dave

Anyone successfully been able to remotely manage their ESXi server via Android or iOS apps? I tried the Android tonight and it kept giving me HTTP 400 errors.... research online said I need some sort of View Server?

Hey John, sorry to dredge up an old thread.... but how did you setup the BIOS on the DQ67EP MB to boot the ESXi USB drive? I built a similar setup (i7, DQ67EP, 16GB RAM, SSD) but am having trouble getting ESXi to boot on reboot. If I hit F10 to pull up the boot menu, I can manually select my USB drive then ESXi launches. However, if I set USB drives to boot first in the BIOS I get an error saying that no bootable device was detected. Could you share your configuration? Thanks!!!

Click on the "disk1, 2" - they are links - for individual disk info. I fell victim to the same thing... lol

Well, I sure hope it works out because I just bought one for $85... (actually, I did research that it will be fine )

Comment ('#') out all lines EXCEPT the following from your "go" file: /usr/local/sbin/emhttp &

Happened to me too. My [PCI] Intel NIC wouldn't give me access to my server either after upgrading to 5.0rc8a from 4.7 tonight. I swapped the CAT cable to the onboard Realtek NIC on my mobo and it worked right away. I'll check my syslog for DHCP errors.... I'll report back with my findings.

Anyone running the Sammy 830 SSD with ESXi? I'm looking to run a W7 VM on it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147163 It has phenomenal reviews and from the research I've done supports TRIM and has garbage collection which is needed in ESXi, right? Thanks!

Assuming you are running Windows on the machine you're transferring FROM, open Task Manager then look at the Networking tab. Your Local Area Connection Link Speed should read 1Gbps. I had a problem with my Windows machine reverting to 10Mbps every once in a while during a large transfer so I went into the NIC properties and forced 1Gbps only instead of auto-detect. Hope that helps.

They left me a message to come here - anyone know what happened? I was really enjoying being able to access my media from anywhere! /parody

Just ordered the following: Lian Li PC-Q08B Intel i7-2600 CPU Intel DQ67EP motherboard 16GB (2x8) Corsair XMS DDR3 RAM Silverstone ST45SF-G 450W SFX PSU SIL3132 2-port SATA card from Monoprice Going to reuse: 3x WD 2TB HDDs 1x WD 1.5TB HDD 1x WD 1TB HDD 1x Hitachi 80GB 2.5" 7200rpm HDD [for W7 VM - eventually moving to SSD] 1x ASUS BD-ROM

FP - I really appreciate your help with all of this. As you've probably already figured out, I'm very new at ESXi. At this point, I'm going to scratch the XBMC idea. I'd rather not spring for a GFX card to support it. Would I need a Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 for the unRAID drives using the proposed setup above? Or, can I do the following: 4x internal SATA ports connected to four drives for unRAID, eSATA port connected to BD-ROM, passed-through to VM, eSATA port connected to SSD for VM datastore and/or unRAID cache, 2-port SATA card in the PCI-E slot connected to two unRAID drives. Thanks!!

Save $25/drive and order from here: http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch.asp?scriteria=AA78374

I've been looking into the E3-1230... it does appear to be a great value. However, without integrated GFX, I would need to buy a seperate GFX card. BUT, if I were to do that - would I be able to run XBMC as a guest VM??? How would this work if I need XBMC running a video AND I need to log into the Windows 7 VM for something? I would lose my SATA card slot, but I've been thinking about upgrading to 3TB drives and could put four of them on the mobo's connectors, run the BR drive to an eSATA plug, and run the Windows VM drive to the other eSATA plug.

Hey FP, yup I understand that limitation. I guess I'll keep my ATV2 around longer than anticipated. I was looking for confirmation on the HW list, more specifically. Thanks!

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?p=HD-W20EFRX&c=CJ $116.49 Then use coupon "MOON10" for $10 off. Shipping is ~$12 to Chicago.

Updated the parts list - any other opinions?

Ah, good catch. I'll change the CPU to the i7-2600 (or S).

Johnm, thank you for that link! I'm working on finalizing my build: [*]Intel DQ67EP mini-ITX (4 onboard SATA + 2 rear-mount eSATA = 6 total plus a PCI-E x16 slot) [*]Intel i7-2600 Sandy Bridge CPU - Is this totally overkill? [*]Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) RAM [*]Lian Li PC-Q08B (six 3.5" HDD + 5.25" ODD + room for two 2.5" HDDs [one for VMs and possibly a cache down the road]) [*]2-port SATA PCI-E card (undecided so far, but I'll research what others are using with V5.0) [*]PSU is undecided. I've thought about reusing the one I have, but I would really like to step-up to a modular, and possibly shorter, unit. I figure for 6 HDDs, SSD, ODD, and an i7 I will need 450-500W. Is the Silverstone ST45SF-G a good choice? Only negative review item is the fan is semi-loud. As I've been thinking through this build, my needs have changed slightly. I'd like the following VMs: -unRAID (of course) v5.0 -Windows 7 Pro/Ultimate -Linux/OpenElec XBMC -Potentially WHS or Windows Server 2008 (but I think a normal W7 install can do nearly everything I will need) I have a couple questions about ESXi: -Will ESXi support a XBMC client running on OpenElec? I'd like to use the DisplayPort (audio+video) on the mobo converted to HDMI to run to a TV in my guest bedroom (where the server will live). Is this possible? -The mobo only has a single Ethernet port, can this be shared across multiple VMs? I could add a mini-PCIe wifi card if needed... -Am I missing anything else? Thanks everyone! Dave

Thanks, but I would like a more powerful CPU than the Atom.

