VLI: ISO files vs. IMG files (Unable to boot ISO file as a USB Image) about azure-li-services HOT 5 CLOSED

If I try to select an .iso file for USB Key, I get an error: "Invalid image file. Cannot redirect Hard
disk/USB Key Image."

Most probably the system sees an iso header and does not allow the device to boot as a disk. The system is probably not smart enough to also see the partition table inside of the iso image.

Can you try the following:

• get a real USB stick and plug it into some linux system

• call

  dd if=our_image.iso of=/dev/<stickdevice>
  

  If you don't know which device is your stick, call lsblk and see the list. Be careful to select the correct device.

• use that USB stick with your legacy (Gen3) system. Does it make any difference ?

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Hi Marcus, welcome back from your vacation!

Unfortunately, I don't have physical access to these machines. So I'm not able to stick the USB stick into our legacy systems. Sorry! Any other suggestions?

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yeah my bad, sorry this was short thinking. Ok try the following:

• on some linux machine call

  qemu-img create mystick.img 8g
  dd if=our_image.iso of=mystick.img conv=notrunc
  

• use that mystick.img file as USB stick with your legacy (Gen3) system.

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I'm not sure if you saw the latest E-Mail I sent to David on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 4:15 PM, but in that, we're discussing bagging VLI support in Gen3 and just going for Gen4 (boot off NetApp directly, like on UCS).

Given that, I propose that we close this (we can re-open it if anything changes). Are you okay with this?

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Have not gotten that e-mail, but the suggestion sounds great to me.

Thanks for the heads up

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