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1. 

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   nposdglto says:

   buy propecia online
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   May 11, 2012 at 7:47 pm  |  Reply
2. 

   PXE manager never continues

   Dion says:

   My HP blades never download the pxe menu config file:

   http://blogs.usask.ca/test123/archive/pxe-Screenshot%20at%202012-04-18%2014%3A17%3A55.html

   Any idea why? I dont know where to look f... Show more

   My HP blades never download the pxe menu config file:

   http://blogs.usask.ca/test123/archive/pxe-Screenshot%20at%202012-04-18%2014%3A17%3A55.html

   Any idea why? I dont know where to look for this log file for TFTP details,.,,

   btw,
   Is this system planning on using DHCP option 66 qand 67 via standard DHCP servers as that is what we use here and may find the two arguing about who is providing DHCP info to the blade. Show less

   April 18, 2012 at 1:34 pm  |  Reply
3. 

   ESXi miss build file

   danilo says:

   Hi,

   i'm triing to import stateless build.

   after validation i have error present in subject.

   any idea? any bugs?

   i'm using ESXi500-201111001.zip and update-from-esxi5.0-5.0_update01.zip

   tnx
   dani

   April 5, 2012 at 8:17 am  |  Reply
   • Thiago Caires says:

     Same Problem! Any idea? tnx

     April 11, 2012 at 5:48 pm  |  Reply
4. 

   Missing ESXi build file

   danilo says:

   Hi,

   April 5, 2012 at 8:15 am  |  Reply
5. 

   New version

   Francesco says:

   Any news about a new version coming out?

   March 26, 2012 at 12:07 am  |  Reply
6. 

   recompile gpxelinux.0 drivers

   Sylvain says:

   Hi,

   First of all thanks a lot for your quality job. We are currently implementing pxe manager to migrate our HP BL469C G6 infrastructure to esxi 5.0 (stateless).
   We cannot boot on gpxelinux.0 with... Show more

   Hi,

   First of all thanks a lot for your quality job. We are currently implementing pxe manager to migrate our HP BL469C G6 infrastructure to esxi 5.0 (stateless).
   We cannot boot on gpxelinux.0 with our new G6 and G7 blade, although G4 generation boots. These HP blades embbed a Broadcom 57711 NIC and as I read from this guy it seems to need some recompiling:
   http://www.zytor.com/pipermail/syslinux/2010-October/015449.html

   Could you guide us a little on how to do it and whether the pxe manager will support it?

   Many thanks Show less

   March 23, 2012 at 4:51 am  |  Reply
   • Sylvain says:

     here is the nic ID, can't see support within etherboot

     bnx2-57711E 14e4,1650 Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM57711E

     how could we workaround?

     March 23, 2012 at 9:08 am  |  Reply
     • Sylvain says:

       I could get a dhcp address by replacing gpxelinux.V5 with gpxe-1.0.0-undionly.kpxe from rom-o-matic

       gpxe>
       set use-cached 0
       dhcp net0

       I'm not sure where to chain next but it seems to be a workaround. I don't know how to compile this config yet

       March 24, 2012 at 5:53 am  |  Reply
7. 

   pxelinux.v4 missing

   zzandry says:

   PXE-T01: File not found or No Access
   PXE-E3BL TFTP Error - File Not found

   and the log said :
   IP:192.168.150.16 Mask:255.255.255.0 GW:192.168.150.2 BootFile:pxelinux.v4

   But I didnt see pxelinux.v4 under C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\Repository
   Thanks

   March 12, 2012 at 11:53 am  |  Reply
   • zzandry says:

     I 've used 2 agent on different, that's why.!!
     Reinstall on the vcenter only solved the issue, and both gpwelinux.v4 and pxelinux.v4 are there.

     Many thanks for your jobs.

     March 13, 2012 at 4:50 am  |  Reply
8. 

   PXELINUX.CFG

   toto35 says:

   How can I change the default value of the 01-@MAC config file. I want to change this value LOCALBOOT 0x80 in hddboot menu label but it's re-write with default value each time i change the boot mode sequence in PXE Manager . Thank's.

   February 27, 2012 at 2:25 am  |  Reply
9. 

   PDF books

   booky says:

   Android books:

   Books in PDF format

   January 11, 2012 at 1:39 am  |  Reply
10. 

    Root password

    gajendra says:

    Hi Max,

    What is default root password for statefull deployment and what is the way to change this.

    November 28, 2011 at 9:06 am  |  Reply
    • Max Daneri says:

      on agent setting you can change the default password

      December 23, 2011 at 3:39 am  |  Reply
11. 

    PXE Manager-Production Support

    Vinayak Astekar says:

    Will this project will be supported by VMware? or anyone has installed this in production?

    November 7, 2011 at 5:28 pm  |  Reply
    • gajendra says:

      what is the default root password for statefull esx deployment and what is the way to reset it.

      November 28, 2011 at 8:42 am  |  Reply
12. 

    vCenter 5

    Ronny says:

    Has anyone used this with vCenter 5? I get an error connecting to Adam LDAP connection.

    October 25, 2011 at 10:50 am  |  Reply
    • Ronny says:

      Sounds like it should be working so does this error mean anything to anyone?

      Try to login to vCenter
      Connecting to Adam LDAP://:389/dc=virtualcenter,dc=v
      mware,dc=int
      System.Runtime.InteropServi... Show more

      Sounds like it should be working so does this error mean anything to anyone?

      Try to login to vCenter
      Connecting to Adam LDAP://:389/dc=virtualcenter,dc=v
      mware,dc=int
      System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x8007200A): The specified director
      y service attribute or value does not exist.

      at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)
      at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()
      at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_AdsObject()
      at System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher.FindAll(Boolean findMoreThanOne
      )
      at vpxecmd.RegisterExtension.loadAdam(PXEvCenterConnectSpec adamHost, Boolean
      lanmanagerUser)
      Failed to connect to vCenter Show less

      October 25, 2011 at 12:51 pm  |  Reply
      • Didier says:

        Hi Ronny,
        do you solve this issue ?
        I have exactly the same...

        Thanks.

        December 28, 2011 at 6:41 am  |  Reply
        • Didier says:

          Issue is related to the Domain\Username used to query the Vcenter in AD, i have tryed with a more powerfull user (regarding AD rights) and it's working...

          December 28, 2011 at 6:50 am  |  Reply
13. 

    Using HP image for stateless

    Rich says:

    Hi All,

    I have successfully run stateless installs and also uploaded the HP Image for a stateful build. I would like to use the HP image for stateless instances but the Add build wizards are diffe... Show more

    Hi All,

    I have successfully run stateless installs and also uploaded the HP Image for a stateful build. I would like to use the HP image for stateless instances but the Add build wizards are different. The stateless tool successfully extracts the files from the ISO but then errors with a comment "The file not contains metadata.zip".
    My question is - is there a way to transfer a stateful build to be a stateless build? Alternatively is there a way to generate the metadata.zip file from the HP image?

    Thanks... Show less

    October 21, 2011 at 8:19 am  |  Reply
14. 

    ADAM not listening

    John A says:

    I installed PXE manager on another server on the same subnet as my vCenter host. I couldn't get it to connect to vCenter until I looked at the vCenter machine and noticed it was only listening on port... Show more

    I installed PXE manager on another server on the same subnet as my vCenter host. I couldn't get it to connect to vCenter until I looked at the vCenter machine and noticed it was only listening on port 39 for localhost.

    Do most people install PXE Manager on their vCenter server?

    Otherwise, is there a way to tell ADAM on the vCenter server to listen on more than just localhost? What is the best practice? Show less

    October 4, 2011 at 12:24 pm  |  Reply
    • John A says:

      sorry, I meant port 389. My keyboard is acting up.

      October 4, 2011 at 12:25 pm  |  Reply
15. 

    Delete Stateful or Stateless

    Peter Scott says:

    The delete option is greyed out on all my host entries whether they are connected, disconnected, new host etc. etc. How do I enable this option. I have a few I need to redefine e.g NAME and can't see anyway other than a delete and redefine to accomplish this.

    September 22, 2011 at 1:21 pm  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      to delete you need to remove from vcenter or shotdown the host, next version will permit to reconfigure an host in maintenance mode.

      October 3, 2011 at 10:23 am  |  Reply
16. 

    PXE Manager - Trunked Nics

    Jeff Couch says:

    Max,

    We currently use trunk mode on our management nics. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to tag a vlan in the config of a stateful host deployment using PXE Manager. Any help would be much appreciated!

    Jeff

    September 21, 2011 at 2:37 pm  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      Next build will include this feature

      October 3, 2011 at 10:24 am  |  Reply
17. 

    PXE Boot Files not Found

    Gino says:

    I have the PXE boot menu, after selecting stateless host boot, it starts loading the files until it gets to the oem.tgz and responds with files not found. In the repository is shows that oem.tgz is in the repository. b.z k.z,s.z and c.z all load fine.

    September 21, 2011 at 1:03 pm  |  Reply
    • Gino says:

      Made a mistake, it is the c.z that is failing.

      September 21, 2011 at 1:46 pm  |  Reply
      • Gino says:

        OK< forget the whole thing, I found the problem. I was using a VM to test and it didn't have enough memory allocated.

        September 21, 2011 at 1:50 pm  |  Reply
18. 

    PXE manager

    Peter Scott says:

    Hey, was reading the comments up side down! Ignore 1st comment. Still need to understand the relationship and directin of Auto Deploy and PXE manager

    thanks

    September 21, 2011 at 9:37 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      are 2 different products, pxe manager will continue to exist to support ESXi 4 , (ESXi 5 works well too) Autodeploy support only ESXi 5 and future version

      October 3, 2011 at 10:26 am  |  Reply
19. 

    PXE manager

    Peter Scott says:

    Hi, great feature. Can you confirm that it is still being developed, as the last comment is from April 2011!
    What is the strategy with this and Auto deploy?

    regards

    Peter Scott

    September 21, 2011 at 9:14 am  |  Reply
20. 

    Plugin not available

    bugman says:

    The installation of PXE server completed successfully. However, PXE does not appear in the plugin list. Manual installation of the plugin also completes successfully, but there is no PXE icon in the "Solutions and applications" tab.

    What can be wrong?

    September 20, 2011 at 11:26 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      wait some time and the plugin will be on list

      October 3, 2011 at 10:27 am  |  Reply
21. 

    Host Updates repository

    Jean-Jacques says:

    Hi all,

    I'm creating a host update repository for ESXi500-201109001 and the process hang after Extracting vmware.xml.
    Does anyone have this symptom ? Is there any log file see what's going wrong ?

    September 20, 2011 at 8:54 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      there is a problem with this building and ESXi 5.

      October 3, 2011 at 10:27 am  |  Reply
22. 

    IBM and HP Bladesystem

    Sparrow Hawk says:

    Hello

    Have you plan to interface the management card from

    - AMM Ibm blade

    - OA HP blade

    Or have you define an API for interface the different manangement Card ? Is-it possible to write some "personnal" library to extend the list of supported hardware ?

    September 19, 2011 at 8:51 am  |  Reply
23. 

    Is this still active?

    Stephen says:

    I'm curious if this is still be worked on? I and VERY interested getting this working. Has this been discontinued or rolled into some other product? I'm using Cisco's UCS but don't have the ability... Show more

    I'm curious if this is still be worked on? I and VERY interested getting this working. Has this been discontinued or rolled into some other product? I'm using Cisco's UCS but don't have the ability to use FCoE on my blades. Using a PXE boot method is the only way I can make a truly stateless config for my ESX hosts. I looked at the Auto Deploy but it only works with fully qualified host profiles (no prompting) which won't work for my environment. Any other solution I looked at for PXE booting ESXi and using host profiles were either not robust enough or relied on systems with too many moving parts that required manually editing numerous config files by hand.

    I'm just trying to get a response to know if this is a dead project or not because it doesn't look anyone has made any changes in close to a month.

    Stephen Show less

    September 14, 2011 at 11:40 am  |  Reply
24. 

