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--- admin:esxi [2019/06/07 20:53]
peppe [HP SSACLI Smartarray utility]
+++ admin:esxi [2022/09/20 11:26] (current)
peppe
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 ==== Installing ====
-Bootable USB creation via unetbootin.
+ESXi 5.5 bootable USB creation via unetbootin.
 ==== Updating 5.5 to 5.5U3 ====
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 ===== Guests =====
+==== Migration from vmplayer etc ====
+error:
+  Failed to open disk scsi0:0: Unsupported and/or invalid disk type 7
+clone disk to new file:
+  # vmkfstools -i <full path to current vmdk> -d thin <full path to cloned vmdk>
+remove old from config and add new.
 ==== FreeBSD ====
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 VM tools:
   # pkg inst open-vm-tools-nox11
+/etc/rc.conf:
+  vmware_guest_vmblock_enable="YES"
+  vmware_guest_vmhgfs_enable="NO"
+  vmware_guest_vmmemctl_enable="YES"
+  vmware_guest_vmxnet_enable="YES"
+  vmware_guestd_enable="YES"
+===== iSCSI multipath (OLD, decommissioned 9/2022) =====
+==== EMC VNX e3100 side ====
+  VNXe-SPA-eth3 192.168.200.20
+  VNXe-SPB-eth3 192.168.200.40
+  uranus-iSCSI-staff -> EMC nfspool (SPB) -> VM sdb1
+  uranus-iSCSI-students -> EMC cifspool (SPA) -> VM sdc1
+  uranus-iSCSI-grads -> EMC nfspool (SPB) -> VM sdd1
+==== ESXi side ====
+/11/19:
+w/o ethernet passthrough: vmswitches used
+http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu-HyD3E3cw
+vswitch1 (uranus-iSCSI-switch), ESXi host ethernet ports #3 & #4:
+.168.200.101/255.255.255.0
+.168.200.121/255.255.255.0
-===== SNMP configuration =====
+==== Debian VM side ====
-rescue:
+debian rescan SCSI bus:
-  # apt install snmpd snmp-mibs-downloader snmptrapd unzip zip
+  # echo "- - -" > /sys/class/scsi_host/host0/scan
+(0 is the scsi host bus you want to scan.)

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