Hi,
Strange scenario. Installed ESXi 5.1 on two IBM x3550M3. Installs fine detects local SATA datastore etc. When creating VM (Win2008R2 x64), the vm won't boot properly. There seems to be some low level communication issues. It either takes like 30 mins to boot then I can't connect to the console etc. I eve tried using IBM's ESXi 5.1 iso but no help. I tried using both direct host cd conneciton to boot and client ide emulation. No luck. It has connected and I reached Windows install but it's way not acceptable.
I tried on a different server type (Asus) mother board with the ESXi 5.1 and it works like it should, connect to both host cd or emulation to boot cd. Seems like something with the ESXi 5.1 on the IBM x3550M3 because ESXi 4.1 works like it shoud.
I am a lil confused. Am I missing something?
Message was edited by: w1ll1ng