    UCS Blade won't PXE boot

    Stephen says:

    So I setup the latest version (4.1 GA Update 1 Build 3107) and everything seemed to go smooth. I setup a stateless build per your instruction video, created my service profile with a boot profile to ... Show more

    So I setup the latest version (4.1 GA Update 1 Build 3107) and everything seemed to go smooth. I setup a stateless build per your instruction video, created my service profile with a boot profile to PXE boot. I go to boot the blade it says:
    PXE-E51: No DHCP or proxyDHCP offers were received.
    But when I tail the vpxe.log file I see:
    INFO vpxe.Globals - DHCPOFFER to Host:ESXtest Mac:0025B500001F IP:10.100.85.17 Mask:255.255.255.0 GW:10.100.85.1 BootFile:pxelinux.v4.

    So clearly it requests, it sees, it offers, but for some reason the blade doesn't like it. I'm running B200 M2 blades with M81KR NIC Cards. Show less

    September 13, 2011 at 1:39 pm  |  Reply
    • Stephen says:

      Forgot to add, I'm running 1.4(3q)

      September 13, 2011 at 1:40 pm  |  Reply
25. 

    Custom Build ESXi 5.0.0-469512

    Slava says:

    Hello Max!
    I really appreciated your job, thanks a lot. It's like a moder gadget for virtualization guys, but I have some questions.
    1. There are two vCenters in linked mode and two PXE agents in d... Show more

    Hello Max!
    I really appreciated your job, thanks a lot. It's like a moder gadget for virtualization guys, but I have some questions.
    1. There are two vCenters in linked mode and two PXE agents in different networks where are placed ESXi servers, but I can't choose the certain vCenter for registration while deploying a new ESXi server. If I reconnect the new server to other vCenter, PXE Manager changes its status to disconnect and doesn't control it, so I can't handle it.
    2. When I try to add a new custom ESXi 5 build that was built by means of Power CLI Image Builder comes out an error "Missing ESXi Build Files" after finishing list of VIB files and progress bar. The original depot is loaded OK and my custom ISO image is also loaded OK, after adding the correct MD5 into standardISO.xml file.
    How can I fix this issues? Thanks in advanced. Show less

    September 1, 2011 at 8:39 am  |  Reply
26. 

    Install on x86

    hymonnet david says:

    Is there a version that I can install on a x86 system with a vCenter 4.0 ? I can't upgrade to the 4.1 one due to my x86 system.

    August 27, 2011 at 1:26 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      no only 64bit system , but should works with a vcenter 4.0

      October 3, 2011 at 10:29 am  |  Reply
27. 

    Agent not connecting to Mgr

    Forbes Guthrie says:

    Hi Max,
    I have installed the PXE Manager to one server and the Agent to another. The Agent on the 2nd sever cannot connect to the Manager server (it doesn't register in the Agents section on the con... Show more

    Hi Max,
    I have installed the PXE Manager to one server and the Agent to another. The Agent on the 2nd sever cannot connect to the Manager server (it doesn't register in the Agents section on the configuration tab of the client). I have restarted services on both, run the vpxecmd on the Agent server again to check the settings and ensure that it connects OK. Here is what I'm repeatedly seeing in the Agent server's vpxe.log:
    [2011-08-24 11:24:43] 4 WARN vpxe.Globals - Retry again to 30 sec
[2011-08-24 11:25:13] 4 ERROR vpxe.Globals - System.Web.Services
[2011-08-24 11:25:13] 4 ERROR vpxe.Globals - The server committed a protocol violation. Section=ResponseStatusLine
[2011-08-24 11:25:13] 4 ERROR vpxe.Globals - at System.Web.Services.Protocols.WebClientProtocol.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpWebClientProtocol.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
at vimPXE.vimpxe.agentAdd(pxeAgent lAgent)
at vpxe.pxeAgentService.Connect()

    Any idea what I should try next? Any pointers so I can troubleshoot would be appreciated.
    BTW, will you be in Vegas next week?
    Forbes. Show less

    August 24, 2011 at 10:35 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      Check the firewall setting on agent

      August 26, 2011 at 7:18 am  |  Reply
      • Forbes Guthrie says:

        I'm afraid not. I disable the firewall on the agent server and management server, restarted services and I'm still only seeing the management server registered in the vCenter Agents' list. Any other suggestions?
        Thanks

        August 26, 2011 at 11:20 am  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          please check the xml configuration file , there is a problem on agent setup

          October 3, 2011 at 10:30 am  |  Reply
          • Forbes Guthrie says:

            I figured it out. After installing the agent, the configuration tool starts (vpxecmd). The URL for the manager server must be https not http. Otherwise you get this in the xml file. This needs to be set to True.
            Thanks Max.

            October 19, 2011 at 2:58 pm  |  Reply
28. 

    vCenter GPXE Error

    ReggieA says:

    Hey Max:

    Thank you for putting this out there. I know the vSphere 5.0 has AutoDeploy, but I wanted to test this out as an option. As I'm running through the configurator, at the end I get an erro... Show more

    Hey Max:

    Thank you for putting this out there. I know the vSphere 5.0 has AutoDeploy, but I wanted to test this out as an option. As I'm running through the configurator, at the end I get an error where the tool crashes with a "stopped working" error:

    Description:
    Stopped working

    Problem signature:
    Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
    Problem Signature 01: vpxecmd.exe
    Problem Signature 02: 4.1.3106.40298
    Problem Signature 03: 4df29955
    Problem Signature 04: mscorlib
    Problem Signature 05: 2.0.0.0
    Problem Signature 06: 4d8c2144
    Problem Signature 07: 20f3
    Problem Signature 08: 109
    Problem Signature 09: N3CTRYE2KN3C34SGL4ZQYRBFTE4M13NB
    OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.274.10
    Locale ID: 1033

    Read our privacy statement:
    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=50163&clcid=0x0409

    Note that I'm trying this against vCenter 5.0, which I don't know if your tool is currently supporting. Show less

    August 16, 2011 at 8:32 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      hi
      it works on vSphere 5 , I'm developing on vSphere 5, I need your logs to understand what is happened

      August 18, 2011 at 2:48 am  |  Reply
29. 

    Problems with enabling plug-in

    Mikhail says:

    Hello! Today I have tried to install PXE Manager to Windows Server 2003 R2 Standart Edtion x 64 (with SP2). When I tried to enable "VMware vCenter PXE Manager Extention" I received following message:
    ... Show more

    Hello! Today I have tried to install PXE Manager to Windows Server 2003 R2 Standart Edtion x 64 (with SP2). When I tried to enable "VMware vCenter PXE Manager Extention" I received following message:
    " The plug-in failed to load on server(s) $servername$ due to the following error: User have to be in Administrators group or PXE-Admin group".

    My account is a member of Administrators group at vCenter. But it doesn't work. BTW "PXE-Admins group is mentioned in mess. What is that group? Where I can find this group?

    Thanks for any help or advice. Show less

    August 4, 2011 at 9:36 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      there are some problems with windows 2003 , I'm trying to fix or the next release
      is your server a domain controller?

      August 6, 2011 at 8:47 pm  |  Reply
      • Mikhail says:

        Hi! Max thanks for your answer:) No, my server is not a domain controller. It is a member of domain but it's not dc))

        As I understand I can create several PXE agents within my environment. Are the... Show more

        Hi! Max thanks for your answer:) No, my server is not a domain controller. It is a member of domain but it's not dc))

        As I understand I can create several PXE agents within my environment. Are there any requirements except described above?

        Also I would like to know more about "how it works" (where it stores config files; where physically PXE Manager stores date for boot / installing; where PXE loader and config files locate...etc). How and where can I get more detailed information? If PXE Manager will be a part of vSphere 5, will this information be available as a part of manuals (guides, documentation)? Show less

        August 7, 2011 at 2:35 am  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          As I understand I can create several PXE agents within my environment. YES
          Are there any requirements except described above? doesn't works on windows 2003

          Also I would like to know... Show more

          As I understand I can create several PXE agents within my environment. YES
          Are there any requirements except described above? doesn't works on windows 2003

          Also I would like to know more about "how it works" (where it stores config files; where physically PXE Manager stores date for boot / installing; where PXE loader and config files locate...etc).
          --------------------
          PORTs and FILEs
          --------------------
          • PXE Manager Port Requirement

          PXE Plugin -> PXE Server
          8733 TCP (HTTPS)
          8732 TCP (HTTP)

          PXE Agent -> PXE Server
          8733 TCP (HTTPS)

          PXE Server ->VMware vCenter
          443 TCP (HTTPS)

          PXE Server -> VMware ESXi Server
          443 TCP (HTTPS)

          VMware ESXi Server -> PXE Agent
          3333 TCP (PB)
          3334 TCP (DD)
          8732 TCP (HTTP)
          67 UDP (PXE Receive)
          69 UDP (TFTP)

          PXE Agent -> VMware ESXi Server
          68 UDP (PXE Send)
          ICMP

          • PXE Manager Files
          • EXE
          Configurator: %ProgramFiles%\VMware\Infrastructure\VMware PXE\vmtftpd.exe
          PXE Manager Server: %ProgramFiles%\VMware\Infrastructure\VMware PXE\vgpxews.exe
          PXE Agent: %ProgramFiles%\VMware\Infrastructure\VMware PXE\vpxe.exe
          TFTP Server: %ProgramFiles%\VMware\Infrastructure\VMware PXE\vmtftpd.exe
          Configuration
          %ProgramData%\VMware\VMware PXE\vmpxe.xml
          Logs
          PXE Manager: %ProgramData%\VMware\VMware PXE\vgpxe.log
          PXE Manager ASP.NET Server: %ProgramData%\VMware\VMware PXE\vgpxews.log
          PXE Agent: %ProgramData%\VMware\VMware PXE\vpxe.log
          TFTP Server: %ProgramData%\VMware\VMware PXE\vm_tftp.log
          vSphere Plugin:%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\VMware\VMware PXE\log

          If PXE Manager will be a part of vSphere 5, will this information be available as a part of manuals (guides, documentation)? not at moment Show less

          August 18, 2011 at 2:53 am  |  Reply
30. 

    VMWare TFTP server not started

    Alberto says:

    Hello, in my windows 2008 R2 installation, service VMWare TFTP server cannot start, the service was shut down unexpectedly.
    Agents services are on-line but are disabled and it´s impossible enable.

    July 29, 2011 at 2:44 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      please check the binding IP address, I think you wrong to digit it

      July 29, 2011 at 5:52 am  |  Reply
31. 

    connecting locally

    Robert Quast says:

    I was banging my head on the initial setup for a while until i tried connecting to 'localhost' for ldap, heads up if anyone else has the issue

    July 20, 2011 at 6:03 am  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      I think you have some resolving name issue, but I need more info

      July 21, 2011 at 12:38 am  |  Reply
      • Robert Quast says:

        I was trying to utilize the fqdn of the server and was getting an 'invalid username/password' error. I tried many combinations of users local and domain as well as set a host file entry for the fqdn to the non loopback ip address. I verified adam was listening on 0.0.0.0 for port 389, but it wasn't until i utilized the 'localhost' aka 127.0.0.1 that my credentials were accepted

        July 27, 2011 at 7:41 am  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          Have you some firewall ?

          July 31, 2011 at 2:23 am  |  Reply
32. 

    Re-deploy host in maint mode?

    Peter Van Geem says:

    Hi Max,
    It would be very nice if we could start a redeployment task when the host is in maintenance mode.
    If I want to redeploy a host now, I need to reboot it & then quickly configure the redep... Show more

    Hi Max,
    It would be very nice if we could start a redeployment task when the host is in maintenance mode.
    If I want to redeploy a host now, I need to reboot it & then quickly configure the redeploy task before the server reaches the "F12 Network boot" in the POST routine. This is a bit tedious & it would as such be a lot cooler, if I could simply reconfigure the host when it is set in maintenance mode. After all I suppose that whenever you have installed the PXE plugin on your client you are supposed to know what you're doing & as such I don't really see a security risk there (if that would be the reason of not having enabled it before...)
    What do you think?
    Kind Regards, Peter Van Geem. Show less

    July 18, 2011 at 8:38 am  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      Now to redeploy you have to shutdown your host, later you can send a Wake on lan to wake up.
      Are you asking to permit to redeploy also if the host is in maintenance mode ?

