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VMWare ESXi 4.0 - Installation Operation Failed‎ posted: Nov 7, 2009 1:44 AM

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dbasureshkumar
6 posts since
Apr 11, 2009

Hi Experts,


I am attempting to install ESXi 4.0 onto my PC. My PC Configuration is AMD Phenom II X4 940(Processor) , Biostar TA790GX 128M(Motherboard), 6 Gb DDR II RAM , 500 gb Sata HDD


Biostart . but I am getting the
following error message.

Installation Operation Failed

The installation operation has encountered a fatal error:

Unable to find a supported device to write the VMWare ESXi 4.0.0 image to.


System

Please Help Me for same

Regards,

Suresh

Re: VMWare ESXi 4.0 - Installation Operation Failed‎

1. Nov 7, 2009 1:51 AM in response to: dbasureshkumar
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Dave.Mishchen…
9,173 posts since
Nov 15, 2005
Take a look here - http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/ESXi_35_common_issues.php#Unable_to_find_a_supported_device. It's for 3.5 but you have the same issue. If you then go to the homepage you'll find the hardware list for 4.0




Dave
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New book in town - vSphere Quick Start Guide -http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/08/12/new-book-in-town-vsphere-quick-start-guide/.
Do you have a system or PCI card working with VMDirectPath? Submit your specs to the Unofficial VMDirectPath HCL - http://www.vm-help.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=21.

Re: VMWare ESXi 4.0 - Installation Operation Failed‎

2. Nov 11, 2009 2:30 AM in response to: dbasureshkumar
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jintoa
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Jan 16, 2009

The Sata HDD of your machine may not be supported. If it is not supported the driver will not be loaded and ESXi unable to find out your Disks.


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Re: VMWare ESXi 4.0 - Installation Operation Failed‎

3. Nov 11, 2009 11:04 PM in response to: jintoa
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dbasureshkumar
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Apr 11, 2009
While installing the esxi 4 error comming like 'Failed to lvmdriver'.
Inside log error is "lvmdriver failed to load with status -1,01 0xbad0001 ..
sysboot:34storage -drivers, returend critical failure...
waring :Term:1242:Unknown ASVSI sequence...
Cpu1:4539 ALERT :Util:L1004:fail trying to get a valid vmkernal MAC address: failure. Verious VMkernel subsystems will provide lower quilty of service. Please add/configure VMkernel NICs."

Re: VMWare ESXi 4.0 - Installation Operation Failed‎

4. Nov 11, 2009 11:52 PM in response to: dbasureshkumar
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Dave.Mishchen…
9,173 posts since
Nov 15, 2005
You would need to add a NIC that ESXi can recognize. See vm-help.com for that list.




Dave
VMware Communities User Moderator

New book in town - vSphere Quick Start Guide -http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/08/12/new-book-in-town-vsphere-quick-start-guide/.
Do you have a system or PCI card working with VMDirectPath? Submit your specs to the Unofficial VMDirectPath HCL - http://www.vm-help.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=21.

Re: VMWare ESXi 4.0 - Installation Operation Failed‎

5. Nov 11, 2009 11:59 PM in response to: dbasureshkumar
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mmoran
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Nov 2, 2009
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Re: VMWare ESXi 4.0 - Installation Operation Failed‎

6. Nov 12, 2009 1:09 AM in response to: Dave.Mishchen…
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dbasureshkumar
6 posts since
Apr 11, 2009
How i can add NIC ??

I have Biostart TA790GX 128M 5.x ( http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/t-series/introduction.php?S_ID=377) Mobo with inbuilt NIC.

So, I neet to buy new NIC for vmware?

Re: VMWare ESXi 4.0 - Installation Operation Failed‎

7. Nov 12, 2009 10:19 PM in response to: dbasureshkumar
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Dave.Mishchen…
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Nov 15, 2005
You can add something like an Intel Pro 1000 GT or head over to vm-help.com for a realtek driver.




Dave
VMware Communities User Moderator

New book in town - vSphere Quick Start Guide -http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/08/12/new-book-in-town-vsphere-quick-start-guide/.
Do you have a system or PCI card working with VMDirectPath? Submit your specs to the Unofficial VMDirectPath HCL - http://www.vm-help.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=21.

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