Comments on: ESXi 3.5 Update 2 on a USB memory key

By: links for 2010-03-15 « Where Is All This Leading To?

links for 2010-03-15 « Where Is All This Leading To? — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:34:41 +0000

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By: amassin akholo

amassin akholo — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:05:02 +0000

hi
I have ESXi 3.5 Update 5 on a USB memory key
when I boot my machine I have this

PANIC: Failed to find USB boot partition

think’s

By: Georgi

Georgi — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:31:49 +0000

Just to add that WinImage seems to work fine under Windows Vista if you run it as administrator. Then you can use it to “Restore Virtual Harddisk Image on physical drive” and select your USB stick from the list.

By: nona

nona — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:29:57 +0000

ive booted the usb after i did the instruction on doomdog.knows.it

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By: RAID Controller not supported by ESXi? | Charles Hunt

RAID Controller not supported by ESXi? | Charles Hunt — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:14:33 +0000

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By: Booting ESXi from USB Stick | MJBuckley.org

Booting ESXi from USB Stick | MJBuckley.org — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:30:01 +0000

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By: VMware ESXi 3.5 on Dell Optiplex 745 – no hard drive resolution « Djones.eu

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:50:18 +0000

[...] – then pack it all back up neat and tidy in the install.tgz and replace it 2. Boot ESX off a USB key using this article since it will all be in memory anyhow and the VMs will be on your SATA drive. 3. Give up and then [...]