unable to install 2016 under vmware workstation pro 15

The Hassio console prompt appears, enter “ login” for host access.

To log in, use “ root” without a password. When the boot is completed press “enter” in the console and the login prompt appears.Change the firmware from BIOS to UEFI.Remove the Sound Card in the hardware configuration.The disk is only 6 GB, expand the disk to 32 GB or higher.The Hass.io VM is ready to be created, select Finishīefore starting the VM, edit the Virtual Machine settings and modify to following:.There will be a question to convert the existing virtual disk to a newer format, select: Convert.Browse to the VMDK file downloaded earlier.Select a disk: Use an existing virtual disk.Select as I/O controller: LSI Logic (Recommended).

Select the number of processors and cores.The will be a warning that there already resides a Virtual Machine in the same location.

Give the Virtual Machine a name and browse to the location the VMDK file stored.

As Guest Operating System select: Other 64-bit.

Select: I will install the operating system later.

For the VM hardware comparability select: ESXi 6.5.

Choose a custom (advanced) configuration.

Unzip the downloaded VMDK file with 7zip.

Download the VMDK image of Hass.io ( link) and save it to a folder were the VMware Workstation Virtual Machine will be stored.

In this blog post I highlight the steps needed to deploy Hass.io as VM using VMware Workstation 15 Pro. The instructions for deploying Hass.io as Virtual Machine (VM) are not very clear when using VMware Workstation or VMware ESXi. There a multiple ways to install Home Assistant Hass.io on different platforms.

Unable to install 2016 under vmware workstation pro 15