ESXi on USB Flash

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• Installed ESXi on USB/Flash but swap does not seem to have been placed on the virtual disk

  Hello

  I've read several times that when you install ESXi 5.1 on flash media he creates a work space available on a virtual disk of 4 GB in/tmp/scratch so that the USB itself is not used for temporary data to extend the life of the USB.  However, this doesn't seem to be from my experience and I was wondering if someone can help me to confirm that my disc scratch is actually on a virtual disk or whatever on the USB.  I should mention as well as installing ESXi has identified correctly as 'flash' disc type and the disc as a "Generic USB drive»

  After installation, I noticed two things:

  1 log-in user activity logs are able to survive a reboot (I don't think they should the ramdisk is dissolved after a reboot)

  2. There is no directory with the path/tmp/scratch

  Unfortunately I can not directly determine where the partition scratch is (be it on USB or RAM) because I did not have a file ' / etc/fstab "watching (even if I under ESXi 5.0 disk a hard base install?) and it doesn't seem to be a 'mount' command I can use to look at the existing mounts either.

  Can anyone tell me what can I do to verify that the directory used for temporary files is actually a virtual disk and not on the USB drive itself?  Hours of research are presented only the forum messages and documentation clearly indicating that the file will use "/ tmp/scratch", but that just isn't the case.

  Thanks in advance for all your help.

  As you can see from the output

  ~ snip ~

  drwxr-xr-t 1 root root 1260 28 Dec 23:08 50de22a5-f4afafa0-f7b5-001517197ad8
  root drwxr-xr-x 1 root 8 1 January 1970 50df4c30-82b86e61-8522-001517197ad8
  lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 35 1 Jan 22:21 640GB_WD_Black_AALS-1 -> 50de22a5-f4afafa0-f7b5-001517197ad8

  ~ snip ~

  the UUID is a store existing data "640GB_WD_Black_AALS-1".

  This proves that with an existing data store, a folder ".locker" (which is a ScratchLocation) is automatically created.

  André

• How to recover from the failure of a with ESXi USB flash drive?

  I have ESXi 5.5 running on a 16 GB USB flash drive.  The system itself has a RAID card and drives mirrored where all virtual machines are stored, so it seems to me that a critical point of weakness is the drive itself.  If die ESXi itself running flash player, is there a procedure to recover the virtual machines on the disks?  Or should I keep a backup of my drive as well?

  1. How to restore the operating system assuming that the flash drive fails? If I reinstalled ESXi on a new drive of the same thumb, would see the VMware VMs existing on the hard drives of the server? Or is the process of discovery of the relatively painless existing virtual machines?

  If your flash drive goes down, will not be a problem that you have your virtual machines without danger on the separate data store in the locally attached storage drives. all you got to do is to reinstall ESXi host, he will be happy to see the existing VMFS data store and browse this data store where are stored the re-save you and virtual machines in the inventory.

  See also changes following KB to make the backup of your ESXi as operating system configuration and when you change the configuration at the time of the failure of ESXi, you don't have to worry about re-configuarting it

  VMware KB: Backup and restore configuration using the vSphere command-line Interface and vSphere PowerCLI ESXi

  1. How can I maintain redundancy for my USB failure? Can I have two drives connected and automatically backup flash / mirror the first hard drive to the second?

  This is not possible (I never tried myself) If you use an external flash drive, but let's say that you have any material to the specific provider giving this feature as

  DELL IDSDM http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pedge/en/poweredge-idsdm-whitepaper-en.pdf

  or another supplier giving a similar feature, then it is quite possible to mirror. Otherwise, the best option is take config. backup using KB, I mentioned in the first answer.

• Another corrupt ESXi USB flash drive

  I have a USB flash drive as boot ESXi disk get corrupted, I thought it was a fluke, so I threw away the USB key and reinstalled ESXi on a new USB flash drive. Well, after a little more than a year, this flash drive has been corrupted as well as ESXi follow the start-up procedure.

  Are consumers just don't required to act as a start-up for ESXi readers forever on the servers of USB flash drives? My actual VMs are on the hard disks on the server so I guess that the USB flash drive was not getting a lot of work too far than go of reads/writes. I know major integrators offer ESXi built in running off some flash internal drive so I assumed that flash was reliable. What is the difference between these types of enterprise flash drives and consumer flash drives? Or it is just a risk for all flash drives and it is preferable to install ESXi for one SSD or HARD drive?

  I always suggest installing ESXi on a flash drive of business as sellers to test these players for the highest reliability and performance while consumer flash drives are not tested.

  Consumer grade flash drive are low grade MLC (multi-level cell) based provide the alternative and low-cost storage adequate all-in-business level kitsuse flash drive boast of a higher level of performance and more

  endurance of MLC

• My concerns about installing ESXi on a USB Flash Disk

  Hello!

