Users Guide

2. Select View & Download products > All Products and then click the View Download Components link of VMware
vSphere.
3. Select the image version from the Select Version list.
4. Click Custom ISOs.
5. Expand the OEM Customized Installer CDs option and then click Go to Downloads for the image that you want to
download.
Important information for the Dell EMC-customized ESXi image
● The Dell EMC-customized ESXi installer ISO image content does not include OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) and
iDRAC Service Module (iSM).
For detailed instructions to install and use OpenManage Server Administrator, see the documentation at www.dell.com/
openmanagemanuals.
For detailed instructions to install and use iDRAC Service Module, see the documentation at www.dell.com/esmmanuals.
● The files that Dell EMC creates or modifies as part of customization are:
○ etc/vmware/oem.xml
○ etc/vmware/support
○
NOTE: The list of files that are appended, modified, or customized by Dell EMC may change during a later release.
NOTE: Dell EMC-customized ESXi image may contain additional or VMware-I/O Vendor Program (IOVP) certified
updated drivers. For more information, see Important Information section of Dell EMC customized ESXi image at
Dell.com/virtualizationsolutions.
● If required, Dell EMC may update the customized ISO for a critical patch impacting Dell EMC to include VMware patches or
bug fixes for Dell EMC hardware.
● OpenManage vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) can be installed on ESXi systems, where ESXi is installed using either the Dell
EMC Customized ESXi image or the ESXi image that is provided by VMware.
Installing, enabling and disabling ESXi
NOTE:
Only trained service technicians must perform any installation that requires removal of the system cover. See the
safety document that is shipped with your system for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the
system, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
NOTE: For important regulatory information, see Dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
NOTE: If you have not ordered order ESXi with your system, you can order the Internal Dual SD Module kit at Dell.com/
support/home and download the ESXi Installation media from Dell.com/support/drivers. For information about creating your
ESXi media, see the Downloading the ESXi installer media section in this document.
NOTE: If you have ordered the ESXi separately and your PowerEdge server is not preinstalled with the software, to
complete the installation procedure, see the Installing ESXi on Flash Media section in this document.
Overview of Dell NUMA Fault Resilient Memory
NUMA FRM is a new memory operating mode available on the BIOS settings of high-end 13th generation of the Dell EMC
PowerEdge servers with two or four processors. This mode establishes an area of memory that is fault-resilient on all
processors, providing the same protection to the hypervisor against uncorrectable memory errors that would affect it, and
maintaining NUMA memory functionality and performance.
Enabling Dell NUMA Fault Resilient Memory
The following conditions must be fulfilled before you enable NUMA Fault Resilient Memory (FRM):
Installing vSphere 6.5.x
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