Comments on: It Fixed It for Me – VMware ESXi server install. https://www.itfixed.com/2009/03/it-fixed-it-for-me-vmware-esxi-server-install/ Complete Home and Small Office IT Services Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:31:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Bruce https://www.itfixed.com/2009/03/it-fixed-it-for-me-vmware-esxi-server-install/#comment-67 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:31:11 +0000 http://www.itfixed.com/2009/03/it-fixed-it-for-me-vmware-esxi-server-install/#comment-67 Great advice – but I found from a VMWare forum one more step was needed to get around the CPUID error message:

If you were able to get the install to work with the nocheckCPUIDlimit, you will still get the pink screen with the error message. Reboot again, and during the boot, hit shift o, and a screen will appear with advanced options at the bottom. Enter the nocheckCPUIDlimit and press enter, the system will boot to 3i. After boot, connect to the server using the VI client and modify advanced options, boot. There will be an option to force CPUID check. Uncheck that and apply and the server will boot without intervention.

]]> By: Krol https://www.itfixed.com/2009/03/it-fixed-it-for-me-vmware-esxi-server-install/#comment-96 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:53:43 +0000 http://www.itfixed.com/2009/03/it-fixed-it-for-me-vmware-esxi-server-install/#comment-96 I tried this on the 3.5 Update 4, and it worked well on my GX280!

A word of caution though, I tried 3.5 Update 4 with the Dell Server Management ISO compilation from VMware's download and it DID NOT WORK. It allows you to hit "TAB" and put the nocheckCPUIDlimit, but when it starts the install (with the black and yellow screen), it immediatly throws the error again, similar to a windows blue screen…except the screen is Pink.

If this happens to you, ditch you 3.5 U4 with Dell Utilities, for the plain 3.4 U4 on Vmware's website.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.itfixed.com/2009/03/it-fixed-it-for-me-vmware-esxi-server-install/#comment-99 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:54:27 +0000 http://www.itfixed.com/2009/03/it-fixed-it-for-me-vmware-esxi-server-install/#comment-99 any luck installing this?
anyone,,im looking for some guide,,
i have the same pc,,and im trying to install centos linux os,,
any help will appreciate!

]]> By: Scott Mckeown https://www.itfixed.com/2009/03/it-fixed-it-for-me-vmware-esxi-server-install/#comment-104 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:34:10 +0000 http://www.itfixed.com/2009/03/it-fixed-it-for-me-vmware-esxi-server-install/#comment-104 Did you follow the second part of the directions and do it a second time?
For some reason I needed to do it twice.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.itfixed.com/2009/03/it-fixed-it-for-me-vmware-esxi-server-install/#comment-105 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:32:25 +0000 http://www.itfixed.com/2009/03/it-fixed-it-for-me-vmware-esxi-server-install/#comment-105 Hi there,
Thank you so much. It works fine till the next reboot. I mean that pressing the TAB key during booting it up doesn't invoke the screen with an advansed boot options.
Any ideas.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.itfixed.com/2009/03/it-fixed-it-for-me-vmware-esxi-server-install/#comment-113 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:33:53 +0000 http://www.itfixed.com/2009/03/it-fixed-it-for-me-vmware-esxi-server-install/#comment-113 Exactly what I needed. Thank you very much!!

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