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  • 1.  Boot bank problem

    Posted Dec 09, 2011 11:20 AM

    Bank 5: invalid configuration

    Bank 6: not a Vmware boot bank

    Anybody having an idea what the boot process is looking for?

    Both banks are OK, as far as I can tell (USB installed ESX5i, so can stick it in Linux machine & read just fine)

    Seb



  • 2.  RE: Boot bank problem

    Posted Dec 23, 2011 08:18 PM

    I've just got the same error while rebooting ESXi 5 that has been running from a usb drive for months.

    I've reinstalled to the same USB drive but get the same error.

    I think I will try another USB drive.



  • 3.  RE: Boot bank problem

    Posted Dec 23, 2011 11:03 PM

    I found that once the key "goes" it is easier to use different key, as this one keeps giving the error (even after low lever reformat)

    Still, would be nice to know from Vmware WHAT makes this error happen 9and HOW to avoid it) - obviously I was NOT the ONLY case, thanks!

    Seb



  • 4.  RE: Boot bank problem

    Posted Dec 24, 2011 11:43 PM

    A re-install to a new usb key has fixed the issue.



  • 5.  RE: Boot bank problem

    Posted Dec 25, 2011 07:43 PM

    Which IMHO is a workaround, NOT a solution!

    It happen once, it will happen again!

    The key which stopped working as ESXi boot, works perfectly fine booting ie Mac OS X Lion (which means the key is fine!)

    Seb



  • 6.  RE: Boot bank problem

    Posted Feb 12, 2015 02:56 AM

    got the same thing here.

    opened a ticket.

    will update with what we dig up.



  • 7.  RE: Boot bank problem

    Posted Apr 21, 2015 08:41 PM

    did support help you resolve this?



  • 8.  RE: Boot bank problem

    Posted Nov 18, 2015 10:58 AM

    Hi, We have just had the same problem. In our case it was resolved by updating the ilo firmware. We had updated the firmware through HP SUM but it did not automatically updated the ilo.

    We went from 1.22 to 2.30.

    Hope it helps.



  • 9.  RE: Boot bank problem

    Posted Sep 30, 2019 06:02 PM

    Ya, this is the same issue which i have, After the update also i am having the issue..