ESXi Installation on UCS C210 M2

[John Huthmaker]

Hi Everyone,

I searched the forums before posting and didnt see anyone asking a similar question.  I've installed ESXi 5.0 Update 1 on two new UCS C210 M2 servers.  I used the iso that you can readily download on VMWare.com.  I did notice though that there is a VMWare utilities disk available for download on Cisco.com.  How do I add in the Cisco Utilities to ESXi?  I appologize, but this is the first time I've ever used a UCS server.  I've installed ESXi on lots of other platforms, but not one of these.

Thanks,

John

[padramas]

Hello John,

The utilities image contains tools ( example MegaCLI ) for third party adapters ( LSI , Qlogic) supported on UCS servers.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/release.html?mdfid=283862069&flowid=25882&softwareid=283850975&os=VMWare&release=1.4%286d%29&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest

Based upon type of adapter installed on the server and if there is a requirement for adapter specific tool, then you can download the image and extract it by mounting ISO.

Padma

[John Huthmaker]

Cool.  Thanks for the info.  I've downloaded the latest ISO in case we end up needing it.