> > On Sun, 7 Mar 2021 at 18:39, Pete Biggs <pete at biggs.org.uk> 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. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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