Installing VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 2 on the Intel Skull Canyon NUC6I7KYK requires some specific BIOS settings. Here are the settings used with BIOS 0034.
| BIOS\Devices\USB |
Default |
ESXi 6.0 Update 2 install |
| USB Legacy |
On |
Disabled |
| Portable Device Charging Mode |
Charging Only |
Disabled |
| USB Ports (Port -01-08) |
Enabled |
Enabled |
| BIOS\Devices\SATA |
Default |
ESXi 6.0 Update 2 install |
| Chipset SATA |
AHCI |
Disabled |
| Chipset SATA |
S.M.A.R.T. |
Disabled |
| HDD Activity LED |
On |
Disabled |
| M.2 PCIe SSD LEG |
On |
Disabled |
| BIOS\Devices\Onboard Devices |
Default |
ESXi 6.0 Update 2 install |
| Audio |
On |
Disabled |
| LAN |
On |
On |
| Thunderbolt Controller |
On |
On (I did disable it for the install as part of my Stop error troubleshooting} |
| WLAN |
On |
Disabled |
| BlueTooth |
On |
Disabled |
| Near Field Communicattion |
Disabled |
Disabled |
| SD Card |
Read |
Read/Write |
| Legacy Device Configuration |
Default |
ESXi 6.0 Update 2 install |
| Enhanced Consumer IR |
On |
Disabled |
| High Precision Event Timers |
On |
Disabled |
| Num Lock |
On |
Disabled |
| Performance\Processor |
Default |
ESXi 6.0 Update 2 install |
| Real-Time Performance Tuning |
On |
Disabled |
| Power |
Default |
ESXi 6.0 Update 2 install |
| Performance Selection |
Balanced Enabled |
Max Performance |
| Secondary Power Setting |
Header text |
Header text |
| Intel Ready Mode Technology |
On |
Disable |
| Power Sense |
On |
Disable |
| After Power Failure |
Stay Off |
Power On |
