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My bad, I forgot controller index start from 0 :sad:

 

So, my disks are attached to #0 :

(SCSI 0:0, 0:1, 0:2, 0:3) => 4 RDM disks

 

Concerning VMDK boot disk :

(IDE 0:0) => provided image (4.3-3810 V1.0 ESXI)

Please note this virtual disk is attached to IDE controller, not SCSI !

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That is exactly what i do now, but i have an additional virtual HDD from my ESXi Datastorage (5GB) (NOT raw mapped) for synology apps and so on so that the raw HDD just has to do the storage-job!

It seems to be working with the VM HDD and the raw mounted HDD on one SCSI Controller but there must be a reason why usually not hang them up on the same controller?! I dont know right know if its an error of xpenology (that it can only handle one scsi controler), or of my esxi configuration or maybe my bios setup (i use HP N54L with the modded bios)

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I downloaded the VMDF file from ESXi datastore onto PC, then I use a hex editor to change the MAC address and serial number in the vmdk.

then I uploaded back to the datastore, and I bootup the VM.

 

I can see from the Synology assistant that my VM has the modified serial number and MAC address.

 

but when I check inside the VM by bring out the system info, I have a blank serial number, do I need any more edit ?

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why do you want to change the mac adress?

 

is it possible to activate HDD hibernate (spin down) while using esxi?

I am using WD Green HDD (took it from WD Elements) and this hdd supports auto-hibernation by time.

I enabled HDD Suspend by 20mins in XPEnology, But it seems not to be working in the N54L with esxi?!

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why do you want to change the mac adress?

 

is it possible to activate HDD hibernate (spin down) while using esxi?

I am using WD Green HDD (took it from WD Elements) and this hdd supports auto-hibernation by time.

I enabled HDD Suspend by 20mins in XPEnology, But it seems not to be working in the N54L with esxi?!

 

 

i am trying HA then I chang MAC addresses.

 

have you tried this :

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1999

 

not sure if it works for ESXi

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Mmmh, sounds good, but if i do that within an virtual machine, there is no usb stick mounted, so there is nothing to unmount?!

 

But for sure i have a usb stick in the internal usb port which is has my esxi host system installed - would nit be a good idea to unmount it while esxi is running, wouldn't it?

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Guys! :grin: Following the guide "to the letter" means choosing all the same options!

 

I did choose that option ...

 

Post or PM me your VMX file (about 3Kb in size) ... I'm sure I'll then easily spot the configuration difference.

 

Otherwise, the only other option is that the machine you're running ESXi on has some other failure (hardware, or virtualization failure).

 

 

Tuatara

 

I have run out of options. My DSM does not see any Disks, Volues

VM loads and DSM runs, But no storage devices of any kind in Storage Manager.

 

Build 4.3 v1.1

Config:

HP Proliant Gen 8

16gb DDR

Intel G1610 CPU

4 x WD-RE4 RDM's Separate SCSI Channel

 

Would you look at my VMX?

 

Thanks

Synology-DiskStation.zip

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Post or PM me your VMX file (about 3Kb in size) ... I'm sure I'll then easily spot the configuration difference.

Tuatara

 

I have run out of options. My DSM does not see any Disks, Volues

VM loads and DSM runs, But no storage devices of any kind in Storage Manager.

 

Build 4.3 v1.1

Config:

HP Proliant Gen 8

16gb DDR

Intel G1610 CPU

4 x WD-RE4 RDM's Separate SCSI Channel

 

Would you look at my VMX?

 

Thanks

Hi NetSpider,

 

No worries ... a quick look indicates that you have created a new SCSI Controller as Controller 1 and attached all of the drives to this controller. AFAIK the only controller supported must be SCSI Controller 0. You also have two E1000 network cards assigned to the VM ... not certain what the second one is for, but you could/should remove it in my opinion. It won't bring you any benefits unless your using your virtual XPEnology as a bridge or router.

