Cisco UCS C-Series Servers VMware Installation Guide First Published: March 22, 2011 Last Modified: August 13, 2012 Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA http://www.cisco.
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CONTENTS Preface Preface v Audience v Conventions v Related Cisco UCS Documentation vi Documentation Feedback vii CHAPTER 1 Installation Checklists and Prerequisites 1 Installation Overview Checklist 1 Installation Prerequisites Checklist 2 Mounting the Installation ISO Image 3 Configuring the Server Boot Order Using the KVM Console 4 CHAPTER 2 VMware vSphere ESX Installation 7 Installing VMware vSphere ESX on an Internal Drive 7 Installing VMware vSphere ESX on a Bootable SAN LUN 9 CHAPTER 3 VMware
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Preface This preface includes the following sections: • Audience, page v • Conventions, page v • Related Cisco UCS Documentation, page vi • Documentation Feedback, page vii Audience This guide is intended primarily for data center administrators with responsibilities and expertise in one or more of the following: • Server administration • Storage administration • Network administration • Network security Conventions This document uses the following conventions: Convention Indication bold font Commands,
Preface Related Cisco UCS Documentation Note Tip Convention Indication [] Elements in square brackets are optional. {x | y | z} Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. [x | y | z] Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. string A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.
Preface Documentation Feedback For a complete list of all C-Series documentation, see the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Documentation Roadmap available at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing/c-series-doc . Other Documentation Resources An ISO file containing all B and C-Series documents is available at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/ cisco/software/type.html?mdfid=283853163&flowid=25821. From this page, click Unified Computing System (UCS) Documentation Roadmap Bundle.
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CHAPTER 1 Installation Checklists and Prerequisites This chapter includes the following sections: • Installation Overview Checklist, page 1 • Installation Prerequisites Checklist, page 2 • Mounting the Installation ISO Image, page 3 • Configuring the Server Boot Order Using the KVM Console, page 4 Installation Overview Checklist Complete the following tasks to install an operating system (OS) on your C-Series Rack-Mount Server.
Installation Checklists and Prerequisites Installation Prerequisites Checklist Completed? Task Additional Information Complete the installation as described in the procedure for your OS.
Installation Checklists and Prerequisites Mounting the Installation ISO Image Completed? Prerequisite Make sure you have the Cisco UCS C-Series Drivers DVD, or the ISO image of this DVD, for the type of C-Series server that you are using. The driver DVD ISO image is available from the Cisco.com support site under Unified Computing and Servers > Cisco UCS Rack-Mount Standalone Server Software > server_model Server Software > Unified Computing System (UCS) Drivers .
Installation Checklists and Prerequisites Configuring the Server Boot Order Using the KVM Console CIMC GUI opens the KVM Console in a separate window. Step 8 How you access virtual media depends on the version of the KVM Console that you are using. Do one of the following to access virtual media: • Click the Virtual Media tab. • Click the VM tab. • Select Tools > Virtual Media. Step 9 Click Add Image and navigate to the directory containing the installation ISO image.
Installation Checklists and Prerequisites Configuring the Server Boot Order Using the KVM Console Install Type Description Internal install on a multiple hard 1 On the Boot Options tab, select Hard Disk Order and press Enter. drive system 2 On the Hard Disk Order tab, select Boot Option #1 and press Enter. 3 In the pop-up menu, select the installation-target drive and press Enter. 4 Press Esc to return to the main Boot Options tab.
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CHAPTER 2 VMware vSphere ESX Installation This chapter includes the following sections: • Installing VMware vSphere ESX on an Internal Drive, page 7 • Installing VMware vSphere ESX on a Bootable SAN LUN, page 9 Installing VMware vSphere ESX on an Internal Drive This procedure describes how to install VMware vSphere ESX 4 and required drivers on an internal drive using CIMC GUI and the KVM Console.
VMware vSphere ESX Installation Installing VMware vSphere ESX on an Internal Drive For details, see Configuring the Server Boot Order Using the KVM Console, on page 4. Step 4 Step 5 To override the normal boot order and boot from the installation media, in the KVM tab of the KVM Console, watch the boot messages and press F6 when prompted to enter the Boot Menu. On the Boot Menu screen, do one of the following: • If you are using an ISO image, select Cisco Virtual CD/DVD and press Enter.
