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[mlist]

Hi Davide,

As system administrator, I think that a great feature would be to add the ESXi 5 iso.It is free and downloadable from vmware site.
Could you please add it?

Thanks for your great work!
Marco

[mlist]

Hi Davide

any chance to have it included in next release?

[davidecosta]

There is a free iso?

[mlist]

Absolutely yes! ESXi (please note the "i" ) is the free version of the vmware vsphere ESX, the most known and powerfull "enterprise virtualization solution"
the only requiriment is to register on vmware site and click download on the following link:

https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/s ... r_esxi/5_1

I think that add it to SARDU would be very very usfefull to sysadmin like me and not only to "home users".

bye
Marco

[Beercow]

Here is how you can add ESXi 5 to SARDU.

Extract the iso into a folder.(I named mine ESXi_5.1. You can name it anything you want.) Place this folder in the extra folder.

Edit the extra.cfg file with the following code.

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label ESXi 5.1
Menu label ^ESXi 5.1
MENU INDENT 1
kernel /Extra/ESXi_5.1/mboot.c32
append -c /Extra/ESXi_5.1/BOOT.CFG

In the ESXi_5.1 folder edit the BOOT.CFG file to look like this (note. If you named the folder that ESXi is in something different, edit the files accordingly)

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bootstate=0
title=Loading ESXi installer
kernel=tboot.b00
kernelopt=runweasel
modules=/Extra/ESXi_5.1/b.b00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/useropts.gz --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/k.b00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/a.b00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata-pata.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata-pata.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata-pata.v02 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata-pata.v03 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata-pata.v04 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata-pata.v05 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata-pata.v06 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata-pata.v07 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/block-cc.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ehci-ehc.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/s.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/weaselin.i00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ima-qla4.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ipmi-ipm.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ipmi-ipm.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ipmi-ipm.v02 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/misc-cni.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/misc-dri.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-be2n.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-bnx2.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-bnx2.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-cnic.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-e100.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-e100.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-enic.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-forc.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-igb.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-ixgb.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-nx-n.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-r816.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-r816.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-s2io.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-sky2.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net-tg3.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ohci-usb.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/sata-ahc.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/sata-ata.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/sata-sat.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/sata-sat.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/sata-sat.v02 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/sata-sat.v03 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-aac.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-adp.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-aic.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-bnx.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-fni.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-hps.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-ips.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-lpf.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-meg.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-meg.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-meg.v02 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-mpt.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-mpt.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-mpt.v02 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-qla.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-qla.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi-rst.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/uhci-usb.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/tools.t00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/imgdb.tgz --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/imgpayld.tgz
build=
updated=0

That's it. You now can install ESXi 5 from SARDU. Hope this helps.

[mlist]

Hi Beercow

before all I thank you for your kind reply and I apologize for this late reply
I had some problems with your procedure but you have led me in the right direction. I have succesfully added ESX in this way:

1) In SARDU menu, I clicked on "Extra", "Enable extra folder
2) Edit extra.cfg as you suggested

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label ESXi 5.1
Menu label ^ESXi 5.1
MENU INDENT 1
kernel /Extra/ESXi_5.1/mboot.c32
append -c /Extra/ESXi_5.1/BOOT.CFG

3) I changed BOOT.CFG in this way (substituted "-" with "_":)

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bootstate=0
title=Loading ESXi installer
kernel=tboot.b00
kernelopt=runweasel
modules=/Extra/ESXi_5.1/b.b00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/useropts.gz --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/k.b00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/a.b00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata_pata.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata_pata.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata_pata.v02 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata_pata.v03 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata_pata.v04 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata_pata.v05 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata_pata.v06 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ata_pata.v07 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/block_cc.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ehci_ehc.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/s.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/weaselin.t00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ima_qla4.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ipmi_ipm.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ipmi_ipm.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ipmi_ipm.v02 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/misc_cni.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/misc_dri.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_be2n.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_bnx2.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_bnx2.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_cnic.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_e100.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_e100.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_enic.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_forc.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_igb.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_ixgb.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_nx_n.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_r816.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_r816.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_s2io.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_sky2.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/net_tg3.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/ohci_usb.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/sata_ahc.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/sata_ata.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/sata_sat.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/sata_sat.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/sata_sat.v02 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/sata_sat.v03 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_aac.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_adp.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_aic.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_bnx.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_fni.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_hps.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_ips.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_lpf.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_meg.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_meg.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_meg.v02 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_mpt.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_mpt.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_mpt.v02 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_qla.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_qla.v01 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/scsi_rst.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/uhci_usb.v00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/tools.t00 --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/imgdb.tgz --- /Extra/ESXi_5.1/imgpayld.tgz
build=
updated=0


Now ESX installer load correctly.
I just have a question:
how do have you understood how to change extra.cfg and BOOT.CFG?

[Beercow]

Hi mlist,

I seen your post and it struck my curiosity. Did some google searching and seen a lot of references to using unetbootin. Then I ran across how to install ESXi via PXE. Here's the link and remember, Google's your friend.

http://titandoit.blogspot.com/2011/09/v ... a-pxe.html

Your welcome

Brian

[Beercow]

I forgot to mention, I couldn't get the prefix to work, so I had to use the actual path.

[mlist]

Ok understood Beercow. Thanks again!