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VMware ESXi Install Fails with Partition Error on Cisco FlexFlash

VMware ESXi Install Fails with Partition Error on Cisco FlexFlash

During a recent install of VMware ESXi 6.7 on a pair of Cisco UCS 220 servers, I ran into a partition error causing the installation to fail. The error stated partedUtil failed with message: “Error: Can’t have a partition outside the disk! Unable to read partition table for device.” The intended install location was a Cisco FlexFlash virtual drive made up of two onboard SD cards. To remediate the issue, the virtual drive needed to be erased. We also disabled/re-enabled…

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How to Upgrade Zerto Virtual Replication

How to Upgrade Zerto Virtual Replication

In the past, I’ve written about how easy it is to deploy Zerto. That same ease holds true for the upgrade process. In this post, I will walk through an upgrade of the Zerto Virtual Manager and Virtual Replication Appliances. With Zerto, apply the same logic as with any patching you perform in your environment; Stay current with releases. A little house cleaning before we start: ZVM allows for n+1 version upgrades, meaning if you are on version 5.0, you…

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How to Install Nested ESXi 6.7 on Ravello

How to Install Nested ESXi 6.7 on Ravello

Late last year, I posted a tutorial on how to install ESXi 6.5 on Ravello. With the recent release of VMware ESXi 6.7, I wanted to walk through an updated ESXi 6.7 install. The process is fundamentally the same; however, there are a few changes needed for 6.7 to run properly on Ravello. These changes come complimentary of Ian Sanderson (@ian0x0r), David Owen (@vMackem), and Raff Poltornieri (@RaffaPol). And thank goodness for them! Until I found Ian Sanderson’s post, I…

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Install or Upgrade VMware ESXi from HPE iLO

Install or Upgrade VMware ESXi from HPE iLO

There are multiple ways to install or upgrade VMware ESXi. In the past, we have discussed how to upgrade ESXi via the HP Onboard Administrator, VMware Update Manager, and ESXCLI. Today, we will walk through the ESXi upgrade process from HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO). If you are unfamiliar with iLO, it is HPE’s lights out management flavor to manage servers remotely. Install or Upgrade ESXi from HPE iLO To begin, launch an iLO Remote Console Session. In this instance, the…

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How to Remove or Assign Brocade Port Licenses

How to Remove or Assign Brocade Port Licenses

Brocade switches have the ability to automatically assign licenses from a license pool with the Dynamic Ports on Demand (POD) feature. Once a server blade with an HBA is installed, the Dynamic POD feature will assign port license(s) as they come online. When the active ports have exhausted the current POD license pool, additional ports will not be assigned a license. Ports not assigned a license can be identified by a state of (No POD License) Disabled. After a port…

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