UEFI boot from 32GB CIsco UCS SD card for ESXi version 6.5

[dganta]

Hi All,

Is it possible to do a UEFI secure boot from Flex 32GB SD card for esxi 6.5 or a Local lun is required for this as the UEFI boot parameters cannot be set. 

From the below article UEFI boot mode is only supported in Locla LUn or iSCSI LUN or SAN LUN. Please clarify

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/ucs-manager/GUI-User-Guides/Server-Mgmt/32/b_Cisco_UCS_Manager_Server_Mgmt_Guide_3_2/b_Cisco_UCS_Manager_Server_Mgmt_Guide_3_2_chapter_01100.html#concept_3E575E7D050A4EA88BB72C52B1047399

[mojafri]

Hi,

Its is supported. Make sure you provide below path in uefi parameters: 

Boot Loader Name: BOOTX64.EFI
Boot Loader Path: \EFI\BOOT\

For your reference: https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCuh13333/?reffering_site=dumpcr

Vmware ESX OS does not write the boot menu entry in the UEFI boot menu. This behavior is normal.
For more information, please refer the following vmware article: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.install.doc/GUID-D1BD27AB-C432-454D-9B2B-DC04E7BA9979.html

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Regards,

MJ