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
2. Press F2 to enter System Setup, and then select Device Settings > BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility .
3. Select the Create RAID configuration option.
4. Select the two M.2 SATA physical disks displayed, and then click Next to proceed to next page.
5. Choose the appropriate options as required, and type the name for the virtual disk.
6. Select Yes for Would you like to create virtual disk option? and then click Next to proceed to next page.
Virtual disk is created successfully and you can verify the virtual disk information at the BOSS-S1 configuration Utility >
Physical/Virtual Disk information . The created virtual disk is displayed in the Virtual Disk Info.
Enabling or disabling internal SD card
To install the ESXi on an internal flash storage device:
1. Turn on the system.
2. When the Dell EMC logo is displayed, press F2 immediately to open the System Setup page.
NOTE: If you press a key on the keyboard for extended time, it may result in a keyboard failure. To avoid possible
keyboard failure, press, and release F2 at even intervals until the System Setup page is displayed.
If the Operating System logo is displayed instead of the System Setup page, wait until the operating system finishes
loading. Turn off the system, and try again.
3. Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select Integrated Devices, and then press Enter.
4. To enable the Internal SD card:
a. Set Internal SD card Port to On.
b. Set Internal SD card Redundancy to Mirror.
c. Set Internal SD Primary Card as SD Card 1.
To disable the Internal SD card:
a. Set Internal SD card Port to Off.
CAUTION:
Booting into an operating system other than ESXi, without disabling the internal SD card results
in data loss.
5. Press Esc.
6. Select Save Changes and Exit.
7. Press Enter to exit the System Setup screen.
8. Reboot the system.
9. To complete the process, perform the procedure in the Configuring one-time boot to the ESXi section or the Configuring
boot sequence to the ESXi section.
Configuring one-time boot to ESXi
1. Turn on your system.
The Dell EMC logo is displayed.
2. Press F11 to enter the one-time boot menu option.
The menu entry changes to Entering Boot Menu, confirming your selection.
3. The boot menu displays several boot options. Select Hard Drive C: by using the up- and down-arrow keys.
4. Select SD Card by using the right-arrow key.
5. Press Enter to boot to the internal secure digital (SD) card.
Configuring boot sequence to ESXi
To boot your system to ESXi, complete the following procedure:
NOTE: Once the internal flash device port is enabled, your system continues to boot to ESXi.
1. Turn on your system.
The Dell EMC logo is displayed.
Installing vSphere 6.5.x
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