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Kriston
Asked: 2015-05-25 19:56:10 +0800 CST

How to install VMware 5.5 and higher on HP BL460c G6

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I have an HP ProLiant BL460c G6 with the HP NC532i Dual Port 10Gbe BL-c Adapter installed. VMware won't install on this machine stating the network device is not found. This happens with both the VMware-issued installer and the special HP edition of the VMware installer that expressly claims it works on the HP ProLiant BL460c G6.

I'm looking for advice from someone who has actually installed VMware ESXi onto an HP ProLiant BL460c G6 with the HP NC532i Dual Port 10Gbe network device. Even better, I'd like advice from someone who has actually performed the process by which one creates their own VMware installer, preferably 5.5 or 6.0, which includes these "exotic" network drivers. Thanks in advance!!

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2 Answers

  1. Have you tried doing this on more than one server? The reason I ask is that the 'vanilla' 5.5u2d ISO definitely works on a plain BL460c G6 because I've just installed it for this question on one of our old decommissioned blades. It had had the "2014 09" SPP firmware pack ran on it (2015 04) is out but I didn't bother with it but I can confirm it absolutely works without any extra drivers or whatever.

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  2. The HP ProLiant BL460c G6 has an SD slot at the top of the blade.

    I've installed the HP VmWare 5.5 image onto 3 x HP BL460c G6 using the sd slot.

    Then you can setup the hdd's to be a datastore without wasting space for the hypervisor.

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