Users Guide

Troubleshooting ESXi

ESXi installation

This section provides troubleshooting steps for common issues encountered during deployment of ESXi.

ESXi does not boot or displays a no OS found message at

start up

Check the boot order. The correct storage device may no longer be selected as the first boot device. This can happen if the device has

recently been removed due to failure. To correct this issue, ensure that the internal storage drive on which ESXi must be installed is

assigned as the first boot device in the hard drive sequence and the hard drive is assigned as the first boot device in the boot sequence.

Purple or pink screen while booting or running your ESXi

This is a sign of a serious misconfiguration or system error, similar to a blue screen for a Windows operating system or kernel panic for a

Linux-based system. Contact Dell EMC Support for technical assistance.

Frequently asked questions

What is the minimum RAM required to install VMware ESXi

The minimum RAM required for installing ESXi on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers is 8 GB.

VMware recommends a minimum of 4 GB RAM to install ESXi. However, if you install ESXi on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with 4 GB

RAM, the installation may fail due to insufficient memory. This is because, a part of the RAM is occupied by the BIOS.

Figure 6. VMware ESXi installation failure

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