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How to push Press F2 for EFI Boot Manager in vm installation console

  • October 27, 2025
  • 4 replies
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I am trying to install ubuntu 24.04 and Almalinux 8.10 . in Both case console show “Press F2 to EFI Boot manager”. I tried to press F2 but not success. I am set UEFI boot. Help me Please. 

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  • Adventurer
  • 9 replies
  • October 27, 2025

Hi,

 

I guess you tried different Browser or opening console in separate Browser Windows already?

In my mind there was in the past a workaround of using the onscreen Keyboard of your Admin System.

https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/kbs/details?targetId=kA00e000000bqzbCAA

 

Not sure if that helps,

 

Sebastian


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  • Voyager
  • 1 reply
  • October 29, 2025

I tried but no hope.


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  • Trendsetter
  • 41 replies
  • October 29, 2025

do you have any other ISO?(windows) is it showing you same thing with other ISO?

for that VM, can you go to CVM,(any CVM) and type:acli vm.get <vm_name>!--scriptorendfragment-->!--scriptorstartfragment-->

 


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  • Trailblazer
  • 14 replies
  • November 4, 2025

Hello shafiq rahman,

 

Many guys face same issue and just have simple solution for that please go through this article:

Article Link: How to Boot VM in BIOS UEFI Mode


thank you,