travis' brain dump

Windows 8/Server 2012 on VMWare ESXi

by on Oct.21, 2012, under Tech Stuff

Just a couple of quick notes if you’re installing windows 8/server 2012 on VMWare ESXi.

1. Don’t even bother on anything sub 5.0, specifically patched with ESXi500-201112001 (Patch 02). (reference here)

2. When setting up your virtual machine, go into the advanced options and set the system for EFI boot rather than BIOS boot.

Spent a couple hours trying to figure this out so I figured I’d post up the two pieces to my resolution.


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