vSphere 4 ESXi Installation issues what files do i need any other files beside VMware-VMvisor-big-171294-x86_64.dd?

[bndwork]

I am installing the vSphere ESXi on Dell 2900 III Poweredge Server.

Per document I was ask to unzip the following two files

install.tgz

image.tgz

the abover two extraction gives you the following files.

# ls -ltr

total 922540

drwxr-xr-x 2 201 201 4096 Jun 11 15:47 Core

-rrr-- 1 201 201 189 Jun 11 15:47 ThinESX.py

-rrr-- 1 201 201 3618 Jun 11 15:47 ThinESXInstall.py

drwxr-xr-x 3 201 201 4096 Jun 11 15:47 ThinESX

-rw-rr 1 201 201 943718400 Jun 11 15:52 VMware-VMvisor-big-171294-x86_64.dd

#

I only copy the VMware-VMvisor-big-171294-x86_64.dd.bz2_x86_64.dd to usb flash.

dd if=VMware-VMvisor-big-171294-x86_64.dd of=/dev/sdc

DO I NEED ANY OTHER FILES?

Thank you for your help.

bndwork

[mcowger]

Nope, thats it.

--Matt

VCP, vExpert, Unix Geek

[bndwork]

Hi Matt,

Thank you for the prompt response.

I was just wondering why then untar the file install.tgz. The file VMware-VMvisor-big-171294-x86_64.dd was extracted from the image.tgz.

Do you know the reason why the install.tgz needs to be untar?

Thannk you in advance for your answer.

bndwork

[mcowger]

because doing the install via this method (directly copying the image to a USB drive) is hack and not the supported way.

--Matt

VCP, vExpert, Unix Geek

[bndwork]

Hi Matt,

Thank you for the answer.

Should I then install it this way? or find the right way to do it?

If so then would you happen to know the supported way?

I am rebuilding my servers again with vSphere, Red Hat 5, and installing oracle applications I want to make sure I wont run into any other issue later on.

I already have simmiliar applications installed on the server, and I am rebuilding these servers with vSpher.

Thanks.

bndwork

[mcowger · Accepted solution]

You would boot from the installer CD and let it install onto your supported hardware.

Either way, though, results in the same thing.

--Matt

VCP, vExpert, Unix Geek

[bndwork]

Thank you.

bndwork