During the installation of VMware 5.1u1, 5.1u2, 5.1u3,
or 5.5 (any update) onto a managed server, the server might hang or
restart.
The hang or restart might occur shortly after the following
message:
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VMware 5.5 requires Memory Mapped I/O (MMIO) space
to be configured within the initial 4 GB of the server. Depending
on the configuration, certain servers attempt to use memory higher
than 4 GB, which can cause a failure.
Complete the following
steps to resolve the issue:
Tip: Instead of setting
MM Config through
the Setup utility that are each server, consider using one of the
predefined extended UEFI patterns related to virtualization, which
sets the MM Config option to 3 GB and disables the PCI 64-bit resource
allocation. For more information about these patterns, see
Defining extended UEFI settings.
- Restart the system. When
Press <F1> Setup is
displayed, press F1.
- Select .
- Change the setting for MM Config from 2
GB to 3 GB.
- Ensure that the setting for PCI 64-Bit Resource is set to Disable.
- Attempt to install the VMware image again.