      July 19, 2011 at 2:54 pm  |  Reply
      • Peter Van Geem says:

        sorry for the late reply was on holiday...
        Yes, that is exactly what I would like to do: being able (permit) to launch a redeploy command while the host is connected but in maintenance mode... now th... Show more

        sorry for the late reply was on holiday...
        Yes, that is exactly what I would like to do: being able (permit) to launch a redeploy command while the host is connected but in maintenance mode... now that woule be very handy for upgrade scenarios as we have almost 200 esxi hosts & then I could easily upgrade 1 by 1 by simply entering maintenance mode & firing up the redeploy task. could you please... ? Show less

        August 8, 2011 at 4:37 am  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          I'll do, I received a lot of email regarding this improvement :)

          August 18, 2011 at 2:56 am  |  Reply
33. 

    Problem with host profile

    Francesco says:

    Hi, We have 4.1 U1 installation of vsphere with enterprise plus licenses and when trying to configure the esxi host in pxe manager the host profiles seems to not work correctly.
    I've created host pro... Show more

    Hi, We have 4.1 U1 installation of vsphere with enterprise plus licenses and when trying to configure the esxi host in pxe manager the host profiles seems to not work correctly.
    I've created host profile from esx and esxi machine but when I select the host profile when creating a new statefull host I don't get any field to compile (I was expecting at least all the fields related to ip address for our vmkernel interface but no field appear so I cannot put ip addresses to customize the profile). Show less

    July 14, 2011 at 12:48 pm  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      Hi
      There is a bug with host profile and DVS , have you defined a vmkernel port on a DVS?

      July 15, 2011 at 3:15 am  |  Reply
      • Francesco says:

        We have dvs almost for everything... included vmkernel interfaces.
        This is the second bug with host profiles I think... another is that our vmkernel with 9000 mtu are not configured back with mtu 9000 using host profiles...

        July 15, 2011 at 3:20 am  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          Next update will solve this issue

          July 21, 2011 at 3:37 pm  |  Reply
34. 

    vPXE Install/Config Videos

    chris mccain says:

    I created some videos on vPXE install and config. Six of them in fact.
    Maybe they will help.

    Chris

    July 14, 2011 at 8:31 am  |  Reply
    • Phiney says:

      Your right maybe they would help. Perhaps you'd be willing to share they're location ???

      August 11, 2011 at 5:05 pm  |  Reply
      • David says:

        Hover over his name and see the link to his site. once there look for "Free Videos"

        August 24, 2011 at 9:15 am  |  Reply
35. 

    Cannot see UCS blades

    Philippe says:

    Hi Max,

    I'm doing a POC for UCS and wanted to test PXE Manager with it, however, I can see UCS manager, the UCS chassis but no blades are visible.

    I there a more recent build PXE Manager available?

    July 8, 2011 at 1:01 pm  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      I'm working with cisco to solve this issue with some UCS model
      If I could access to your UCS will be much easy for me to solve your issue

      July 15, 2011 at 3:17 am  |  Reply
      • Philippe says:

        Sent you a twiiter with my email address. If you are still interested in troubleshooting this.

        July 21, 2011 at 7:33 am  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          I didn't received any message on tweeter, my account is m_daneri

          July 21, 2011 at 3:36 pm  |  Reply
          • Pete Robertson says:

            Hey Max!

            Great fling. It's going to be so useful to roll-out ESXi 5.0.

            I am in the same boat as Philippe: I can see my UCS manager and chassis but no blades. The service profile has been applied and I have several blades waiting for PXE boot. We are using B200 M2 blades.

            Is there a resolution to this issue?

            July 25, 2011 at 12:46 pm  |  Reply
            • max from says:

              sorry I've only the emulator, I need a real UCS to check what isn't working, if someone can give me an access I can solve in 10 minutes :)

              July 25, 2011 at 1:11 pm  |  Reply
              • Stephen says:

                Did this ever get resolved? I'm also trying to get this to work with my UCS environment. I can give you access to my systems.

                September 13, 2011 at 1:11 pm  |  Reply
          • Philippe says:

            Hi Max, I did send you a private message. I only have the UCS for a few more days from philtrem2000

            July 26, 2011 at 6:48 am  |  Reply
36. 

    No connection after installing

    Ernst Cozijnsen says:

    Ii installed the PXE fling on our test environment with use of local accounts and it worked OK. Sometimes when no connection is build up i need to reconnect a ESX hosts to the test vCenter and then co... Show more

    Ii installed the PXE fling on our test environment with use of local accounts and it worked OK. Sometimes when no connection is build up i need to reconnect a ESX hosts to the test vCenter and then connection to the PXE server is restored. Weird but ok.
    After connecting it to our production vCenters (linked mode) the PXE screen in the client stays blank and i can wait for ages but nothing happens. In the PXE server logfiles i dont see a session being created for a user which it did in the test env.
    The "vmpxe.xml" has a entry LogVerbosity which is set to INFO. What value displays full debug output? i tried DEBUG without luck.

    Gr, Ernst Show less

    July 4, 2011 at 12:16 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      Hi Ernst,
      there is a problem with client and linked vcenter, I'll release very early a new build that will fix this issue.
      If you need just now I can send you a version able to works with this enviroment

      July 4, 2011 at 5:30 am  |  Reply
      • Ernst Cozijnsen says:

        Hi Max, Yes please send it to my gmail and ill report my findings.

        July 4, 2011 at 6:18 am  |  Reply
      • Francesco says:

        Hi Max, we're starting to test with the PXE Manager and we have a configuration with 3 linked vcenter. It seems that the 2 vcenter linked to the one configured in pxemanager get in a disconnected state (Local) and don't recover. It's possible to get the updated build?

        July 13, 2011 at 8:43 am  |  Reply
      • Max from says:

        I need your email to send you the link , send me on my tweeter account m_Daneri

        July 15, 2011 at 3:18 am  |  Reply
        • Benedek Kovacs says:

          Hi Max!

          I have the same problem with linked mode vCenters.
          Can you send me the fixed version?

          Thanks!

          July 27, 2011 at 6:01 am  |  Reply
          • max from says:

            send me your email

            July 28, 2011 at 3:49 am  |  Reply
            • Benedek Kovacs says:

              How can I sand you my e-mail address? I didn't use twitter yet. How can I send you privat message on twitter?

              August 1, 2011 at 1:33 am  |  Reply
              • Benedek Kovacs says:

                How can I send you my e-mail address? I didn't use twitter yet. How can I send you privat message on twitter? my twitter id: kovacsbenedek
                Maybe any other way?

                August 5, 2011 at 3:43 am  |  Reply
                • max from says:

                  send to mdaneri at vmware com

                  August 18, 2011 at 3:12 pm  |  Reply
37. 

    ESX to ESXi Converter

    Andy says:

    I took a stab at the ESX to ESXi Converter feature.

    http://www.vladan.fr/pxe-manager-howto-converting-esx-hosts-to-esxi/

    June 23, 2011 at 6:46 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      Thanks Andy :)
      in this version are missing license management , iscsi and FC multipath conversion
      next update will include all this features, and more

      June 23, 2011 at 12:27 pm  |  Reply
      • Andy says:

        Looking forward to it, really awesome tool. I'll gladly report on the new features when they come out.

        June 23, 2011 at 1:19 pm  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          Andy "ESX hosts are not detected by PXE Manager in the Stateful Hosts tab so you must manually add a host. " is not correct there is a menu command to do this operation.
          Next version I'll add also a button to perform this function

          June 24, 2011 at 12:12 am  |  Reply
          • Andy says:

            Hey Max

            For the life of me I'm not seeing the menu command. Where should I be looking?

            June 24, 2011 at 5:57 am  |  Reply
            • max from says:

              vSphere menu Administrator/Convert Legacy ESX Host

              June 24, 2011 at 7:46 am  |  Reply
              • max from says:

                Another place where you can find it is under Host and Clusters, select an ESX host and click on Host State Archive

                June 24, 2011 at 7:48 am  |  Reply
                • Andy says:

                  Awesome! haha, I was only looking in the Solutions and Appliances PXE Manager plugin :)

                  Will update article.

                  June 24, 2011 at 8:35 am  |  Reply
38. 

    Status: Assigned IP - But offline

    Peter Walker says:

    In the Messages section, there are two entries, both times I've attempted this (using different NICs on the physical host)

    6/22/2011 12:59:32 PM -
    6/22/2011 12:59:32 PM - Host [host name] mode st... Show more

    In the Messages section, there are two entries, both times I've attempted this (using different NICs on the physical host)

    6/22/2011 12:59:32 PM -
    6/22/2011 12:59:32 PM - Host [host name] mode stateless on-line log

    This is a Dell Poweredge 6600. I'm going to attempt to update all firmware, and try again. I'd use the typical install route, but this server doesn't have an optical drive, and won't boot off USB.

    Thank you very much. Show less

    June 22, 2011 at 1:16 pm  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      these 2 entries aren't relevant, I need to see vpxe.log file , I can presume that your server never send a request to pxe manager, but I need to see your log C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\log\vpxe.log

      June 23, 2011 at 12:41 am  |  Reply
      • Peter Walker says:

        Max, thank you so much. I hope that changing the build to the latest one isn't what caused the issue. I noticed a few errors in there, but instead of making assumptions, I'll leave it to the expert ... Show more

        Max, thank you so much. I hope that changing the build to the latest one isn't what caused the issue. I noticed a few errors in there, but instead of making assumptions, I'll leave it to the expert :)

        http://pastebin.com/20MzJMsp

        FYI I changed our domain FQDN to "host"

        One last thing... this machine doesn't have a DVD drive, nor will boot from USB. Can I use this method, or a similar one, to install ESX statefully ? Show less

        June 23, 2011 at 5:47 am  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          you are installing a stateless not a statefull
          esx1 is started or am I wrong?

          June 23, 2011 at 3:59 pm  |  Reply
          • Peter Walker says:

            Yes, I understand in this process it is installing a stateless. I'm asking if I can use a similar process to install a stateful installation of ESX, since the server doesn't have an optical drive, nor will boot from USB.

            ESX1 is started, yes. It's one of our 2 production ESXi servers.

            Thanks, Max!

            June 24, 2011 at 6:27 am  |  Reply
            • max from says:

              yes you can

              June 24, 2011 at 7:40 am  |  Reply
39. 

    I can't see the plugin in the plugin manager

    juergen says:

    Hello,
    we have installed the pxe-manager on vSphere 4.0.
    We can't see the plugin in the manager.
    Run the pxe manager on vSphere 4.0 ?

    June 22, 2011 at 8:50 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      no sorry , you need to update your client to 4.1, or otherwise I've to create a build for this version, but I need some time

      June 22, 2011 at 9:38 am  |  Reply
      • Jürgen says:

        Thank you, we will update to 4.1.

        June 23, 2011 at 12:28 am  |  Reply
      • Jürgen says:

        Hello
        We have update to 4.1. vShere-Client and vCenter Server.
        Then we have installed the pxe manager.
        But we have no plugin into the plugin manager.
        Can you help us ?

        June 23, 2011 at 5:09 am  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          please send me the logs by email,my email is easy first name letter + surname at vmware.com

          June 23, 2011 at 5:28 am  |  Reply
          • Jürgen says:

            Where find i the logs ?

            June 23, 2011 at 5:51 am  |  Reply
          • Jürgen says:

            Hey, i have the plugin in plugin manager.In the logs I can see a connection failure.
            The problem : the user was the problem.

            June 23, 2011 at 6:43 am  |  Reply
            • max from says:

              the user has to have tehe administrator role or PXE-admin role

              June 23, 2011 at 4:00 pm  |  Reply
              • yoan says:

                Hi, I've got the same problem
                in the log I have :
                [2011-07-02 18:35:27] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - Certificate error: RemoteCertificateNameMismatch, RemoteCertificateChainErrors
                vcenter : 4.1 345043
                c... Show more

                Hi, I've got the same problem
                in the log I have :
                [2011-07-02 18:35:27] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - Certificate error: RemoteCertificateNameMismatch, RemoteCertificateChainErrors
                vcenter : 4.1 345043
                client : 4.1 345043
                os : 2008 r2 sp1
                When I try to enble the plugin :
                VMware vCenter PXE Manager Extension
                VMware, Inc.
                4.1.3106
                Disabled
                VMware vCenter PXE Manager
                Extension
                The plug-in failed to load on server(s) vcenter due to the following error:User have to be in Administrators group or PXE-Admin group Show less

                July 2, 2011 at 9:54 am  |  Reply
                • dvdnt says:

                  I have the same error and i don't find the solution.
                  Can you help me

                  July 12, 2011 at 2:54 am  |  Reply
                  • max from says:

                    create a PXE-Admin group on vcenter and add your user to this group.
                    Next build will include some improvement
                    just a question are you using a Domain Controller ?

