{"id":290,"date":"2012-11-18T22:16:46","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T21:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digisaster.com\/?p=290"},"modified":"2012-12-24T20:13:04","modified_gmt":"2012-12-24T19:13:04","slug":"running-esxi-on-lacie-5big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digisaster.com\/?p=290","title":{"rendered":"Running esxi on lacie 5big"},"content":{"rendered":"


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If you are wondering if its possible so install esxi5 on a 5big (office) ,the answer is yes.<\/p>\n

The way i did it, was to place the disc on a laptop with a esata connector
\nThen i installed esxi without any special option\u2019s<\/p>\n

After setup i placed the disc back into the 5big, and it did NOT startup
\nAfter some trail and error i was sure i needed to reset the netwerksetting, but there is no vga output so you need to do this blind.<\/p>\n

I simulated the network reset on a other esxi system and i wrote down all the keyboard sequences.<\/p>\n

The blind reset is:<\/p>\n

0- hook up a USB keyboard on your 5big
\n1- wait until the system is started (wait 5 minutes, just to be sure)
\n2- press {f2}
\n3- press {enter} {enter}
\n4- press 4 times {down}
\n5- press {enter} {f11} wait 5 seconds, {enter}
\n6- press {esc}, wait 5 seconds, {f12} {enter} {enter} {f11}<\/p>\n

Now the system wil reboot and if you have a DHCP server running, you will see that your 5big wil get a IP number, and you can connect<\/p>\n

Because this system has only 2 Gb memory and not expandable, its not a very useful environment for a Esxi server.<\/p>\n

At this time i\u2019m not using the Lacie as a Esxi server, I made a downgrade to WHS2003
\nSee this link for info: https:\/\/www.digisaster.com\/?p=286<\/a><\/p>\n

I will post some printscreens of the running esxi environment as soon i have the esxi bootdisc found.<\/p>\n

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