 

I've (quickly) edited your vmx file to remove the second ethernet, move the SCSI controller to 0 (from 1), and also to place all the VMDK drives in sequential order (0,1,2 not 0,1,3). I don't have the ability to test my changes, but I'm confident in the modifications. You can use WinDiff to see the modifications I made.

 

Shutdown the VM. Backup your current VMX. Upload this VMX in place. Start the VM again. This time the drives should come up and all be visible as Disk 0, 1, 2.

 

Regards,

Tuatara.

Synology-DiskStation-SCSI0.zip

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I have one more question,

After using the 1.1 image, I have call trace every time I got server started.

 

[   47.371813] Pid: 11634, comm: openvpn Tainted: P           O 3.2.40 #30 VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform
[   47.372125] RIP: 0010:[]  [] tun_chr_open+0x40/0x53 [tun]
[   47.372321] RSP: 0000:ffff8800680d1cb8  EFLAGS: 00010282
[   47.372429] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88007ba2e7c0 RCX: 00000000000000ff
[   47.372556] RDX: ffff8800680aba80 RSI: 00000000000000d0 RDI: 0000000000000202
[   47.372683] RBP: ffffffff81654240 R08: ffff88007f239f00 R09: ffff88007bcd1009
[   47.372810] R10: 00000048ffffff9c R11: 00000000080cb818 R12: ffff88007ba2e7c0
[   47.372937] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff88007eeba870 R15: ffff88007eeb5080
[   47.373065] FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88007f700000(0063) knlGS:00000000f72d01c0
[   47.373222] CS:  0010 DS: 002b ES: 002b CR0: 0000000080050033
[   47.373335] CR2: 0000000000000028 CR3: 0000000077f90000 CR4: 00000000000006e0
[   47.373505] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[   47.373653] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[   47.373782] Process openvpn (pid: 11634, threadinfo ffff8800680d0000, task ffff8800682813d0)
[   47.373987] Stack:
[   47.374099]  ffffffffa05ad2b0 ffffffff81220d02 0000000000000000 ffff88007f33ed40
[   47.374409]  0000000000000000 ffff88007eeba870 ffff88007ba2e7c0 ffffffff810c9a3d
[   47.374720]  0000000000000000 000000c8810cfdce ffff88007ba2e7c0 ffff88007eeba870
[   47.374996] Call Trace:
[   47.375078]  [] ? misc_open+0x10d/0x170
[   47.375204]  [] ? chrdev_open+0x11a/0x139
[   47.375332]  [] ? chrdev_show+0x5e/0x5e
[   47.375442]  [] ? __dentry_open+0x13e/0x231
[   47.375558]  [] ? do_last+0x549/0x574
[   47.375668]  [] ? path_openat+0xd3/0x2e3
[   47.375781]  [] ? do_filp_open+0x28/0x56
[   47.375893]  [] ? mntput_no_expire+0x24/0xd4
[   47.376008]  [] ? do_sys_open+0x60/0xee
[   47.376118]  [] ? ia32_do_call+0x13/0x13
[   47.376229] Code: 48 89 c2 b8 f4 ff ff ff 48 85 d2 74 2f c7 02 00 00 00 00 48 c7 42 08 00 00 00 00 65 48 8b 04 25 40 b7 00 00 48 8b 80 f0 03 00 00 <48> 8b 40 28 48 89 42 10 48 89 93 98 00 00 00 31 c0 5b c3 48 83
[   47.378649] RIP  [] tun_chr_open+0x40/0x53 [tun]
[   47.378803]  RSP 
[   47.378891] CR2: 0000000000000028
[   47.379014] ---[ end trace 3ae4591e608c3e06 ]---

 

I think it is related to openvpn but I have tried to uninstall the vpn server with no luck. Thanks for your help.

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I intended to use SCSI controller 1 instead of 0 for all my vmdk. and it works fine.

My current set up is 4 HDD with RDM.

from 1:0 to 1:3.

