ESXi 3.5 installation & pricing on Intel S5000XVNSASR Options

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• Confused in what I need [ESXi Embedded; ESX Installable; ESX 3.5]

  Hello team.

  Let me explain what I first: I need to run 6 virtual machines and manage these 6 VMs through a single window. I might be able to manage all VMs 6 using the single window (in general-, this could be any application). To manage, I mean, create snapshots, go back, use them as if I had VMware workstation. I don't need any other features. I'm looking in the plug of the machine: Quad core; 8 GB; SATA RAID.

  Now my question is how do I select ESXi Embedded or Installable or standalone ESX. Is there documentation that shows these differences or videos showing what are interfaces?

  I read the difference between ESXi and ESX and it was something citing on linux required for ESX. Does this mean that my whitebox will need Linux installed before that I could install ESX?

  ESXi is barebone architecture, which means, I'll lose admin capabilities?

  You think, with these questions, am confused? Thanks for any help in advance

  Novice user with virtualization - Manny

  Hello Manny,

  In fact, it's the same interface and the program, you use esx and esxi.

  Free ESXi, esx costs money and can do all kinds of magic to keep near 100% availability.

  You will need to have an admin on windows pc to run the VI client from.

  The VI-client (or VMware Infrastructure client) connects to your host, and from there, you can create new guests, create the snapshot, return etc.

  NO, you don't need linux. In fact my esx 3i is booting from a USB key no OS is required on the hard disk.

  I have attached a photo where you can see the interface to manage hosts.

  

• I try to download my first pro, but the installation is terminated at 84%, indicating "installation is complete although some optional components failed to download properly (6). Help, please!

  I try to download my first pro, but the installation is terminated at 84%, indicating "installation is complete although some optional components failed to download properly (6). Help, please!

  I bought tonight and im debating having a refund!

  You can try to use the Adobe cleaning tool and try to download again:

  Use the CC cleaning tool to resolve installation problems. CC, CS3 - CS6

• ESXI 5.0 installs but won't start

  I bought a test computer to try to esxi and run some windows xp vm, the motherboard is Intel and Corsair SSD hard drive (pc is new), I performed the installation and it reported no network card which was an Intel onboard, so I bought a Sunix card and installation continued without error, but when I restart the machine It's as if there is no boot sector or operating system installed on the drive and it does not start.

  Have you changed the type of controller in the BIOS? When you use an SSD you to change AHCI SATA controller (or other). You also need to enable virtualization technology. Check the manufacturer's guide to activate that...

• ESXi 4.1 installation problem

  Current running in an error message when you try to install ESXi 4.1 on a USB stick on a new generation of server. I use the VMware-VMvisor-Installer - 4.1.0 - 260247.x86_64.iso image. After that some research on Google, it seems that there might be a problem of compatibility of equipment? I tried to disable AHCI, unplug the WD drive, by disabling the two network cards. No one changed anything. I have a feeling that maybe that's a problem of compatibility of the mother/cpu card, but I'm not really sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I would like to decomission my old server as soon as possible!

  Here's the equipment I use:

  • ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution
  • Intel Xeon W3550
  • Kingston ValueRAM 6 GB (3 x 2 GB) ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1333 KVR1333D3E9SK3 / 6G
  • NVIDIA GTX260 (Just temporary until I get a cheapo card)
  • SanDisk Cruzer 2GB USB Flash Drive
  • Western Digital WD5000ABYS 500 GB (to be dedicated to a virtual machine)
  • LG GH20NS15 DVD burner
  • Adaptec 5405 (not yet installed, still in the production server)
  • 3 x Western Digital WD5000ABPS 500 GB (not yet installed, still in the production server)

  Here is a screenshot of the error message I get:

  

  ESXi is not able to recognize a NETWORK card in the system.   You can add something like an Intel Pro 1000, or you can read the article of oem.tgz on vm - Help.com for a driver.

• Inatalling ESXi 4.1 installation freezes.

  I try to install ESXi on a new system and the installation hangs on the installation screen that has a black background with a gray box that says to press ESC to exit, R for repair, or enter to install.

  I hit enter and nothing happens. The keyboard works fine up to this point.

  Material form as follows.

  Card mother GIGABYTE X58A-UD3R =

  Video card = ATI Radion 5450

  CPU = Intel Core i7 930

  RAM = 6 gig

  Drive HARD = Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB

  The NIC cards = 2 Intel Pro/1000 PCIe to dual port cards

  Do I have a problem of compatibility or some other problem.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you

  Paul

  Maybe, if you have a USB keyboard somewhere you should give it a try.

  André

• How to add a SATA controller driver to the ESXi 3.5 installation CD (edited)

  Salvation to the whole community,

  Today, I downloaded and tried to install VMWare ESXi on a Core Duo Quad system.

