So I was continueing my experimentation with upgrading.
I wiped my disk raid volumes in the perc raid management bios.
I installed esxi 4.0 GA.
I attempt to upgrade from 164009 to 171294 using the "Vmware vsphere host update utility."
I point it to the upgrade package.
It fails teh "Host Compatibility Check" with the following error:
ERROR: Unsupported boot disk
The boot device layout on the host does not support upgrade.
I could upload the log, but I decided to run the precheck script and determine why it was failing.
This is the step that is failing:
+ /sbin/partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85
+ grep ^2
+ set -- 2 1843200 10229759 6 0
+
So this determines the partitions, startsector, end sector, type, attr.
/sbin/partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85
557568 64 32 1141899264
4 32 8191 4 128
1 8192 1843199 5 0
5 8224 520191 6 0
6 520224 1032191 6 0
7 1032224 1257471 252 0
8 1257504 1843199 6 0
2 1843200 10229759 6 0
3 10229760 1141899263 251 0
So matching the partitions with fdisk -lu:
fdisk -lu
Disk /dev/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85: 584.6 GB, 584652423168 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 557568 cylinders, total 1141899264 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85p1 8192 1843199 917504 5 Extended
/dev/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85p2 1843200 10229759 4193280 6 FAT16
/dev/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85p3 10229760 1141899263 565834752 fb VMFS
/dev/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85p4 * 32 8191 4080 4 FAT16 <32M
/dev/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85p5 8224 520191 255984 6 FAT16
/dev/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85p6 520224 1032191 255984 6 FAT16
/dev/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85p7 1032224 1257471 112624 fc VMKcore
/dev/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85p8 1257504 1843199 292848 6 FAT16
It indicates the ending offset (10229759):
/dev/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85p2 1843200 10229759 4193280 6 FAT16
This has to be true:
+
Does that sound right?
So it is comparing the offset against the esx_3i scratch ending partition?
/vmfs/volumes/4a528247-36d54338-78b9-00221927561b/ESXi-4.0.0-0.4.171294-upgrade-release # sh -x ./precheck.sh
+ : /sbin/partedUtil
+ TRUE=0
+ FALSE=1
+ retcode=0
+ ESX_3i_SCRATCH_BEG=1536000
+ ESX_3i_SCRATCH_END=9922559
+ ESX_4i_SCRATCH_BEG=1843200
+ ESX_4i_EXTENDED_END=1843199
+ SCRATCH_PARTITION=2
+ BOOTBANK=/bootbank
+ LOG_FILE=/var/log/vmware/upgrade.log
+ cpu_test_result=ERROR
+ cpu_test_found=False
+ Log Checking compatible CPU...
+ echo Checking compatible CPU...
+ vsish -b -r -e cat /hardware/cpu/cpuList/0
+ sed -n /id81/ {N N N N s/.edx:\(.\)/\1/p }
+ edx81=0xefd3fbff
+ CPU_MASK_LM=0x20000000
+
+
+ cpu_test_found=True
+ cpu_test_result=SUCCESS
+ Log Passed CPU test
+ echo Passed CPU test
+ EXPECTED_MEM=2047
+ mem_test_result=ERROR
+ mem_test_found=
+ Log Checking available memory...
+ echo Checking available memory...
+ vsish -b -r -e cat /memory/comprehensive
+ grep physmem
+ physmem= physmem:0x0000000001ffde74
+ total_mem=0x0000000001ffde74
+
+ mem_test_found=32768
+
+ mem_test_result=SUCCESS
+ Log Passed memory test.
+ echo Passed memory test.
+ Log Checking supported boot disk...
+ echo Checking supported boot disk...
+ bootdisk_test_result=ERROR
+ bootdisk_test_found=False
+ vmkfstools -P /bootbank
+ sed -n $s/^.\(.\+\):[0-9]$/\1/p
+ BootHBA=naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85
+ vmware -v
+ BootDisk=/vmfs/devices/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85
+ http:// -n naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85 -a -n /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b...
+ /sbin/partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85
+ head -1
+ set -- 557568 64 32 1141899264
+
+ esxcfg-info -e
+ wrapped=1
+
+
+ /sbin/partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.60022190b43dcc0011e53b691464be85
+ grep ^2
+ set -- 2 1843200 10229759 6 0
+
+ Log Failed boot disk test, ThinESX
+ echo Failed boot disk test, ThinESX
+
+ cat
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<precheck>
<tests>
<test>
<name>SUPPORTED_CPU</name>
<expected>
<value>True</value>
</expected>
<found>
<value>True</value>
</found>
<result>SUCCESS</result>
</test>
<test>
<name>MEMORY_SIZE</name>
<expected>
<value>2047</value>
</expected>
<found>
<value>32768</value>
</found>
<result>SUCCESS</result>
</test>
<test>
<name>SUPPORTED_BOOT_DISK</name>
<expected>
<value>True</value>
</expected>
<found>
<value>False</value>
</found>
<result>ERROR</result>
</test>
</tests>
</precheck>
+ exit 0
oh well i ended up with clean reinstall of my servers and then install it from the beginning.
