Comments on: How to create a bootable VMware ESXi 3.5 & 4.0 (vSphere) USB pen drive. http://www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-create-a-bootable-vmware-esxi-usb-pen-drive TechHead.co.uk is a site dedicated to information on various IT technologies, solutions, fixes and IT news. Topic areas include HP Proliant Servers & Storage, VMware vSphere,ESX,ESXi, Microsoft Hyper V and Windows Server Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:47:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: How to get a 4.0 GPA http://www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-create-a-bootable-vmware-esxi-usb-pen-drive#comment-13080 How to get a 4.0 GPA Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:14:00 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-create-a-bootable-vmware-esxi-usb-pen-drive-2#comment-13080 <strong>How to get a 4.0 GPA in college...</strong> How to create a bootable VMware ESXi 3.5 & 4.0 (vSphere) USB pen drive. | TechHead.co.uk... How to get a 4.0 GPA in college…

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-create-a-bootable-vmware-esxi-usb-pen-drive#comment-12740 Anonymous Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:19:08 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-create-a-bootable-vmware-esxi-usb-pen-drive-2#comment-12740 [...] drive anyway so you could burn an ESXi image onto a USB and forget about the DVD-Rom altogether How to create a bootable VMware ESXi 3.5 & 4.0 (vSphere) USB pen drive Last edited by ThomasMc; Today at 09:07 AM. Certifications: MCDST|FtOCC WIP: [...] [...] drive anyway so you could burn an ESXi image onto a USB and forget about the DVD-Rom altogether How to create a bootable VMware ESXi 3.5 & 4.0 (vSphere) USB pen drive Last edited by ThomasMc; Today at 09:07 AM. Certifications: MCDST|FtOCC WIP: [...]

]]> By: james http://www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-create-a-bootable-vmware-esxi-usb-pen-drive#comment-12433 james Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:20:36 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-create-a-bootable-vmware-esxi-usb-pen-drive-2#comment-12433 Thanks for the article. I attempted the install with ESXI 4.1 u1 and apart from the filenames being different (imagedd.bz2 within the iso and imagedd (no extension) inside that) it has gone ok. I did find that Winimage didn't offer my USB drive (or any drive) so I tried DD which only offered my optical drive as an NT Block device object. This on Windows Vista Home Premium SP2. However once I ran both programs (cmd prompt and winimage) elevated I could see the device ok and winimage handled it fine (once the filemask was changed to show imagedd) Thanks for the article. I attempted the install with ESXI 4.1 u1 and apart from the filenames being different (imagedd.bz2 within the iso and imagedd (no extension) inside that) it has gone ok. I did find that Winimage didn’t offer my USB drive (or any drive) so I tried DD which only offered my optical drive as an NT Block device object. This on Windows Vista Home Premium SP2. However once I ran both programs (cmd prompt and winimage) elevated I could see the device ok and winimage handled it fine (once the filemask was changed to show imagedd)

]]> By: Alexander http://www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-create-a-bootable-vmware-esxi-usb-pen-drive#comment-12305 Alexander Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:49:49 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-create-a-bootable-vmware-esxi-usb-pen-drive-2#comment-12305 Here is the way to avoid this error thing on Windows 7. The error only occurs if there is already a partition on your flash drive. Instructions to make it work: 1. Insert your flash. 2. Run cmd.exe as administrator 3. Run diskpart within command prompt (just type diskpart and then press enter) 4. type in "list disk" 5. Note the flash drive you want to use. 6. Type in "select disk 1" - if your flash drive is displayed as disk 1 7. type in "clean" 8. Once successful -run Winimage as administrator and write that image. Steps may also be good for Vista -I just made it to work under 7. Wishing you Successful virtualisation ! Alex Here is the way to avoid this error thing on Windows 7. The error only occurs if there is already a partition on your flash drive.

Instructions to make it work:
1. Insert your flash.
2. Run cmd.exe as administrator
3. Run diskpart within command prompt (just type diskpart and then press enter)
4. type in “list disk”
5. Note the flash drive you want to use.
6. Type in “select disk 1″ – if your flash drive is displayed as disk 1
7. type in “clean”
8. Once successful -run Winimage as administrator and write that image.

Steps may also be good for Vista -I just made it to work under 7.

Wishing you Successful virtualisation !
Alex

]]> By: Jay http://www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-create-a-bootable-vmware-esxi-usb-pen-drive#comment-11979 Jay Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:09:36 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-create-a-bootable-vmware-esxi-usb-pen-drive-2#comment-11979 Hi Using the WinImage way for example, would this mean the USB Key would always need to be in the server? Thanks Hi

Using the WinImage way for example, would this mean the USB Key would always need to be in the server?

Thanks

]]> By: AnonyMou.se http://www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-create-a-bootable-vmware-esxi-usb-pen-drive#comment-11728 AnonyMou.se Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:19:52 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-create-a-bootable-vmware-esxi-usb-pen-drive-2#comment-11728 Why use WinRAR when there's free & better 7-zip?! Why use WinRAR when there’s free & better 7-zip?!

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