Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Installation Instructions and Important Information Guide
- Introduction
- Installing vSphere 6.5.x
- Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image
- Installing, enabling and disabling ESXi
- Overview of Dell NUMA Fault Resilient Memory
- Enabling Dell NUMA Fault Resilient Memory
- Overview of Dell Fault Resilient Memory
- Enabling Dell Fault Resilient Memory
- Installing ESXi on flash media
- Installing ESXi on the hard drive
- Installing ESXi on the BOSS-S1 device
- Enabling or disabling internal SD card
- Configuring one-time boot to ESXi
- Configuring boot sequence to ESXi
- VMware ESXi Secure boot support for Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers
- Downloading patches and updates for ESXi
- Creating vCenter Server installation media
- Installing vCenter Server
- Deploying vSphere 6.5.x
- Configuration back up and restore procedures
- Licensing information
- Troubleshooting ESXi
- Getting help
The installer environment starts. When the installer image loads, the system is ready to begin the flash storage imaging
process.
CAUTION: Step 6 deletes all data on SD storage device.
6. On the Select a Disk page, select the SD storage device on which you want to install ESXi and press Enter.
7. Enter the root password and press F11 to start the installation.
8. When the installation process is complete, press Enter to restart the system.
9. When the Dell EMC logo is displayed, press F11 immediately.
10. At the Boot Menu, use the up- and down-arrow keys to select the SD storage device, and then press Enter.
The system boots and starts ESXi.
11. To enable recurring boot, see Configuring boot sequence to ESXi.
12. Set the correct licensing mode.
For more information, see Licensing information.
Installing ESXi on the hard drive
To install ESXi on the hard drive, complete the following procedure:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Insert the ESXi installer media that you created earlier into the optical drive.
For more information, see Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image on page 8.
3. When the Dell EMC logo is displayed, press F11 immediately.
4. At the Boot Menu, use the up- and down-arrow keys to select the optical drive and press Enter.
When the installer image loads, the system is ready to begin the installation process.
CAUTION: Step 5 deletes all data on the selected hard disk drive.
5. On the Select a Disk page, select the hard drive on which you want to install ESXi and press Enter.
6. Enter the root password and press Enter to reboot the system.
7. When the installation process is complete, press Enter to reboot the system.
The system restarts and starts ESXi.
8. Set the correct licensing mode.
For more information, see Licensing information on page 22.
Installing ESXi on the BOSS-S1 device
To install ESXi on the BOSS-S1 device, complete the following procedure:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Insert the ESXi installer media that you created earlier into the optical drive.
For more information, see Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image on page 8.
3. When the Dell EMC logo is displayed, press F11 immediately.
4. At the Boot Menu, use the up- and down-arrow keys to select the optical drive and press Enter.
When the installer image loads, the system is ready to begin the installation process.
CAUTION: Step 5 deletes all data on the selected BOSS-S1 device.
5. On the Select a Disk page, select the BOSS-S1 device on which you want to install ESXi and press Enter.
6. Enter the root password and press Enter to reboot the system.
7. When the installation process is complete, press Enter to reboot the system.
The system restarts and starts ESXi.
8. Set the correct licensing mode.
For more information, see Licensing information on page 22.
Creating a virtual disk with the BOSS-S1 device
1. Turn on the system.
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Installing vSphere 6.5.x