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I can put up an alternate download location tomorrow if Herco authorises it.
Hi Neil, I had exactly the same problem as I tried setting my COS to 800MB. As a workaroud, I scripted the creation of a shell script and ran it post-build......:(
P.S. Home page web header needs updated as it still reports 0.85
H, How I would use the fs.php functionality. Is it to upload a separate script which I can then execute from the appliance and does this upload apply globally or locally to each server. An... See more...
H, How I would use the fs.php functionality. Is it to upload a separate script which I can then execute from the appliance and does this upload apply globally or locally to each server. An example here qould go long way Regards John
racerZer0, I had a similar problem. In my environment we are using Intel Blades, DL380s and Cisco switches configured as a stack. We have a multi-VLAN configuration and I had trouble even ... See more...
racerZer0, I had a similar problem. In my environment we are using Intel Blades, DL380s and Cisco switches configured as a stack. We have a multi-VLAN configuration and I had trouble even getting a dhcp helper configured on the Cisco stack (Its in a remote datacentre). What I ended up doing was deploying the EDA Appliance to local storage on one of the Blades that was connected to the same switch as the target ESX Host......worked a treat as all disks are configured on appliance as /dev/sda. I have a second EDA Appliance configured to use /dev/cciss/c0d0 for the DL380s - Again locally stored on an ESX host connected to the switch local to the target host. I can now quickly image both platforms to a set standard build
I downloaded and imported the vm into workstation originally to test which went fine but when I uploaded it to my virtual infrastructure I couldn't get it to start. As our datacentre is... See more...
I downloaded and imported the vm into workstation originally to test which went fine but when I uploaded it to my virtual infrastructure I couldn't get it to start. As our datacentre is over 100 miles away, I wanted to use the appliance as a vm local to the infrastructure so what I ended up doing was exporting the workstation version vm in OVF format and importing it into VI which worked perfectly. You may want to think about providing the appliance in OVF format for portability. Just a thought
Admittedly, I did not use a crossover cable but I had exactly the same issues as you until I used an untagged VLAN port on my switch and set the nic VLAN ID to 0000
On an HP server, you can assign a VLAN directly on the physical NIC within the BIOS so that it only listens on that VLAN. I'd check if the same setup can be done on an IBM. The boot process wil... See more...
On an HP server, you can assign a VLAN directly on the physical NIC within the BIOS so that it only listens on that VLAN. I'd check if the same setup can be done on an IBM. The boot process will fail to retrieve the kickstart file if this is set and you will end up at the language screen.
I had a similar problem a few days back. Check your server bios and ensure that your NIC is not on a VLAN.
What type of server are you trying to deploy the image to? Is it HP
Thanks for the reply regarding VLANs. Would it be possible to add a second NIC and bind it to a management VLAN whilst leaving the PXE nic on an untagged segment?
Tested and used this appliance twice in the last week. Very pleased wiht the results. The only hitch I found is related to the fact that it appears to find the appliance OK initially but fails ... See more...
Tested and used this appliance twice in the last week. Very pleased wiht the results. The only hitch I found is related to the fact that it appears to find the appliance OK initially but fails to retrieve the kickstart script when using a tagged VLAN. Had to use an untagged port group.