Interesting ... I'm using 4.2, and with this version only SCSI controller 0 can be active (AFAIK). I didn't extensively try SCSI 1 - no need.

 

In any case, why would you want to skip controller 0? (i.e. the first in the scanning order)

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I have a question on the ESXi 1.1 version. Can this version be shut down properly?

On my Esxi, it takes forever for the DSM to shutdown.

And most importantly, the console blank at some time after the DSM boot up. Any way to stop it from disappearing?

 

I have not yet migrated to DSM 4.3 (still watching the threads), and am personally still using DSM 4.2, so I can't really answer for any differences in DSM 4.3.

 

I have VMWare tools compiled and installed under DSM 4.2, and have startup/shutdown/IP monitoring/etc. all working well for me. I'm not experiencing any (undue) long delays during shutdown.

 

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hi was it possible to share vmware tools for dsm 42 ?

How to install optware bootstrap and open-vm-tools into DSM 4.2 and 4.3 (to Update 3 - tested & confirmed)

 

open-vm-tools can be installed, after installing the bootstrap for optware.

After installing the syno open-vm-tools kernel files, the open-vm-tools themselves are installed as the standard ipkg.

Add in a startup script, for DSM 4.2 only replace the shutdown binary with a script, and open-vm-tools are running in ESXi.

 

The steps to install the optware bootstrap (provided as .xsh files) are below:
Enable and then Login to the Command Line Interface as user "root", password is the same as for admin.
Change to a temporary directory:
 cd /volume1/@tmp
Get the NAS to download the bootstrap:
 wget  http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/syno-i686/cross/unstable/syno-i686-bootstrap_1.2-7_i686.xsh
Set the .xsh script to be executable:
 chmod +x syno-i686-bootstrap_1.2-7_i686.xsh
Now run the .xsh script:
 sh syno-i686-bootstrap_1.2-7_i686.xsh
Delete the script file:
 rm syno-i686-bootstrap_1.2-7_i686.xsh
Check and Fix up the PATH in the root .profile:
 vi /root/.profile
Configure the PATH variable to retain the path (if/as needed):
 :%s/PATH=/PATH=$PATH:/
Save and Close vi:
 :wq
Reboot the NAS and login again to the Command Line Interface as user "root":

Update the ipkg list of available packages:
 ipkg update
Upgrade any ipkg installed packages to the latest versions:
 ipkg upgrade
Finished!

You can now install ipkg packages using the command "ipkg install xxxx" where xxxx is the name of the package.
You can list all the available packages using the command "ipkg list | more".

The steps to install the open-vm-tools are below:
Enable and then Login to the Command Line Interface as user "root", password is the same as for admin.
Install the open-vm-tools Kernel Binaries:
Change to a temporary directory:
 cd /volume1/@tmp
Get the NAS to download the open-vm-tools:
 wget http://users.skynet.be/synology/i686/syno_vmware_kernel_mod_x86_64_3.2.30.zip
Unarchive it:
 unzip syno_vmware_kernel_mod_x86_64_3.2.30.zip
Go in the directory:
 cd syno_vmware_kernel_mod_x86_64_3.2.30
Set the .sh script to be executable:
 chmod +x S37vmware.sh
Now run the S37vmware.sh script:
 sh S37vmware.sh start

Install the Tools Binaries:
 ipkg install http://users.skynet.be/synology/i686/open-vm-tools_9.2.3-1031360-1_i686.ipk

Install Opt Startup Script for open-vm-tools:
 cd /opt/etc/init.d/
Unzip the attached S22open-vm-tools.zip:
Copy/Transfer S22open-vm-tools.sh into the current directory:
Mark the script as executable:
 chmod +x S22open-vm-tools.sh

