Users Guide

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):

• ESXi 6.5.x must be deployed on one the following PowerEdge servers:

• MX740c

• MX840c

Installing vSphere 6.5.x