Unable to Boot ESXI 8.0 on Hyper-V

Question

Hi ,

I'm unable to boot the ESXI 8.0 over the Hyper-V , Getting the below Error while Turn on the ESXI from Hyper-V .

Selected the Gen 1 while creating the EXSI VM on Hyper-V . Can you suggest me the full article of ESXI creation on Hyper-V , Hardware Compatibility with Hyper-V , downloading the ISO file of ESXI .

Answer 1

Hi Ashish,

Hope you're doing well.

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install ESXi on Hyper-V:

1. Ensure that your processor supports hardware virtualization features, and that Intel VT-x is enabled in BIOS or UEFI of your computer.
2. Install Hyper-V on your Windows host.
3. Download the ESXi installation image. The installation image must be ESXi-6.0.0-20170604001 Build 5572656 or older. Newer builds and versions of ESXi may not work due to blocking network drivers for a Hyper-V legacy virtual network adapter.
4. Install PowerCLI 6.3 or later. PowerCLI is a tool with a command line interface (CLI) provided by VMware, which includes a set of cmdlets that can be executed in PowerShell as well as used for scripting and automation.
5. Prepare your environment to make ESXi installation on a Hyper-V VM possible. The main steps include:

(1) Enabling a Hyper-V role.

(2) Installing PowerCLI. You can download PowerCLI from VMware website. If you have previously installed any PowerCLI version that is older than 6.3, you should uninstall it.

(3) Downloading tulip drivers. Tulip drivers, also known as net-tulip drivers, are drivers for the legacy virtual network adapter of a Hyper-V VM. They allow you to use network for ESXi under Hyper-V. By default, ESXi doesn’t recognize the network adapter of a Hyper-V virtual machine.

I hope this helps.

Best Regards

Answer 2

Hi Xu Gu ,

Wishing you happy New Year ! 🤗😊

Thanks for letting me know about the ESXI version . Can you share me the link for download the ESXI 6.0 Version . As I have checked over the VMware website it's auto redirecting to ESXI 8.0 for Downloading . it will help very helpful for me if I'll deploy ESXI 6.0

Answer 3

Hi Ashish,

Happy new year!

Sure. You can download the ESXi 6.0 version from the following link. Once you click on the link, you will be redirected to the VMware Customer Connect page where you can download the ESXi 6.0.0 product binaries.

All Downloads (vmware.com)

Best Regards