                    July 22, 2011 at 3:26 am  |  Reply
40. 

    Cannot Import Stateful Build - Dell ESXi Recovery ISO

    Luke says:

    Since I couldn't get the PXE to work, I did a base install from the 4.1.0, build 348481, VMware ISO. After reboot, no CNAs were present, so I searched VMware's site and found the Dell Recovery CD ESX... Show more

    Since I couldn't get the PXE to work, I did a base install from the 4.1.0, build 348481, VMware ISO. After reboot, no CNAs were present, so I searched VMware's site and found the Dell Recovery CD ESXi. I manually installed that and the CNAs are present. I tried to add it to the stateful builds, it finds the ISO, extracts the files, then at the Add Build step, it says "Unknown ESXi Version please set Version and Build" and Version and Build are blank. I entered Dell.4.1 for Version and build as 348481 and clicked Next, but nothing happened. I changed them to 1 & 1, still nothing, no matter what, the "Next" button does not work.

    I know I've got a lot of posts here, so if you want to take it offline and e-mail me directly, that may be better. Show less

    June 21, 2011 at 2:38 pm  |  Reply
    • Luke says:

      I tested this with the Dell Customized VM-Visor ISO. Version & Build are detected, but the next still does not do anything.

      June 21, 2011 at 2:51 pm  |  Reply
      • max from says:

        inside pxe manager directory there is a xml file called standardISO.xml, the contents are the public ESXi ISO with the properly MD5,
        check the file and the MD5 of your ISO, if your ISO is missing add... Show more

        inside pxe manager directory there is a xml file called standardISO.xml, the contents are the public ESXi ISO with the properly MD5,
        check the file and the MD5 of your ISO, if your ISO is missing add it and post your change to this XML file:)

        5f722bd45c367fa32740412426ca2ec9
        VMware ESXi 4.1 Installable Dell Edition
        260247
        false
        4
        1

        This is VMware ESXi 4.1 Installable Edition (Installable CD - RTM Build 260247)

        This image does not include Dell OpenManage Server Administrator.
        This image is Customized by Dell. See additional information for the customization details.

        P.S. I see just now that there is a problem inside the XML file "8a6f2a7c5be0a8e5490390111943a8b7" shouldn't be in middle "VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 03 Installable Edition" and "VMware ESXi 4.1 Installable Dell Edition" Show less

        June 21, 2011 at 3:27 pm  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          opss I copied part of xml file but here I cannot

          June 21, 2011 at 3:28 pm  |  Reply
      • max from says:

        Next build will include these ESXi build

        June 23, 2011 at 12:38 am  |  Reply
        • Peter Van Geem says:

          Max, any chance you will support custom ESXi 5 builds that are created with the vSphere5 build manager? Now that would be cool, since we plan to use the build manager to include Powerpath & the related hardware OEM CIM providers, VAAI plugins etc...
          Kind Regards, Peter

          July 18, 2011 at 8:41 am  |  Reply
          • Max from says:

            Yes it works already

            July 19, 2011 at 10:33 pm  |  Reply
41. 

    PXE-T05: Unknown Transfer ID

    Luke says:

    I got everything set up in my production environment, but pxe boot fails when it tries to TFTP the files over. I get the following:

    PXE-T05: Unknown Transfer Id
    PXE-E36: Error received from TFTP ... Show more

    I got everything set up in my production environment, but pxe boot fails when it tries to TFTP the files over. I get the following:

    PXE-T05: Unknown Transfer Id
    PXE-E36: Error received from TFTP server
    PXE-M0FL Exit QLogic PXE ROM

    I'm using a Dell R810 with fiber QLogic CNAs, QLE8142, not the gigE LOMs. I tested with the EDA and it PXE boots fine. The agent is in GPXE mode, both agent & server run on a single Server 2008 R2 Ent. SP1 VM. I have a stateful build and vmware tools in the repo, and created a stateful host. The host says offline and assigned IP for status.

    Any ideas? Show less

    June 21, 2011 at 11:23 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      Which version are you using?
      there was a bug on DHCP option 67, but update 1 fixed it ,sorry but I need more details.
      can you post the vpxe.log part inherent this issue?
      another question the ip/mask is correct?

      June 21, 2011 at 11:50 am  |  Reply
      • Luke says:

        Current: 4.1.3107

        June 21, 2011 at 11:56 am  |  Reply
        • Luke says:

          I had the agent re-initialize and tried again. This time I got a different error:

          PXE-T01: File not found or No Access
          PXE-E3BL TFTP Error - File Not found

          When I checked the log, I can see wh... Show more

          I had the agent re-initialize and tried again. This time I got a different error:

          PXE-T01: File not found or No Access
          PXE-E3BL TFTP Error - File Not found

          When I checked the log, I can see where it gets a dhcp address and is given the boot file, and above that is an error (I changed the name & MAC to protect the innocent :P):

          [2011-06-21 13:28:26] checkWebservice INFO vpxe.Globals - PXE Mode
          [2011-06-21 13:28:26] CreateVMtoolsLink WARN vpxe.Globals - VMTools no present
          [2011-06-21 13:28:26] checkWebservice INFO vpxe.Globals - Agent status changed to OnLine
          [2011-06-21 13:28:31] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 missing - Downloading
          [2011-06-21 13:28:31] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - CreateDirectory: C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\Repository\vmtools\fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838
          [2011-06-21 13:28:32] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 1/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:33] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 2/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:34] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 3/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:35] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 4/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:36] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 5/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:36] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 6/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:37] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 7/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:38] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 8/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:39] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 9/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:40] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 10/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:41] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 11/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:42] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 12/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:42] HTTP Request ERROR vpxe.Globals - Exception
          System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file 'C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\Repository\download\health.xml' because it is being used by another process.
          at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
          at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
          at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
          at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share)
          at System.IO.File.Open(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share)
          at csHTTP.csHTTPServer.OnResponse(HTTPRequestStruct& rq, HTTPResponseStruct& rp)
          at csHTTP.CsHTTPRequest.Process()
          [2011-06-21 13:28:43] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 13/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:43] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 14/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:44] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools Part 15/15 version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:44] 4 INFO vpxe.Globals - vmtools version:4.1.0-1.4.348481 Guid:fd211b14-9a9c-4ed1-b9ee-8ab97b3a6838 Downloaded
          [2011-06-21 13:28:47] ICMP_server1 INFO vpxe.Globals - Host:server1 ICMP Thread started
          [2011-06-21 13:29:13] ICMP_server1 INFO vpxe.Globals - Host:server1 ping replay changed to TimedOut
          [2011-06-21 14:05:57] 21 INFO vpxe.Globals - DHCPOFFER to Host:server1 Mac:111111111111 IP:172.27.29.137 Mask:255.255.255.0 GW:172.27.29.1 BootFile:pxelinux.v4
          [2011-06-21 14:06:00] 21 INFO vpxe.Globals - Host:server1 Status change to :Assigned IP
          [2011-06-21 14:06:00] 21 INFO vpxe.Globals - DHCPACK to Host:server1 Mac:111111111111 IP:172.27.29.137 Mask:255.255.255.0 GW:172.27.29.1 BootFile:pxelinux.v4
          [2011-06-21 14:09:25] 21 INFO vpxe.Globals - DHCPOFFER to Host:server1 Mac:111111111111 IP:172.27.29.137 Mask:255.255.255.0 GW:172.27.29.1 BootFile:pxelinux.v4
          [2011-06-21 14:09:27] 21 INFO vpxe.Globals - DHCPACK to Host:server1 Mac:111111111111 IP:172.27.29.137 Mask:255.255.255.0 GW:172.27.29.1 BootFile:pxelinux.v4 Show less

          June 21, 2011 at 12:18 pm  |  Reply
          • Luke says:

            The scratch folder is empty: C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\scratch

            June 21, 2011 at 12:21 pm  |  Reply
            • max from says:

              Scratch is used only from stateless ESXi

              June 21, 2011 at 2:33 pm  |  Reply
          • max from says:

            System.IO.Error come from HTTP thread, don't worry about it, health.xml is used from vCenter Service Status to visualize the PXE Manager Status (Home/Administration/vCenter Service Status)

            can you check the folder C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\Repository
            inside should be present pxelinux.v4
            you are using PXE not GPXE
            Tomorrow we can try a webex session to understand the reason

            June 21, 2011 at 2:41 pm  |  Reply
            • max from says:

              I need to know your configuration, are you using 2 agents? on different hosts?
              can you post the agent configuration or send me by email,it's easy first letter of name + surname at vmware.com

              June 21, 2011 at 3:46 pm  |  Reply
42. 

    Video Tutorial for vPXE Manager

    Yaroslav says:

    Some video clips about vPXE Manager:
    http://www.getyournerdon.com/2011/05/simplifying-esxi-deployments-with-vmware-vpxe-manager-plug-in-for-vcenter/

    June 21, 2011 at 1:30 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      Great job Thanks :)
      have you tried to do a migration from a legacy ESX to ESXi ?

      June 21, 2011 at 3:24 am  |  Reply
43. 

    when attempting to remove it generates an error uninstalling

    Lucas Albers says:

    This is on windows 2008 r2 standard with latest updates and service pack 1.

    When attempting to remove it generates the following error:

    (see error:)

    The msi install log only shows:

    Error 1... Show more

    This is on windows 2008 r2 standard with latest updates and service pack 1.

    When attempting to remove it generates the following error:

    (see error:)

    The msi install log only shows:

    Error 1001. Error 1001. An exception occurred while uninstalling. This exception will be ignored and the uninstall will continue. However, the application might not be fully uninstalled after the uninstall is complete. --> The specified service does not exist as an installed service
    === Logging stopped: 6/20/2011 14:04:48 === Show less

    June 20, 2011 at 1:14 pm  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      which version are you trying to uninstall?
      If you aren't able to solve your problem you can use Windows Installer CleanUp Utility (MSICUU2.exe)
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Installer_CleanUp_Utility
      Microsoft retired this utility but you can find it with google very easily, and there aren't any problems to use with PXE Manager

      June 20, 2011 at 2:31 pm  |  Reply
44. Yaroslav says:

    Hi Max.
    Thank you for your amazing tool, it's invaluable for big data centers with hundreds hosts.
    Please, could you suggest me how could I use PXE Manager with existing NFS Server instead of Microsoft NFS one?

    June 20, 2011 at 7:11 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      At moment it's not possible to use any other NFS,
      Microsoft NFS is needed only for Stateless host, and is used as VMware tools repository.

      June 20, 2011 at 10:48 am  |  Reply
45. Luke says:

    I tested this in my certification environment and everything installed fine, was able to get the plug-in setup in vCenter. I tried to set it up on a different VLAN and used PXE IP helpers to forward ... Show more

    I tested this in my certification environment and everything installed fine, was able to get the plug-in setup in vCenter. I tried to set it up on a different VLAN and used PXE IP helpers to forward it over, but didn't work (obviously, as stated in a comment above). Now I have it on a win2k8r2 VM on the same VLAN as my hosts, it sets up fine, talks to vCenter, everything appears to work, but when I go to Plug-in Manager, I don't see it.

    Also, here's another dilemma, I have 4 VLANs that have hosts on them, spanning 2 vCenters not in linked mode. Can I have two PXE Managers talk to the same vCenter for the two different VLANs?

    Thanks!

    Luke Show less

    June 17, 2011 at 3:19 pm  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      You have to deploy an agent on the other vlan

      June 18, 2011 at 12:41 pm  |  Reply
      • Luke says:

        I did that. Can I have multiple agents registered in vCenter?

        June 20, 2011 at 8:10 am  |  Reply
        • Luke says:

          Nevermind, I got agent and server mixed up. Thanks!

