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I am trying to boot Vmware ESXI on my dell PowerEdge 2950. But I can't seem to find an iso that works. when I use etcher I get missing partition table. Please help me

jojo osinga
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  • what version of ESXI are you using? are you trying to create a bootable USB or CD/DVD? – sippybear Mar 03 '20 at 20:18
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    You shouldn't need 3rd-party software. Either burn the ISO to a disc as-is, or mount the ISO using iDRAC. Is there something preventing these approaches? – DoubleD Mar 03 '20 at 23:29

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First you need to download the ISO from VMware that has all the custom drivers preloaded for your server. See here for instructions (basically go to https://my.vmware.com and download it from there)

Secondly, you'll need to either burn the ISO to a disc, mount it using iDRAC or copy it to a USB drive. Etcher.io isn't the best for creating bootable ISOs, I've had some issues with it in the past. I'd recommend Rufus, it has always worked perfectly for me.

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