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
NOTE: For more information that is related to the VMware ESXi installation on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, go to Dell
Virtualization.
Virtualization videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers
All the supported virtualization videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers are available in the Supported Operating Systems for Dell
PowerEdge servers playlist.
Table 3. Virtualization videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers
Video title Links
Downloading the Dell EMC customized ESXi image from support site www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnVxtkAkYTI
Downloading Dell EMC customized ESXi image from VMware website www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnWyuyxuk5k
Operating system Deployment (VMware ESXi)—Installing Using
CD/DVD
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EbufUS86zA
Enabling and Configuring Fault Resilient Memory on Dell EMC
PowerEdge servers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=retSh-XlsK0
OS Deployment (VMware ESXi)—Installing on BOSS S1 device www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB1loXpFFME
OS Deployment (VMware ESXi)—Installing on IDSDM www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC-Xntg5mgw
To enable UEFI Secure Boot on VMware ESXi for Dell EMC’s yx3x
PowerEdge servers
NOTE: This video is applicable to VMware ESXi 6.5.x and later.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll9qlF9qV9I
To enable UEFI Secure Boot on VMware ESXi for Dell EMC’s yx4x
PowerEdge servers
NOTE: This video is applicable to VMware ESXi 6.5.x and later.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZB_XyV0enY
Documentation resources
This section provides information about the documentation resources for your server.
Table 4. Additional documentation resources for your server
Task Document Location
Setting up your server
For information about installing the
server into a rack, see the rack
documentation included with your
rack solution or the Getting
Started Guide that is shipped with
your server.
https://www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
For information about turning on
the server and the technical
specifications of your server, see
the Getting Started Guide that is
shipped with your server.
https://www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
Configuring your server For information about the iDRAC
features, configuring and logging in
to iDRAC, and managing your
server remotely, see the Integrated
Dell Remote Access Configuration
Tool User's Guide.
https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals
For information about installing the
operating system, see operating
system documentation.
https://www.dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals
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