Specifications

Getting Started with
ESXi InstallableESXi EmbeddedESX
Get started with ESX quickly with this information about installation and initial setup. Follow the procedures
included here to install and set up a basic inventory for a single-host virtualization environment. After your
host is set up with a working virtual machine, you can install vCenter Server and explore a multiple-host
virtualization environment.
Get started with ESXi quickly with this information about installation and initial setup. Follow the procedures
included here to install and set up a basic inventory for a single-host virtualization environment. After your
host is set up with a working virtual machine, you can install vCenter Server and explore a multiple-host
virtualization environment.
Get started with ESXi quickly with this information about initial setup. Follow the procedures included here
to set up a basic inventory for a single-host virtualization environment. After the host is set up with a working
virtual machine, you can install vCenter Server and explore a multiple-host virtualization environment.
This information is for experienced Windows or Linux system administrators who are using VMware ESXi
Embedded to deploy virtualization for the first time. Specifically, it is for users who meet the following
requirements:
This information is for experienced Windows or Linux system administrators who will be installing VMware
ESXi Installable to deploy virtualization for the first time. Specifically, it is for users who meet the following
requirements:
This information is for experienced Windows or Linux system administrators who will be installing VMware
ESX to deploy virtualization for the first time. Specifically, it is for users who meet the following requirements:
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Have a physical server equipped with ESXi firmware
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Do not yet have the ESXi software installed
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Do not yet have the ESX software installed
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Do not yet have the vSphere Client or VMware vCenter Server installed.
Getting Started Tasks
The getting started tasks take you from initial setup of a new virtualization host to a working virtual machine.
After you have a host and functional virtual machine, you can set up a managed host environment with vCenter
Server.
Getting started with ESX includes the following tasks:
Getting started with ESXi includes the following tasks:
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Adding ESXi Embedded to your network
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Installing ESXi Installable and adding the host to your network
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