Install Problem - ESXi 5.5.0 1331820 through Intel AMT

[nightowlkr]

I am using AMT through VNCViewer Plus 1.2.6 r113854

So, i had installed ESXi 5.0 & 5.1 through VNCViewer Plus.

but, installing ESXi 5.5.0 build 1331820 using  Intel AMT, i saw this purple screen(please see the  screenshot below)

also, i find someone's purple screen, it seems to be an error when installing ESXi 5.5.0 through VNCViewer Plus.

http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1040267598&postcount=60

Can somebody help me with that ?

Many thanks for any response.

[john23]

AS per link posted by you, are you able to proceed the installation with vt-d disable??

[nightowlkr]

I want to using VT-d. and the previous version was installed same bios setting.

Furthermore, to proceed the installation with VT-d disable, I saw this similar purple screen.

so, I think that the error have nothing to VT-d.

[lceman]

Hi,

I run into the same problem, when I wanted to update my ESXi 5.1 to 5.5.

After a lot of tests I can say that the problem is not VT-d, you can leave it enabled. The purple screen only appears, if you have an active AMT connection during startup/installation!

It´s enough to close this connection until ESXi is running, for installation of course you should install it without using AMT and connect a physical monitor and keyboard.

This purple screen problem only occurs with ESXi 5.5 while starting, but in 5.1 I found some messages like "no space left on drive" in the events after 5.1 was running and I used the AMT connetion during this startup process.

For me it looks like the AMT connection uses some memory that ESXi want to allocate.

This happend with a Supermicro X9SAE mainboard with AMT 8.0, my old Intel DQ67SW with AMT 7.0 shows no errors like "no space left on drive".

Maybe this helps someone..

[nightowlkr]

thanks for your response.

i happend with a BCM Advanced Research BC77Q mainboard with AMT 8.0.

it's seems to fit your expected.

[lceman]

Just see a few minutes ago that an AMT connection to the running ESXi 5.5 system also generate a purple screen.

So at the moment it make no sense to use AMT with 5.5.

Would be nice if VMWare can fix this..

[RohitVCP7]

Hi

I have created ESXi 5.5 bootable USB, but now it stuck on Intializing ACPI.... .

I have Intel DQ67SW m/b with BIOS version SWQ6710H.86A. 0052.2011.0520.1802