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• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  At work we sell servers by HPE.
  We create Install-ISOs from the included install ISO.

  At boot the Installer checks if the system is manufactured by the vendor.
  If it is: It continues boot and offers you the installer options
  If it is not: It will fail with a message that the manufacturer doesnt match.

  On ESXi you need to pass the argument smbios.reflectHost = true (or something along those lines)

  Dunno how HPE customized the install.wim
  But you can probably get those for cheap on ebay and maybe compare the wims for differences.

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  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah I’ve reinstalled Windows on Dells and it just works without any hassle because it reads something in the bios that says it already has a Windows license. I was wondering what it reads that would be configured in Proxmox to allow the same. I would be nice to be able to create a Windows VM on the fly without any license setup or license bypass tricks during/after install. Instead it would just work because Proxmox tells it to.

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    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Once installed it doesnt bother anymore with those checks.
      So right now my state is essentially an eternal windows VM that doesnt let me change the wallpaper ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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      • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        can’t it be activated with MAS?

        massgrave.dev

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