Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- VMware vSphere ESXi 6.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Installation Instructions and Important Information Guide
- Introduction
- Installing vSphere 6.0
- Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image
- Installing, Enabling and Disabling ESXi
- Overview - Dell NUMA Fault Resilient Memory
- Enable Dell NUMA Fault Resilient Memory
- Overview - Dell Fault Resilient Memory
- Enabling Dell Fault Resilient Memory
- Installing ESXi on flash media
- Installing ESXi on the hard drive
- Installing ESXi on the BOSS-S1 device
- Enabling or Disabling Internal SD card
- Configuring one-time boot to ESXi
- Configuring boot sequence to ESXi
- Downloading patches and updates for ESXi
- Creating vCenter Server installation media
- Installing vCenter Server
- Deploying vSphere 6.0
- Configuration back up and restore procedures
- Licensing information
- Troubleshooting ESXi
- Getting help
Table 2. Related information for virtualization solutions (continued)
If you need information about See
• Information about downloading, installing, and configuring ESXi
• Supported hardware configurations for running ESXi on a Dell EMC
PowerEdge server
Installation Instructions and Important Information Guide
at www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
PowerEdge servers and compatibility with vMotion VMware ESXi vMotion Support on Dell EMC PowerEdge
Servers Compatibility Matrix at www.dell.com/
virtualizationsolutions
PowerEdge and PowerVault compatibility information for running ESXi VMware vSphere on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers
Compatibility Matrix at www.dell.com/
virtualizationsolutions
Known issues and resolutions VMware vSphere 6 on Dell EMC PowerEdge Server
Release Notes at www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
ESXi ISO image customization information VMware ESXi on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Image
Customization Information at www.dell.com/
virtualizationsolutions
UEFI Boot order management utility in VMware ESXi 7.0 www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln321019
Dell EMC Add-on for VMware vSphere 7.0 www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln320956
Dell EMC ESXi 7.0 Quick Boot compatibility guide www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln320746
VMware vSphere Life Cycle Manager vLCM and Dell EMC integration downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/
esuprt_software_int/
esuprt_software_virtualization_solutions/vmware-
esxi-7x_white-papers3_en-us.pdf
PVRDMA Deployment and Configuration of QLogic CNA devices in VMware
ESXi
downloads.dell.com/manuals/common/
vmware_esxi_6x_7x_whitepaper6_en_us.pdf
Self-Encrypting Drives in Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with VMware
vSphere
downloads.dell.com/manuals/common/
vmware_esxi_6x_7x_whitepaper7_en_us.pdf
NVMe Hot-Plug on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers running VMware vSphere
or vSAN
downloads.dell.com/manuals/common/
vmware_esxi_6x_7x_whitepaper9_en_us.pdf
Upgrading to Dell EMC vSphere and vSAN version 7.0 downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/
esuprt_software_int/
esuprt_software_virtualization_solutions/vmware-
esxi-7x_white-papers8_en-us.pdf
Technical support resources
• vmware.com/support
• www.dell.com/support/home
• Dell.com/services
Discussion forums
• Communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn
• Dell Virtualization
• Wikis, Forums, Blogs, and Videos
• Dell Community
Knowledge base
• kb.vmware.com/kb
Getting help
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