ESX Deployment Appliance (EDA) Quick startup and troubleshooting guide

hbr@pqr.nl — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

The current version is 0.90. Download the main appliance from Download v0.90. Don't forget to use the alternate OVF file at the same download location if you need to import the VM into previous Virtual Infrastructure versions. This guide is written for pre-0.90 versions but except for some first time wizards, it still applies to the newest release.

If you have anything to say about this appliance, don't hesitate and go to the VMTN forum for this appliance.

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Troubleshooting the EDA

hbr@pqr.nl — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100

The EDA is typically used in enterprise environments where it not only deploys new ESX hosts but also redeploys them in case of an error.

Networks in enterprise environments are almost always using VLANs.

make sure the ESX ip addresses are in the SAME ip range as the EDA. very important, it will not work if they're on different subnets. only if you can enter a VLAN tag in your BIOS for pxe (like some dell machines can), can you use EDA on a tagged network. in all other cases, you [...]

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ESX Deployment Appliance (EDA) Quick startup and troubleshooting guide

Troubleshooting the EDA