Users Guide

The system boots and starts ESXi.
11. To enable recurring boot, see Configuring boot sequence to ESXi.
12. Set the correct licensing mode.
For more information, see Licensing information.
Installing ESXi on the hard drive
To install ESXi on the hard drive, complete the following procedure:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Insert the ESXi installer media that you created earlier into the optical drive.
For more information, see Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image.
3. When the Dell EMC logo is displayed, press F11 immediately.
4. At the Boot Menu, use the up- and down-arrow keys to select the optical drive and press Enter.
When the installer image loads, the system is ready to begin the installation process.
CAUTION: Step 5 deletes all data on the selected hard disk drive.
5. On the Select a Disk page, select the hard drive on which you want to install ESXi and press Enter.
6. Enter the root password and press Enter to reboot the system.
7. When the installation process is complete, press Enter to reboot the system.
The system restarts and starts ESXi.
8. Set the correct licensing mode.
For more information, see Licensing information.
Installing ESXi on the BOSS-S1 device
To install ESXi on the BOSS-S1 device, complete the following procedure:
1. Turn on the system.
2. Insert the ESXi installer media that you created earlier into the optical drive.
For more information, see Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image.
3. When the Dell EMC logo is displayed, press F11 immediately.
4. At the Boot Menu, use the up- and down-arrow keys to select the optical drive and press Enter.
When the installer image loads, the system is ready to begin the installation process.
CAUTION: Step 5 deletes all data on the selected BOSS-S1 device.
5. On the Select a Disk page, select the BOSS-S1 device on which you want to install ESXi and press Enter.
6. Enter the root password and press Enter to reboot the system.
7. When the installation process is complete, press Enter to reboot the system.
The system restarts and starts ESXi.
8. Set the correct licensing mode.
For more information, see Licensing information.
Creating a virtual disk with the BOSS-S1 device
1. Turn on the system.
2. Press F2 to enter System Setup, and then select Device Settings > BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility .
3. Select the Create RAID configuration option.
4. Select the two M.2 SATA physical disks displayed, and then click Next to proceed to next page.
5. Choose the appropriate options as required, and type the name for the virtual disk.
6. Select Yes for Would you like to create virtual disk option? and then click Next to proceed to next page.
Virtual disk is created successfully and you can verify the virtual disk information at the BOSS-S1 configuration Utility > Physical/
Virtual Disk information . The created virtual disk is displayed in the Virtual Disk Info.
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