  There was a lot of messages about installing esxi hypervisor on a usb flash drive, what I've done and I think it's ok because there's no need to waste expensive disks for installation of a very light bone

  But I have a few questions and concerns in this regard. appreciate your answers.

  1 - first of all I can't find my DL380 G7 Server internal usb. can someone give me a link or a picture where he is exactly?

  2 - Suppose that after boot completely the host, something happens on the usb drive. If nothing happens? I think there should be nothing to worry about, because the hypervisor has been loaded into the memory of the server. Am I wrong?

  3 - my concern is to have backup and the ability to restore that very quickly. some time in the past I had a single esxi host. I used powercli and commands appropriate for configuration backup host (I think that the command was something like esx-cfgbackup or like that).

  so if the flash has been corrupted, I would replace it with another and restored the settings that

  but now I host 4 esxi and vcenter. should I worry about this? How should I have backup? I know that SQL backup database of vcenter and its certificate is sufficient to have a backup of the settings of vcenter but on those who are just to vcenter and which are on the host? just want to say, what should I do to be able to replace a faulty usb disk (esxi is on it) with a new and all get back to work as it was?

  Sorry if the questions are easy to answer. I'm just a beginner

  and sorry for my bad English

  Assuming that I don't have the license for the host profiles, what should I do?

  It depends on the complexity of the configuration of the host. You can back up the configuration of the individual hosts or just reconfigure reinstalled once. In a larger environment, you'd probably for example the hosts scripted installation.

  Because the server vCenter Server usually runs as a virtual machine, it is a good idea to do an image based backup (using backup vDR or 3 rd-party applications), and - in the case where you use a dedicated SQL Server - certainly back up the database. For the backup and restoration of vCenter Server, you can also take a look at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1023985.

  In the rare cases where an SD card fails, you can always vMotion virtual machines to another host and then reinstall the host with a new SD card.

  André

• ESXi 4.1 installed on a life issue, USB flash drive

  Hello

  I just installed a new server ESXi 4.1 on a (internal port) USB flash drive. I heard these flash drives USB gets used a lot of Scriptures; I do pay attention on the ESXi host to maximize the life of the USB? Maybe switch logs in a data store, if possible?

  Someone at - it information on how long will last my with ESXi USB flash drive?

  Thanks in advance!

  ... what I do pay attention on the ESXi host to maximize the life of the USB? Maybe switch logs in a data store, if possible?

  VMware optimizes access R/W if you install ESXi on a flash or SD drive. If I'm not mistaken, some changes are written only once in an hour. Depending on the size of the flash player, you can configure the location of the scratch partition (which is used for discharges of support etc.) to be on one of your data warehouses (HARD drive)

  Someone at - it information on how long will last my with ESXi USB flash drive?

  This depends mainly on the quality of the drive itself. Some providers (like Dell) offer models of server with two type of a RAID1 SD cards.

  André

• How do I boot ESXi from a Flash drive

  Hello, I have a LENOVO G570 and want to boot ESXi from a flash drive.

  Question-if I boot from a flash drive, ESXi install on my hard drive?  I don't want that it installed on my drive hard because I have Windows 7 installed on LENOVO G570.

  Without taking into account the fact that your hardware is not supported to run ESXi in native mode, you might be able to install ESXi on a USB key. However, the VMFS data store (where is stored the VM) must be on the hard drive (no USB device is taken in charge).

  If you want to try ESXi, you can be better egg to run as a virtual machine using VMware Workstation. That's how many of us do this to test and practice.

  André

• Local disk or a USB flash drive?

  Looking to build a new couple hosted esxi5 running, and I wonder what is the best option, install esxi on local disk on the host, or run it from flash memory?

  Advantages/disadvantages of one over the other, what everyone does?

  Thanks in advance

  Kevin

  Kevin,

  Looks like you'd boot from USB if you want to save you money from having to buy hard drives.  You probably want to redirect your logs to host a server syslog for long-term storage.  If their initialization of the local disk or USB flash will make no difference when it comes to performance and running in a cluster.

• partition creation scratching on a USB flash drive.

  Hi all, the host, ESXi 41 is started from 4 GB USB flash drive. 4 GB, 1 GB is used for the partition to the OS. ZERO has not been configured due to lack of free space required, 4 GB. Is it possible to use the freespace (3 GB) to scratch partition? I created a FAT16 partition with the space (3 GB). However, I have no idea how to convert\mount like partion to scratch. -l' host is not a local drive. Your help is very appreciated.

  Amel says:

  ESXi 41 is started from 4 GB USB flash drive. 4 GB, 1 GB is used for the partition to the OS. ZERO has not been configured due to lack of free space required, 4 GB.

  The device must as well be greater than 5 GB, but also be a physical hard disk for scratch partition to be created. If on USB, there is not a scratch partition little matter the size of the USB unit.

• Installing ESX 3.5 on USB Flash?

  Hi all!

