ESXi 6.0 from USB, and install six SSD's - IBM x3650 M3 - 379
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ต.ค. 2024
- Switching from One IBM/Lenovo Server system X x3650 M3 (7945) to another. In this video I install a USB key inside the server. And show you how to install VM-ware ESXi 6.0.0 U2 on that USB and boot from it. And 6 SSD's in two disk groups,, and a bit more.
Link to IBM X3650 M3 2x X5680 - amzn.to/29RUddo
Link to IBM 2-Port Net Daughter Card - amzn.to/2a1qCMV
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Hey MyPlayHouse. You were right about one thing. You need to select the bootx64.EFI file in order to boot of the USB thumb drive in the hypervisor port. I suspect Lenovo/IBM writes something special on their Hypervisor keys which the BIOS detects. Because if you want it when the system boots up and goes through the different options, for me it's Windows Manager, and Embedded Hypervisor, both says "none" before my serve boots. The other thing is I know you can install the stock ESXI 6.0 U2 on your x3650 M3's and older but for me I use the IBM ISO it will hang on initializing IOV which I have to disable by using "no OIMMU" at startup. My X3560 M3 is fully updated with the latest firmware for all 3 sub systems. Bios, DAS, and IMM.
Hi
Sometimes there is hours of #Fun# hidden in figuring out all this stuff :-/
Thank you for watching! :-)
Wish I could play with hardware like that just for fun, you wouldnt believe how much Lenovo charges for ssd drives for systemx here in Brazil. I use the same approach here as for esxi installation, usually do it in a USB stick. It saves spaces and IOPs just for the VMs, also once esxi is loaded it runs on RAM, so the usb stick sits idle most of the time (I also save the logs into a hard disk). Cheers from Brazil!
Hi
Yes I have heard about your import tax,, that makes hardware twices as expensive :-/
But it looks like you have gotten your hands on some anyway ,,nice!
Thank you for watching! :-)
Yes, I did as a matter of fact, but it was for a client. And he only got 2 240 GB ssds, the rest are regular SAS 10K drives. By the way, great channel Morten, I've watched a lot of your videos!
HI Bruno Amaral
Thanks a lot,! Please do remember to send some likes my way :-) That is one of the ways YT determines if they should recommend the video to more people.
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Thanks for this video. I bought a cheap second hand x3560 M3 to play with and your video helped a lot!
Hi Gunter Otté
Thank You very much! I tinkk you mean a x3650 M3 :-) glad you liked the videos :-)
Thank you for watching! :-)
:-) Indeed!
did you try with esxi 6.5? is it working?
ESXi 6.5 runs on a Lenovo x3650 M1/M2/M3/M4 and propoly an M5 with out any problems. (The M1 needs to be an Xeon 5400 series, and it will warn you that it is running on it´s last lag)
What do you use for the background music? It's so soothing I like it!
Hi
Thanx!
I have that in my F.A.Q under the about tab.
Thank you for watching! :-)
Hi I love your videos. I have a question do you wanna hang out someday on teamspeak and talk about computers and stuff? I've used esxi my self. Actually bundling a new server atm :)
Hi
I am sorry to say, no thanx, but I am to busy and need to slow down.
Thank you for watching! :-)
bro, at last i bought 3 servers- Hp DL 380 G7, dell R710, IBM X3650 M3.
1) All the servers are equipped with X5560? eventhough i told them to provide me X5650. will this ok for esxi 6.5?
2) i want to buy one rack. which one will be better for this to occupy? 600 x 800 or 600 x 1000? 22U or 27U. i have couple of cisco routers and switches too. what will you suggest? i dont have more space in my room too. i dont want very bulky racks. at the same time i dont want my kids to play on it.
your video and suggestion really helped me.
Hi axxo axx
Thank You very much! Yes the Intel Xeon 5600 series is fine for the VM ware ESXi 6.5,,and so shout the 5500 series be. I have also installed it on the 5400 series without issues.
remember to fully patch the servers, before going to the 5600 series.
I think my rack is a 600*800,,, servers are often about 750mm deep.
