In-Place upgrade from Windows server 2012 R2 to 2022 fails at PREPARE_FIRST_BOOT operation

dragan-vucanovic 96 Reputation points
2023-09-07T13:17:43.95+00:00

n-place upgrade eSXI VM windows server 2012 R2 getting stuck on

"Working on updates 21%" after first reboot, when i force reboot it, setup undoing changes and shows error

0xC1900101-OX2000A

The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with error during PREPARE_FIRST_BOOT operation

Tried disabling antivirus

Tried Disabling UAC

tried repairing windows image, corruptions found but it didn't fix the issue

Tried sfc /scannow, no errors found

Tried disconnecting NIC and selecting not to install updates

updated VMWare tools to 12.3.0

tried upgrading to server 2016/2019

anyone faced same issue ?2

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  1. Philippe Levesque 5,836 Reputation points
    2023-09-07T13:56:56.8433333+00:00

    Hi

    What is your ESXi version ? You need 6.7U2 in the minimum to be supported for the install.

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