UCS C240 Installs VMware ESXI5.1

1.Preparation

VMware ESXI5.1的IOS iamge

path：\\server5\software\Vmware\ESX\VSphere5.1

Connect NIC to network in order to acquire ip。（if not using dhcp, F8 to assign static）

2.login CIMC

After reboot server. Will display sys info：

Fill find cimc address. Press F8 to enter CIMC config for detailed configs

可以选择DHCP 和手动静态指定。

Choose dhcp or manually assign address

Admin/password by initial login

CIMC operations

CIMC：

Raid settings

After a reboot, ctrl + H login to raid config page then choose configuration Wizard

2、New Configuration -> Next

3、Custom configuration

Add disk to logic disk group

5、press Cotrol to select all disk. Add To Array-- Next

6、add Span and press Add to SPAN-> Next

7、Next

8、showing raid level ，choose size of disk。

9、点击Accept

10、select Yes

10、select Fast Initialize-> Go

12、reboot server and save config

Choose yes to continue

virtual cd-rom settings

in KVM Console, click Virtual Media->Add image to select image，

and click mapped

image becomes an vitual disk

install VMware ESXI5.1

click Macros –> Ctrl-Alt-Del

after boot, press F6 to Boot Menu

choose cisco virtual CD/DVD 1.22

Select ESXi-5.1.0

Install starts

About 20 minutes late will see Mware ESXi

N6001 Upgrade Step

Boot up

Uncompressing system image: bootflash:/n6000-uk9.6.0.2.N1.2.bin Thu Jan 19 13:47:50 UTC 2012

Load plugins that defined in image conf: /isan/plugin_img/img.conf

Loading plugin 0: core_plugin...

load_plugin: Can't get exclude list from /isan/plugin/0/boot/etc/plugin_exclude.conf (rc 0x40ea0017)

Loading plugin 1: eth_plugin...

ethernet switching mode

INIT: Entering runlevel: 3

touch: cannot touch `/var/lock/s

/isan/bin/muxif_config: fex vlan id: -f,4042

Set name-type for VLAN subsystem. Should be visible in /proc/net/vlan/config

Added VLAN with VID == 4042 to IF -:muxif:-

2012 Jan 19 13:48:12 %$ VDC-1 %$ %USER-2-SYSTEM_MSG: CLIS: loading cmd files begin - clis

2012 Jan 19 13:48:21 %$ VDC-1 %$ %USER-2-SYSTEM_MSG: CLIS: loading cmd files end - clis

2012 Jan 19 13:48:21 %$ VDC-1 %$ %USER-2-SYSTEM_MSG: CLIS: init begin - clis

Be patient. Wait for a long while

System is coming up ... Please wait ...

Starting Power On Auto Provisioning...2012 Jan 19 13:52:50 %$ VDC-1 %$ %VDC_MGR-2-VDC_ONLINE: vdc 1 has come online

Done

Abort Power On Auto Provisioning and continue with normal setup ?(yes/no)[n]: 2012 Jan 19 13:52:50 switch %$ VDC-1 %$ %POAP-2-POAP_INITED: S/N[FOC1739R137]-MAC[00:2A:6A:7C:D2:C1] - POAP process initialized

---- System Admin Account Setup ----

Do you want to enforce secure password standard (yes/no): no

Enter the password for "admin": Passw0rd

Confirm the password for "admin": Passw0rd

---- Basic System Configuration Dialog ----

This setup utility will guide you through the basic configuration of

the system. Setup configures only enough connectivity for management

of the system.

Please register Cisco Nexus 6000 Family devices promptly with your

supplier. Failure to register may affect response times for initial

service calls. Nexus devices must be registered to receive entitled

support services.

Press Enter at anytime to skip a dialog. Use ctrl-c at anytime

to skip the remaining dialogs.

Would you like to enter the basic configuration dialog (yes/no): n

Login system

User Access Verification

Password:

Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software

TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac

The copyrights to certain works contained in this software are

owned by other third parties and used and distributed under

license. Certain components of this software are licensed under

the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.0 or the GNU

Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Version 2.1. A copy of each

such license is available at

http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php and

http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.php

config management port

switch# conf t

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

switch(config)# int mgmt 0

switch(config-if)# ip address 1.1.1.3 255.255.255.0

switch(config-if)# no shutdown

switch(config-if)# end

switch# ping 1.1.1.1 vrf management

PING 1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1): 56 data bytes

36 bytes from 1.1.1.3: Destination Host Unreachable

Request 0 timed out

64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=0.874 ms

64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=0.516 ms

64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=63 time=0.614 ms

64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=63 time=0.481 ms

--- 1.1.1.1 ping statistics ---

5 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 20.00% packet loss

round-trip min/avg/max = 0.481/0.621/0.874 ms

copy image

switch# copy ftp://frank:cisco123@1.1.1.1/n6000-uk9.6.0.2.N1.2a.bin bootflash:

Enter vrf (If no input, current vrf 'default' is considered): management

Password:

***** Transfer of file Completed Successfully *****

Copy complete, now saving to disk (please wait)...

switch#

switch# copy ftp://frank:cisco123@1.1.1.1/n6000-uk9-kickstart.6.0.2.N1.2a.bin bootflash:

Enter vrf (If no input, current vrf 'default' is considered): management

Password:

***** Transfer of file Completed Successfully *****

Copy complete, now saving to disk (please wait)...

NOTE: install command doesn’t take effect, and shows errors. Have to wait a while…

switch# install all kickstart bootflash:n6000-uk9-kickstart.6.0.2.N1.2a.bin system bootflash:n6000-uk9.6.0.2.N1.2a.bin

Pre-upgrade check failed. Return code 0x4093002A (all modules are not in a terminal state).

After couple minutes. Start installing

switch# install all kickstart bootflash:n6000-uk9-kickstart.6.0.2.N1.2a.bin system bootflash:n6000-uk9.6.0.2.N1.2a.bin

Verifying image bootflash:/n6000-uk9-kickstart.6.0.2.N1.2a.bin for boot variable "kickstart".