Order a Hetzner Dedicated Root Server with no operating system, called a “Rescue Server”. Purchase an add-on IP address for the server and request a separate MAC address for it. Request a LARA Console session from Hetzner with a VMWare ESXi installer USB inserted in the server. (Transferring iso over the web takes longer than … Read more
I rented a rescue/root server from Hetzner and was attempting to install VMWare ESXi to it via LARA Console. After Waiting 45+ minutes for the .iso to transfer and load via Drive Redirection, the ESXi image booted successfully and the install process started. Then, as my luck would have it, an error occurred with a … Read more
A while back I installed VMWare ESXi 6.5 on some Root Servers from Hetzner. The majority that I setup were Hetzner EX41S-SSD builds but I also did a Hetzner PX91-SSD build. The first few EX41S-SSD servers took VMWare ESXi 6.5 fine without problem – the only thing I’d suggest is having Hetzner put a 6.5 … Read more
