UCS C220M5 (Stealthwatch) - Reutilize UCS to Install VMware

[Juan Ibañez]

I have a UCS C220M5 (Stealthwatch SMC 2210), this server are tear down of production, and i need reutilize this server to install a VMware ESXi to virtualices some small VM.

When i try install VMware ESXi on this UCS, the BIOS send the follow message “Invalid Signature detected, check secure boot policy in setup”

Can I install VMware on this server or disable “Secure boot?
I read some documentation that say “when secure boot is Enable, this option can’t be disble”. Is it true?

[marce1000]

  - Well I think you should try and or a check if there is  an option somewhere to disable secure boot anyway 

 M.

[Kirk J]

The security related appliances typically had this ability disabled.

If it was easy to just turn that off, and boot your own image/device, then it would defeat the physical security that the secure boot was designed to help implement.

Kirk...