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
Installing vSphere 6.0
NOTE: If you have ordered VMware ESXi with your PowerEdge server, the PowerEdge server comes preinstalled on the
system.
Topics:
• Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image
• Installing, Enabling and Disabling ESXi
• Downloading patches and updates for ESXi
• Creating vCenter Server installation media
• Installing vCenter Server
Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image
To download the Dell EMC customized ESXi image:
NOTE: Ensure that you clear the web browser cache before downloading the drivers and firmware.
1. Go to Dell.com/support/drivers.
2. In the Drivers & Downloads section, type the Service Tag of your system in the Service Tag or Express Service Code box, and
then click Submit.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, select Detect My Product to allow the system to automatically detect your
Service Tag, or in General support, navigate to your product.
3. Click Drivers & Downloads.
The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed.
4. Click Change OS, and then select the appropriate version of VMware ESXi.
5. Expand Enterprise Solutions, and then click Download File.
To understand Dell EMC's customization aspects and its advantages, go to Dell's Customization of VMware ESXi and Its advantages.
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 https://www.dell.com/
openmanagemanuals.
For detailed instructions about installing and using iDRAC Service Module, see the documentation at https://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
www.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.
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