Hi all:
Not sure why I'm banging my head on the wall for what should be a simple installation procedure.
I have a Dell PowerEdge R610 server with a fresh install of ESXi 5 Enterprise Plus (Build 469512--neither of the two available patches have been installed because we don't use vShield or iSCSI in this environment). I'm attempting to install the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant VIB so that I can monitor/manage the PERC controller without having to use the BIOS menus.
I read this Dell blog entry...
...which instructed to download this file (my MD5 checksum is 0a485f2bc754a9aeb99e6caa26ae5863)...
http://en.community.dell.com/dell-groups/dtcmedia/m/mediagallery/19928975/download.aspx
...and follow these instructions for installation...
http://media.community.dell.com/en/dtc/attach/omsa6.5%20for%20esxi5_kb.pdf
Specifically, here are the exact steps from that doc:
1. Copy the Dell_OpenManage_ESXi_OM650-offline_bundle-467660.zip
file to the /var/log/vmware folder on the ESXi5.0 server.
2. Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and run the ESXi
host in maintenance mode.
3. If you are using Windows, navigate to the directory in which you have
installed the vSphere CLI utilities to run the command mentioned
in step 4.
If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, you can run the command in step 4
from any directory.
4. Run the following command:
esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 5.0 host>
software vib install -d /var/log/vmware/<Dell
OpenManage file>
5. Type the root user name and password of the ESXi host when prompted.
The command output displays a successful update.
6. Restart the ESXi host system.
Unfortunately, here's what I get from step #4:
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI>esxcli --server 10.5.115.62 software
vib install -d /var/log/vmware/Dell_OpenManage_ESXi_OM650-offline_bundle-467660.
zip
Enter username: root
Enter password:
[InstallationError]
Error in copying from /bootbank/ata-pata.v01 to /altbootbank/ata-pata.v01: [Err
no 2] No such file or directory: '/altbootbank/ata-pata.v01'
vibs = set(['VMware_bootbank_net-ixgbe_2.0.84.8.2-10vmw.500.0.0.469512',
'VMware_bootbank_ehci-ehci-hcd_1.0-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_ata-pa
ta-atiixp_0.4.6-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_scsi-megaraid2_2.00.4-9vm
w.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_uhci-usb-uhci_1.0-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMw
are_bootbank_net-r8168_8.013.00-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_ohci-usb-
ohci_1.0-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_scsi-qla4xxx_5.01.03.2-3vmw.500.
0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-sil680_0.4.8-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMwar
e_bootbank_scsi-megaraid-sas_4.32-1vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_scsi-ai
c79xx_3.1-5vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_net-bnx2_2.0.15g.v50.11-5vmw.50
0.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-serverworks_0.4.3-3vmw.500.0.0.469512',
'VMware_bootbank_sata-sata-promise_2.12-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_
scsi-fnic_1.5.0.3-1vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-pdc2027x_1.0-3
vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_scsi-hpsa_5.0.0-17vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VM
ware_bootbank_scsi-bnx2i_1.9.1d.v50.1-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_net
-igb_2.1.11.1-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_net-e1000e_1.1.2-3vmw.500.0
.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_net-forcedeth_0.61-2vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bo
otbank_sata-ata-piix_2.12-4vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_scsi-qla2xxx_90
1.k1.1-14vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_scsi-adp94xx_1.0.8.12-6vmw.500.0.
0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_net-sky2_1.20-2vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'Dell_bootbank_O
penManage_6.5-0000', 'VMware_bootbank_esx-tboot_5.0.0-0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootb
ank_ipmi-ipmi-msghandler_39.1-4vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_net-be2net_
4.0.88.0-1vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.0.0-0.0.469512', 'VMw
are_bootbank_ipmi-ipmi-si-drv_39.1-4vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_net-nx
-nic_4.0.557-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_sata-ahci_3.0-6vmw.500.0.0.4
69512', 'VMware_bootbank_scsi-ips_7.12.05-4vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank
_ata-pata-cmd64x_0.2.5-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_scsi-mpt2sas_06.00
.00.00-5vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_sata-sata-sil_2.3-3vmw.500.0.0.469
512', 'VMware_bootbank_sata-sata-svw_2.3-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_
ata-pata-via_0.3.3-2vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_scsi-lpfc820_8.2.2.1-1
8vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_scsi-mptspi_4.23.01.00-5vmw.500.0.0.46951
2', 'VMware_bootbank_misc-cnic-register_1.1-1vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootba
nk_net-s2io_2.1.4.13427-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_net-e1000_8.0.3.1
-2vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_block-cciss_3.6.14-10vmw.500.0.0.469512'
, 'VMware_bootbank_net-enic_1.4.2.15a-1vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_ata
-pata-amd_0.3.10-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-hpt3x2n_0.3.4-3
vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_sata-sata-nv_3.5-3vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VM
ware_bootbank_misc-drivers_5.0.0-0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_net-cnic_1.10.2j.
v50.7-2vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_scsi-mptsas_4.23.01.00-5vmw.500.0.0
.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_scsi-aacraid_1.1.5.1-9vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bo
otbank_ima-qla4xxx_2.01.07-1vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_ipmi-ipmi-devi
ntf_39.1-4vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_net-tg3_3.110h.v50.4-4vmw.500.0.
0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_net-bnx2x_1.61.15.v50.1-1vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMwar
e_bootbank_net-r8169_6.011.00-2vmw.500.0.0.469512', 'VMware_bootbank_scsi-megara
id-mbox_2.20.5.1-6vmw.500.0.0.469512'])
Please refer to the log file for more details.
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI>
From what I can gather, it appears to choke when trying to back up the installed firmware to the altbootbank prior to performing the upgrade. This has happened on two different boxes at this point (the first was a Precision 490 workstation).
The only thing that comes to mind is that I'm using 2gb USB flash drives as the boot device. Should this make a difference and cause the VIB install to fail?
I guess a secondary question would be, does anyone know of a VIB injection method similar to the below which has been confirmed to work for ESXi 5 ISOs, so that I don't have to bother with a separate installation at all?
Thanks in advance for any ideas on either.