few simple newbie questions and apologize in advance if they are stupid. I tried myself, but have no spare hardware to do and I would like to clarify this before buying a new compatible server ESXi.

  1. read the communities that I discovered that ESXi does not support the USB storage device. It takes in charge USB devices or it does not support USB? USB ports will work in guest OS?

  2. I also read that it is possible to install and start ESXi on a USB? How is this possible if the USB storage devices are not supported? OK, the BIOS is set to boot from the flash drive, ESXi loads with a RAMDISK, but then does not recognize the device it was loading during the boot process?

  3 is supported media such as sound, 3D graphics cards?

  4 serial ports taken care of?

  5. does a GUI in which it is possible to connect, view and switch guest OS bewtween locally, corner the ESXi server machine, as in VMware server on Linux (with Fire Fox for GUI), or it does not have a GUI at all and is possible to connect to if you use another computer or a terminal to access of the guest OS on ethernet?

  6. I also read that esata disks work properly either, but techincally they SATA drives that are connected outside the chassis, and ESXi notice perhaps, that they aren't on the inside. All devices support SATA, hot by desing so how do drive hard hot and hot-switching connection work in ESXi?

  Thank you.

  1 ESXi does not support the device of USB storage for local data warehouses.  I don't remember the extent to which the guest OSes on ESXi.  I read that USB is only supported network based USB hubs.

  2. you can install ESXi on a USB key and start it.  It does not appear as a store of data however.

  3. I don't see the option for the installation of sound cards and I do not know the support of 3D video cards.

  4. Yes, the serial ports are supported.

  5. do you are unable to view the comments from the host OS console.  If you need to do this you player, Workstation or Server.

  6 ESXi does not support SATA in local storage.  It is possible however to use SATA RAID cards that emulate SCSI (Adaptec 210 X for example).

  ESXi is essentially ESX without the full service console.  Both share the same features and functionality as eachother.  ESXi is smaller, hardened operating system that is not running under Red Hat.

  Mike

  MCSE 2003/2000/NT4, VCP3/4, CCEA, CCSE, CCNA, A +.

• I need to copy files from my USB DRIVE to the vmserver running RHEL 5

  I need to copy files from my USB DRIVE to the VMSERVER running RHEL 5

  I can tether the drive to my host, but my VMserver does not see the drive.

  Is there some way to copy files from to the VMserver USBDISK create through vSphere, ESXi

  bndwork

  Moved to VMware Server------General questions forum.

  Dave

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• Conversion of VMware ESXi server - even material?

  The best practical Suggestions needed to convert virtual machines on VMware Server ESXi using the same material.

  We were real happy with VMware Server 1.0 x, but want to take advantage of the features in ESXi 3.5 and get rid of Windows as the OS boot.  VMware Converter would work well if I had a standby server (which I did not.)

  I have a Dell Latitude D830 w/4 GB of RAM, 160 GB drive HARD internal 500 GB USB external disk HARD Windows XP SP2 w/VMware Workstation 6 available as a new Mac laptop similar hardware config Fusion running.

  I think I could use one of the laptops to run ESXi as a virtual guest, VMware Workstation or Fusion, then convert machine virtual de VMware server here.  Once those who are converted can I fdisk VMware server box, install ESXi and simply move the virtual guests converted from the laptop to the ESXi box.

  Am I anywhere near or are there any other suggestions to achieve this?

  TIA

  Gary

  garyrm,

  Welcome to the VMware Community Forums!

  I think I could use a laptop to run ESXi as guest virtual VMware Workstation or Fusion, and then convert the virtual de VMware server machine it

  ESXi shouldn't be not installed as a guest operating system.  One, he is not taken in charge and two, it is CATASTROPHIC in BAD PERFORMANCE.

  If you:

  1. turn off the virtual machines in vmware server 1.0

  2 copy and paste somewhere (usb/network drive on your laptop)

  3. install ESXi

  4. use the converter to the image of stand alone.

  that should work just fine.

  Kind regards

  EvilOne

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• Not able to copy something to my USB to my laptop

  Recently, I find a problem that I am not able to copy all the data from my laptop on my key.

  Hello

  -For how long have you had the problem?
  -Did you change on your computer before the show?
  -Is the pen drive is detected on your computer?
  -What happens when you try to copy data to your USB key?
  -You get an error message?

  Click 'Run now' article and check if this is useful.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/hardware_device_problems/en-us

  See also:

  Tips for solving problems of USB devices

  (Note: valid also for Windows 7 steps)