console during installation!!!

[vandermonde]

hi,

I'm trying to insatll esx 4 on my host but when it wants to load drivers when loading 72.ipmi it hangs up and doesn proceed.

I found a solution to this problem here: http://www.vm-help.com/esx40i/install_upgrade_issues.php

and it says that I should access the console but I don't know how to access the console.

can anybody help me please???

[prashanthbgoud]

you are trying to Upgrade or a new installation?

[vandermonde]

a new installation!

[prashanthbgoud]

Document speaks about the existing installation. if already installed and you have issue when starting up!!!

[vandermonde]

I think that wasn't realy a solution because I don't have any /etc directory when i havn't install esx.

so my problem is this:

when I'm trying to install esx while trying to load drivers it hangs out and doesn't proceed when loading 72.ipmi.

so can anybody help me now?!

[vandermonde]

yes!!!

thank you so I have a diffrent problem now

[prashanthbgoud]

on which BOX you are trying to Install??? Is that listed in vmware HCG???

[vandermonde]

I don't know how to know if the computer is in vmwares HCG.

it's not my computer and I don't know how to find it's vendor and other features.

but it's cpu model is: intel xeon e5520 (I got this from bios setup utility).

[vandermonde]

It is an "EDENSE ed104h" server chassis and edense is not in in vmware's hcg vendors list.

so does it mean that I can not install esx on my computer?!