I found vmware iso mod here: sysin.org/blog/vmware-esxi-6-sysin/ pan.baidu.com/s/1cGZj4eonUZxj7ws4fYbNlg?pwd=9ir6 But i cant download from pan.baidu.com Can anyone download this iso and upload to any server? thanks.
How manually unpacking ZL file with objdump.exe or objcopy.exe ? Edited ===== OK, I have already managed in Ubuntu: Code: apt install qpdf zlib-flate -uncompress < efi64.rom.zl > efi64.rom
@pantagruel : Thanks for your hard work on these ESXi BIOS/UEFI mods, cheers ! I may have missed something at some point as I have an ESXi 7.0u3g and did the following : Install a Windows Server 2022 trial 180 days Shut down, copied EFI64 MOD SLP 2.6 ROM file to the VM directory Edited the VMX file and added this line : efi64.filename = "ESXI_7.0.3_EFI64_DELL_2.6_SLIC.ROM" under firmware = "efi" Note that I used efi64.filename and not efi20.filename as ESXi7u3g VM version is virtualHW.version = "19" Booted the VM Started SLIC Toolkit v3.2 to check for correct SLIC tables to be shown/identified from UEFI but it seems to be stuck at : Dumping SLIC Data now , Please Wait ... Checking in tab "Advanced", I can see the following : Any chance I did something wrong in the steps ? Thanks
Your guest may be activated. SLIC Toolkit can't deal with EFIs so the SLIC/Cert info isn't reported correctly. EDIT: Check EFI SLIC Status with RW - Read & Write utility under ACPI Check activation status with slmgr.vbs /dlv
Yes, the same, but don't use the trial version. I have Server 2022 Standard (Dell OEM:SLP) running in a VM, there was no need to use DISM, I just used SLMGR commands. Actually, it should just activate automatically if the SLIC, cert, and key are present. EDIT: I mean to say don't use a trial ISO, download a non-trial (full) Server Standard 2022 ISO. I don't think a trial installation can be converted to a regular or OEM:SLP installation.
Ok, so it is what I use to install. I didn't use a trial ISO downloaded at Microsoft so the root cause isn't from this reason it seems
Well I managed to convert my TRIAL edition to a true one (STANDARD or DATACENTER) usig these commands : DISM /online /Get-CurrentEdition NOTE : If "Current Edition" output value contains "ServerXxxxxxEval" then you need to change it to something else (Standard or Datacenter) using one of these commands : Dism.exe /Online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:<STANDARD PRODUCT KEY GOES HERE> /AcceptEula Dism.exe /Online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /ProductKey:<DATACENTER PRODUCT KEY GOES HERE> /AcceptEula Now I have a totally activated Windows Server 2022 Standard with a Dell SLP 2.6 on my ESXi 7.0u3g Cheers and thanks for the hard work done on the BIOS/UEFI firmware files by @pantagruel !
In this post https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/esx-esxi-bios-tools.12982/page-26#post-1824322 you were using Server Standard 2022 evaluation. Why don't you just do a clean install using a non-evaluation ISO and follow the steps here: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/esx-esxi-bios-tools.12982/page-22#post-1502019 EDIT: So your problem was the evaluation (trial) ISO.