ESXi INSTALL Windows XP

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VMware: Installing Windows XP on ESX using LSI Logic driver

I get a lot of questions concerning the deployment of Windows XP on ESX. By default, ESX will use the LSI Logic driver when deploying a new Windows XP virtual machine. The LSI Logic driver is not found on the CD-ROM media, so Windows XP will not continue with the installation if this driver is not found.

The steps:

* Create a new Windows XP Virtual Machine
* Upload a Windows XP .iso file to your datastore/ISOstore (preferably a VLK version) and link it via the CD-ROM options in your Virtual Machine. Make sure it is connected / at power on
* Go to http://www.lsilogic.com/cm/DownloadSearch.do and search for a driver for the LSI20320-R controller.
* Extract all files in the symmpi_wXP_1201800.ZIP
* Use a program such as WinImage to create an LSILogic.flp file and include the extracted files in the .flp image.
* Upload the newly created LSILogic.flp to your datastore/ISO store
* Link the .flp file via the Floppy options => use existing floppy image in datastore in your Virtual Machine. Do NOT connect it yet.
* Power On your Windows XP machine. The installation of Windows XP should begin.
* During setup, press F6 to select additional SCSI drivers
* Now is the time to connect your floppy and use S during Windows Setup when prompted to connect to the floppy drive.
* The LSILogic drive should appear. Press ENTER to continue
* Setup will continue as normal
* Install VMware tools
* Done!

NOTE: when using the BusLogic driver instead, you can download & use a preconfigured .flp file from the VMware site: http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmscsi-1.2.0.4.flp. Follow the same procedure as described above. The driver should be name VMware SCSI Controller in Windows XP.