Posts Tagged ESXi

How to Reset ILO in ESXi 5.x

New technical note from HP on how to use the HP agent to reset the ILO from the ESXi CLI. HP ProLiant Servers – How to Reset ILO in a Server Running ESXi 5.0 Information This document describes how to reset ILO in a server running with ESXi 5.0. Details The below steps will explain [...]

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HP Posts Mac OS X 10.7 on ESXi 5 Install Instructions

I thought this was deemed a license violation by Apple when Workstation 8 came out and said you could run Lion on it, but HP posted this article today…. VMware ESXi 5.x – Installation Instructions to Install Mac OS X 10.7 on ESXi 5.x Information User can install the OS X 10.7 in a virtual [...]

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ESXi and Qlogic HBA’s Paths – Now You See ‘Em, Now You Don’t

For some wierd reason, I have a ESXi 4.1 U2 cluster of HP BL460c G7 blade servers that seem to have a mind of their own. Well, at least their Qlogic QMH2562 8GB FC HBA’s do. It all started after we installed the new blade chassis and built out the new cluster of ESXi boxes. [...]

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HP Opens VIB’s Depot for vSphere

HP opened a new website for HP hardware running vSphere. This site allows you to connect directly from Update Manager, Image Builder, or manually download hardware bundles that can be installed on your HP hardware running vSphere. Check it out here – http://vibsdepot.hp.com/

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ESXi 4.x to 5 VM Migrations Come With Possible HA Protection Issues

In setting up a new ESXi 5 cluster of hosts, I naturally enabled the High Availability feature before moving or creating any VM’s on it. I had a ESXi 4.1 cluster that this ESXi 5 was replacing, so I started to vMotion machines once I had the storage shared between the two. I moved about [...]

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HP releases new ESXi 5.0 image for download

For those of you that may use the HP customized version of the ESXi 5.0 image (like I do), HP has released an updated Sept. 2011 image on the Software Depot. Here’s a list of fixes and known issues from the relase notes. Folks that use AutoDeploy, be warned that it is still broken with [...]

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