That was it my friend! The only other thing I had to do was chmod 644 the fdm.v00 file. Thanks!
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 8:14 AM, Jarrod B Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > Nevermind. Try: > > VMware_bootbank_vmware-fdm_5.0.0-455964.vib > [root@cirrus ttt]# mkdir tmp > [root@cirrus ttt]# cd tmp > [root@cirrus tmp]# ar x ../VMware_bootbank_vmware-fdm_5.0.0-455964.vib > [root@cirrus tmp]# ls > descriptor.xml sig.pkcs7 vmware-fdm > [root@cirrus tmp]# cp vmware-fdm /install/esxi5/x86_64/fdm.v00 > [root@cirrus tmp]# > > Then add fdm.v00 to boot.cfg.stateless. > > Looks like that should work. I haven't tried it or seen it documented > anywhere, but that's how it looks like it should work. > > > [image: Inactive hide details for V Benincosa ---12/13/2011 11:02:18 > AM---tap tap... this thing on? Any ideas? On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at]V > Benincosa ---12/13/2011 11:02:18 AM---tap tap... this thing on? Any ideas? > On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 10:49 AM, V Benincosa <vallard@benincos > > From: V Benincosa <[email protected]> > To: xcat-user <[email protected]>, > Date: 12/13/2011 11:02 AM > Subject: Re: [xcat-user] VMware ESX5 stateless with HA agent > ------------------------------ > > > > tap tap... this thing on? Any ideas? > > On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 10:49 AM, V Benincosa > <*[email protected]*<[email protected]>> > wrote: > > When ESXi5 boots with xCAT, it doesn't seem to include the HA agent on > the machine. What is the best way to add this in? Using Autodeploy you > can add the vmware-fdm vib. I've extracted that vib and tried to inject it > into the boot.cfg.stateless config file, but I get corrupted bootbank > errors when I do it. Any pointers? > > Here's the file: > > bootstate=0 > title=xCAT is loading ESXi stateless > kernel=tboot.b00 > kernelopt= > modules=b.b00 --- useropts.gz --- k.b00 --- a.b00 --- 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 --- s.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 --- ohci-usb.v00 --- > sata-ahc.v00 --- sata-ata.v00 --- sata-sat.v00 --- sata-sat.v01 --- > sata-sat.v02 --- sata-sat.v03 --- 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 --- uhci-usb.v00 --- > VMware_bootbank_vmware-fdm_5.0.0-455964.vib --- xcatmod.tgz > build= > updated=0 > > > Thanks! > > -- > Vallard* > **http://benincosa.com* <http://benincosa.com/> > > > > > -- > Vallard* > * > *http://benincosa.com* <http://benincosa.com/> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Systems Optimization Self Assessment > Improve efficiency and utilization of IT resources. Drive out cost and > improve service delivery. Take 5 minutes to use this Systems Optimization > Self Assessment. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51450054/ > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Systems Optimization Self Assessment > Improve efficiency and utilization of IT resources. Drive out cost and > improve service delivery. Take 5 minutes to use this Systems Optimization > Self Assessment. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51450054/ > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > > -- Vallard http://benincosa.com
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