Reviews on that board say it does not support VT-D.

Wow, that's impressive. Thanks for confirming!

It seems all of the ESXi builds I've seen are using full-size ITX/server boards - are there options out there for users wanting to build a SFF server that supports full virtualization? To be honest, I'm looking to downgrade my 4U into something much, much more manageable (read: hide in a closet) like this build: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=18872.0 My needs are pretty simple: 1) ESXi to run VMs (unRAID, W7/WHS, and possibly a 3rd Dev env) 2) mini-ITX form factor 3) Preferably six SATA ports to avoid an expander card (although the Lian Li build I linked to above appears to have room for a PCI-E card) 4) hardware pass-thru support (BD-ROM) My current uses are: 1) streaming media to two XBMC clients (with a third in the near future) 2) backup two Windows PCs 3) basic file storage (currently have only used ~4TB) With the vast array of plugins, I suspect that I'd add several of them on once I had the box up-and-running. Thanks! Dave

Surely it's not unlimited storage - anyone have experience with this service?

Does that mean the drive corrected itself? Or is this a leading indicator of future failure? Should I RMA the disk? Also, for the first disk I posted above about, 2 sectors had been re-allocated before the preclear and then there were still 2 re-allocated. The number did not increase, so the disk is fine? Or should I RMA that one? Thanks for your help!!!

