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本帖最后由 seanlaser 于 7-2-2012 16:38 编辑
刚看到老外已经有成功自己定制ESXi光盘烧到usb上启动成功安装到了新Mac Mini上!按照他的说法,Macmini最高支持32GB内存(16GB*2),内置最多2个SSD!看了看apple的报价,瞬间感觉新买的组装server亏了……
http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2 ... sxi-5-on-apple.html
I decided to go down the route of using a USB key to perform the installation and using a spare 1GB USB key, I created a custom ESXi installation that included the network driver which allows for network connectivity during and after the installation.
What you will need:
[color=]vSphere ESXi 5.0 Update 1 Offline Bundle
(You can also use ESXi 5.0)
[color=]Broadcom NetXtreme I Gigabit Ethernet Driver
(tg3-3.120h.v50.2)PowerCLI Image Builder
[color=]UNetbootin
Step 1 - Extract the offline bundle "tg3-3.120h.v50.2-offline_bundle-547149.zip" from Broadcom zip file
Step 2 - Use Image Builder to add the Broadcom driver and create a custom ESXi 5 ISO (steps taken from this
[color=]VMware KB article
)
# Add the ESXi 5.0 Update 1 Offline Bundle
Add-EsxSoftwareDepot "C:\vmware-ESXi-5.0.0-623860-depot.zip"
# Add the Broadcom Offline VIB
Add-EsxSoftwareDepot "C:\tg3-3.120h.v50.2-offline_bundle-547149.zip"
# Create a new Image Profile (in example, I'm using the full version w/tools)
New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile "ESXi-5.0.0-623860-standard" -name "ESXi50u1-Custom"
# Add the broadcom driver to our Image Profile
Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "ESXi50u1-Custom" -SoftwarePackage "net-tg3"
# Create an ISO from our custom Image Profile
Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "ESXi50u1-Custom" -ExportToISO -filepath C:\VMware-ESXi-5.0u1-Custom.iso
Step 3 - Plug in a USB key into your system and run UNetbootin which will take the custom ISO we just created and make it bootable on the USB key
Step 4 - Finally, power on your Mac Mini and plug in the USB key. You can either hold the "Alt" or "Command" key while the system is booting and select the EFI volume OR just plug the USB key and the ESXi installer should automatically start up.
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