VMware vSphere ESX Installation Installing VMware vSphere ESX on a Bootable SAN LUN 14 Clear the check box next to the driver ISO file and check the check box next to the installation ISO file. 15 Wait until mapping completes, then return to the installer in the KVM tab. Step 8 When the installer prompts you to select the location where you want to install the OS, select the installation-target drive and click Next. All non-RAID drives are listed by name.
VMware vSphere ESX Installation Installing VMware vSphere ESX on a Bootable SAN LUN • On the physical server, press the Power button. Step 3 (Optional) If you want to set the boot order that the server will use after the OS is installed, watch the boot messages and press F2 when prompted to enter BIOS setup, then set the boot order. For details, see Configuring the Server Boot Order Using the KVM Console, on page 4.
VMware vSphere ESX Installation Installing VMware vSphere ESX on a Bootable SAN LUN 10 If you want to add another custom driver, click Add and select the driver. Repeat this process until you have selected all of the required custom drivers. 11 When you are done adding drivers, click Next in the Custom Drivers window. 12 When prompted to install the system drivers, click Yes.
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CHAPTER 3 VMware vSphere ESXi Installation This chapter includes the following sections: • Installing VMware vSphere ESXi on an Internal Drive, page 13 • Installing VMware vSphere ESXi on a Bootable SAN LUN, page 14 Installing VMware vSphere ESXi on an Internal Drive This procedure describes how to install VMware ESXi and required drivers on an internal drive using CIMC GUI and the KVM Console.
VMware vSphere ESXi Installation Installing VMware vSphere ESXi on a Bootable SAN LUN For details, see Configuring the Server Boot Order Using the KVM Console, on page 4. Step 4 Step 5 To override the normal boot order and boot from the installation media, in the KVM tab of the KVM Console, watch the boot messages and press F6 when prompted to enter the Boot Menu. On the Boot Menu screen, do one of the following: • If you are using an ISO image, select Cisco Virtual CD/DVD and press Enter.
VMware vSphere ESXi Installation Installing VMware vSphere ESXi on a Bootable SAN LUN • Configure a LUN or RAID volume on your SAN, then connect to the SAN and verify that one (and only one) path exists from the SAN HBA to the LUN. If you are using an LSI RAID controller or the onboard Intel ICH10R controller, see RAID Controller Considerations, on page 19 for more information.
VMware vSphere ESXi Installation Installing VMware vSphere ESXi on a Bootable SAN LUN d) Click OK to apply your changes. Step 8 When the installer prompts you to select the location where you want to install the OS, select the installation-target LUN and click Next. Step 9 When the installer displays the Confirm Install screen, press F11 to confirm your selections and start the installation process.
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APPENDIX B RAID Controller Considerations This appendix includes the following sections: • RAID Controller Options, page 19 • Enabling the ICH10R Onboard Controller, page 20 • Launching Option ROM-Based Controller Utilities, page 20 • Additional LSI Documentation Resources, page 21 RAID Controller Options Cisco UCS C200 M1 Server and C210 M1 Server These servers have the following options: • There is an Intel ICH10R onboard SATA controller on the motherboard.
RAID Controller Considerations Enabling the ICH10R Onboard Controller Tip If you do not have a record of which option is used in the server, you can check the Inventory tabs in the CIMC GUI or you can reboot the server and watch the messages displayed as the system boots. Enabling the ICH10R Onboard Controller Important The Intel ICH10R SAS controller is installed in Cisco UCS C200 and C210 servers only.
RAID Controller Considerations Additional LSI Documentation Resources • The prompt for the onboard Intel ICH10R controller utility is Ctrl-M. For details, see the documentation for your controller. Additional LSI Documentation Resources For basic information on RAID and how to use the LSI utilities, see the documentation included with the utility. You can also access the following LSI documentation on Cisco.com: • LSI MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide. For LSI MegaRAID. Document number 80-00156-01, Rev.
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