Setup Guide

Getting started with VMware vSphere

This document helps you in setting up your Dell EMC PowerEdge server and conguring VMware vSphere.

NOTE: If you had ordered VMware ESXi with your Dell EMC PowerEdge server, it is preinstalled on your server. The ESXi

installer media is required for reinstallation. If you did not order ESXi with your server, you can order the Internal Dual SD Module

kit (for supported Dell EMC PowerEdge servers) at Dell.com/support/home, and then download the ESXi installation media from

Dell.com/support/drivers.

Topics:

• Important information

• Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image

• Conguring ESXi on Dell EMC PowerEdge server

Important information

For all the Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with factory-installed VMware ESXi operating system:

• Dell EMC PowerEdge 14

generation server's username is root and password is your Service Tag of your system followed by the

character '

!'.

NOTE

: To locate the Service Tag of your system, see Locating Service Tag of your system..

• Dell EMC PowerEdge 13

generation servers do not have password for the username root.

For the Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with factory-installed VMware ESXi operating system on the BOSS-S1 device:

• Dell EMC PowerEdge 14

generation servers do not have VMFS datastore enabled by default. Dell EMC recommends that you use the

BOSS-S1 device as an OS boot device and vSphere ESXi Logging device. For more information, see VMware Knowledge Base article

2145210.

NOTE

: Before deploying the system, Dell EMC recommends you to see

VMware vSphere 6.5.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge server

Release Notes

at Dell.com/virtualizationsolutions.

Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image

You can download the Dell EMC customized ESXi images from the Dell support site or from the VMware site.

NOTE

: For information on Dell EMC's customization of VMware ESXi images and its advantages, see Dell's Customization of

VMware ESXi and Its Advantages.

Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image from Dell EMC

support site

NOTE

: Ensure that you clear the web browser cache before downloading the drivers and rmware.

1 Go to Dell.com/support/drivers.

2 In the Drivers & Downloads section, enter the Service Tag of your system in the Enter a Dell Service Tag, Dell EMC Product ID, or

Model box, and then click the right arrow button.

4 Getting started with VMware vSphere