HP VMware ESXi and vSphere 5.X and Updates Getting Started Guide for October 2012

Contents
1 Navigation tips..........................................................................................4
2 Overview..................................................................................................5
3 Configuration.............................................................................................7
4 Installation...............................................................................................10
Installing the software image locally .........................................................................................10
Installing the software image remotely using iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4................................................10
Installing the software image remotely using iLO 2.................................................................10
Installing the software image remotely using iLO 3 and iLO4...................................................11
5 Activating the standalone license................................................................12
6 Upgrading to a full license.........................................................................13
7 Updating VMware ESXi 5.X.......................................................................14
8 Recovering from a system failure.................................................................15
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