  I faced an interesting question for me: we bought IBM BladeCenter with HS servers 21 XM without flash disk USB (4 GB) with ESXi 3.5 hypervisor in this regard, in addition, we purchased the license on ESX 3.5 Standard sort... I have tried to install ESX on usb flash and had some trouble, I can't used the automatic partitioning of usb flash and he did it in itself:

  102 mb for/Boot

  1200 MB swap

  Vmkcore 102 mb

  542 MB/var/log

  2000 mb /.

  for vmfs3 I used external FC LUN, then I got the success on my installation, but during the initialization of my server (exactly on the VMWARE ESX Server is started) I had the breakdown. I got the console access to the server and when I look for FS on usb flash I see all the files but no fstab! Is it possible to install ESX server or not.

  Thank you for all comments proffessional.

  Best regards.

  You can download the ESXi from this link under 'VMware ESXi'... If you are registered with VMware give the username and the way forward

  http://www.VMware.com/download/

  This can help you with the installation. http://www.Petri.co.il/how-do-you-install-VMware-ESX-Server-3i-ESXi.htm

  If you have found this or other useful information, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'useful '.

• Does anyone has installed ESX 3.5 on a USB Flash drive?

  Hello

  I read some comments on how to get ESXi on a USB Flash drive, but I wonder if the same thing is possible with ESX 3.5?  The reason why I ask is that many of our ESX servers are wired directly into our DS/4700 IBM SAN for their data warehouses and we currently have local disks for the operating system itself.  Cost-mindedly, it would be wonderful if we can just install ESX operating system on a flash drive $15 (which would never be deleted you mind) as opposed to hard drives IBM overpriced or the boot-from-SAN.  The thought of having an identical set also to go with our identical to our disaster recovery site hardware is also very attractive. If someone could provide an answer on this, I would be very grateful.  Thank you!

  -John

  If you ask if it is possible, yes it's possible.  Incorporated just means it is preinstalled on removable media (usually a flash drive, but it's the same thing).

  With regard to the instructions, google it.  There are a LOT of messages.

  http://www.vmwarewolf.com/Installing-ESX-Server-from-a-USB-drive/

• I recently downloaded my favorite CD music in my I tunes library, how can you transfer this music on a USB Flash drive so that I can play the music through my stereo system H D - Bike. I'm 10 Windows on my PC

  I recently downloaded my favorite CD music in my I tunes library, how can you transfer this music on a USB Flash drive so that I can play the music through my H D - bike

  stereo system.

  I'm 10 Windows on my PC

  Select the songs in iTunes, let them slip into a file Explorer window showing the flash drive, drop.

  TT2

• How to use a blank disc DVD-R as a USB flash drive?

  Hi all! I'm running Mac OS X 10.9.5 on my MacBook Pro and I was wondering how I could use a blank DVD-R disc as a form of rewriting for documents, music, spreadsheets, etc. ? My mac Let's burn me to the disc, but I can't rewrite to it after that. Help, please!

  They don't work that way. Rewritable means simply you can erase the disc and use it again. You can't write it during normal use of the disk. This, to a USB flash drive.

  To be same rewritable, you can use a DVD - RW, DVD - r not it is not rewritable. You can look for third-party software that allow you to use the drive as a flash drive, but I am not sure that these programs exist. Not much need for it.

• USB Flash drive problems

  I have a USB key that does not work. It's a drive 8 GB flash USB 3.0 which has been formatted and works on my Macbook Pro. The problem comes when I try to use it on a Windows device.

  When I format it under OSX Extended it appears under Windows but is empty.

  When I format it in FAT, under Windows it says that the device must be formatted first

  Either way, when I go to format the device on Windows it says that is only 200 MB space

  Any help would be appreciated.

  If you want to use a USB flash drive on the cross-platform (Win, Linux, OSX) computers you have the next chance:

  -MS-DOS (FAT) format:

  

  If you want to start the drive on a PC or use it with older versions of Windows, you may also need to set the partition to the Master Boot Record (MBR) for full compatibility Windows scheme:

  • Click the drive, and then select the tab "partition".
  • In the "Layout of the score" dropdown, select "1 Partition".
  • Click on 'Options' and choose "Master Boot Record" as the type of partition, then click 'OK' and 'apply '.

  Format discs very quickly, although the total time required will depend on the size of the drive.

  The file system resulting is compatible with all versions of Mac OS X, Windows 95, 98, Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, is one of the most widely recognized and usable file system formats. What makes FAT ideal of the file system to use for external hard drives or USB flash drives that are designed for use in environments with multiple operating systems.

  ATTENTION! The main drawback to the use of FAT32 is the file size limit, which limits the files on the drive to be 4 GB in size or less. If you need single files to be larger than 4 GB, use exFAT, even if you lose compatibility with older versions of OS X and Windows.

  -Format in NTFS and use a program like Paragon NTFS on your Mac ($ 15/20).

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