Comments on: Building a $500 VMware ESXi Host http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html A Technologist and Virtualization Expert Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:48:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Vps Hosting http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-784 Vps Hosting Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:04:14 +0000 http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/2008/10/02/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host/#comment-784 Interesting.. Thanks for your detail information about this :) I don't know that it doesn't cost that much too build a VMware ESXi Host.. Interesting.. Thanks for your detail information about this :) I don't know that it doesn't cost that much too build a VMware ESXi Host..

]]> By: Mike DiPetrillo http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-756 Mike DiPetrillo Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:04:53 +0000 http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/2008/10/02/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host/#comment-756 Probably not. You're welcome to comment though. Parts have gotten even <br>cheaper now-adays so it's probably $300 or less now. Probably not. You're welcome to comment though. Parts have gotten even
cheaper now-adays so it's probably $300 or less now.

]]> By: ahha http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-755 ahha Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:58:42 +0000 http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/2008/10/02/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host/#comment-755 mike will you be updating this for 2009? mike will you be updating this for 2009?

]]> By: guruleenyc http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-743 guruleenyc Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:33:18 +0000 http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/2008/10/02/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host/#comment-743 Nice post, thanks for the guidance! Nice post, thanks for the guidance!

]]> By: scott http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-720 scott Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:34:46 +0000 http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/2008/10/02/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host/#comment-720 hello,<br><br>I've recently installed esxi 3.5 on an m2a-vm motherboard using ahci set in the bios, and modifying the setup as instructed here <a href="http://communities.vmware.com/thread/166613" rel="nofollow">http://communities.vmware.com/thread/166613</a><br><br>However, I would like to upgrade to esxi 4.0 and i'm attempting to do so through the vSphere Host Update Utility 4.0 .... when the install appears to complete i get a message stating the boot partition could not be found... <br><br>Any ideas hello,

I've recently installed esxi 3.5 on an m2a-vm motherboard using ahci set in the bios, and modifying the setup as instructed here http://communities.vmware.com/thread/166613

However, I would like to upgrade to esxi 4.0 and i'm attempting to do so through the vSphere Host Update Utility 4.0 …. when the install appears to complete i get a message stating the boot partition could not be found…

Any ideas

]]> By: michaelcolson.com » Do It Yourself VMware Server http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-582 michaelcolson.com » Do It Yourself VMware Server Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:50:34 +0000 http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/2008/10/02/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host/#comment-582 [...] First off Mike DiPetrillo has a posting on how to build a VMware ESXi server for less than $500! http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html [...] [...] First off Mike DiPetrillo has a posting on how to build a VMware ESXi server for less than $500! http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html [...]

]]> By: Virtualization Wiki launched | vmwarenews.de http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-528 Virtualization Wiki launched | vmwarenews.de Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:37:36 +0000 http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/2008/10/02/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host/#comment-528 [...] http://www.vmweekly.com/articles/hardware_recommendations_to_build_cheap_esx_server/1/ http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html Thank you for putting this together [...] [...] http://www.vmweekly.com/articles/hardware_recommendations_to_build_cheap_esx_server/1/ http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html Thank you for putting this together [...]

]]> By: the e.t.d.f. series — planning and preparing the environment | virtual insanity http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-486 the e.t.d.f. series — planning and preparing the environment | virtual insanity Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:54:40 +0000 http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/2008/10/02/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host/#comment-486 [...] a server and don’t have a big budget to buy a new one, then have a look at Mike D’s Building a $500 ESXi Host.  Or another great resource is VM-Help.com, which maintains the Unofficial ESX Whitebox HCL.  [...] [...] a server and don’t have a big budget to buy a new one, then have a look at Mike D’s Building a $500 ESXi Host.  Or another great resource is VM-Help.com, which maintains the Unofficial ESX Whitebox HCL.  [...]

]]> By: Intriguing Problems » Update on homebrew ESXi Host http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-252 Intriguing Problems » Update on homebrew ESXi Host Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:06:39 +0000 http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/2008/10/02/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host/#comment-252 [...] was a bunch of hardware lying around and had heard of people installing ESXi on their hardware (Mike D’s ESXi Host) ESXi Host [...] [...] was a bunch of hardware lying around and had heard of people installing ESXi on their hardware (Mike D’s ESXi Host) ESXi Host [...]

]]> By: Mike DiPetrillo http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host.html/comment-page-1#comment-97 Mike DiPetrillo Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:58:04 +0000 http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/2008/10/02/building-a-500-vmware-esxi-host/#comment-97 Bill, Not sure on other people's configs but the ASUS board I have for my config (ASUS K8N-E Deluxe) can see and use the internal storage just fine. I happen to use external storage for the VMs but it will see and use the internal stuff. Bill,

Not sure on other people’s configs but the ASUS board I have for my config (ASUS K8N-E Deluxe) can see and use the internal storage just fine. I happen to use external storage for the VMs but it will see and use the internal stuff.

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