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
Troubleshooting ESXi
Topics:
• ESXi installation
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Frequently asked questions
ESXi installation
This section provides troubleshooting steps for common issues encountered during deployment of ESXi.
ESXi does not boot or displays a no OS found message at start up
Check the boot order. The correct storage device may no longer be selected as the first boot device. This can happen if the
device has recently been removed due to failure. To correct this issue, ensure that the internal storage drive on which ESXi
must be installed is assigned as the first boot device in the hard drive sequence and the hard drive is assigned as the first boot
device in the boot sequence.
Purple or pink screen while booting or running your ESXi
This is a sign of a serious misconfiguration or system error, similar to a blue screen for a Windows operating system or kernel
panic for a Linux-based system. Contact Dell EMC Support for technical assistance.
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum RAM required to install VMware ESXi
The minimum RAM required for installing ESXi on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers is 8 GB.
VMware recommends a minimum of 4 GB RAM to install ESXi. However, if you install ESXi on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with
4 GB RAM, the installation may fail due to insufficient memory. This is because, a part of the RAM is occupied by the BIOS.
Figure 6. VMware ESXi installation failure
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