install ESXI 5 by USB
今天本想打开服务器,同步下文件,但发现ESXI突然hang在“cnic_Register Loaded Sucessfully”,无法启动,什么也输入不了。Google后发现是vmware核心文件有问题,要重新安装一下,具体内容参考下面文章:
Vmware ESxi 5 hung on loading with message “cnic_Register Loaded Sucessfully”
在重新安装EXSI时,发现之前做U盘启动的步骤又忘记了。。。不写真是记不住,查了很多资料,终于又找到了正确的方法,下面是几点tips,防止再次遗忘:
1. 不能用UltraISO刻录vmwarexxx.iso,缺少启动文件,本身iso不带启动文件
2. 用unetbootin是正解,直接选择iso文件,安装即可,里面已经集成了syslinux的启动文件,不用单独下了
3. 部分质量次的U盘即使用上述方法也不成功
4. 用unetbootin前,最好用diskpart格式化一下U盘,下面是过程:
C:\Users\frank>diskpart Microsoft DiskPart version 6.1.7600 Copyright (C) 1999-2008 Microsoft Corporation. On computer: X-WS03 DISKPART> DISKPART> list disk Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt -------- ------------- ------- ------- --- --- Disk 0 Online 149 GB 0 B Disk 1 Online 111 GB 8 MB Disk 2 Online 3859 MB 0 B DISKPART> select disk 2 Disk 2 is now the selected disk. DISKPART> clean DiskPart succeeded in cleaning the disk. DISKPART> create partition primary DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition. DISKPART> active DiskPart marked the current partition as active. DISKPART> format fs=fat32 quick 100 percent completed DiskPart successfully formatted the volume. DISKPART> assign DiskPart successfully assigned the drive letter or mount point. DISKPART> exit Leaving DiskPart... C:\Users\frank>
5. U盘启动后,选择相应磁盘,然后选第二个(我试了,第一个Upgrade不行):
“Install ESXI, preserve VMFS datastore”
记住密码最好换新的,否则可能会消失,还得重装,至于为什么会消失,没找到原因
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