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
Getting help
Topics:
• Contacting Dell EMC
•
Locating Service Tag of your system
• Related information for virtualization solutions
• Documentation resources
• Download the drivers and firmware
• Documentation feedback
Contacting Dell EMC
Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country, region, and
product, and some services may not be available in your area.
To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical assistance, or customer service issues, see www.dell.com/contactdell.
If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or
the product catalog.
Locating Service Tag of your system
Your system is identified by a unique Express Service Code and Service Tag number. The Express Service Code and Service
Tag are found on the front or back of the system by pulling out the information tag. Alternatively, the information may be on a
sticker on the chassis of the system. This information is used by Dell EMC to route support calls to the appropriate personnel.
Related information for virtualization solutions
Table 2. Related information for virtualization solutions
If you need information about See
Dell EMC VMware documentation Dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
OpenManage documentation www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals
PowerEdge documentation www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
Basic configuration information for running ESXi on a Dell EMC
PowerEdge server
Getting Started Guide at Dell.com/
virtualizationsolutions
● Information about downloading, installing, and configuring ESXi
● Supported hardware configurations for running ESXi on a Dell EMC
PowerEdge server
Installation Instructions and Important Information
Guide at Dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
PowerEdge servers and compatibility with vMotion VMware vMotion and 64-bit Virtual Machine
Support Compatibility Matrix at Dell.com/
virtualizationsolutions
PowerEdge and PowerVault compatibility information for running ESXi VMware vSphere for Dell EMC PowerEdge
servers Compatibility Matrix at Dell.com/
virtualizationsolutions
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