XenServer 7 install not working for SD-Card setup
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@DustinB3403 said in XenServer 7 install not working for SD-Card setup:
How large of an SD card are you using?
This. The partitioning scheme changed in 7.x and requires a larger footprint.
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32GB for the SDs.
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@guyinpv The minimum is now 46GB.
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@Danp said in XenServer 7 install not working for SD-Card setup:
@guyinpv The minimum is now 46GB.
eh? where is this listed?
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@wirestyle22 said in XenServer 7 install not working for SD-Card setup:
@Danp said in XenServer 7 install not working for SD-Card setup:
@guyinpv The minimum is now 46GB.
eh? where is this listed?
It's not, freaking annoying!
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It's listed here on page 12.
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@Danp said in XenServer 7 install not working for SD-Card setup:
It's listed here on page 12.
That's like the most basic information that should be on a webpage, and not mentioning a minimum storage requirement makes it very, very hard to find. No wonder I don't remember seeing it.
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@travisdh1 RTFM.
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@guyinpv Look at appendix D for instructions on installing to smaller devices.
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@Danp said in XenServer 7 install not working for SD-Card setup:
@travisdh1 RTFM.
I have, and they do not list a the minimum storage required, just give you the partitioning scheme. A partitioning scheme does not equal minimum drive size. Details matter.
At least we know in this case it really is the 47.5GB that they list, but it can't be assumed.
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Note:
Customers installing XenServer 7.0 with the new partition layout described above should
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@Danp said in XenServer 7 install not working for SD-Card setup:
Note:
Customers installing XenServer 7.0 with the new partition layout described above should
ensure they have a disk that is at least 46GB in size.Gah, buried even worse. Why is this not listed in the minimum requirements?
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@travisdh1 Technically, it's only a requirement if you use the newer partitioning scheme. One would think the installer could be intelligent enough to notify the user when they've selected a destination without enough free space.
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@Danp said in XenServer 7 install not working for SD-Card setup:
@travisdh1 Technically, it's only a requirement if you use the newer partitioning scheme. One would think the installer could be intelligent enough to notify the user when they've selected a destination without enough free space.
One would think, yes. I think I tried this on a 32GB usb and had it continue on it's merry (failing) way.
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It's not a minimum requirement, but a recommendation. I have a XS host with the old partition layout. it is the minimum for the new partition layout. Upgrades function just fine with the old smaller partition layout.
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Are the 7.1 issues people were running into initially, solved? I want to install this at home.
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@wirestyle22 Yes, there were several patches that were released since launch that addressed many issues.
Fortunately there were no issues like FreeNAS Corral
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@DustinB3403 said in XenServer 7 install not working for SD-Card setup:
@wirestyle22 Yes, there were several patches that were released since launch that addressed many issues.
Fortunately there were no issues like FreeNAS Corral
Awesome. Thanks!
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errrrrg
Would have helped if that were mentioned somewhere in the 42 tutorials I read before trying to update.I found it curious that the install did not ask me where to install to. I don't know if it ignored the SD or automatically chose it, but it didn't ask.
Nor did it ask what partition type I wanted, this wasn't a question.Guess I'm off to buy a couple 64GB SDs.....
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@guyinpv said in XenServer 7 install not working for SD-Card setup:
errrrrg
Would have helped if that were mentioned somewhere in the 42 tutorials I read before trying to update.I found it curious that the install did not ask me where to install to. I don't know if it ignored the SD or automatically chose it, but it didn't ask.
Nor did it ask what partition type I wanted, this wasn't a question.Guess I'm off to buy a couple 64GB SDs.....
Yeah the installer will only list usable installation targets. It irks me as well. It could easily list the targets with a title "unusable for installation"
But then again, you could very well install to a smaller partition (if you wanted. . )
