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An administrator is installing ESXi 5.x to a local SAS drive. The installation stops on a purple screen and shows the error:
The system has found a problem on your machine and cannot continue. Could not populate the filesystem: Admission check failed
Which action should the administrator take to resolve this issue?
A. Upgrade the ESXi host to meet the minimum hardware requirement for installation.
B. Disable the network interface cards (NICs) to ensure that third-party drivers do not interfere with installation.
C. Enable hardware Virtualization Technology in the ESXi host BIOS.
D. Disable the Host Bus Adapters (HBA) to ensure the installation targets the local disk.
Correct Answer: A
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
A: It is mentioned that the installation commenced and stopped to show the error. Thus though the process of installation started it could not complete.
This could be due to your hardware not fulfilling the minimum requirement. You need to upgrade the hardware to effect a successful installation of ESXi to the local SAS drive.
Incorrect Answers:
B: The problem is an interrupted installation process due to the hardware not meeting the minimum requirements and thus a network card being enabled or disabled is not the issue when ESXi is to be installed on a local SAS drive.
C: Hardware virtualization is usually enabled when software virtualization is not supported. This error indicates a hardware problem that stems from not meeting the minimum requirements for ESXi installation.
D: The error indicates a failure to meet the minimum hardware requirements for ESXi installation. You actually need a host bus adapter that will connect the host to the storage devise and thus disabling the HBA is not going to resolve the problem.
References:
Kajamoideen M.R., VMWare ESXi Cookbook, Packt Publishing, Birmingham, 2014, pp. 7-11
