unity connection ucs display issues

[Chris Deren]

I am installing UCON on UCS-210M using the 5000 user ova, and everytime I attempt to boot into it I get blank screen with just an underscore present.  I can boot into BIOS and the display is fine, but as soon as I go to attempt to boot into the machine I see nothing.  I tried couple other ovas on 2 seperate UCS boxes with the same outcome.  The CUCM works fine, so I know the issue is something with the UCON ova.  I see the following in the log:

Nov 01 07:29:46.008: vmx| Failed to detect host topology, using defaults for width and height

Nov 01 07:29:46.008: vmx| Host display topology 2360x1770.

Nov 01 07:29:46.008: vmx| SVGA using 2360x1770.

Which makes me think the resolution is too high.  I played around with the video card settings, increasing memory, card coding resolution with the same results.  Does anyone have any ideas?

Chris

[Jonathan Schulenberg · Accepted solution]

Press F12 during the BIOS sequence and manually select to boot from the DVD. The disk image laid down by that OVA for sector alignment has a basic MBR so the VM boots to the HD instead of proceeding to the DVD.

[Chris Deren]

That was it, thanks.  Do you know if there is a bug identified for this?

[Jonathan Schulenberg]

I'm not aware of a defect. I have seen this behavior in a few other templates as well; I believe CCX and possibly CUP.