          June 20, 2011 at 8:28 am  |  Reply
          • max from says:

            yes you can , you have to install the vpxe-x64-4.1.xxxx.exe package
            this is the agent install, and has to be installed on a different machine

            Note: if you prefer the linux version, it's inside the zip as tgz file , remember that you need Mono 2.67 or greater

            June 20, 2011 at 10:51 am  |  Reply
46. bitpushr says:

    Do you know when VMware will support scripted ESXi installs onto USB/SD card media? PXE Manager looks great but I need to install it onto USB :(

    June 16, 2011 at 8:39 am  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      It works if you remove all your disks, otherwise ESXi weiaser chooses always a no-USB disk
      Next version of ESXi should support this feature

      June 17, 2011 at 12:47 am  |  Reply
      • bitpushr says:

        My servers (HP BL465c G6 and G7) do not have any disks - just USB. But it still doesn't work

        June 17, 2011 at 9:43 am  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          Try to set boot manual and check if the installation works

          June 17, 2011 at 10:02 am  |  Reply
          • bitpushr says:

            I will give it a try, thanks!

            June 20, 2011 at 3:41 pm  |  Reply
          • bitpushr says:

            Max, where do you want me to set boot manual? In the kickstart screen, the only options I see are:

            * Default
            * Local
            * Remote
            * Device Drivers
            * Local,Remote
            * Remote,Local
            * Remote,Device Dr... Show more

            Max, where do you want me to set boot manual? In the kickstart screen, the only options I see are:

            * Default
            * Local
            * Remote
            * Device Drivers
            * Local,Remote
            * Remote,Local
            * Remote,Device Drivers
            * Device Driver,Remote
            * Local,Device Drivers
            * Device Drivers,Local
            * Device Drivers,Local,Remote
            * Device Drivers,Remote,Local
            * Local,Device Drivers,Remote
            * Local,Remote,Device Drivers
            * Remote,Local,Device Drivers
            * Remote,Device Drivers,Local

            Thanks! Show less

            June 30, 2011 at 7:33 am  |  Reply
            • Max from says:

              Not inside boot settings, on main hosts right click with mouse and choose the boot : test memory, disable, manual and standard

              July 19, 2011 at 10:37 pm  |  Reply
47. Benedek Kovacs says:

    Is it supported/possible/workable to install v(G)PXE and vCenter on the same Windows?
    Thanx!

    June 14, 2011 at 5:17 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      yes and it's also my suggestion.
      remember that a PXE Manager can manage more than one vCenter configured in linked mode

      June 14, 2011 at 5:47 am  |  Reply
48. max from says:

    How to provision a stateless ESXi in less than 10 minutes
    http://blog.tsugliani.fr/featured/screencast-provision-a-stateless-vmware-esxi-in-less-than-10-minutes/

    June 13, 2011 at 4:47 pm  |  Reply
49. max from says:

    A new installation guide
    http://www.virtual-blog.com/2011/06/howto-install-pxe-manager-for-vcenter/

    June 13, 2011 at 4:44 pm  |  Reply
50. max from says:

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Before to upgrade remove your old version

    Max

    June 13, 2011 at 11:23 am  |  Reply
51. Aaron Merriam says:

    I'm trying to get this to work in an existing Microsoft DHCP environment.
    I've set option 66 to the IP address of the server but I can't find what option 67 should be.
    I've tried pxelinux.o, gpxeli... Show more

    I'm trying to get this to work in an existing Microsoft DHCP environment.
    I've set option 66 to the IP address of the server but I can't find what option 67 should be.
    I've tried pxelinux.o, gpxelinux.o which i found in differnt docs.
    I also tried not setting it with no luck.

    The PXE Manager server is Windows 2008 R2. I had some trouble with it not accepting annonymous connections but was able to fix that.

    Everything else is working as designed, I'm just stuck on this step. Show less

    June 13, 2011 at 6:07 am  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      Hi,
      You cannot use an external dhcp server, everything you need is integrated inside pxe manager, and automatically configured

      June 13, 2011 at 10:04 am  |  Reply
      • Aaron says:

        OK. That at least explains why I couldn't get it to work. That would be a nice feature to add some day for all of us forced into using Microsoft DHCP on our networks.

        I'll just have to sneak in a new management vlan for this purpose.

        June 13, 2011 at 5:19 pm  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          PXE Manager is not properly a dhcp, because it's not RFC compliant , it implement only the minimum feature needed to deploy a know ESXi, dhcp answer only to know MAC address, and is impossible to detect on network

          June 14, 2011 at 2:35 am  |  Reply
52. max from says:

    New article on PXE Manager
    http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/datacenter/pxe-manager-for-vcenter-paves-the-way-for-easy-deployment-options/4211

    June 2, 2011 at 2:13 am  |  Reply
    • GeneC says:

      It's always nice to get good reviews and publicity.

      June 3, 2011 at 5:40 am  |  Reply
53. Victor Ruiz Moreno says:

    Hello Max,

    In first place, congratulation for your excellent job.
    We are evaluating this solution for deployment of ESXi 4.x/5.x, and we would like to know if this plugin is also valid for vCenter 4.x, can you answer this question please?

    Best regards,
    Victor.

    May 30, 2011 at 2:40 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      This version is designed for vcenter 4.1, to be honest I never tryed to use with vcenter 4.0, should works
      Yes this version is able to works with next version of vCenter :)

      May 31, 2011 at 6:39 am  |  Reply
      • Victor Ruiz Moreno says:

        Hello Max,

        I would like ask you about support for specific HW customized images.

        During our testing we detect some problems with the images prepared by IBM and Fujitsu. (It's not a ESXi cdrom in... Show more

        Hello Max,

        I would like ask you about support for specific HW customized images.

        During our testing we detect some problems with the images prepared by IBM and Fujitsu. (It's not a ESXi cdrom installation), with HP image, the wizard continues but at the end the version and build numbers are not properly defined and we don't have post-script capabilities.

        The image provided by Dell is the only image working properly at the moment , could you give us some hint regarding this topic, please?

        Best regards,
        Victor. Show less

        June 8, 2011 at 1:55 am  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          wait until end of week

          June 8, 2011 at 3:36 pm  |  Reply
54. Marco says:

    Hi,

    is a hostprofiles intentionally no longer attached to a host to which it was successfully applied during deployment?
    I must re-attach the profile each time after a host is deployed. It would be great, if it kept attached.

    Sincerely
    Marco

    May 28, 2011 at 12:37 pm  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      thanks for suggestion

      May 31, 2011 at 6:37 am  |  Reply
55. Yike says:

    vpxecmd.exe is not in the download as of today ... looks like you want to run vgpxe-x64.exe instead?

    Thanks for the fling Max, looking forward to the new release whenever it comes around.

    May 27, 2011 at 1:06 pm  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      yes it is, it's only on vgpxe-x64, instead from Version 4.1 update 1 build 3072 will be also inside vpxe-x64.exe

      May 31, 2011 at 6:36 am  |  Reply
56. Jeff Luetzow says:

    I completed the install on a new windows 2008 R2 system, fully patched with .net 3.5 and the C++, went through the config without any errors but when running the vSphere client, the plug-in never see... Show more

    I completed the install on a new windows 2008 R2 system, fully patched with .net 3.5 and the C++, went through the config without any errors but when running the vSphere client, the plug-in never seems to show to enable.

    Can you supply the following

    1. Location of log files on the PXE Manager server
    2. Even though the config says it connected to the vCenter, what would I look for on the vCenter side in the way of logs
    3. I noticed on the video that when the vSphere client was fired off, the (IP address / name) was localhost, is it ok to install the PXE Manager on the vCenter server?

    Thanks. Show less

    May 25, 2011 at 1:09 pm  |  Reply
    • Jeff Luetzow says:

      Found the logs - duh and my issues

      May 25, 2011 at 1:58 pm  |  Reply
57. Daniel says:

    Hi,

    do you have any bits that it possible to try on vsphere5 RC? I have tried the current version on v5 but get connection errors to ADAM.

    Thanks
    Daniel

    May 23, 2011 at 9:44 pm  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      Please check your credential, pxe manager works with rc version

      May 24, 2011 at 10:09 pm  |  Reply
58. Alvin says:

    Hello,
    I just installed the pxe plugin and I'm having an issue where under the configuration tab, my vcenter keeps going into the offline state. I checked the vmware pxe service and for some reason it keeps stopping.

    Any help given would be great.

    Thanks,
    Alvin

    May 19, 2011 at 8:36 am  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      Hi
      Offline is vpxe service or is offline vcenter?

      May 19, 2011 at 11:40 pm  |  Reply
59. Peter Van Geem says:

    Hi Max, when can you upload the updated agent file? We really need the agent to be able to deploy to different subnets...
    Or even better, when will the agent appliance be available?
    Tnx in advance !!
    Peter

    May 13, 2011 at 7:45 am  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      Please wait until next week, I'll release the new version with the agent for Linux , API support (sdk) , support for custom pxe boot (firmware updates) and a lot of bugs fix :))

      May 13, 2011 at 8:22 am  |  Reply
      • Marco says:

        cool :-) I'm really looking forward to this!

        May 17, 2011 at 2:44 pm  |  Reply
      • Peter Van Geem says:

        Hi Max, any news on the new release? Looking forward to start using the agent...
        Grtz, Peter

        June 6, 2011 at 2:24 am  |  Reply
        • Max from says:

          End of week

          June 7, 2011 at 2:14 am  |  Reply
60. Jan says:

    My server keep getting "no database entry found in database on device" right after picking up the IP information from the PXE agent.

    May 12, 2011 at 5:03 pm  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      Please post some log

      May 13, 2011 at 8:17 am  |  Reply
      • Jan says:

        I've found the issue. There was another PXE server in the same VLAN and it was interring the PXE agent. I turned off the PXE server and installation went well.

        May 13, 2011 at 9:14 pm  |  Reply
61. Benedek Kovacs says:

    Hello!

    I tried the product and I like it! But unfortunately I have a problem with it:
    I'd like to make stateful hosts. We use HP BL460C G7 Blades. For this machine we have to use HP Customized OEM... Show more

    Hello!

    I tried the product and I like it! But unfortunately I have a problem with it:
    I'd like to make stateful hosts. We use HP BL460C G7 Blades. For this machine we have to use HP Customized OEM ESXi installer, because the onboard LAN driver isn't present in the original installer.
    The problem is, when I use this installer (VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 1 Installable HP Customized ISO Image, 4.1_U1_Apr_2011_ESXi_HD-USB-SDImgeInstlr_Z7550_00096.iso) in the "Add Host" creation wizard "Kickstart" and "Post" options are grey. How can I set this options with this installer? Why are this options in disabled state?

    Thanks for your answer!

    Best Regards!
    Benedek Kovacs Show less

    May 12, 2011 at 1:15 am  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      Now I solved this issue, please wait next week for the new build

      May 13, 2011 at 8:10 am  |  Reply
      • Benedek Kovacs says:

        I don't want to expedite you, but I'd like to ask when will you upload the new build version with the bug fixes?

        Best Regards!
        Benedek Kovacs

        June 1, 2011 at 2:04 am  |  Reply
        • Max from says:

          The new version 4.1 update 1 is ready, it's only waiting for the legal approvals, it will include bug fixes, and new features like a SDK.
          Instead the next update ( PXE Manager version 4.1 update 2) will include an Legacy VMware ESX to VMware ESXi migration wizard to automate the migration from ESX to ESXi.

          June 2, 2011 at 1:36 pm  |  Reply
          • Lieven says:

            Can't wait for the 4.1 update 2 version. Any idea when it could be available?

            June 13, 2011 at 12:08 pm  |  Reply
            • max from says:

              Now :)

              June 13, 2011 at 4:42 pm  |  Reply
62. Eugene Minchenko says:

    Having issue importing this build VMware-VMvisor-Installer-4.1.0.update1-348481.x86_64 into stateful repository.

    All stages pass except when uploading the files to the repository.

    Getting error on "uploading 30/32" stage of imagedd.bz2 file.

    "Error:Error to upload files "

    Anyone else having same error?

    May 11, 2011 at 10:14 pm  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      Hi Eugene,
      Can I have some details regarding your hardware configuration ?

