ESXi Setup!

[HeeroYuy84]

pics is back

 

[skweam]

cool**** la this thread

 

[HeeroYuy84]

cool**** la this thread

u wanna built one? lol

 

[HeeroYuy84]

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[HeeroYuy84]

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[ragnarok95]

How to install OS into host???

 

[anime_toys08]

use vSphere Client.

can mount iso for VM.

First Create New Virtual Machine, next select storage location, vCPU. memory size and additional components.

Afterwhich, click next next and proceed to let ESXi create the VM.

For a clear picture, refer to this link

http://www.petri.co.il/managing-esxi4-with-vsphere-client.htm

 

[coyote]

You need a VM server at home?

What kind of virtual machine are you setting up?

use vSphere Client.

can mount iso for VM.

First Create New Virtual Machine, next select storage location, vCPU. memory size and additional components.

Afterwhich, click next next and proceed to let ESXi create the VM.

For a clear picture, refer to this link

http://www.petri.co.il/managing-esxi4-with-vsphere-client.htm

 

[gohlex]

guys, any recommended nic that is compatible with ESXi? I know intel and broadcom chip nic are supported, but can we get any of those in SLS? price?

 

[anime_toys08]

guys, any recommended nic that is compatible with ESXi? I know intel and broadcom chip nic are supported, but can we get any of those in SLS? price?

can get 1port Intel NIC ard 80 or 80 plus ...desktop NICs

linkecomputer.com sells plenty of NICs so buy from there?

 

[gohlex]

can get 1port Intel NIC ard 80 or 80 plus ...desktop NICs

linkecomputer.com sells plenty of NICs so buy from there?

Hi anime_toys08, thanks for the suggestion, will try linkecomputer then.
another question, is the H67 chipset supported by esxi 4.1? i mean the raid or SATA, will it be supported natively or need to mod the esxi...

 

[anime_toys08]

Hi anime_toys08, thanks for the suggestion, will try linkecomputer then.
another question, is the H67 chipset supporting by esxi 4.1? i mean the raid or SATA, will it supporting natively or need to mod the esxi...

RAID is almost out of the question, unless supported with Hardware RAID, i mean technically you *could* build a SW raid driver around it and compile for ESXi, but its really a lot of work.. and not guaranteed to work as vSphere has zero support for software raid

http://www.vm-help.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2710&p=10055#p10055 This thread should help you .. and most of my customers are running hardware RAID since its a branded server or using FC boot from enterprise SAN. Technically ESXi 4.1 supports also Marvell NIC - certain models.

More and more drivers for the whitebox fans

 

[HeeroYuy84]

RAID is almost out of the question, unless supported with Hardware RAID, i mean technically you *could* build a SW raid driver around it and compile for ESXi, but its really a lot of work.. and not guaranteed to work as vSphere has zero support for software raid

http://www.vm-help.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2710&p=10055#p10055 This thread should help you .. and most of my customers are running hardware RAID since its a branded server or using FC boot from enterprise SAN. Technically ESXi 4.1 supports also Marvell NIC - certain models.

More and more drivers for the whitebox fans

Interesting where to get Marvell nic cheap?

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[shin89]

sorry to intrude, but after reading 7 pages of info i still dont know whats this setup for can someone enlighten me?

 

[HeeroYuy84]

sorry to intrude, but after reading 7 pages of info i still dont know whats this setup for can someone enlighten me?

Virtualization you can host multiple OS in a virtual environment and can do snapshots or revert if needed all in 1 box

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[shin89]

Virtualization you can host multiple OS in a virtual environment and can do snapshots or revert if needed all in 1 box

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whats the use of hosting multiple OS? i was thinking the rig as a server that hosts files.

 

[HeeroYuy84]

whats the use of hosting multiple OS? i was thinking the rig as a server that hosts files.

U can allocate disk space to a os and make it available on the network and configure a map drive what \servernameolder

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[coyote]

Precisely my point. For any users to access the server, they still need a PC each though they can go without harddisks, but booting off thumbdrive or anything else & accessing the server can be slow. Assuming TS has 4 members using 4 different OSes on 4 separate computers, they are better off just installed one OS on each of their computers. Which will end up being faster. For file sharing, TS is better off just get a NAS or use any of the computer as file server.

So, like some said, I still don't get the point of installing VMWare in a home environment.

U can allocate disk space to a os and make it available on the network and configure a map drive what \servernameolder

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[anime_toys08]

To learn, to simulate and to integrate IT environments using x86 virtulization

 

[HeeroYuy84]

Precisely my point. For any users to access the server, they still need a PC each though they can go without harddisks, but booting off thumbdrive or anything else & accessing the server can be slow. Assuming TS has 4 members using 4 different OSes on 4 separate computers, they are better off just installed one OS on each of their computers. Which will end up being faster. For file sharing, TS is better off just get a NAS or use any of the computer as file server.

So, like some said, I still don't get the point of installing VMWare in a home environment.

i did not say he must do it the esx way, thats what i would do with my esx to setup a common storage, got prob? anyway this is for hobby and for people who are interested to test out various OSes you can choose to do it and not to, no one is forcing you at gun point to do it at home