VMware Communities: Message List - Create a Embedded 3i from the Installable 3i?

Re: Create a Embedded 3i from the Installable 3i?

stone_ — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:01:50 GMT

Thanks, VERY Useful

Re: Create a Embedded 3i from the Installable 3i?

Vliegenmepper — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:14:25 GMT

Seeing the .dd I guess that's indeed the procedure I used before..

Cool stuff, thanks

Re: Create a Embedded 3i from the Installable 3i?

depping — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:09:11 GMT

you can dump it to USB fairly easy. Just download it, and follow the steps in this blog: http://communities.vmware.com/blogs/Knorrhane/2008/01/21/installing-esx-3i-on-usb-stick

Duncan
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Create a Embedded 3i from the Installable 3i?

Vliegenmepper — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:04:28 GMT

Hi,

Fairly simple question I guess.I've downloaded the 3i Installable Version and obviously this needs to be installed first.
Following the manual, the installation only works on SCSI, SAS or SATA disk.

Previously it was possible to write the 3i image to an USB stick so you had sort of an Embedded 3i on that stick.

Question now is, can I somehow create an Embedded 3i from the Installable Version?
For testing purposes I don't want to pass on the whole installation every time. (and I don't even want to use the hard disks.)

Thanks!
Kenneth