      May 11, 2011 at 10:25 pm  |  Reply
      • Eugene Minchenko says:

        vCenter is a VM on ESXi 4.1 Intel X5570 CPUs B200 M1, OS Windows 2008 R2 Standard x64

        May 12, 2011 at 6:33 am  |  Reply
    • Eugene Minchenko says:

      No problem importing VMware-VMvisor-Installer-4.1.0-260247.x86_64. Noticed that this release imagedd.bz2 is only 26 chunks. Is it the size of the file in 4.1U1 that causes this upload error?

      May 11, 2011 at 10:39 pm  |  Reply
      • Jan says:

        Got the same error. Please help

        May 12, 2011 at 4:48 pm  |  Reply
      • Max from says:

        I'll check this image

        May 13, 2011 at 10:50 am  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          I tried to use this iso but I didn't get any problem

          May 16, 2011 at 7:25 am  |  Reply
          • Antoon says:

            Gote the same error, is there a solution?

            June 17, 2011 at 5:18 am  |  Reply
            • max from says:

              please post the logs, because I never meet this issue

              June 20, 2011 at 2:33 pm  |  Reply
              • Dee says:

                Getting the same issue. Failing at imagedd.bz2 import @ 33/37.

                July 28, 2011 at 6:03 am  |  Reply
                • Robert Quast says:

                  fyi I was having the same issue and resolved it by changing the upload block size from 8192KB to 4096KB.

                  You can find the block size setting under the configuration tab, global server settings upload area. I also changed the timeout from 50000ms to 100000ms

                  August 3, 2011 at 12:48 pm  |  Reply
                  • max from says:

                    Thanks Robert,
                    you have to change the block size when you have some memory problem (few memory available)

                    August 6, 2011 at 8:50 pm  |  Reply
63. Jeffriy Mc Clymont says:

    hello max,

    after installation of the pxe manager i got during the configuration the following error:

    Connecting to DB
    Die Datei oder Assembly "System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.66.0, Culture=neut... Show more

    hello max,

    after installation of the pxe manager i got during the configuration the following error:

    Connecting to DB
    Die Datei oder Assembly "System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.66.0, Culture=neutral,
    PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139" oder eine Abhängigkeit davon wurde nicht gefund
    en. Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden.

    the services run ok, but i got no client for installation. the mob shows also noting in the extension manager.

    please could you help?

    thx
    jeff

    here are the logs:

    [2011-05-11 23:45:46] 4 ERROR vgpxe.Globals - bei System.Data.SQLite.SQLite3.Prepare(SQLiteConnection cnn, String strSql, SQLiteStatement previous, UInt32 timeoutMS, String& strRemain)
    bei System.Data.SQLite.SQLiteCommand.BuildNextCommand()
    bei System.Data.SQLite.SQLiteDataReader.NextResult()
    bei System.Data.SQLite.SQLiteDataReader..ctor(SQLiteCommand cmd, CommandBehavior behave)
    bei System.Data.SQLite.SQLiteCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior behavior)
    bei System.Data.SQLite.SQLiteCommand.ExecuteDbDataReader(CommandBehavior behavior)
    bei System.Data.Common.DbCommand.System.Data.IDbCommand.ExecuteReader()
    bei vgpxe.SQLClass.LoadSettings()
    [2011-05-11 23:45:46] 4 ERROR vgpxe.Globals - System.Data.SQLite
    [2011-05-11 23:45:46] 4 ERROR vgpxe.Globals - SQLite error
    no such table: pxe_SETTINGS
    [2011-05-11 23:45:46] 4 ERROR vgpxe.Globals - bei vgpxe.SQLClass.LoadSettings()
    bei vgpxe.Settings.LoadSettingsFromDB()
    bei vgpxe.Global.StartApplication()
    [2011-05-11 23:45:46] 4 INFO vgpxe.Globals - Sleep 60 sec

    [2011-05-11 23:44:21] 4 INFO vgpxews.Settings - *******************************************************
    [2011-05-11 23:44:21] 4 INFO vgpxews.Settings - **** vCenter GPXE Server Manager
    [2011-05-11 23:44:21] 4 INFO vgpxews.Settings - **** Version 4.1 Build 2975 Revision 0
    [2011-05-11 23:44:21] 4 INFO vgpxews.Settings - *******************************************************
    [2011-05-11 23:44:21] 4 INFO vgpxews.Settings - vgpxews
    [2011-05-11 23:44:21] 4 INFO vgpxews.Settings - Listening on address: 192.168.65.60
    [2011-05-11 23:44:21] 4 INFO vgpxews.Settings - port : 8733
    [2011-05-11 23:44:21] 4 INFO vgpxews.Settings - Root directory : C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VMware PXE
    [2011-05-11 23:44:21] 4 INFO vgpxews.Settings - Listening on port: 8733 (auto-detect SSL3/TLS1)
    [2011-05-11 23:44:21] 4 INFO vgpxews.Settings - URL: https://192.168.65.60:8733/vgpxe/vgpxe.asmx
    [2011-05-11 23:45:48] 7 INFO vgpxews.Settings - Server Exit

    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - *******************************************************
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - **** VMware vCenter PXE Agent
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - **** Version 4.1 Build 2975 Revision 0
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - *******************************************************
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Initializing...
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Configuration file C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\vmpxe.xml
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - PXEManager configuration localAgentMode set to False
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Create C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\Repository\bin\lance-boot.tgz
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Create C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\Repository\bin\memtest86+.bin
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Create C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\Repository\bin\reboot.c32
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Create C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\Repository\bin\pbconnect
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Agent GUID: 50f08450-0be1-4247-b5c8-23f6ce51f408
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Agent Name: vCenter
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Agent IP address: 192.168.65.60 Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.65.1
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - PXEManager URL: https://192.168.65.60:8733/vgpxe/vgpxe.asmx
    [2011-05-11 23:44:22] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - PXEManager WebService TimeOut: 100 Seconds
    [2011-05-11 23:44:40] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Checking PXEManager Certificate
    [2011-05-11 23:44:40] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Subject: CN=vCenter
    [2011-05-11 23:44:40] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Issuer : CN=vCenter
    [2011-05-11 23:44:40] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Serial : 6BC6883CFD4E1143877C68F6FA21F255
    [2011-05-11 23:44:40] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Expires:31.12.2039 18:59:59
    [2011-05-11 23:44:40] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Effective Date: 11.05.2011 23:02:32
    [2011-05-11 23:44:40] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - CertificateErrors: RemoteCertificateNameMismatch
    [2011-05-11 23:44:40] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - Chain Status Information: Eine Zertifikatkette wurde zwar verarbeitet, endete jedoch mit einem Stammzertifikat, das beim Vertrauensanbieter nicht als vertrauenswürdig gilt.

    [2011-05-11 23:44:40] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - Certificate error: RemoteCertificateNameMismatch, RemoteCertificateChainErrors
    [2011-05-11 23:44:40] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - Request URL: https://192.168.65.60:8733/vgpxe/vgpxe.asmx
    [2011-05-11 23:45:47] 4 WARN vpxe.Globals - Agent not connected - Cannot change status to OffLine Show less

    May 11, 2011 at 3:00 pm  |  Reply
    • Jeffriy Mc Clymont says:

      hello,

      i found the reason:

      i tried to install the pxe-manager to a different volume (D). when i use the original everything works fine.

      jeff

      May 11, 2011 at 3:33 pm  |  Reply
      • Max from says:

        To be honest I never tried to use a different installation path, I'll check ,thanks to reporting :)

        May 11, 2011 at 10:34 pm  |  Reply
        • Max from says:

          With the new build available next week, this bug will be solved

          May 13, 2011 at 8:14 am  |  Reply
          • Yike says:

            Max, sorry if I missed your update but this new build - will it be available this week? If so I will hold off until I see the new one, otherwise I may start with the old.

            May 23, 2011 at 1:27 pm  |  Reply
            • max from says:

              Sorry I'm late this the last build (Version 4.1 GA update 1 build 3072), my idea was to add the ESX to ESXi migration wizard directly on this version, but I need more time to implement it

              May 31, 2011 at 6:43 am  |  Reply
64. Jeffriy Mc Clymont says:

    hello,

    i got the following error: (transation below)

    Die Datei oder Assembly "System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.66.0, Culture=neutral,
    PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139" oder eine Abhängigkeit dav... Show more

    hello,

    i got the following error: (transation below)

    Die Datei oder Assembly "System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.66.0, Culture=neutral,
    PublicKeyToken=db937bc2d44ff139" oder eine Abhängigkeit davon wurde nicht gefund
    en. Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden.

    It means, that the file or dependency could not be found. i think it is a sqlite problem.

    i have installed a german windows 2008 r2.

    thanks
    jeff Show less

    May 11, 2011 at 2:49 pm  |  Reply
    • Eugene Minchenko says:

      I just had same error. Problem was when uninstalling PXE manager it did not remove Web Service package. Uninstall the web service package and then reinstall PXE manager again. I found this one fixed the issue.

      May 11, 2011 at 10:04 pm  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      Try to remove the package and reinstall it

      May 11, 2011 at 10:27 pm  |  Reply
65. max from says:

    Just as reference :
    PXE Manager Port Requirement

    PXE Plugin -> PXE Server
    8733 TCP (HTTPS)
    8732 TCP (HTTP)

    PXE Agent -> PXE Server
    8733 TCP (HTTPS)

    PXE Server ->VMware vCenter
    ... Show more

    Just as reference :
    PXE Manager Port Requirement

    PXE Plugin -> PXE Server
    8733 TCP (HTTPS)
    8732 TCP (HTTP)

    PXE Agent -> PXE Server
    8733 TCP (HTTPS)

    PXE Server ->VMware vCenter
    443 TCP (HTTPS)

    PXE Server -> VMware ESXi Server
    443 TCP (HTTPS)

    VMware ESXi Server -> PXE Agent
    3333 TCP (PB)
    3334 TCP (DD)
    8732 TCP (HTTP)
    67 UDP (PXE Receive)
    69 UDP (TFTP)

    PXE Agent -> VMware ESXi Server
    68 UDP (PXE Send)
    ICMP Show less

    May 10, 2011 at 11:21 am  |  Reply
66. max from says:

    A new article from InfoWord on PXE Manager :)
    http://www.infoworld.com/d/virtualization/vmware-has-new-fling-pxe-manager-vcenter-351

    May 10, 2011 at 11:12 am  |  Reply
67. pradeep says:

    Do we need DHCP in order to use PXE manager. Our environement does not have DHCP. What can we do in that case.

    May 6, 2011 at 8:06 am  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      Everything you need is inside the setup.

      May 6, 2011 at 12:53 pm  |  Reply
68. Richard Watson says:

    Just testing this at a partner site. Are there any caveats about the UCS deployment? Right now under "Blades" we can only see our B200M1 blades but not the new B200M2 blades.

    May 5, 2011 at 8:31 pm  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      Have you associated a service profile?

      May 6, 2011 at 12:52 pm  |  Reply
      • Richard Watson says:

        Yes, all our B200M1s and B200M2s have associated service profiles. I would have expected that this tab should really list UCS service profiles rather than physical blades anyway as that is where the MAC addresses are bound to.

        May 9, 2011 at 6:35 pm  |  Reply
        • Max from says:

          now are you able to use them?

          May 11, 2011 at 10:28 pm  |  Reply
          • Sascha Merg says:

            Hi Max, I have a similar problem: I deployed 8 Service-Profiles from a template to my UCS blades but only 3 blades show up in the PXE Manager blade configuration screen. Somehow it does not see the other 5 blades. All Service Profiles have been successfully applied and are up and running, waiting to pxe-boot. Any idea?

            June 20, 2011 at 4:53 am  |  Reply
            • max from says:

              Hi Sascha,
              could you send me the logs and the configuration of your UCS , so I can try on my simulator

              June 20, 2011 at 2:35 pm  |  Reply
              • Sascha Merg says:

                Sure, but where can I reach you? Please ping me at samerg@cisco.com. Thanks!

