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ESX Deployment Appliance (EDA) Quick startup and troubleshooting guide

Posted by: hbr in server virtualization, esx, eda, deploy on Sep 15, 2009

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.

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Importing an NEWER OVF format VM into an older environment

Posted by: hbr in vmware, server virtualization on Jun 22, 2009

If you have a vSphere or Workstation 7 environment like me and you export a virtual machine to an OVF format, older VMware products are unable to import them. You'll get a message like:

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Troubleshooting the EDA

Posted by: hbr in troubleshooting, server virtualization, eda on May 3, 2009

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.

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