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3 Replies Last post: May 14, 2010 4:40 AM by Catlin Wu  
Heather McRae Apprentice 2 posts since
Mar 4, 2010
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Mar 4, 2010 8:24 AM

VMWare ESXi installation CD failure - Error code 22

We are trying to install ESXi and are having absolutely no joy whatsoever.  We have now tried the download and installation on four different computers (two PCs, one running Windows 2000, one running Windows XP, and two laptops, one running Windows XP and the other running Windows Vista).  In all cases, we get through the process as far as the part where you have to insert a CD and click "Download & Install", after which it comes up with a message saying "Downloading and creating ESXi installation media...", and you are asked to select your disc drive and then click "Burn ISO".

 

There is where it all goes wrong.  On three of the machines, this results in a message saying "not enough space on the drive to burn the file", and on the Vista machine it results in a message saying "Error code 22 returned".  We have tried everything we can think of and have completely run out of ideas.  There is a post on the main VMWare community forum from last autumn about this exact problem, which has never received a resolution (http://communities.vmware.com/thread/229404, for anyone who is interested).

 

We have tried two different types of CDs (definitely CDs, not DVDs), but both result in the same outcome.

 

Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

jgonzales Candidate 1 posts since
May 29, 2008
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1. Mar 9, 2010 11:41 AM in response to: Heather McRae
Re: VMWare ESXi installation CD failure - Error code 22

Heather,

 

What software are you using to burn the ISO to cd/dvd? Also, what size is the ISO file you downloaded? Per the VMW download web page:

 

ESXi 4.0 Update 1 Installable (CD ISO)
File size: 353 MB
File type: .iso
MD5SUM: 7d91e82b2cfb825911bd60a9b28b6bc2
SHA1SUM: acdcc2b68b673075477b5efef49403059c216fa8

If your ISO image matches up with that, I would look into a differnet burning software. One that I've used for many years with great success is a freeware product called ImgBurn. http://www.imgburn.com/

 

Hope that helps!

Catlin Wu Apprentice 14 posts since
May 13, 2010
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3. May 14, 2010 4:40 AM in response to: Heather McRae
Re: VMWare ESXi installation CD failure - Error code 22
Maybe you have a bad burning software,just change one?

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