Dell VMware ESX 4.x Getting Started Guide
VMware vSphere 4 on Dell
PowerEdge Systems
Getting Started Guide
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Contents
Creating the ESX Installation Media
Creating the ESXi Recovery Media
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Creating the vCenter Server Installation Media
Installing vCenter Server
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Downloading the Patches and Updates for
ESX and ESXi
Installing, Enabling, and Disabling ESXi
Installing Your Flash Media
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Installing a USB Key or SD Memory Card
Installing ESXi on Flash Media
Enabling or Disabling ESXi
Configuring One-Time Boot to ESXi
Configuring Recurring Boot to ESXi
License Certificate
Licensing Modes
Evaluation License
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ESXi Single Server Edition License
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vSphere Essentials Plus, Standard, Advanced,
Enterprise, Enterprise Plus Edition License
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Administering License Keys
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Contents
NOTE:
The VMware ESX, ESXi, or the VMware vCenter Server media is not shipped
with the system.
Creating the ESX Installation Media
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Go to the VMware Download Center for Datacenter Virtualization
Products website at
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Select the
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Use your VMware store account credentials to log in to the download portal.
VMware vSphere 4
vmware.com/download
download link.
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Follow the on-screen instructions to download ESX.
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Use a blank media to burn the ISO image.
You have now created your ESX installation
media.
For information on deploying ESX on your system, see the VMware ESX 4 on
Dell PowerEdge Systems Deployment Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
Creating the ESXi Recovery Media
NOTE:
If ESXi was ordered, it is pre-installed on your PowerEdge system. The ESXi
recovery media is required only for the recovery of a corrupted image.
NOTE:
If you did not order ESXi with your system, you can order the Internal Dual
SD Module kit at dell.com and download the ESXi Installation media from
support.dell.com. For information on how to install and setup ESXi, see "Installing,
Enabling, and Disabling ESXi" on page 8.
NOTE:
You can download the Dell-customized ESXi recovery image from
support.dell.com.
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vSphere 4.1 with its subsequent updates and patch releases are the last
releases to include both ESX and ESXi hypervisor architectures. Future major
releases of VMware vSphere include only the VMware ESXi architecture. It is
recommended that you migrate to ESXi starting with this release.
Go to
support.dell.com
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Select your line of business.
Select
Drivers & Downloads.
Select
Enter a Tag
ESXi on and select
Alternatively, you can select
Storage, Networking
. Enter the Service Tag of the system you want to install
Go
.
Choose a Model
PowerEdge Server
and navigate to
Servers,
. Select the model of your
system and confirm your selection.
The
Drivers & Downloads
page is displayed.
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