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
Figure 3. ESXi Secure boot
The BIOS of Dell's 13
th
generation of PowerEdge servers is preconfigured with the VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA) in the
UEFI Secure boot authorized DB. Download the latest server BIOS from the Dell EMC support page before enabling UEFI Secure
boot.
NOTE: UEFI Secure boot is supported only on Dell's 13
th
generation servers or later.
For more information about Secure boot, see the following pages:
● Secure Boot for ESXi 6.5 - Hypervisor Assurance
● UEFI Secure boot for ESXi Hosts
Downloading patches and updates for ESXi
NOTE: To install any patches or updates for ESXi, ensure that you follow the instructions provided in this section.
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