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On 8/20/2018 at 12:11 AM, luchuma said:

 

http://spk.4sag.ru/?fulllist=true

open-vm-tools_x64-6.1_10.1.15-4

 

 

its almost the same

you need synoboot.vmdk from 6.0.2 loader and synoboot.img  from Jun’s Mod V1.03b with  edited grub.cfg

while creating new vm remove default disk and scsi device

in the network section set the same mac as in the grub.cfg

add sata device

add existing vmdisk synoboot.vmdk as sata 0:0

add new sata device

add new disks as sata 1:0, 1:1 and so on

 

when you edit grub.cfg you dont need to change vid/pid/mac/sn but you can remove baremetal instal and reinstall section or mark it with # sign like this

 


#menuentry "DS3615xs 6.2 Baremetal $VERSION" --class os {
#        set img=
#        savedefault
#        loadlinux 3615 usb
#        loadinitrd
#        showtips
#}
#
#menuentry "DS3615xs 6.2 Baremetal $VERSION Reinstall" --class os {
#        set img=
#        loadlinux 3615 usb mfg
#        loadinitrd
#        showtips
#}
#
#menuentry "DS3615xs 6.2 Baremetal AMD $VERSION" --class os {
#        set img=
#        set zImage=bzImage
#        savedefault
#        loadlinux 3615 usb
#        loadinitrd
#        showtips
#}

menuentry "DS3615xs 6.2 VMWare/ESXI $VERSION" --class os {
        set img=
        savedefault
        loadlinux 3615 sata
        loadinitrd
        showtips
}

  

 

maybe install 6.2 baremetal on hp and try use vmm from synology.

im considering it for myself

 

Ok, after some problems with the vmdk file and other things, I finally importet the VM sucessfully.
But I don't get any network. When I import the VM on VirtualBox everything works.

 

Do I don't get an IP because of the VMWareTools? How can I install this when DSM not installed already?
This are my settings in the VM: --> I changed the Mac-Address for the Jun’s Mod V1.03b loader

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31 minutes ago, luchuma said:

Remove disk 12gb
Add synoboot.vmdk. as sata 0.0
make sure There is synoboot.img in The same folder.


Vm tools are only for clean shutdown of dsm from esxi

Wysłane z mojego SM-G930F przy użyciu Tapatalka
 

This 12GB disk is the synoboot.vmdk and its also conected via the SATA Controller (0:0). I can see the boot menu, and choose the installation type for ESXi and after that I can see the "normal boot screen" which display the kernel boot etc.

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And thats why you have problem.

Sata 0.0 is unseen by The dsm

 

 

And why you import vm ?

 

 

Just create New linux

 

For examples

 

Debian 10. Bios mode.

 

1cpu 2cores

2gb ram.

 

Sata 0.0 loader. And New disk sata 1.0.

 

 

If you have problem ill try to make video.

 

Wysłane z mojego SM-G930F przy użyciu Tapatalka

 

 

 

 

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34 minutes ago, luchuma said:

And thats why you have problem.

Sata 0.0 is unseen by The dsm

 

 

And why you import vm ?

 

 

Just create New linux

 

For examples

 

Debian 10. Bios mode.

 

1cpu 2cores

2gb ram.

 

Sata 0.0 loader. And New disk sata 1.0.

 

 

If you have problem ill try to make video.

 

Wysłane z mojego SM-G930F przy użyciu Tapatalka

 

 

 

 

I had to import the VM because I couldn't select the vmdk file for an existing drive in the VM.

In your first answer you said "add existing vmdisk synoboot.vmdk as sata 0:0" and now you saying that sata 0:0 is unseen by DSM?

I don't think so. I can see this screen...

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Hello all,

 

I Hope someone can help me with a new set up to move from my laptop to an ESXi server without loosing data.

 

My set up at this moment.

 

I have a Lenovo laptop t61 with the USB boot Jun’s Mod V1.02b and build in 2TB laptop harddisk.

 

I want to move an ESXi server on a computer what is the best way?

 

Boot ESXi from an USB stick?

And follow the steps on the first page?

 

But how do I add the 2TB disk? to keep the data?

Can I also use USB disks on the synology NAS "esxi" ?

 

or is the best way to leave esxi and just do it the same what I had before plugin USB boot Jun’s Mod V1.02b and build in 2TB disk in the new computer...?

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it depends how many VMs you want to run

 

if one or two then try install xpenology baremetal.

 

you can install esxi on PC and buy second sata controller so you can passthrough sata controller to the xpenology vm and use esxi disks with new pci sata controller

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Hi All,

    This is a great tutorial and I have followed it to the letter many times (10+) over about a month now. However without fail each DSM instants fails after an hour or at best with in a couple of days. I have tried loading different packages hyper backup, cloud back even just surveillance on the DSM instance, but within a few days its dead. Normally the first thing i see when opening the browser (ipxxxxxxxx:5000) after it has died, is the synology default page "sorry could not find page" !!!! The instance seem to disappear and no comms are available not SSH, find.syno.... , nothing. 

If I stop and start from ESXi it look normal and prior to the failure everything related to DSM operation is as I would expect.

Auto updates are turned off!!! 

The only way to recover is delete the second drive and adding a new drive back but as you would expect this just build the DSM from scratch and I lose all my data.      

Any help greatly appreciated.

Jason 

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I installed it, and worked great, the people of my jobs were happy, but some day y came to job and didn't have response to de IP address i asingned, i restart the server and is the same, looks like the server stoock in the middle of the SO uping. Can somebody help me i have almost 3 tb delicated data that i have to recover

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