And disk2, WD20EADS: ========================================================================1.13 == invoked as: ./preclear_disk.sh /dev/sdf == WDC WD20EADS-00R6B0 WD-WCAVY1843494 == Disk /dev/sdf has been successfully precleared == with a starting sector of 63 == Ran 1 cycle == == Using :Read block size = 8225280 Bytes == Last Cycle's Pre Read Time : 9:11:28 (60 MB/s) == Last Cycle's Zeroing time : 7:14:09 (76 MB/s) == Last Cycle's Post Read Time : 15:34:00 (35 MB/s) == Last Cycle's Total Time : 32:00:46 == == Total Elapsed Time 32:00:46 == == Disk Start Temperature: 33C == == Current Disk Temperature: 34C, == ============================================================================ ** Changed attributes in files: /tmp/smart_start_sdf /tmp/smart_finish_sdf ATTRIBUTE NEW_VAL OLD_VAL FAILURE_THRESHOLD STATUS RAW_VALUE Temperature_Celsius = 118 119 0 ok 34 No SMART attributes are FAILING_NOW 12 sectors were pending re-allocation before the start of the preclear. 12 sectors were pending re-allocation after pre-read in cycle 1 of 1. 0 sectors were pending re-allocation after zero of disk in cycle 1 of 1. 0 sectors are pending re-allocation at the end of the preclear, a change of -12 in the number of sectors pending re-allocation. 0 sectors had been re-allocated before the start of the preclear. 0 sectors are re-allocated at the end of the preclear, the number of sectors re-allocated did not change. ============================================================================ ============================================================================ == == S.M.A.R.T Initial Report for /dev/sdf == Disk: /dev/sdf smartctl 5.39.1 2010-01-28 r3054 [i486-slackware-linux-gnu] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Western Digital Caviar Green family Device Model: WDC WD20EADS-00R6B0 Serial Number: WD-WCAVY1843494 Firmware Version: 01.00A01 User Capacity: 2,000,398,934,016 bytes Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated Local Time is: Thu Mar 1 10:20:15 2012 CST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED General SMART Values: Offline data collection status: (0x84)^IOffline data collection activity ^I^I^I^I^Iwas suspended by an interrupting command from host. ^I^I^I^I^IAuto Offline Data Collection: Enabled. Self-test execution status: ( 0)^IThe previous self-test routine completed ^I^I^I^I^Iwithout error or no self-test has ever ^I^I^I^I^Ibeen run. Total time to complete Offline data collection: ^I^I (42360) seconds. Offline data collection capabilities: ^I^I^I (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate. ^I^I^I^I^IAuto Offline data collection on/off support. ^I^I^I^I^ISuspend Offline collection upon new ^I^I^I^I^Icommand. ^I^I^I^I^IOffline surface scan supported. ^I^I^I^I^ISelf-test supported. ^I^I^I^I^IConveyance Self-test supported. ^I^I^I^I^ISelective Self-test supported. SMART capabilities: (0x0003)^ISaves SMART data before entering ^I^I^I^I^Ipower-saving mode. ^I^I^I^I^ISupports SMART auto save timer. Error logging capability: (0x01)^IError logging supported. ^I^I^I^I^IGeneral Purpose Logging supported. Short self-test routine recommended polling time: ^I ( 2) minutes. Extended self-test routine recommended polling time: ^I ( 255) minutes. Conveyance self-test routine recommended polling time: ^I ( 5) minutes. SCT capabilities: ^I (0x303f)^ISCT Status supported. ^I^I^I^I^ISCT Feature Control supported. ^I^I^I^I^ISCT Data Table supported. SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 200 200 051 Pre-fail Always - 0 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0027 155 147 021 Pre-fail Always - 9233 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 41 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 200 200 140 Pre-fail Always - 0 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x002e 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 731 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 22 192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 15 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 338 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 119 116 000 Old_age Always - 33 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 12 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0030 200 200 000 Old_age Offline - 3 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x0008 200 200 000 Old_age Offline - 0 SMART Error Log Version: 1 No Errors Logged SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 No self-tests have been logged. [To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t] SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1 SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS 1 0 0 Not_testing 2 0 0 Not_testing 3 0 0 Not_testing 4 0 0 Not_testing 5 0 0 Not_testing Selective self-test flags (0x0): After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk. If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay. == ============================================================================ ============================================================================ == == S.M.A.R.T Final Report for /dev/sdf == Disk: /dev/sdf smartctl 5.39.1 2010-01-28 r3054 [i486-slackware-linux-gnu] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Western Digital Caviar Green family Device Model: WDC WD20EADS-00R6B0 Serial Number: WD-WCAVY1843494 Firmware Version: 01.00A01 User Capacity: 2,000,398,934,016 bytes Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated Local Time is: Fri Mar 2 18:21:00 2012 CST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED General SMART Values: Offline data collection status: (0x84)^IOffline data collection activity ^I^I^I^I^Iwas suspended by an interrupting command from host. ^I^I^I^I^IAuto Offline Data Collection: Enabled. Self-test execution status: ( 0)^IThe previous self-test routine completed ^I^I^I^I^Iwithout error or no self-test has ever ^I^I^I^I^Ibeen run. Total time to complete Offline data collection: ^I^I (42360) seconds. Offline data collection capabilities: ^I^I^I (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate. ^I^I^I^I^IAuto Offline data collection on/off support. ^I^I^I^I^ISuspend Offline collection upon new ^I^I^I^I^Icommand. ^I^I^I^I^IOffline surface scan supported. ^I^I^I^I^ISelf-test supported. ^I^I^I^I^IConveyance Self-test supported. ^I^I^I^I^ISelective Self-test supported. SMART capabilities: (0x0003)^ISaves SMART data before entering ^I^I^I^I^Ipower-saving mode. ^I^I^I^I^ISupports SMART auto save timer. Error logging capability: (0x01)^IError logging supported. ^I^I^I^I^IGeneral Purpose Logging supported. Short self-test routine recommended polling time: ^I ( 2) minutes. Extended self-test routine recommended polling time: ^I ( 255) minutes. Conveyance self-test routine recommended polling time: ^I ( 5) minutes. SCT capabilities: ^I (0x303f)^ISCT Status supported. ^I^I^I^I^ISCT Feature Control supported. ^I^I^I^I^ISCT Data Table supported. SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 200 200 051 Pre-fail Always - 0 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0027 155 147 021 Pre-fail Always - 9233 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 41 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 200 200 140 Pre-fail Always - 0 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x002e 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 761 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 22 192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 15 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 340 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 118 116 000 Old_age Always - 34 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0030 200 200 000 Old_age Offline - 3 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x0008 200 200 000 Old_age Offline - 0 SMART Error Log Version: 1 Warning: ATA error count 123 inconsistent with error log pointer 1 ATA Error Count: 123 (device log contains only the most recent five errors) ^ICR = Command Register [HEX] ^IFR = Features Register [HEX] ^ISC = Sector Count Register [HEX] ^ISN = Sector Number Register [HEX] ^ICL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX] ^ICH = Cylinder High Register [HEX] ^IDH = Device/Head Register [HEX] ^IDC = Device Command Register [HEX] ^IER = Error register [HEX] ^IST = Status register [HEX] Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes, SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days. Error 123 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 731 hours (30 days + 11 hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle. After command completion occurred, registers were: ER ST SC SN CL CH DH -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 51 00 3f 00 74 e5 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0574003f = 91488319 Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- -------------------- c8 00 00 00 00 74 e5 08 6d+18:53:45.278 READ DMA c8 00 00 00 ff 73 e5 08 6d+18:53:45.277 READ DMA c8 00 00 00 fe 73 e5 08 6d+18:53:45.276 READ DMA c8 00 00 00 fd 73 e5 08 6d+18:53:45.275 READ DMA c8 00 00 00 fc 73 e5 08 6d+18:53:45.273 READ DMA SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 No self-tests have been logged. [To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t] SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1 SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS 1 0 0 Not_testing 2 0 0 Not_testing 3 0 0 Not_testing 4 0 0 Not_testing 5 0 0 Not_testing Selective self-test flags (0x0): After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk. If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay. == ============================================================================ Any input as to the offline uncorrectable and pending sector counts would be appreciated!!!