Reference Guide

Important Information 5
NOTE: For more information see the Microsoft knowledge base article 951495 at
support.microsoft.com.
Preparing the Hypervisor for Using the ROK Media on a Dell System
Operating system installation on a Virtual Machine (VM) hosted on a Dell
system fails when the hypervisor is not prepared to support the installation.
To resolve the issue and prepare your hypervisor, follow the procedures given
below depending on the hypervisor you are using.
NOTE: Ensure that you perform the following procedures on the system that hosts
the VM.
To prepare your ESX/ESXi hypervisor for using ROK media:
1
Go to /vmfs/volumes/< datastore name >/< VM name >/< VM name > .
2 Open the vmx file in an editor and add the following line:
smbios.reflectHost = TRUE .
3 Restart the VM and proceed with the installation.
NOTE: Ensure that you edit the vmx file for every VM that you create.
To prepare your Microsoft hypervisor for using ROK media:
1
Insert the ROK media and go to <DVD drive>:\ROK .
2 Run hyperv_prep.vbe on the Windows Server operating system running
Hyper-V and follow the instructions on the screen.
NOTE: If you are running the utility on Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 or
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, type
cscript hyperv_prep.vbe in the
command prompt.
To prepare your Citrix XenServer hypervisor for using the ROK media, ensure
that the XenServer version is 5.5 or later.