Setup Guide

Getting started with VMware vSphere

This document helps you in setting up your Dell EMC PowerEdge server and configuring 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 www.dell.com/support/home, and then download

the ESXi installation media from www.dell.com/support/drivers.

Topics:

• Important information

• Download the Dell EMC customized ESXi image files

• Configuring ESXi on Dell EMC PowerEdge server

Important information

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

• For all Dell EMC PowerEdge yx4x servers:

○ Username: root.

○ Password: Service Tag of the server followed by an exclamation mark (!).

•

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

• For allDell EMC PowerEdge yx3x servers:

○ Username: root.

○ Password: none.

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

• Dell EMC PowerEdge yx4x servers do not have VMFS datastore enabled by default. It is recommended 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 see the

VMware vSphere 6.7.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge

Server Release Notes

at www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions.

Download the Dell EMC customized ESXi image

files

Dell EMC has migrated the latest revision of the Dell EMC customized ESXi image files with customized drivers to the website of VMware.

This change aligns with industry-standard practices and brings the Dell EMC-customized image to the same location as that of our

competitors. For customers who manage heterogeneous data centers, this simplifies the procurement of software image files because

they will all be saved in one location. Visit my.vmware.com license portal or click My VMware Downloads. Older versions of these image

files can be downloaded from www.dell.com/support.

For information about how Dell EMC is offering customized versions of VMware ESXi image files, see Dell's Customization of VMware

ESXi and Its Advantages.

Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image and Dell EMC

Addon from Dell EMC support site

NOTE: Ensure that you clear the web browser cache before downloading the drivers and firmware.

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