Alternatively, you can create the script using vi:
 vi S22open-vm-tools.sh
Set to Insert Mode:
 i
Copy and paste into vi the following:
----->8------
#! /bin/sh
#
# /opt/etc/init.d/S22open-vm-tools.sh
#

case "$1" in
   start)
       echo "Starting VMWare Tools:"
       /opt/bin/vmtoolsd --background /var/run/vmtoolsd.pid
   ;;
   reconfig)
       true
   ;;
   stop)
       echo "Shutting down VMWare Tools:"
       true
   ;;
   *)
       echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|reconfig}"
       exit 1
esac

exit 0
-----8<------
Save and Close vi:
 :wq
Mark the script as executable:
 chmod +x S22open-vm-tools.sh

If (and ONLY if) you are using DSM 4.2 then: [Thanks go to erocm123!]
 cd /sbin
Move the existing shutdown binary to a backup (if it exists):
 mv shutdown shutdown_old
Unzip the attached shutdown-erocm123.zip:
Copy/Transfer shutdown into the current directory:
 chmod +x shutdown

Alternatively, you can create the script using vi:
 vi shutdown
Set to Insert Mode:
 i
Copy and paste into vi the following:
----->8------
#! /bin/sh
#
# /sbin/shutdown
#

for var in "$@"
 do
 if [ "$var" = "-r" ]
 then
   reboot
   exit 0
 fi
done

poweroff
-----8<------
Save and Close vi:
 :wq

Reboot to start the open-vm-tools automatically on boot or ...
To (re)start the open-vm-tools:
 /opt/bin/vmtoolsd --background /var/run/vmtoolsd.pid

Good Luck!

Tuatara

 

UPDATE: Fixed the ^M (linefeed) characters from the end of each line. I blame my SFTP transfer application on Windoze.

 

UPDATE 2: erocm123 figured out the step I'd forgotten about and created a better script for DSM 4.2 to handle shutdown and restart properly. [Ref: viewtopic.php?p=10163#p10163]

NOTE: The shutdown script is NOT required for DSM 4.3 as the existing binary performs a shutdown/restart properly.

S22open-vm-tools-v1.1.zip

shutdown-erocm123.zip

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Hi Tuatara!

 

I am on 4.2 also. Followed your guide and see vmtools running, but not able to shut down, restart, etc.

Also on reboot kernel modules do not load automatically.

May be start up script should be different or some config added? I did not find tools.conf

 

Please advise if you can.

 

Regards,

tsygam

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I am on 4.2 also. Followed your guide and see vmtools running, but not able to shut down, restart, etc.

Also on reboot kernel modules do not load automatically.

May be start up script should be different or some config added? I did not find tools.conf

Ok ... I've got my installation working, and the vmtools always start up automatically without issue.

 

Did you set the script to be executable? [chmod +x S22open-vm-tools.sh]

Upon startup you should see "Starting VMWare Tools:" in the logfile if the [s22open-vm-tools.sh] script is executed.

When starting the VMTools manually do they start up, and are visible in ESXi vSphere? [/opt/bin/vmtoolsd --background /var/run/vmtoolsd.pid]

Can you control the running VMTools through vSphere [manually or automatic?]

 

Check the logs to see if there is anything failing, or if the vmtools daemon can't start, etc.

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Did you set the script to be executable? [chmod +x S22open-vm-tools.sh]

 

Yes, I did

 

Upon startup you should see "Starting VMWare Tools:" in the logfile if the [s22open-vm-tools.sh] script is executed.

 

actually I do not see this since kernel modules are not loaded at boot for some reason and probably because of this tools fails to load. How modules installed by S37vmware.sh should be started?

 

When starting the VMTools manually do they start up, and are visible in ESXi vSphere? [/opt/bin/vmtoolsd --background /var/run/vmtoolsd.pid]

 

after I load modules manually and then run S22open-vm-tools.sh or /opt/bin/vmtoolsd --background /var/run/vmtoolsd.pid, tools are started and are seen by vSphere Client as third party tools

 

Can you control the running VMTools through vSphere [manually or automatic?]

