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The original was posted on /r/homelab by /u/mawo__0 on 2023-08-11 12:42:51.

Hello all,

i currently struggle with installing ESXI 8 on my Intel Nuc 10 (i5, 32GB RAM, 500GB SATA SSD)

The installer went through without any issues until it tries to format the Disk with VMFS.

Then i get an Error Message “Failed to format VMFS on volume” and the Progress bar stops at 8%.

I tired to Switch with a different SSD (and older ESXI Versions), but the same Issue. Both SSDs were in use before with a different System. I also run Diskpart, Clean on one of them but without luck. Installing Windows/Linux on these SSDs work fine.

Can it be that there is maybe some issues with the SATA controller and ESXI? I ordered now a WD M2-SSD and will try to install it there.

Maybe someone can help me or give me some hints.

Thanks and regards.