
Install ESX-4.1.0-update01-348481 From USB Flash Disk
Step by step
- Download ESX-4.1.0-update01-348481.iso or from VMware vSphere 4
- Create Partition and Format USB Flash Disk (Assume USB device: /dev/sdb and USB partition: /dev/sdb1)
$ umount /dev/sdb1 $ fdisk /dev/sdb $ mkfs.ext3 -L ESX410-348481 /dev/sdb1
- Mounting the USB partition
$ mkdir /media/ESX410-348481 $ mount -o rw /dev/sdb1 /media/ESX410-348481
- Mounting the ESX-4.1.0-update01-348481.iso
$ mkdir /media/isoimage $ mount -o loop ESX-4.1.0-update01-348481.iso /media/isoimage
- Copy the content of ESX-4.1.0-update01-348481.iso to USB partition
$ rsync -av /media/isoimage/ /media/ESX410-348481 $ find /media/ESX410-348481 -type d -perm 555 | xargs chmod 755 $ find /media/ESX410-348481 -type f -perm 555 | xargs chmod 755 $ find /media/ESX410-348481 -type f -perm 444 | xargs chmod 644 $ find /media/ESX410-348481 -type f -name 'TRANS.TBL' | xargs rm -fv
- Make the USB Flash Disk Bootable (USB device: /dev/sdb)
$ extlinux --install /media/ESX410-348481/isolinux $ rpm -ql syslinux | grep mbr.bin /usr/share/syslinux/altmbr.bin /usr/share/syslinux/gptmbr.bin /usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin $ cat /usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin > /dev/sdb $ rpm -ql syslinux | grep menu.c32 /usr/share/syslinux/menu.c32 /usr/share/syslinux/vesamenu.c32 $ cd /media/ESX410-348481/isolinux $ cp -av /usr/share/syslinux/menu.c32 ./ $ cp -av isolinux.cfg syslinux.cfg $ cp -alv syslinux.cfg extlinux.conf
- Edit file /media/ESX410-348481/isolinux/extlinux.conf
$ vi /media/ESX410-348481/isolinux/extlinux.conf
Replace the following lines
default esx gfxboot bootlogo prompt 1 #menu title ESX build 348481 timeout 300 LABEL esx-graphic menu default menu label Install ESX in graphical mode kernel vmlinuz append initrd=initrd.img debugLogToSerial=1 vmkConsole=false mem=512M quiet
With the following lines
default menu.c32 prompt 0 menu title ESX-4.1.0 Build 348481 timeout 100 LABEL esx-default menu label Default kernel vmlinuz append initrd=initrd.img debugLogToSerial=1 vmkConsole=false mem=512M quiet LABEL esx-graphic menu label Install ESX in graphical mode kernel vmlinuz append initrd=initrd.img debugLogToSerial=1 vmkConsole=false mem=512M quiet askmedia
- Make sure the content of /media/ESX410-348481/isolinux/syslinux.cfg and /media/ESX410-348481/isolinux/extlinux.conf identical.
- Reboot and choose Boot Menu to boot from USB Disk
Done
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