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vavagyan1
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ESXi installation on software iscsi disk

Hello.

I am trying to install a ESXi 6.7 on Cisco UCS B22 M3 server, on which it is configured iscsi target with ibft. Installer does not show iscsi disk to continue installation. How to solve the problem ?

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vxprthu
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HI,

 

Have you configured the network connection before?

"Before installing ESXi and booting from the iSCSI SAN, configure the networking and iSCSI boot parameters on the network adapter. Because configuring the network adapter is vendor-specific, review your vendor documentation for instructions."

Pls see this : docs.vmware.com 



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vavagyan1
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Yes, the network is configured.
I typed the command esxcfg-swiscsi -b -q on the cli, network setup and iqn are displayed correctly.

On same server Centos 8 installer sees iscsi disk normally.

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vxprthu
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And there is no multipathing configured to the boot lun right?



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vavagyan1
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Contributor

multipathing not configured

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ashilkrishnan
VMware Employee
VMware Employee

Are you trying to install using Cisco OEM ISO ? If not, please try that --> Cisco Custom Image for ESXi 6.7 U3 GA 

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vavagyan1
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Contributor

Yes, i use this ISO.

 

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vavagyan1
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Contributor

what else can be checked to find the problem? 🤔

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