ESXi 4 & XenServer 5.6 由 USB 開機安裝設置方法

今日不是要談把兩者整合啦 :rotfl:

其實這兩者都可以把安裝系統放入 USB 隨身碟中, 作安裝的動作! 以下兩者都親自實驗過, 以目前兩個軟體的版本, 確實都可以安裝無誤!

做好的 USB 隨身碟, 放入要安裝的硬體使用 USB 開機就可以安裝, 當然該硬體要能 USB 開機啦, 最好 USB-FDD, USB-HDD, USB-CDROM 三者都支援!

ESXi 4 的設置方式可參考下列網址:

http://benjr.tw/?q=node/504

此處需要的 WinImage 可以到下列網址下載, 依照需要的版本自行下載, 這個是 Shareware 軟體, 安裝過程會要求輸入序號, 可以忽略, 安裝好後也可以執行!

http://www.winimage.com/download.htm

XenServer 5.6 在下列網站可以參考:

http://citrixbohemian.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-to-install-citrix-xenserver-from.html

文章擷取, 以免忘記 :-((

1. Format USB key with Fat32

2. Download the latest copy of “syslinux” and extract it Download

3. Open a command prompt and change directory to your extracted 'syslinux\win32' folder

4. Run ‘syslinux.exe X: ‘ replacing “X” with the drive letter of your USB drive to make the USB bootable

5. Extract the “XenServer-5.X.X-install-cd.iso”

6. Copy the contents of the extracted “XenServer-5.X.X-install-cd” folder to the root of the USB

7. On the USB drive, copy the contents of the /boot/isolinux folder to the root of the USB

8. At the root of USB drive, rename the ‘isolinux.cfg’ file to ‘syslinux.cfg’

9. At the root of USB drive, rename the ‘isolinux.bin’ file to ‘syslinux.bin’

10. To add the Linux Pack: extract the “XenServer-5.X.X-linux-cd.iso”

11. Copy the “/packages.linux” folder to the root on the USB key.

12. Boot to the USB drive on the hardware on which you want to install XenServer and run through the install

13. When the setup asks you for the Supplemental Pack hit enter and you will see that the Linux Pack is already installed