On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 07:08, John Paget Bourke < john.bou...@mobileinternet.com> wrote:
> Hi,**** > > ** ** > > I would like to build some ESXi 5 servers from cobbler.**** > > ** ** > > I understand ESXi is supported, but when I try import it does not work**** > > ** ** > > [root@Config esxi5]# cobbler import --name=ESXi5 --arch=x86_64 > --path=/media/esxi5/ --rsync-flags="--quiet"**** > > task started: 2011-11-02_193127_import**** > > task started (id=Media import, time=Wed Nov 2 19:31:27 2011)**** > > scanning /media/esxi5/ for a redhat-based distro signature**** > > *** TASK COMPLETE ******* > > ** ** > > If I try to import ESXi 4.1 it seems ok**** > > ** ** > > [root@Config ~]# cobbler import --name=ESXi41 --arch=x86_64 > --path=/media/esxi41/ --rsync-flags="--quiet"**** > > task started: 2011-11-02_200431_import**** > > task started (id=Media import, time=Wed Nov 2 20:04:31 2011)**** > > scanning /media/esxi41/ for a redhat-based distro signature**** > > Found a vmware compatible signature: imagedd.bz2**** > > running: rsync -a '/media/esxi41/' > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/ESXi41-x86_64 > --exclude-from=/etc/cobbler/rsync.exclude --progress --quiet**** > > ** ** > > Can someone point me at a place where I can modify the code to import > ESXi5 ? Are there any other considerations ? > So the code that this happens in is: /usr/lib/python*/cobbler/modules/manage_import_vmware.py It appears that they made some changes to what they provide: http://www.vcritical.com/2011/07/vmware-esxi-5-interactive-pxe-installation-improvements/ So I'm not sure how much work that means, however I believe mainly you just need to look for the identifier to add to the signatures list.
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