>
> On Sun, 7 Mar 2021 at 18:39, Pete Biggs <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 2021-03-07 at 11:17 -0600, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
>> > Everyone,
>> >
>> > We have migrated a platform to a Centos 8 host using kvm guest
>> > machines
>> >
>> > Recently I tried to copy one of the guests to the external SD card
>> > on
>> > the back of the Dell R730xd, but I have not been able to get the
>> > Centos
>> > 8 host to recognize the SD card.
>> >
>> > I can use DRAC interface of the R730xd to see that the SD card is
>> > being
>> > recognized and the status of the external SD slot is turned from
>> > inactive to active when the card is inserted.
>> >
>>
>> I have a nagging feeling at the back of my mind that that slot is
>> associated with the iDrac system and not the main board.
>>
>> In any case doesn't that need a vFlash card not a standard SD/SDHC
>> card? From Wikipedia:
>>
>>
>
> I think the SD card on the back of the IDRAC7 systems on the Dell 730xd
> are
> similar to this. They are accessible by the IDrac and dell software and
> are
> primarily there for emergency install of the hardware from known good
> media. I believe that vmware has a module which talks to the card so
> you
> can install software in vm's from said known good media.
>
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>
> Simeon,
>
> You have anticipated what I am trying to do. I have been using Centos
> 8 as a host on a 730xd machine, for some Centos 7 guests. With the end
> of life of Centos 8 only 9 months away I decided to try to migrate
> everything to vmware. I purchased a sister 730xd to use as a lab
> computer, and am working on the skill sets necessary to migrate
> everything to vmware. I have really grown to like kvm and am still
> disappointed RedHat/IBM is backing away from Centos.
>
> I certainly have not been able to get Centos 8 to recognize the SD
> card, and have also not been able to get vmware on the sister machine
> to recognize either the SD card in the back slot or even when I have it
> plugged into a usb converter. The vmware problem is more likely
> related to my lack of experience with vmware; this is my first time to
> use it.
>
> Thank you for your help!!!!!
>
> Greg
Hi Greg,
If your only problem with CentOS 8 is the support end, why not just switch
the system to Oracle Linux 8 or another clone or even Red Hat EL with one
of the new licenses, if they fit your needs?
Moving the whole setup to VMware seems a bit overkill to me as you likely
have to learn a completely new system and deal with new problems.
Simon
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