 

I can send reboot or other command once without effect on DSM machine, but next time vSphere client fires an error

 

Check the logs to see if there is anything failing, or if the vmtools daemon can't start, etc.

 

can you tell which logs should contain VMware tools entries and is there any tools specific logging which can be enabled?

 

Thanks for your help!

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Check the logs to see if there is anything failing, or if the vmtools daemon can't start, etc.

can you tell which logs should contain VMware tools entries and is there any tools specific logging which can be enabled?

I don't have the time to research/debug what it is I've done to get my version working (I do remember spending a reasonable amount of time on it though). I've probably forgotten something somewhere. It may be a few days (weekend?) before I can get back to you on this.

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Check the logs to see if there is anything failing, or if the vmtools daemon can't start, etc.

can you tell which logs should contain VMware tools entries and is there any tools specific logging which can be enabled?

I don't have the time to research/debug what it is I've done to get my version working (I do remember spending a reasonable amount of time on it though). I've probably forgotten something somewhere. It may be a few days (weekend?) before I can get back to you on this.

 

I will really appreciate your help and will wait patiently :smile:

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VMTools can be installed, after using the bootstrap for optware. After installing the modified VMTools kernel files, the VMTools themselves are installed as the standard ipkg. Add in a startup script, and everything is (should be) running.

 

The steps to install the bootstrap (provided as .xsh files) are below:

 

Reboot your NAS.

Enable and then Login to the Command Line Interface as user "root", password is the same as for admin.

Change to a temporary directory:

cd /volume1/@tmp

Get the NAS to download the bootstrap:

wget http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... 7_i686.xsh

Set the .xsh script to be executable:

chmod +x syno-i686-bootstrap_1.2-7_i686.xsh

Now run the .xsh script:

sh syno-i686-bootstrap_1.2-7_i686.xsh

Delete the script file:

rm syno-i686-bootstrap_1.2-7_i686.xsh

Fix up the PATH in the root .profile:

vi /root/.profile

(in vi, then type)

:%s/PATH=/PATH=$PATH:/

:wq!

Reboot the NAS and login again to the Command Line Interface as user "root"

Update the ipkg list of available packages:

ipkg update

Upgrade any ipkg installed packages to the latest versions:

ipkg upgrade

Finished!

 

You can now install ipkg packages using the command "ipkg install xxxx" where xxxx is the name of the package.

You can list all the available packages using the command "ipkg list | more".

 

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Install open-vm-tools:

 

Install the Kernel Binaries:

Change to a temporary directory:

cd /volume1/@tmp

Get the NAS to download the open-vm-tools:

wget http://users.skynet.be/synology/i686/sy ... 3.2.30.zip

Unarchive it:

unzip syno_vmware_kernel_mod_x86_64_3.2.30.zip

Go in the directory:

cd syno_vmware_kernel_mod_x86_64_3.2.30

Set the .sh script to be executable:

chmod +x S37vmware.sh

Now run the .xsh script:

sh S37vmware.sh start

 

Install the Tools Binaries:

ipkg install http://users.skynet.be/synology/i686/op ... 1_i686.ipk

 

Install Opt Startup Script for open-vm-tools

cd /opt/etc/init.d/

Unzip the attached S22open-vm-tools.zip

Copy S22open-vm-tools.sh into the current directory

chmod +x S22open-vm-tools.sh

 

Reboot or ...

To restart the open-vm-tools:

/opt/bin/vmtoolsd --background /var/run/vmtoolsd.pid

Let me know how it goes ... I do have them running on my DSM 4.2 installation, so I hope I haven't left out or forgotten any other steps.

 

Good Luck!

Tuatara

 

Nice Cookin' Doc! :mrgreen:

I've tried now on Trantor's 4.3 version. Works like a charm :ugeek:

The problem is inside the S22open-vm-tools.sh, each line ends with a bloody ^M character.

Edit the script with vi and remove the ending ^M character from each line.

 

Thanks Tuatara!

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