Thank you for watching! :-)
ok. thank you very much
hi morten, i saw in your setup that the ssd disks was set as non-ssd, is that right, and would it be any advantage to set them as ssd disk type?
also, have you looked at using normal sata ssd disks in your servers? they are a lot cheaper, are bigger, and most probably faster than enterprise disks. samsung 850 would be some of the best comercial ssd disks.
HI
I haven't tried to set them ad SSD's, so I do not know if there is a big difference that I am missing out on :-/
Well I did not have any samsung 850 laying around,, otherwise I'd also have used them.
Thank you for watching! :-)
Hello Morten, I ask me each time always one question where are you got a lot of money for your play toys? :)
Well I am aware that it looks like I am always installing something new :-/ I do have access to some nice stuff, and am so lucky that I get offered lots to show. And I have a good job. I am not doing to bad.
Well I am aware that it looks like I am always installing something new :-/ I do have access to some nice stuff, and am so lucky that I get offered lots to show. And I have a good job. I am not doing to bad.
REQUEST. as there are problems with bootable sticks - Can you Pls tell us how to boot ESXi 7 from e.g. a Synology NAS Directory PLS ?
Maybe this will help : th-cam.com/video/VPuoQGoZDK0/w-d-xo.html
Two things
1: How reliable would you say it is to run a server off of a USB drive? I use a USB drive to boot my FreeNAS box, but in the ~1year I've run it I've already killed a USB drive. To be fair it was a really old, and pretty cheap one. But I did manage to kill it after ~6 months.
2: Do all (modern) servers have the remote management thing? And do they all usually have the ability to remotely turn on a server (even when it's completely off)?
Hi steaker1705
USB - very good, but best for OS that does not run much from the USB
MGMT - server usually has it, and you pay more for better features.
Thank you for watching! :-)
Why did you install the USB internal? Safety, looks good, because I could or X?
"Oh, what's that for a USB stick plugged in to the back of this server? Probably forgotten by someone! I gonna plug it off and take it to see whom it belongs to!"
He He Georg Pf
Yes something like that,, :-)
That is just to get it out of the way.
Thank you for watching! :-)
My PlayHouse
;-)
Why did you not remove Disk 0 from the boot sequence? Since you would anyway use the embeded OS on the USB.
Hi
No good reason,, Guess my backup plan if this USB stuff was not going to work,, was the Disk0.
Thank you for watching! :-)
at school I bought a new server Lenovo System X3250, please teach me how to install SSD on the server
Hi Devina Eka Puspitasari
I do not have the x3250,, but can´t you just put in an drive in the front,, maybe you need a disk tray for the SSD,, if it's not an Lenovo SSD.
Thank you for watching! :-)
Hi Morten, do you think Samsung SSD or other than IBM SSD will work just fine? Will it has problem with the bracket?
Hi Recruit Cikupa
I have not seen any SSD not working yet.
Thank you for watching! :-)
Thx for ur prompt reply. What about the interface. The original came with SAS SATA interface which is quite different with SSD interface. Would it become an issues?
is the remote console(IPMI) free option here in x3650 or is it licensed one?
how loud the server is compared to hp dl380 G7 ? is this silent server?
Hi axxo axx
In x3650 M1 it was a RSAII Power PC board you installed to get management. In the x3650 M2 & M3 you got most for free but had to install a small hardware Key to do remote controle. In x3650 M4 & M5 it´s an software key you buy from Lenovo/IBM,,,,, much like for the ILO for HP.
Thank you for watching! :-)
Hi, i have a question.
Will the performance of the virtual machine increase if we place the pagefile on another datastorage?
Can we specify which processor a VM will use?
Thank you!
Hi
That depends! if you have a datastore that is very busy, yes it will help to move it away! If it's not working hard,, It will be fine,
Yes you can give cores to VM's,,, usually not smart.
Thank you for watching! :-)
i think we can esxi cluster with x3650 M3, HP DL380 G7, Dell R710 without any issue? because all are using same processor it seems.
