HP VMware ESXi and vSphere 5.x Getting Started Guide

HP VMware ESXi and vSphere 5.x and Updates Getting Started Guide

Abstract

This guide is intended to provide setup information for HP VMware ESXi and vSphere.

HP Part Number: 616896-409 Published: September 2014 Edition: 11

Notices

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1 Navigation tips..........................................................................................4

2 Overview..................................................................................................5

3 Configuration.............................................................................................7

4 Installation...............................................................................................11

Installing the software image locally .........................................................................................11

Installing the software image remotely using iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4................................................11

Installing the software image remotely using iLO 2.................................................................11

Installing the software image remotely using iLO 3 and iLO4...................................................12

5 Activating the standalone license................................................................13

6 Upgrading to a full license.........................................................................14

7 Updating VMware ESXi and vSphere 5.X....................................................15

8 Recovering from a system failure.................................................................16

Contents 3

1 Navigation tips

Navigating to documentation on the HP website

• From the URLs in this guide, you may need to make several selections to get to your specific

server documentation.

• For online access to technical documentation, self-help resources, live chat assistance,

community forums of IT experts, technical knowledge base, remote monitoring and diagnostic tools, go to (http://www.hp.com/support).

• For the latest versions of selected technical documentation, go to (http://www.hp.com/go/

bizsupport).

4 Navigation tips

2 Overview

Thank you for downloading HP VMware ESXi and vSphere 5.X and updates. HP has seamlessly integrated VMware ESXi and vSphere, delivering active HP ProLiant management and consolidated lifecycle management for a consistent, reliable ProLiant experience. For more information, go to the HP website www.hp.com/go/vmware.

HP CIM (Common Information Module) providers proactively surface hardware monitoring data to deliver the most up-to-date server state information possible. HP CIM providers and VMware ESXi and vSphere provide active hardware management using HP SIM (Systems Insight Manager).

You can update VMware ESXi and vSphere using the standard VMware update tools. The integrated hypervisor installation is partitioned with redundant images, enabling a robust upgrade and recovery process.

The HP VMware ESXi and vSphere 5.X and Updates Getting Started Guide is provided for ESXi and vSphere 5.X and updates Standalone Edition or as a part of a HP VMware vSphere fully licensed product.

The ESXi and vSphere Standalone Edition is well suited for single server virtualization installations and is managed using the free VMware vSphere Client management console. HP Technical Software Support and Update Service is optional and can be purchased as a support pack.

The installation ISO includes a trial license for the standalone edition, found on the HP website (http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/vmware/esxi-image.html). To obtain a permanent license for the standalone edition, go to the VMware website (https://

www.vmware.com/tryvmware/) and register to obtain the serial number license.

You can also upgrade HP VMware ESXi and vSphere Standalone Edition to any of the fully licensed products for VMware vSphere including Essentials, Essentials Plus, Standard, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus editions. For more information on support offered for HP VMware ESXi and vSphere Standalone Edition and the other licensed products, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/

VMware/esxi).

To learn more about license delivery and enabling enterprise entitlement, see “Activating the

standalone license” (page 13) or “Upgrading to a full license” (page 14).

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