Default Bios Options for ESXi Virtual Machine

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Does anyone know of a way to set the default bios options of a virtual machine in ESX1 (4.1). Every time I create a new VM, I need to go into the bios and set the Num Lock in the bios. I was hoping to make it so that each time I created a VM, regardless of OS, the num lock was on.

Anyone know where ESXi gets the default bios options from and how to modify it?

Thanks in advance,
Rich

Best Answer

Great question...

I have not tested this, but the nvram file is what keeps the bios settings. If you save off a copy of one that you have edited, and place it in your new VM folder, it should work.

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