Hi axxo axx
Thank You very much! would be a cool test :-)
Thank you for watching! :-)
Unable to configure esxi on IBM system x3500 m4. What to do ? IBM Sytem x Server firmware screen appear after installing the esxi server from pendrive and error occur.
This is an older server,, you need an older version of ESXi. Try with ESXi 6.5
How much time on average do you spend editing each of these videos?
Hi
Anywhere from 1 - 12 hours of recording, 3 -6 hours of editing, 1 hour uploading, description, thumbnail, tags. and 1- 6 hours replying to comments. Average 12 hours I'd say,, and I do three of them a week.
Thank you for watching! :-) my hard work!
will this work on esxi 6.5? which server is cheapest option for home lab for esxi 6.5? can you please give me a suggestion in this regard.
Hi axxo axx
ESXi 6.5 can do the same,, Cheap server,,, is this cheapest to buy or to run?
Thank you for watching! :-)
Hi will you do some videos on windows server2012 hyper v
Hi
I am afraid that is not my thing,, better people out there to do that :-)
Thank you for watching! :-)
Great!
I was wondering if it's secure to install ESXi into a USB drive... Now, I'm plenty sure!
Hi
It has the benefit of being very easy and cheap to replace.
Thank you for watching! :-)
is this server work with esxi 6.5?
ESXi 6.5 runs on a Lenovo x3650 M1/M2/M3/M4 and propoly an M5 with out any problems. (The M1 needs to be an Xeon 5400 series, and it will warn you that it is running on it´s last lag)
i have a chance to get lenovo x3650 M3 and dell R710. but not sure which one will be good for esxi 6.5 home lab.
thank u very much. one more thing. according to you for home lab which one is better dell r710 or lenovo x3650 M3? i dont have much experience with these servers to play with. i have great chance to get them now
Would you recommend ESXI over Hyper-V from Microsoft? I have used Hyper-V for a long time, and tried VMware 11.
There was a ESXI vs Hyper-V event at Microsoft yesterday :)
Link? :)
HI
Well I like ESXi,, I am not going to tell you that Hyper-V or XEN or ProxMox or any of the many other, suckes.
For someone that have never tried virtualization Hyper-V is probably the easiest way to get started. When I startet on this MS was fast asleep in this area. so I startede on VM-ware workstation 4.51, went to VMware Server (Much like ESXi but running on top of a MS server) and then on to ESXi 4.0,,, which was brand new when i started.
Check out more of my videos on ESXi,,, If you have some hardware that will run it,,it's so easy :-)
Thank you for watching! :-)
DaTHack
Here: click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=61b12b56f736dc40f4f8830b4216c8ce41a0049d33200a59e82ab924e22c25a4e3d1f0a5cacf8bd3 - It's German unfortunately
but they compared VMware and Microsoft's virtualization solutions. In the end it's actually a matter of taste, Hyper-V 2016 will add lots of the features that were exclusive to ESXI and XenServer till now.
Thanks!
I will try the Hyper-V 2016 anyways. The only thing I`m missing in Hyper-V, are better support of normal graphics cards, to push through the VM`s. We are getting so much graphicsperformence for a low price in 2016, so why should`nt we be using it in the VM`s too? :/
Hello Morten. I have a ibm system x3650 m3 and when installing ESXi 6.5 it does not see the hard drives. I need your help.
Booting from USB Flash Drive.
Have you configured virtual drives ? using the raid controller?
@@MyPlayHouse Of course yes. First Drive Group Raid 1, Second Raid 5.
@@MyPlayHouse Converting raid 1 to raid 0 or injecting drivers to iso file could be the solution to the problem?
My bootable media is configured as GPT partition table. I must test it with MBR partition table. Maybe it can solve this problem.
When booting from the embedded hypervisor on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) key, the following message is displayed:
boot failed
16 gb and 4gb and dont work....any help?
Hi Alberto Oscar Ricci
I have also found that, the "Embedded Hypervisor" can be buggy,, and I have to select a "normal" USB port to that port....