  The motherboard is an ASUS P5KPL-CM with Intel G31and ICH7 Chipsets.

  The pc is equipped with a SATA hard drive.

  The question is:

  Immediately after clicking on install, I get a message as "impossible to find a support machine to write the VMWare ESXi server.

  Related to the issue I have add this question:

  It is essential that the HDD on the installation location, I have to be a VIRGIN or EMPTY? Or it is not?

  In other words, what happens if ESXi installer detects something on the disc (i.e. the drive entirely with a Windows bootable partition)? ESXi Installer has an option of disc clear or if no partition is present, the result is the issue I described above?

  I ask because I see that here http://www.VM-help.com/ESX/ESX3.5/Whiteboxes_SATA_Controllers_for_ESX_3.5_3i.htm are mentioned some systems with ICH7 chipset.

  Of course, it's a matter of controller. On this pc, Windows XP Pro installed fine, no SATA driver required.

  This is the reason for this post.

  Thank you all so you help me with the right tip.

  Robert

  Hi Robert, VMware has changed the way ICH7 controllers are recognized between update 2 and update 3.  With neither release were connected ICH7 readers supported, but with update 3, the controller is supported for CD-ROMs only.

  To get there I would be supported installation update 2.   You can then change oem.tgz to reverse changes 3 fact update.  Take a look at this thread for more information - http://communities.vmware.com/message/1094540#1094540.  You can also try this install method - http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/ESXi_install_to_IDE_drive/ESXi_install_to_IDE_drive.php.

• ESXi 6.0 installer did not drive on the second Raid Controller

  Hello!

  I want to improve my Testserver of 5.5 to 6.0.

  The server is an ML370 G5 with controller P400 Smar table 2.

  But the installer 6.0 only to find the drive on the first controller (Slot 1).

  If I change the disks from one controller to another, the installation program are the other disks.

  I used VMware-VMvisor-Installer - 6.0.0 - 2494585.x86_64.iso.

  I was able to install and everthing workes of other purpose, except the disk on the second controller P400.

  In/proc/driver/cciss/cciss * all this drive listed there.

  Anyone has a suggestion for me

  Thanks Andreas

  Hello

  We faced the same problem.  The P400 is no longer supported. Nor is the P600 and I don't think that the P800 is either.  Check the HCL.  You must stay on 5.5.  Same HP dropped support in his favor

  VMware KB: Obsolete and unsupported features in VMware ESXi 6.0

  "Some devices are deprecated in ESXi 6.0. During an upgrade, these device drivers can still be installed on ESXi 6.0 host and can continue to function, but the device is no longer officially supported on ESXi 6.0 "

  So basically you are lucky that he finds at least one of them.  Weird he did not find the two, but no matter what is not supported

• ESXI 5.5 installation problem...

  I use USB to update my ESXI 5.1 to 5.5, but when installation of the files loading process stops at LSI_mr3.v00. Who can tell me why? Or is there something wrong with my ISO file, who can give me some value to check my ISO 5.5, as MD5?

  Most of the major suppliers is supported, check the hardware compatibility list http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php

• VMware ESXi 5.1 Installation repair

  I have a 5.1 host that does not load. I'm trying to find how to fix the esxi installation 5.1. When I boot to the iso installation that was used, I'd expect a repair option.

  Hello

  You do not have an option of repair on ESXi. Once you start with Installation ISO. continue upwards and on the next screen, promt, you will be prompted with a startup message

  found the existing VMFS partition found. you want to keep the partition, select Yes.

  If you have the host as disconnected or no answer yet on the vCenter server take a screenshot of your host-network--.configuration guts to networking. You will lose

  network config and the need to recreate the same. But you can save your data from VMFS partition.

  Thank you
  Avinash

• ESXi 5.5 installer detects no network card

  Hey, guys

  Download ESXi 5.5 this afternoon and burned a CD to upgrade my ESXi 5.1u1. But after the installer loads, it prompted me that ESXi is unable to detect my network adapter...

  It works very well with ESXi 5.1u1... Maybe I downloaded ISO wrong...

  Here below the result of the NETWORK card in my update to version 5.1 ESXi 1:

  ~ # lspci | grep-i net

  00:03:05.0 network controller: Realtek Realtek 8169 Gigabit Ethernet [vmnic0]

  Please notify.

  Thank you

  / S

  Found this article on the web while waiting for response from your specialists.

  http://www.Bussink.ch/?p=1228

  It seems that deleted 5.5 driver Realtek 8169.

