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  • 1.  ESXI on Pi cannot mount datastore ISO images, EFI only option

    Posted Aug 11, 2023 11:06 PM

    Hi,

    After installing ESXI on my PI 4 8GB, I can't install at VMs. When trying to install with known good ISOs, it cannot boot on any of them (even live Ubuntu ISOs) and when I select BIOS in the VM Options, it always reverts to EFI at boot. I am running the latest ESXI for ARM (build 21921575). I haven't done any other configuration on the host.



  • 2.  RE: ESXI on Pi cannot mount datastore ISO images, EFI only option

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Aug 12, 2023 02:13 AM

    Hi, can you share the name of the ISOs you are trying?

    And there are no BIOS option for ESXi Arm, only UEFI.



  • 3.  RE: ESXI on Pi cannot mount datastore ISO images, EFI only option

    Posted Aug 12, 2023 04:00 AM

    Turns out that my student ended up renaming the ISOs and put them in folders and forgot which ones were which. I was trying to install using x64 ISOs. Your reply made me check and sure enough, that was the issue.

    Thanks!



  • 4.  RE: ESXI on Pi cannot mount datastore ISO images, EFI only option

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Aug 12, 2023 01:37 PM

    Ah yes, this is what I was hoping for Enjoy!