Comments on: Installing VMware ESXi 4.0 on a USB Memory Stick “The Official Way” http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way 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 Create a Bootable VMware ESXi 4.0 (vSphere) USB Pen Drive. – we have your solutions! http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way#comment-13437 How to Create a Bootable VMware ESXi 4.0 (vSphere) USB Pen Drive. – we have your solutions! Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:39:53 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way#comment-13437 [...] To learn how, see the walkthrough here! http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way [...] [...] To learn how, see the walkthrough here! http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way [...]

]]> By: jefro http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way#comment-13116 jefro Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:48:11 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way#comment-13116 Boot a vmplayer to the iso and install to a vm usb device. If you want delete the created vmplayer virtual hard drive. I keep a live cd virtual machine just for trying and using iso's so it makes it easy to install to a usb that way. Just can't reboot to a usb yet in a vm. Boot a vmplayer to the iso and install to a vm usb device.

If you want delete the created vmplayer virtual hard drive. I keep a live cd virtual machine just for trying and using iso’s so it makes it easy to install to a usb that way. Just can’t reboot to a usb yet in a vm.

]]> By: Alan http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way#comment-12899 Alan Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:53:47 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way#comment-12899 Thanks Andre, Unfortunately, the root cause of my issue was my own stupidity! Was moving the G6 box from under the table and happened to notice the second on-board NIC. A thirty second glance at the G6 Installation sheet indicated 1 x Management Port and 1 x Embedded Port.... connected the network cable from the management port to the embedded port and problem sorted. I hate Mondays .... ;) Seriously, thanks for the prompt feedback, if anything this post should act as a reminder how much value there is in glancing at the manual (even if for two minutes) before jumping straight in. Cheers Cheers Thanks Andre,

Unfortunately, the root cause of my issue was my own stupidity! Was moving the G6 box from under the table and happened to notice the second on-board NIC. A thirty second glance at the G6 Installation sheet indicated 1 x Management Port and 1 x Embedded Port…. connected the network cable from the management port to the embedded port and problem sorted.

I hate Mondays …. ;)

Seriously, thanks for the prompt feedback, if anything this post should act as a reminder how much value there is in glancing at the manual (even if for two minutes) before jumping straight in.

Cheers

Cheers

]]> By: ANDRE ROLIM http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way#comment-12898 ANDRE ROLIM Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:03:10 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way#comment-12898 Hey Alan, ESXi it's a little tricky w/ NICs, I've even compiled a realtek 8169 PCI driver... it's worked... almost the time... my conclusion is: Try other HCL *INTEL* NIC. The NC107i is a good Broadcom NIC (BCM5723), but not a INTEL NIC... Try it and post feedback to help the community please. Cheers Hey Alan,

ESXi it’s a little tricky w/ NICs, I’ve even compiled a realtek 8169 PCI driver… it’s worked… almost the time… my conclusion is: Try other HCL *INTEL* NIC.

The NC107i is a good Broadcom NIC (BCM5723), but not a INTEL NIC…

Try it and post feedback to help the community please.

Cheers

]]> By: Alan http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way#comment-12897 Alan Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:57:26 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way#comment-12897 Hey Simon, Great work on the article! I have a ML110 G5 running ESXi 4 and I recently purchased an ML110 G6 with the intention of running ESXi 4.1. The USB installation seems to have gone according to plan, the VMware visor boots. However, I cannot get the G6 box on my network. I can't ping any other machine/device. The box has been manually configured with a static IP address. When viewing the Network Adapter properties for vmnic0, the device has a status of disconnected. I've checked the cabling and everything appears to be fine. I attached the same cable that was attached to the G6 to the G5 and was able to ping the router, other machines etc from the G5 box. Thus, the cable appears to be fine. My first thought was that there something wrong with the onboard NIC, but I can boot the G6 box using the supplied Proliant Maintenance CD i.e. the NIC is assigned an IP from my DHCP host. The problem only occurs when I boot the VMware visor. The VMware instance my G5 box runs is also booted from a USB device. I can boot the G6 box with said USB, but I hit the same problem, the G6 NIC (vmnic0) status is still disconnected. Have you ever encountered this type of behaviour? Apologies, I know this is not a support forum, but this issue has been wrecking my head! Regards, Hey Simon,

Great work on the article!

I have a ML110 G5 running ESXi 4 and I recently purchased an ML110 G6 with the intention of running ESXi 4.1. The USB installation seems to have gone according to plan, the VMware visor boots.

However, I cannot get the G6 box on my network. I can’t ping any other machine/device. The box has been manually configured with a static IP address.

When viewing the Network Adapter properties for vmnic0, the device has a status of disconnected. I’ve checked the cabling and everything appears to be fine. I attached the same cable that was attached to the G6 to the G5 and was able to ping the router, other machines etc from the G5 box. Thus, the cable appears to be fine.

My first thought was that there something wrong with the onboard NIC, but I can boot the G6 box using the supplied Proliant Maintenance CD i.e. the NIC is assigned an IP from my DHCP host. The problem only occurs when I boot the VMware visor.

The VMware instance my G5 box runs is also booted from a USB device. I can boot the G6 box with said USB, but I hit the same problem, the G6 NIC (vmnic0) status is still disconnected.

Have you ever encountered this type of behaviour? Apologies, I know this is not a support forum, but this issue has been wrecking my head!

Regards,

]]> By: bharath http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way#comment-12778 bharath Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:46:50 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/installing-vmware-esxi-4-0-on-a-usb-memory-stick-the-official-way#comment-12778 Hello guys, This article is good, but when I install vmware esxi on hp proliantDL360G7, i can see all these steps, it says installation is succes and asking for reboot, but after the reboot it is again asking for a boot media(as there is nothing on the hard disk) Can you help me please. Hello guys,
This article is good, but when I install vmware esxi on hp proliantDL360G7, i can see all these steps, it says installation is succes and asking for reboot, but after the reboot it is again asking for a boot media(as there is nothing on the hard disk) Can you help me please.

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