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‎07-09-2023 04:04 AM

problem with set up vsphere 8.1 on flash usb

i want to install vshphere 8.1 on a usb flash on hp server(ml310-g8).

i use ilo for install . but in "select a disk to install..." the capacity of usb flash is 0 and a can not install vsphere on it.

 

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‎07-09-2023 05:54 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if that's related to the drivers that come with ESXi 8.0.
Your host is almost 10 years old, so do not expect it to work with a current ESXi version out of the box.

Anyway, unless already done, try another flash media, and verify that your hosts meets the ESXi Hardware Requirements.

André

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pashnal
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‎07-10-2023 01:29 AM

Hi , 

Below are the things you have to keep in mind if you are using Flash USB as a booting device . 

 

Legacy SD and USB devices are supported with the following limitations:

  • SD and USB devices are supported for boot bank partitions. The use of SD and USB devices for storing ESX-OSData partitions is being deprecated and best practice is to provide a separate persistent local device with a minimum of 32 GB to store the ESX-OSData volume. The persistent local boot device can be an industrial grade M.2 flash (SLC and MLC), SAS, SATA, HDD, SSD, or a NVMe device. The optimal capacity for persistent local devices is 128 GB.
  • If you do not provide persistent storage, you see an alarm such as Secondary persistent device not found. Please move installation to persistent storage as support for SD-Card/USB only configuration is being deprecated.
  • You must use an SD flash device that is approved by the server vendor for the particular server model on which you want to install ESXi on an SD flash storage device. You can find a list of validated devices on partnerweb.vmware.com.
  • See Knowledge Base article 85685 on updated guidance for SD card or USB-based environments.
  • To chose a proper SD or USB boot device, see Knowledge Base article 82515.

Reference: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-esxi-installation/GUID-DEB8086A-306B-4239-BF76...

Thanks , 

Pramod Ashnal 

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