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veldthui
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Enthusiast

ESXI 6.7 won't boot Server 2016/Win 10 in 6.7 or above

Trying out the updated 6.7 version on my Lenovo server and trying to install both Windows 10 and Server 2016. everything runs fine and when I select compatibility I use the 6.7 and above. Attach the ISO file to it and then start it but it goes through the 3 options of drive, cdrom, pxe and does nothing. This is for both items.

However if I change it to compatibility 6.5 or above then the machine boots fine. Is there some sort of setting that needs adjusting? I assume it must be something to do with secure boot but not sure what.

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SupreetK
Commander
Commander

Please check if this link Enable or Disable UEFI Secure Boot for a Virtual Machine​ helps. See if the default option is different for 6.5 and 6.7 VM compatibility mode.

Cheers,

Supreet

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IRIX201110141
Champion
Champion

Check again if you tick the "conntect on boot" checkbox for the virtual media.

Regards
Joerg

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veldthui
Enthusiast
Enthusiast

Yes definately connected

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veldthui
Enthusiast
Enthusiast

I disabled secure boot because I thought that might have been the issue but it still wouldn't run. I would have though though that being MS images direct from their site they would be able to secure boot.

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