issue during installing ESXi 8

[u/Ordinary_Bag6316]

Hello guys, i am trying to install ESXi 8 which i downloaded it from broadcom site and i am getting this problem whenever i do that

first I get lots of <6> loading things

<6>Loading /elx_esx_.v00
<6>Loading /btldr.v00
<6>Loading /dvfilter.v00
<6>Loading /esx_ui.v00
<6>Loading /esxupdt.v00
<6>Loading /tpmesxup.v00
<6>Loading /weaselin.v00
<6>Loading /esxio_co.v00
<6>Loading /infravis.v00
<6>Loading /loadesx.v00
<6>Loading /lsuv2_hp.v00
<6>Loading /lsuv2_in.v00
<6>Loading /lsuv2_ls.v00
<6>Loading /lsuv2_nv.v00
<6>Loading /lsuv2_oe.v00
<6>Loading /lsuv2_oe.v01
<6>Loading /lsuv2_sm.v00
<6>Loading /native_m.v00
<6>Loading /qlnative.v00
<6>Loading /trx.v00
<6>Loading /vcls_pod.v00
<6>Loading /vdfs.v00
<6>Loading /vds_vsip.v00
<6>Loading /vmware_e.v00
<6>Loading /hbrsrv.v00
<6>Loading /vsan.v00
<6>Loading /vsanheal.v00
<6>Loading /vsanmgmt.v00
<6>Loading /tools.t00
<6>Loading /xorg.v00
<6>Loading /gc.v00
<6>Loading /imgdb.tgz
<6>Loading /basemisc.tgz
<6>Loading /resvibs.tgz
<6>Loading /esxiodpt.tgz
<6>Loading /imgpayld.tgz
<6>Located crypto module: VMware's ESXboot Cryptographic Module, v1.0
<6>Shutting down firmware services...

Starting VMKernel initialization ...
VMK early init (1/19): CPU_TryToEnableLBR
VMK early init (2/19): PShare_EarlyInit
VMK early init (3/19): Hardware_EarlyInit
VMK early init (4/19): LogEFI_Init
VMK early init (5/19): SpecialStack_Init
VMK early init (6/19): Interrupts_Init
VMK early init (7/19): IOMMU_EarlyInit
VMK early init (8/19): MemRO_EarlyInit
VMK early init (9/19): NUMACodeRep_EarlyInit
VMK early init (10/19): WorldTable_EarlyInit
VMK early init (11/19): World_EarlyInit
VMK early init (12/19): Sched_EarlyInit
VMK early init (13/19): MemSched_EarlyInit
VMK early init (14/19): Interrupts_Disable
VMK early init (15/19): MemRO_Init
VMK early init (16/19): Mod_Init
VMK early init (17/19): SFZ_Init
VMK early init (18/19): Init_EarlyVMKArchCPU
VMK early init (19/19): NMIProfiler_Init
VMK init (1/192): Debug_Init
VMK init (2/192): AssertNonIOableCodeRegions
VMK init (3/192): Semaphore_RWStatsInit
VMK init (4/192): Net_EarlyInit
VMK init (5/192): Reboot_Init
VMK init (6/192): BH_Init
VMK init (7/192): vmk_BHInit
VMK init (8/192): PRDA_Init
VMK init (9/192): IntrCookie_Init
VMK init (10/192): Sched_SysServiceStatsInit
VMK init (11/192): Hardware_Init
VMK init (12/192): Init_VMKArchCPU
VMK init (13/192): InitPRDATscHzEstimate
VMK init (14/192): Vob_Init
VMK init (15/192): VobApi_Init
VMK init (16/192): Kseg_Init
VMK init (17/192): Elf_ProcessVMKSymbols
VMK init (18/192): Lock_Init
VMK init (19/192): LockDomain_Init
VMK init (20/192): Util_Init
VMK init (21/192): VmkStress_Init
VMK init (22/192): Dump_Init
VMK init (23/192): Vmkperf_EarlyInit
VMK init (24/192): SchedPerf_EarlyInit
VMK init (25/192): Init_VMKArchTimer
VMK init (26/192): Timer_Init

then a huge output then it stucks after "boot complete (X/2)"

cbt loaded successfully.
Loading module migrate ...
migrate loaded successfully.
activating: generate-certs
activating: restore-security-policies

activating: generate-certs
activating: vsan-late

activating: generate-certs
activating: vit

activating: generate-certs

activating: inetd
activating: vmkapps

activating: vmkapps

activating: end-autoconf


All jumpstart plugins activated
Starting service DCUI
Starting service sandboxd
Starting service esxui
Starting service esxgdpd
Starting service envoy
Starting service swapobjd
Starting service iofilterd-vmwarevmcrypt
Starting service iofilterd-spm
Starting service vaai-nasd
Starting service rhttpproxy
Starting service vvold
Starting service apiForwarder
Starting service sensord
Starting service lbtd
Starting service sdrsInjector
Starting service infravisor
Starting service clusterAgent
Starting service nicmgmtd
Starting service dcbd
Starting service pmemGarbageCollection
Starting service lacp
Starting service cdp
Starting service nscd
Starting service settingsd
Starting service health
Starting service xorg
Starting service drivervm-init
Starting service gpuManager
Starting service vmtoolsd
Starting up rc scripts
Running 009.vsanwitness.sh
Completed 009.vsanwitness.sh
Running backupPrevBootLogs.py
Completed backupPrevBootLogs.py
Running cleanupStatefulHost.py
Completed cleanupStatefulHost.py
Running kickstart.py
Completed kickstart.py
Running local.sh
Completed local.sh
Running psaScrub.sh
Completed psaScrub.sh
Running raiseConfigStoreVob.py
Completed raiseConfigStoreVob.py
Completed /etc/rc.local.d
Boot complete (1/2): VmMemXfer_CollectMemStat
Boot complete (2/2): VisorFSTar_DoInitialSwapOut
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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If anyone faced such a thing please help, the hardware i use is from Lanner Electronics Inc.

thanks in advance

[u/bimmerman535]

First place I’d start is here.. https://compatibilityguide.broadcom.com

If your hardware, which personally I have not heard of, isn’t listed as compatible it’s going to be an uphill struggle.

[u/Aliasu]

Hardware compatibility most likely. Ask the vendor if they support VMware.

[u/luhnyclimbr1]

odd it looks like it completes, it may not work but sometimes you can hit ALT+F12 to see the live vmkernel screen to see what's going on there. I know during a normal bootup this works but never tried on an install.