Details / Overview Recently I had the need to boot Openfiler from a USB flash (thumb) drive. Note: This installation method requires a Openfiler install to a hard disk, along with the USB drive I am using the hard drive installation to create a usb-storage enabled initrd file and then I copy this new file to the USB drive so that I can boot properly.
What is an initrd file? An initial ramdisk is a temporary file system used in the boot process of the Linux kernel Requirements: 1. Openfiler CD or CD image 2. VMware Workstation / Server / Player 3.
This document describes the process of installing Openfiler using the default graphical installation interface. If you experience any problems with the graphical. How to install Openfiler in VMware Workstation, Openfiler is a free software licensed under the GNU General Public License. Installing OpenFiler on a USB stick allows you to seperate your NAS system and config from the data. You don’t have to waste a seperate disc for this purpose. Read more → You don’t have to waste a seperate disc for this purpose.