ESXi (ESXi 4.1) Related problem solving method and operation learning notes

To download the ESXi, you must register the user before downloading the software, and you can get a free CN and support only 2 physical CPUs here is the serial number of the two ESXi you requested (all available)Chinese interface application: VMware ESXi License Mj2a2-del5n-k8z39-0h3h2-0wt34

This license key is valid only for VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 2 and later
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Application on the English interface: VMware ESXi License 5162k-dek55-28m38-0c90h-cmth0

This is the license key to valid for VMware ESXi 4.1 and later.
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Serial number of the registered machine: (vsphere 4.1)
Vcenter Server 4 Standard
Ha45a-4110l-08878-lhcnp-92r10
Never

Vsphere 4 Enterprise Plus (1-12 cores per CPU)
1f650-4u214-m84l9-rr1q4-alr0d
Never

Note: ESXi uses vsphere 4 Enterprise Plus's authorized vcenter Management host to use vcenter Server 4 authorization. about cloning virtual machines on ESXi (implemented by replicating virtual machine folders)Environment:

vmware:esxi3.5
Os:oracle Enterprise Linux Release 5 Update 4

Profile:

When using VMware, there are times when we may need to create multiple similar virtual machines repeatedly. At this point we need to create a virtual machine every time and then install the system, two is OK, if multiple, repetitive process is quite cumbersome. That's when we think about the ability to clone virtual machines, and the billing version of VMware provides such tools. But if you're using a free esxi, this article will show you how to clone Linux on VMware ESXi3.5.
first, the cloning of virtual machine method
1. Copy files
Simple cloning can be done directly using the VMware Infrastructure Client Tool
Double-click the diagram position to open datastore Browser

Copy. VMX and. vmdk files (or the entire directory copy past) login via terminal ssh enter Linux command
such as: cp-r srcdirectory source directory/desdirectory target directory/
Create a folder in the target Datastore, and paste a copy of the file, the copy time is relatively long
We can use VMware's own vmkfstools tools to COPY.VMDK files first (because it's extremely fast), and then copy other files in the normal way. method to login The ESXi host with SSH, and then execute the command
such as: Vmkfstools-i src.vmdk (source file) des.vmdk (target file)
2. Add the virtual machine configuration file to the ESXi host list
After that, on the. vmx file, right-click on the "Add to Inventory" (added to the manifest) to modify some configurations to add this virtual machine to the following figure in 4.1
Prompt at startup to create a new identifier (that is, select "Copy It")

2. Error handling

Sometimes when you start a copy of a virtual machine, you will find that there is a conflict with the source virtual machine file because the file path in the virtual machine's. VMX configuration file is not automatically updated and still points to the file of the original virtual machine, and this situation usually occurs on the hard disk that you manually mounted.
This problem occurs as long as you remove the problematic hard drive (physical file retention) from the virtual machine configuration interface, and then repeat it again.

the first reboot of a ESXi host will automatically format a blank area of the disk When the ESXi is first restarted after installation, ESXi automatically formats a blank area of all the disks that are attached to it (unpartitioned or no partitioned table space) into VMFS format. If your ESXi host is now connected to storage on a SAN, it is likely that all other unpartitioned disks will be formatted as VMFS. To avoid this, you can disconnect the storage from the San, and then reboot after the first installation of the ESXi host, and then restart the ESXi host without the active formatting of the disk. If you want to add disk space at this point, you can connect to the store and reboot (if it cannot be hot added), and then manually add disk space in the organizer.