My new network card arrived on Friday so I swapped NICs in the old-ish dual Athlon box plus made a couple of other upgrades (e.g., 2GB more memory) and re-tried the ESXi install. This time it worked so I now have three VMs on the box (Vyatta and Windows W2K3 server and W2K8 server). I'm installing Ubuntu 9.04 (desktop) as I'm typing this. Unfortunately, I don't have a recent ISO image for CentOS here at home and I'm still fighting a flaky Internet connection so downloading something large like a DVD ISO doesn't sound like a good idea nor does just letting it upgrade from an old release.
I've been able to "get out" to the Internet from the VMs using the native ESXi virtual network. This was a no brainer since it "just worked" with the VMs getting IP addresses, routing information, etc. through my DHCP server. I guess the next thing to try is to configure Vyatta as the router/firewall for all the VMs. Hmmmmmm........
Cheers,
Dave
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- DaveAtFraud
- B.Sc. ('78) and M.Sc. ('80) in Math from Ohio State followed by 12 yrs at TRW and a variety of software development positions since then. Currently living in Colorado and enjoying "trial retirement". For fun I climb mountains in the summer and ski down them in the winter, fix gourmet food and have an excellent wine cellar.
AND you make it sound so easy...
ReplyDeleteGood luck with that, Dave.
ReplyDeleteJust remember, when something doesn't work like it should, the quickest fix is always a hammer.