What filesystem use to install esxi 5 ???

[alex8276]

Hi every body,

To test vmware esxi I would install esxi 5 on my laptop. When i must choose the HD where i install the OS my HD is not find. I tried with ntfs and ext4 as file system but it's same ?

How to proceed for that my hd it to be recognized ?

Thanks, and sorry to my english ...

[suvrobhattachar]

would you like to install ESXi on top of your Windows OS running in your Laptop ?

[alex8276]

No i use an old HD empty

[suvrobhattachar]

Did you check whether the processor of your Laptop support Virtualization or not ?

[alex8276]

Normally it's ok I already use vmware workstation and hyper-v on this laptop. The hardware checking is ok. But then choice of disk install, i see my live usb key but not my harddrive. Same with fdisk -l

[suvrobhattachar]

what is your hard disk make .model and h/w configuration ?

[alex8276]

I tested 3 hard disks.

The last is a Hitachi SATA 3gb/s.

[HariRajan]

Bare metal installation on a laptop is really tough , ESXI need 4 GB to operate and 8 GB memory to fully functional.

apparently here the issue is the sata controller on your laptop is not compatible with esxi build .   do you still need to install ESXI on your laptop ?

If yes , try with injecting the driver to ESXI .https://tinkertry.com/use-esxi-customizer-gui-to-inject-multiple-driver-vibs-into-your-esxi-installer-iso

[alex8276]

Hello,

I wanted test. I think I'm just going from one VM on workstation.