UCS-C220-M3 server installation Issue

[MUHAMMED SHAFI]

Dear All,

One of my customer purchese UCS-C220M3 server .Customer want install VWLC and Cisco prime . my self configured CIMC after then i got KVM console also  i downloaded  VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.5.0-1331820.x86_64.iso  when i went to KVM virtual meadia i have added my VMware iso file which i mensioned before but its not showing nothing to my KVM console only i can see microsoft windows page which i attached doc

Could you please give me one solution how to i can solve this issue

[Manuel Velasco]

Hi Muhammed?

First of all, what do you mean by is not "showing nothing"?

When you added the vmware ESXi iso image, did you remember to map this image?

What boot order do you have configured? Make sure you include the CD ROM on you boot oder (see below)

Are you using a PCI or Mezz raid controller for this installation?  The onboard controller is not supported by vMware ESXi

RAID Controller Considerations

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C220/install/raid.html#wp1028426

Have you created a Raid volume?

If none of these actions resolved the issue please provide a screenshot of the kvm and small detail description on how are you mounting this image.

[Zaira Vega]

ESXi 5.5 is not yet supported on UCS-C220 M3

http://www.cisco.com/web/techdoc/ucs/interoperability/matrix/matrix.html

In addition, you need to download the cisco custom image for ESXi. For example:

ESXi-5.1.0-1065491-custom-Cisco-5.1.1.1.iso

ESXi-5.1.0-1065491-custom-Cisco-5.1.1.1.iso#sthash.PbG2Gwe9.dpuf

ESXi-5.1.0-1065491-custom-Cisco-5.1.1.1.iso#sthash.PbG2Gwe9.dpuf

ESXi-5.1.0-1065491-custom-Cisco-5.1.1.1.iso#sthash.PbG2Gwe9.dpuf

ESXi-5.1.0-1065491-custom-Cisco-5.1.1.1.iso#sthash.PbG2Gwe9.dpuf

ESXi-5.1.0-1065491-custom-Cisco-5.1.1.1.iso#sthash.PbG2Gwe9.dpuf

ESXi-5.1.0-1065491-custom-Cisco-5.1.1.1.iso

ESXi-5.1.0-1065491-custom-Cisco-5.1.1.1.iso#sthash.PbG2Gwe9.dpu

https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=CISCO-ESXI-5.1.0U1-MAY2013&productId=327

[alex_lin0]

Hi Zaira, 

Your post answered my question on which version of ESXi I need to use. I am wondering how I can get the license of this ESXi? Is this free or do I need to purchase the license from VMWare or from Cisco?

Thanks,

Alex