                June 21, 2011 at 12:52 pm  |  Reply
69. Eugene Minchenko says:

    Hi Max,

    PXE is installed on vCenter 4.1 Update 1 and keep getting the following error:

    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - *******************************************************
    [2011-... Show more

    Hi Max,

    PXE is installed on vCenter 4.1 Update 1 and keep getting the following error:

    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - *******************************************************
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - **** VMware vCenter PXE Agent
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - **** Version 4.1 Build 2975 Revision 0
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - *******************************************************
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Initializing...
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Configuration file C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\vmpxe.xml
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - PXEManager configuration localAgentMode set to False
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Create C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\Repository\bin\lance-boot.tgz
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Create C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\Repository\bin\memtest86+.bin
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Create C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\Repository\bin\reboot.c32
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Create C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware PXE\Repository\bin\pbconnect
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Agent GUID: 24d29288-d83b-48fe-9c2a-61f666c29b66
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Agent Name: VCENTER
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Agent IP address: 10.10.1.111 Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 0.0.0.0
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - PXEManager URL: https://10.10.1.111:8733/vgpxe/vgpxe.asmx
    [2011-04-29 23:06:24] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - PXEManager WebService TimeOut: 100 Seconds
    [2011-04-29 23:06:26] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Checking PXEManager Certificate
    [2011-04-29 23:06:26] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Subject: CN=VCENTER
    [2011-04-29 23:06:26] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Issuer : CN=VCENTER
    [2011-04-29 23:06:26] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Serial : 3B5CB1FCDC82C149AA330D26C3237687
    [2011-04-29 23:06:26] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Expires:12/31/2039 6:59:59 PM
    [2011-04-29 23:06:26] 5 INFO vpxe.Globals - Effective Date: 4/27/2011 12:53:26 AM
    [2011-04-29 23:06:26] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - CertificateErrors: RemoteCertificateNameMismatch
    [2011-04-29 23:06:26] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - Chain Status Information: A certificate chain processed, but terminated in a root certificate which is not trusted by the trust provider.

    [2011-04-29 23:06:26] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - Certificate error: RemoteCertificateNameMismatch, RemoteCertificateChainErrors
    [2011-04-29 23:06:26] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - Request URL: https://10.10.1.111:8733/vgpxe/vgpxe.asmx
    [2011-04-29 23:08:06] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - System.Web.Services
    [2011-04-29 23:08:06] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - The operation has timed out
    [2011-04-29 23:08:06] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - at System.Web.Services.Protocols.WebClientProtocol.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
    at System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpWebClientProtocol.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
    at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
    at VimPXE.vimpxe.agentAdd(pxeAgent lAgent)
    at vpxe.pxeAgentService.Connect()
    [2011-04-29 23:08:06] 5 WARN vpxe.Globals - Retry again to 30 sec
    [2011-04-29 23:10:16] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - System.Web.Services
    [2011-04-29 23:10:16] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - The operation has timed out
    [2011-04-29 23:10:16] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - at System.Web.Services.Protocols.WebClientProtocol.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
    at System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpWebClientProtocol.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
    at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
    at VimPXE.vimpxe.agentAdd(pxeAgent lAgent)
    at vpxe.pxeAgentService.Connect()
    [2011-04-29 23:10:16] 5 WARN vpxe.Globals - Retry again to 30 sec
    [2011-04-29 23:12:26] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - System.Web.Services
    [2011-04-29 23:12:26] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - The operation has timed out
    [2011-04-29 23:12:26] 5 ERROR vpxe.Globals - at System.Web.Services.Protocols.WebClientProtocol.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
    at System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpWebClientProtocol.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
    at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
    at VimPXE.vimpxe.agentAdd(pxeAgent lAgent)
    at vpxe.pxeAgentService.Connect()
    [2011-04-29 23:12:26] 5 WARN vpxe.Globals - Retry again to 30 sec

    Any insight what this can be?

    Thanks,
    Eugene Show less

    April 29, 2011 at 8:16 pm  |  Reply
    • Eugene Minchenko says:

      I tried to fix this problem with http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1024036 but vpxe.log still tries old host name. I create entry in hosts file and things are working now.

      Second, I have the issue adding ESX 4.1 Update 1. Error saying it is not ESX CD rom installation:

      ESX-4.1.0-update01-348481.iso

      What might be wrong?

      April 29, 2011 at 9:44 pm  |  Reply
      • Eugene Minchenko says:

        Tried VMware-VMvisor-Installer-4.1.0-260247.x86_64.iso but get this error:

        Extracting README.txt
        Extracting a.z
        Extracting boot.cat
        Extracting cim.vgz
        Extracting cimstg.tgz
        Extracting ienviron... Show more

        Tried VMware-VMvisor-Installer-4.1.0-260247.x86_64.iso but get this error:

        Extracting README.txt
        Extracting a.z
        Extracting boot.cat
        Extracting cim.vgz
        Extracting cimstg.tgz
        Extracting ienviron.vgz
        Extracting imagedd.bz2
        Extracting imagedd.md5
        Extracting install.vgz
        Extracting isolinux.bin
        Extracting isolinux.cfg
        Extracting mboot.c32
        Extracting menu.c32
        Extracting open_source_licenses.txt
        Extracting sys.vgz
        Extracting tboot.gz
        Extracting vmkboot.gz
        Extracting vmkernel.gz
        Error The file not contains metadata.zip Show less

        April 29, 2011 at 10:01 pm  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          which repository are you using ? iso has to be upload in statefull repository, metadata.zip is used for all stateless builds

          May 2, 2011 at 3:26 pm  |  Reply
      • max from says:

        it's ESX ISO image not ESXi , PXE manager manage only ESXi

        PS. have you follow my procedure or kb procedure?

        May 2, 2011 at 3:21 pm  |  Reply
      • max from says:

        it’s ESX ISO image not ESXi , PXE manager manage only ESXi

        PS. have you follow my procedure or kb procedure?

        May 2, 2011 at 3:22 pm  |  Reply
        • Eugene Minchenko says:

          Max, thanks for helping with this. I could not make it work until I scratches vcenter database and create new one. KB article address a few items but does not seem to help solving the problem when vce... Show more

          Max, thanks for helping with this. I could not make it work until I scratches vcenter database and create new one. KB article address a few items but does not seem to help solving the problem when vcenter host had been renamed. I have second VM with the same symptoms and it has same issue. This time getting issue with the client plug in disabling itself after 2-3 minutes with the error:

          Server Connection Invalid:https://192.168.100.7:8733/vgpxe/vgpxe.asmx, the
          VMware PXE pClient plug-in will be disabled.
          You can enable it again from the Plug-in Manager,once the server is
          available.

          If I hit this web page in firefox it keeps loading with no result. Logs also do not provide any clue:

          [2011-05-05 03:13:55] 4 INFO vgpxe.Globals - Agent Tor-Lab-vCenter Guid:2db564ca-d9e8-4557-aa3b-8e46c854053b OnLine
          [2011-05-05 03:14:28] checkWebServiceStatus INFO vgpxe.Globals - Service status changed
          [2011-05-05 03:14:28] checkWebServiceStatus INFO vgpxe.Globals - vCenter pxe Manager state :green
          [2011-05-05 03:14:28] checkWebServiceStatus INFO vgpxe.Globals - PXE Manager Server state :green
          [2011-05-05 03:14:28] checkWebServiceStatus INFO vgpxe.Globals - VMware pxe Agent - Tor-Lab-vCenter state :yellow
          [2011-05-05 03:15:32] VCenterPropMonitor ERROR vgpxe.Globals - WaitForUpdates No: 1 The operation has timed out
          [2011-05-05 03:17:12] VCenterPropMonitor ERROR vgpxe.Globals - WaitForUpdates No: 1 The operation has timed out
          [2011-05-05 03:18:52] VCenterPropMonitor ERROR vgpxe.Globals - WaitForUpdates No: 1 The operation has timed out
          [2011-05-05 03:20:32] VCenterPropMonitor ERROR vgpxe.Globals - WaitForUpdates No: 1 The operation has timed out
          [2011-05-05 03:22:12] VCenterPropMonitor ERROR vgpxe.Globals - WaitForUpdates No: 1 The operation has timed out

          I suspect, reinstalling new vcenter database will help but I am looking for a solution to fix it as is before it is scratched. Any pointers? Show less

          May 5, 2011 at 4:46 am  |  Reply
          • Max from says:

            hi, if you need we could organise a webex session to try to solve your problem

            May 5, 2011 at 9:54 am  |  Reply
            • Sean Comrie says:

              Hi Max. I work with Eugene and we've been successful in getting the functionality setup in labs but this one vcenter-vm is causing a challenge. If we could setup a WebEx it would be greatly apprecia... Show more

              Hi Max. I work with Eugene and we've been successful in getting the functionality setup in labs but this one vcenter-vm is causing a challenge. If we could setup a WebEx it would be greatly appreciated. The other thing I noticed was a log entry stating the following:

              [2011-05-06 10:58:14.120 02392 info 'Libs' opID=E156D360-00000023] [ADS] Failed to lookup account PXE-Admin (err: 1332, [16, 256])
              [2011-05-06 10:58:14.133 02392 error 'App' opID=E156D360-00000023] Group not found: 'PXE-Admin'

              I imagine lacking the role type may be an issue as well. ;)

              Let me know if you can assist.
              Thanks!
              Sean. Show less

              May 6, 2011 at 11:07 am  |  Reply
              • Max from says:

                Sure there is no problem
                P.s the user has to be an administrator or be in the pxe-admin group ( you have to create)

                May 6, 2011 at 1:03 pm  |  Reply
                • Eugene Minchenko says:

                  Hi Max, Thanks for offering webex session. I think we need one.

                  I took another shot at this today. Wiped out the whole vcenter setup including SQL, etc. Installed brand new vCenter 4.1U1 then PXE ... Show more

                  Hi Max, Thanks for offering webex session. I think we need one.

                  I took another shot at this today. Wiped out the whole vcenter setup including SQL, etc. Installed brand new vCenter 4.1U1 then PXE manager and keep getting same this error:

                  [2011-05-10 00:09:01] checkWebServiceStatus INFO vgpxe.Globals - Service status changed
                  [2011-05-10 00:09:01] checkWebServiceStatus INFO vgpxe.Globals - vCenter pxe Manager state :green
                  [2011-05-10 00:09:01] checkWebServiceStatus INFO vgpxe.Globals - PXE Manager Server state :green
                  [2011-05-10 00:09:01] checkWebServiceStatus INFO vgpxe.Globals - VMware pxe Agent - Tor-Lab-vCenter state :yellow
                  [2011-05-10 00:10:07] VCenterPropMonitor ERROR vgpxe.Globals - WaitForUpdates No: 1 The operation has timed out

                  Any issues if hostname has dashes?

                  Please send me your email to eminchen at cisco.com. Thanks Show less

                  May 9, 2011 at 10:34 pm  |  Reply
                  • Eugene Minchenko says:

                    Finally found what was the problem. All because IE has been configured with proxy it broke the plug that could not connect to PXE web service. Once removed proxy everything works.

                    May 11, 2011 at 10:06 pm  |  Reply
                    • Max from says:

                      Yes, to use pxe manager plugin you have to add the pxe manager ip address from exclusion list. This is a Microsoft behaviour

                      May 11, 2011 at 10:32 pm  |  
70. Steve says:

    Seems to be working for the most part but my hosts are never added to my cluster in vcenter, I get the following messages in the PXE manger logs.

    4/28/2011 5:18:39 PM -
    4/28/2011 5:18:39 PM - Hos... Show more

    Seems to be working for the most part but my hosts are never added to my cluster in vcenter, I get the following messages in the PXE manger logs.

