Re: set up esxi 6.0 to pcie M.2 SSD

xuyenphungngoc · ‎11-10-2023

I want to set up the esxi 6 on a pcie M.2 SSD. The server is a Poweredge R610 with a H700 raid.

During the installation everything went well and the SSD was listed, but now I can't boot on the SSD because it isn't listed in UEFI.

Also. I am seeking for a VM solution that supports the Windows 8 VMs to boot from UEFI. It seems currently vSphere 5 does not support Window 8 yet and WorkStation 8 does. However from the product description I saw vSphere claims to support UEFI boot but WorkStation 8 does not.

Yanghocomingok · ‎11-10-2023

I see the same issue has been addressed before, just repost it:
Boot from NVME device requires support via the machine's BIOS, something that such an old system never seems to have had.
Some NVME devices have a so-called "Legacy Option ROM" which can overcome the problem, but they are not common in the typical consumer market, then there are those who resort to other "bridge" solutions to get around the problem but all this, however, does not have nothing to do with VMware technologies.

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