Thank you for watching! :-)
We had the same problem on our IBM X3650 M2's. We installed the USB stick in the embedded hypervisor slot, then set BIOS to boot from USB storage (not embedded hypervisor) and everything works like a charm.
Hi Morten, you mentioned router VM what is it ?
Hi
This is a router : upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Linksys-Wireless-G-Router.jpg
instead of having this boks, you can have a virtuel router on a server.
I have a video coming out friday on this :-)
Thank you for watching! :-)
Thanks for answering... my perfect english has failed me again :)) I meant what you use.. pfsense/Sophos UTM etc
Hi Ilia Sotirov
pfSense,, video on that tomorrow.
Thank you for watching! :-)
which one is better for esxi 6.5? r710 or X3650 M3?
Hi axxo axx
Come on dude you are asking the biggest Lenovo Server fan!!! :-)
But of course, if you enjoy the art of troubleshooting, I would have to say that Lenovo might not be your best choice :-)
Thank you for watching! :-)
Lol. thank you. is the remote console(IPMI) free option here in x3650 or is it licensed one?
Hi Morten, have you try vSphere HTML5 Web Client ?
He is on 5.5 not 6 so he would need vmware EXSi 6 to use web client.
This video is all about him installing 6.0 though...?
Hi
I am on 6.0,, and yes I have tried the Web Client,, I am not won over :-/
Thank you for watching! :-)
Sorry I meant he was using alot of 5.5 I think. Yes I guess he has now since tested out 6 HTML client.
Hi Morten,
I hope you are well in cool Denmark :) Here are the news from Geneva Switzerland, I haven't slept properly for days, since postage arrived :))) All the fun :)
You were right: VMWare Runs like the wind !!! on HP proliant DL380 G6 :)
Virtualisation is just an amazing step forward, Thanks Thanks Thanks !!!!!!
Just minor issues that all my virtual machines (Win + Unbuntu) have no sounds at all for now :) .... maybe because there is no sound card in the server ?? ... looking for a fix now or just Virtual Hardware devices can be achieved maybe ? ... otherwise ... I will get a sound blaster PCI card ?
The new SSD are in place 240GB Kingston X2 in Raid0 Array, on the 410i 512MB controller .... Fast, Fast, Fast :)
for the GPU, My PCI riser has in fact a big PCIe slot on one side - so it should be able to take on the GPU ?easy? - that i still need to buy - prob. I will go for an nvidia GTX950 2GB -
What do you think ?
One mistake a I have done is that I missed the oportunity to install my ESXi 6.0 update 2( latest non-HP) on the SD card slot inside ... Now it is on one of the HDDs arrays bootable, not sure I can fix/move this to SD easy ?
Et voila , have a nice Week end !
Best,
Fabrice
HI
That is cool
Let me know how you fix the sound problem,,, please :-)
Well I move the VM away from the diskes, take the diskes out while installing ESXi, and put them in again, and make new storages,, the long boring safe way :-/
Thank you for watching! :-)
Why vmware. I think Xen beter than VMware. Xen free many feature like HA, NVidia/ATI GPU suppprt etc. Are you using any reason for vSphere? What think about a Xen?
Hi
There is many Hypervisors out there now,, VM-ware, Xen, Hyper V, Promox Oracle VM, Red Hat KVM.
I can't look at them all, :-) If you like XEN, use XEN, that is also a great Hypervisor. I am more into the hardware. The hypervisor, I show what I use,, and know a little bit about. :-)
Thank you for watching! :-)
+My PlayHouse (Morten Hjorth) Last question :). So what are you doing with vSphere farm :))
+Berkhan Berkdemir he is using it as a render farm for video rendering.
HI *****
I get this question alot,, I have made a better answer in my F.A.Q. under the About tab here on my channel.
Thank you for watching! :-)
What's up with your voice at 18:55?
Hi
It's the screen capturing program that do not like me,, this time it wasn't as bad as it sometimes can be. :-)
Thank you for watching! :-)
and we're on 5.5 stillllll😪
Hi
Nothing wrong with ESXi 5.5,, it works great.
Thank you for watching! :-)