Bypassing the memory check on a VMware ESXi 5.5

[ike]

ESXI 5.5 likes 8+GB of RAM. This shows how to install ESXI on hosts with limited memory <8GB like 4GB.

This is a a bit different from older versions of ESXI.
During the install when MEMORY_SIZE ERROR occurs, hit ALT+F1, login as root with no password, then:
# cd /usr/lib/vmware/weasel/util
# rm upgrade_precheck.pyc
# cp upgrade_precheck.py testfile
# chmod 666 testfile
# vi testfile
- if you don't know how to use vi, please read a tutorial
- search for MEM_MIN_SIZE by typing: /MEM_MIN_SIZE <enter>
- on this line with (4 * 1024 - 32) move cursor over 4, press: r then: 1
- now it should read (1 * 1024 - 32)
- type: :x (two keypress, ":" and "x") and then <enter>
# mv testfile upgrade_precheck.py
# ps -c | grep weasel
- first number on the line containing "python" is the PID
# kill -9 <PID>
- now the installer should have restarted

That's it!
Feel free to leave comments.

[DeeJay]

nice find!

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