  With custom ISO and I am under ESXi 5.5 home now

  ~ # lspci Pei | grep vmnic

  0000:03:05.0 10ec:8167 1458:e000 5 / 5/0x2b A V r8169 vmnic0

  ~ # lspci | grep vmnic

  0000:03:05.0 network controller: Realtek Realtek 8169 Gigabit Ethernet [vmnic0]

  ~ # uname-ar

  VMkernel ESXi550 5.5.0 #1 SMP Release build-1331820, September 18, 2013 23:08:31 x86_64 GNU/Linux

• Problem DELL MEM pack on ESXi 4.1 installation

  Hello

  I'm having a problem with one of the host ESXi 4.1 when I try and install the pack MEM DELL EqualLogic.

  Error:

  Installation of packages: cross_oe... # [100%]

  Encountered error VisorSetupError:

  The error data are:

  Message - could not clean up staging of dir/tmp/stage: [Errno 20] not a directory: "/ tmp/stage/oemstage/usr/lib/ext/dell/srvadmin/var/lib/openmanage/log".

  Errno - 17

  Description - there was one creating destination ESXi installation error

  The command, I am short of connection Putty is below:

  esxupdate - bundle == dell-eql-mem-esx4 update - 1.1.2.292203.zip

  It works fine on the other five guests.

  I checked free space on the disk, and there is plenty of space.

  / Suggests ideas please?

  Thanks for your help Julien but for lack of time, I just took a host profile and rebuilt the hosts.

  Kind regards

• Reference Dell M620 and M820 ESXi 5.1 installation

  I'm relatively new to VMware on Dell hardware. The closest thing that I believe to a custom image is 'VMware ESXi 5.1 update 1 Image Recovery"(http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/driverdetails?driverid=RD5JN). I assumed it to be ESXi 5.1 update 1 with favorite Dell specifc driver packages. I had planned to use this new installs feeling that it would include the latest drivers for my Dell M620 and M820s and would be preferable to base VMware image.

  1. It is the support for the installation of these blades?
  2. The description says « Ce ISO image should only be used to restore/reinstall VMware ESXi on image for SD Card/USB Key on the supported Dell platforms. »
     • I am confused by the specification 'only' restore/reinstall and not install.
     • Also confused by the mention of the only card SD and USB to the apparent exclusion of standard hard drives.

  I installed with it as a test and it looks good, but I'm uncomfortable with the description. I would be grateful for any additional information or insight to those who support ESXi in Dell stores.

  Hi vmproteau,

  Here are my answers to your question based on my experience. I have no experience with the M620 or M820 I manages around 240 M610, 60 R710, the R720 10, so I am familiar with Dells ESXi 5.1 servers update 1.

  (1) Yes, I would recommend using the ISO provided Dell printer if you are not familiar with creating your own package with the necessary drivers and firmware.

  (2) this ISO standard will include all drivers for supported Dell servers and some customizations of Dell and can be used for new installations regardless of the storage (SD, USB or HD Local) option. I would like to look out for is mainly to make sure that you update the firmware on all of your blades with the most recent available by Dell that ESXi is very picky with the pilot and also incompatible firmware Dell CMC with thanks to a few mistakes from time to time.

  Kind regards

  CROD

• Problems with the installation of the Intel ICH8 Family USB universal host controller

  Well, I recently got a new motherboard from HP for my Compaq Presario V3904TX and the Intel PM965 Original has been replaced by the 30CE Wistron.

  Then I have my hard drive has decided to break, so I had to re - install a new OS that I chose to buy Windows 7. After installation, I installed all the drivers that it should but when I got to the Installation Intel Chipset Software, everything was fine until it loads up to the Intel ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller and it sends an error message telling you out to sofetware of the installation. So currently, both of my USB 2.0 sockets do not work because no drivers have been installed.

  I tried different drivers, but none of them worked. So I need some help here guys. Thank you.

  Sure. You can dual boot Windows and Linux.
  The best way is to buy a HDD mobile phone spare (or even used) so you can play with it.

• ESXi 4.1 installation

  Hello to all,

  I'm new and thank you for welcoming me amongst you. I am also new in the use of ESXi

  My question is this, I installed ESXi 4.1 but I have a problem with the car license when I go in Vsphere can

  in the House in the administration part I only have roles and system of newspapers and not allowed.

  When I start Vsphere that tells me:

  Your evaluation license will expire in 59 days

  When the Evaluation license expire...

  Assign a licensed the ESXi hosts

  I do not understand how to install ESXi with a license.

  Someone could he give me a privilege to a tuto pour standard installation

  Thank you to all.

  KNPC

  Hello

  From what I understand you works offline (without Vcenter server), so pay that you can not find the license on the home page Manager.

  Pour adding a license to your host ESX (i), you simply connects you to your host via Vsphere, then:

  Home page-inventory - this position on the host -------configuration \Fonctions allowed------affect a new license key and off you go.

  Nice day.