Hi,
I'm trying to install the ESXi 5.1 through PXE but I have some problems. I've read the vsphere 5 documentation about how to install ESXi via PXE linux. I've set up the TFTP and DHCP correctly. In the pxelinux.cfg/default put the next lines:
DEFAULT menu.c32
MENU TITLE ESXi-5.1.0-799733-standard Boot Menu
NOHALT 1
PROMPT 0
TIMEOUT 80
LABEL install
KERNEL mboot.c32
APPEND -c boot.cfg
MENU LABEL ESXi-5.1.0-799733-standard ^Installer
LABEL hddboot
LOCALBOOT 0x80
MENU LABEL ^Boot from local disk
And then, the boot.cfg is:
bootstate=0
title=Loading ESXi installer
kernel=/tboot.b00
kernelopt=runweasel
modules=/b.b00 --- /useropts.gz --- /k.b00 --- /chardevs.b00 --- /a.b00 --- /user.b00 --- /s.v00 --- /ata_pata.v00 --- /ata_pata.v01 --- /ata_pata.v02 --- /ata_pata.v03 --- /ata_pata.v04 --- /ata_pata.v05 --- /ata_pata.v06 --- /ata_pata.v07 --- /block_cc.v00 --- /ehci_ehc.v00 --- /weaselin.t00 --- /esx_dvfi.v00 --- /xlibs.v00 --- /ima_qla4.v00 --- /ipmi_ipm.v00 --- /ipmi_ipm.v01 --- /ipmi_ipm.v02 --- /misc_cni.v00 --- /misc_dri.v00 --- /net_be2n.v00 --- /net_bnx2.v00 --- /net_bnx2.v01 --- /net_cnic.v00 --- /net_e100.v00 --- /net_e100.v01 --- /net_enic.v00 --- /net_forc.v00 --- /net_igb.v00 --- /net_ixgb.v00 --- /net_nx_n.v00 --- /net_r816.v00 --- /net_r816.v01 --- /net_s2io.v00 --- /net_sky2.v00 --- /net_tg3.v00 --- /net_vmxn.v00 --- /ohci_usb.v00 --- /sata_ahc.v00 --- /sata_ata.v00 --- /sata_sat.v00 --- /sata_sat.v01 --- /sata_sat.v02 --- /sata_sat.v03 --- /sata_sat.v04 --- /scsi_aac.v00 --- /scsi_adp.v00 --- /scsi_aic.v00 --- /scsi_bnx.v00 --- /scsi_fni.v00 --- /scsi_hps.v00 --- /scsi_ips.v00 --- /scsi_lpf.v00 --- /scsi_meg.v00 --- /scsi_meg.v01 --- /scsi_meg.v02 --- /scsi_mpt.v00 --- /scsi_mpt.v01 --- /scsi_mpt.v02 --- /scsi_qla.v00 --- /scsi_qla.v01 --- /scsi_rst.v00 --- /uhci_usb.v00 --- /tools.t00 --- /xorg.v00 --- /imgdb.tgz --- /imgpayld.tgz
build=
updated=0
When I start the pxe computer, it acquires an IP from the DHCP and it downloads the pxelinux.0 through tftp; the it shows the first problem:
menu.c32: not a COM32R image
To resolve this I replace this file with the syslinux, /usr/lib/syslinux/menu.c32. Now it shows the menu correctly. If I select the ESXi installer option it shows the next error:
/s.v00: file not found
Fatal error: 15 (Not found)
I don't know why is this error produced. This file is installed in the same level as the boot.cfg and the other drivers; and has the correct permissions. I've also read in this forum that can be a problem with the syslinux version prior to 3.86, but I'm using the syslinux 4.05 on ubuntu server 12.04.2 (I've also tried with others versions with the same result). The iso file downloaded is also correct, I checked with sha1sum.
Has anyone the same problem? It is very frustating.
Regards,
David