    4/28/2011 5:18:39 PM -
    4/28/2011 5:18:39 PM - Host vesxi202.shams.local mode stateless on-line log
    4/28/2011 5:23:45 PM - Online - Waiting 10 seconds...
    4/28/2011 5:23:55 PM - Install mode stateless, no previous configuration bundle
    4/28/2011 5:24:05 PM - Starting configuration
    4/28/2011 5:24:09 PM - Connecting URL https://192.168.10.202/sdk
    4/28/2011 5:24:11 PM - Connected
    4/28/2011 5:24:15 PM - Changing password
    4/28/2011 5:24:17 PM - Password changed
    4/28/2011 5:24:24 PM - sslThumbprints:
    4/28/2011 5:24:26 PM - Backup "First Installation" firmware succeeded
    4/28/2011 5:24:26 PM - No Syslog settings
    4/28/2011 5:24:26 PM - Time set to 4/28/2011 5:24:26 PM
    4/28/2011 5:24:26 PM - No NTP settings
    4/28/2011 5:24:27 PM - Entered in maintenance mode
    4/28/2011 5:24:28 PM - Set vmk0 to static address:192.168.10.202/255.255.255.0
    4/28/2011 5:26:11 PM - NFS volume 192.168.10.125:/var/vpxe/scratch start to mount on /vmfs/volume/scratch_vcenter64NFS volume 192.168.10.125:/var/vpxe/scratch start to mount on /vmfs/volume/scratch_vcenter64
    NFS volume vcenter64:/var/vpxe/scratch mounted on /vmfs/volume/scratch
    NFS volume 192.168.10.125:/var/vpxe/scratch start to mount on /vmfs/volume/scratch_vcenter64NFS volume 192.168.10.125:/var/vpxe/scratch start to mount on /vmfs/volume/scratch_vcenter64
    NFS volume vcenter64:/var/vpxe/scratch mounted on /vmfs/volume/scratch

    Failed to set scratch

    4/28/2011 5:26:11 PM - Exit(210)
    4/28/2011 5:26:12 PM - Disconnected Show less

    April 28, 2011 at 3:20 pm  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      Have you completed the NFS configuration during the setup?
      I think that you have some problem with the nfs export , which OS are you using ?

      April 28, 2011 at 4:51 pm  |  Reply
      • Steve says:

        Ran through the NFS install during install with no errors, running windows 2003 R2 64 bit as the OS, however I did install the PXE Manager on the vcenter server and not on it's own server. Could this be my problem? PXE plugin and vsphere client is running on Windows 7.

        April 28, 2011 at 5:41 pm  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          no isn't a client problem , you should connect to esxi and see what is happened , my suspect is that NFS not accept any connection. check on ESXi and if you continue to have this problem please tell me, I will try to make a webex session to understand and solve the problem

          April 29, 2011 at 8:48 am  |  Reply
71. max from says:

    A great video from NiTRo
    http://www.screencast.com/users/hypervisor/folders/Default/media/3bc5a4b5-00eb-4a54-8ef5-efaaba1b4827
    Thanks for support :)

    April 28, 2011 at 2:26 pm  |  Reply
72. max from says:

    Great article VMware Fling–PXE Manager for vCenter–How To Setup And Get Installing
    http://virtualbill.wordpress.com/2011/04/26/vmware-flingpxe-manager-for-vcenterhow-to-setup-and-get-installing/

    Thanks Bill

    April 28, 2011 at 2:06 pm  |  Reply
73. Hannes says:

    Looks very interesting. But what's the difference to "VMware Auto Deploy" (http://labs.vmware.com/flings/vmware-auto-deploy)?

    Thanks,
    Hannes

    April 28, 2011 at 7:12 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      pxe manager manage all lifecycle of your ESXi not only the deployment, this is the first difference.
      What you can do "more" with pxe manager:
      1) stateless ESXi aren't supported from VMware but a lot... Show more

      pxe manager manage all lifecycle of your ESXi not only the deployment, this is the first difference.
      What you can do "more" with pxe manager:
      1) stateless ESXi aren't supported from VMware but a lot of time are very usefull for testing
      2) manage more network segment
      3) DHCP works in stealth mode ("no problem" with audit)
      4) backup and restore of ESXi firmware (scheduled backup)
      5) patching and updating of ESXi (you don't need a pxe manager for any vCenter )
      6) run a memory test on hosts
      7) very easy to configure and use
      8) you can add a host to VMware Cloud Director instead of a vCenter folder
      9) automatic deployment on Cisco UCS (very very cool feature, I'm preparing a video on this)
      A) vSphere plugin

      with pxe manager you can save a state of host and restore it when you need , Show less

      April 28, 2011 at 11:16 am  |  Reply
      • Peter Van Geem says:

        Hi Max,
        really like your tool, but have a couple of questions:
        -What ports need to be opened on Firewalled network segments (that we want to service via the agent) for agent to PXEManager communicat... Show more

        Hi Max,
        really like your tool, but have a couple of questions:
        -What ports need to be opened on Firewalled network segments (that we want to service via the agent) for agent to PXEManager communication + in what directions?
        -Will you update the tool when vSphere5 comes out, as I believe your tool has more flexibility then the autodeploy feature, so we would like to standardize on it, but for that we need to know if this product has a real future.. (we have 150+ ESXi servers)
        Again: Kudos for the excellent work here!
        Regards, Peter Show less

        May 8, 2011 at 6:55 am  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          I've a problem to post on this thread, I don't know the reason.
          Yes next PXE Manager version is ready, and will be release when the new ESX version will be available

          P.S. I'll post all PXE Manager ports in another post

          May 10, 2011 at 11:19 am  |  Reply
74. Craig says:

    PXE enable in production network, this topic had been argue for years and most enterprise environment will not pass the audit by enable this. The max you can do is either in a isolated zone for staging purpose. How practical is this? We may need to see some respond of the network and security folks, and also the IT auditor comment.

    April 26, 2011 at 7:26 pm  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      Hi Craig,
      i know this problem, and this is the reason that PXE manager dhcp server isn't RFC compliant, you aren't able to detect on network :)
      Inside the next PXE Manager version also the TFTP component will be not RFC compliant

      April 27, 2011 at 12:08 am  |  Reply
75. Matt Van Mater says:

    I am unclear on what is meant by "ESXi patch management" on page 4 of the slide deck? Can you provide a few paragraphs describing what it means in more detail?

    For example, would this replace the vSphere host update utility that was included on ESXi 4.0 but later removed in 4.1? Does it require a vCenter? Does it integrate with a VIMA for authentication purposes?

    April 26, 2011 at 1:44 pm  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      yes it replace vSphere host update and VMware Update Manager, sorry you need one or more vCenter
      I'm creating a Video that will show how to use this feature.

      April 26, 2011 at 1:58 pm  |  Reply
      • toto35 says:

        where can we find your video ? Thank's

        February 23, 2012 at 10:46 am  |  Reply
76. Aaron says:

    I'm seeing the "Plugin.Load()Server extension missing" error in my vSphere client after installing the plugin, like MikeA saw. It seems registration worked properly, but I'm seeing "The authentication mechanism is unknown" and "Waiting for a vCenter conection" in vgpxe.log. Any ideas? Thanks.

    April 26, 2011 at 11:45 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      try to verify your values inside ADAM
      See my answer to MikeA

      April 26, 2011 at 1:33 pm  |  Reply
77. GeertC says:

    For this all to work you will need a Enterprise Plus License? (host profiles)
    Is this statement correct?

    April 26, 2011 at 1:43 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      host profiles doeseverything easier, but you can deploy and manage your esxi without host profiles.

      April 26, 2011 at 3:03 am  |  Reply
78. Stefan says:

    Great job, I saw the first preview at VMworld 2009, and I'am a fan.

    Regards,
    Stefan.
    VMware

    April 26, 2011 at 1:10 am  |  Reply
    • max from says:

      Thanks

      April 26, 2011 at 1:58 pm  |  Reply
79. MikeA says:

    Tried installing and I get "the plug-in failed to load on server due to the following error: PLugin.Load()Server extension missing. Failing load!"

    Am I missing some requirement or .NET piece? The install seems to run without any errors...

    Looks like a nice tool...IF I can get it working....any help would be appreciated...thanks!

    April 25, 2011 at 11:52 am  |  Reply
    • BMeadows says:

      I'm receiving the same error. Plug-in version 4.1.2975

      April 25, 2011 at 1:24 pm  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      this mean that the plugin isn't registered correctly , please try to run again vpxecmd.exe and verify that the configuration will be done without any error.
      Check also if services "VMware PXE" and "VMware Web Service Host" are running
      last but not least check the logs on directory \programdata\vmware pxe\log
      Max

      April 25, 2011 at 10:36 pm  |  Reply
      • MikeA says:

        Thanks for the input. The install runs without any errors and the services are started. I will have to dig into the logs to see if there are any obvious issues. Thanks again

        April 26, 2011 at 8:38 am  |  Reply
      • MikeA says:

        I did check the log and saw one error. vgpxe.Globals - URI and this entry is showing an HTTPS url to this vcenter instance that is NOT correct. An old instance (when it was 32 bit) was called vcente... Show more

        I did check the log and saw one error. vgpxe.Globals - URI and this entry is showing an HTTPS url to this vcenter instance that is NOT correct. An old instance (when it was 32 bit) was called vcenter-lab and when I migrated to 64 bit for 4.1 I changed the name to simply vcenterlab. Aside from this tool, this server is resolving correctly when I do an nslookup so it isn't DNS and I also checked DNS to make sure there wasn't some old entry still hanging around as a PTR. I suspect somewhere in a config file on the vcenterlab server itself is this old entry...thoughts? Can this vgpxe.globals be modified? Is this in .NET somewhere? Show less

        April 26, 2011 at 9:05 am  |  Reply
        • dgibbons says:

          I have a similiar issue with this, I tried addressing it by adding a host entry for the old name but it still says it's unable to contact the sdk on the system (perhaps a cert mismatch since the cert name doesnt match the old hostname that vgpxe has?).

          I tried uninstalling it and it is now stuck in my plugins list. Tried following all the "how to remove plugins" links and It hasn't worked.

          April 26, 2011 at 12:22 pm  |  Reply
          • max from says:

            to remove the extension the simplest method is to open with a browser http:///mob/?moid=ExtensionManager click on UnregisterExtension, here you have to digit com.vmware.pxe and click Invoke

            April 26, 2011 at 1:03 pm  |  Reply
            • max from says:

              but is better if you fix your ldap configuration

              April 26, 2011 at 1:04 pm  |  Reply
        • max from says:

          I received more than one segnalation regarding this issue, the problem come from the migration tool that not migrate all should be migrated
          This is my solution to this bug

          (it's a my internal t... Show more

          I received more than one segnalation regarding this issue, the problem come from the migration tool that not migrate all should be migrated
          This is my solution to this bug

          (it's a my internal ticket)
          …. during my test phase I needed to change my vcenter hostname, I changed and I check the xml file as reported on kb 1010725, but I use ldap to check how many vcenter are linked and use the attribute vmw-vc-URL of
          CN=VIMAPI,CN=1D92748D-60A4-4066-AC61-C594799155DF,OU=Instances,DC=virtualcenter,DC=vmware,DC=int ,
          on kb 1010725 I think that we have to add how to change these attributes also, because the made a reference to the old hostname

          Attributes to change :
          vmw-vc-URL of DN:CN=VIMWEBSVC,CN=1D92748D-60A4-4066-AC61-C594799155DF,OU=Instances,DC=virtualcenter,DC=vmware,DC=int
          vmw-vc-URL of DN:CN=VIMAPI,CN=1D92748D-60A4-4066-AC61-C594799155DF,OU=Instances,DC=virtualcenter,DC=vmware,DC=int Show less

          April 26, 2011 at 12:53 pm  |  Reply
          • max from says:

            to see how to change the ADAM configuration please follow this KB
            http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1024036 instead of KB 1010725

            April 26, 2011 at 1:32 pm  |  Reply
80. Jonathan storey says:

    brilliant work! This is going to save me soo much time and make deploying and upgrading our hosts a lot more procedural based. Thanks so much for this - keep it going :)

    April 24, 2011 at 3:57 am  |  Reply
81. manish says:

    Can you post the error NiTRo? check the system requirements for the agent and see if you have them in place.

    April 22, 2011 at 1:50 pm  |  Reply
    • NiTRo says:

      it's a 7zip error : "the system cannot find the file specified"

      April 22, 2011 at 2:06 pm  |  Reply
      • Heiko says:

        when will the problem be fixed?

        May 3, 2011 at 5:23 am  |  Reply
82. NiTRo says:

    I got an error while installing the agent. Any trick ? Awesome work by the way, thanks a lot Max !

    April 22, 2011 at 1:24 pm  |  Reply
    • Max from says:

      there is a issue with agent package , I'll release soon a new one and the new agent version for Linux.
      in any case in a normal deployment you don't need to install a sepate agent.

      Max

      April 23, 2011 at 1:43 am  |  Reply
      • NiTRo says:

        Thanks Max

        April 23, 2011 at 7:43 am  |  Reply