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GetStart.book Page 2 Friday, January 28, 2011 11:39 AM Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. _________________ Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. © 2010—2011 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
GetStart.book Page 3 Friday, January 28, 2011 11:39 AM Contents Creating the ESX Installation Media Creating the ESXi Recovery Media . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Creating the vCenter Server Installation Media Installing vCenter Server Downloading the Patches and Updates for ESX and ESXi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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GetStart.book Page 5 Friday, January 28, 2011 11:39 AM NOTE: The VMware ESX, ESXi, or the VMware vCenter Server media is not shipped with the system. Creating the ESX Installation Media 1 Go to the VMware Download Center for Datacenter Virtualization Products website at vmware.com/download. 2 Select the VMware vSphere 4 download link. 3 Use your VMware store account credentials to log in to the download portal. Follow the on-screen instructions to download ESX. 4 Use a blank media to burn the ISO image.
GetStart.book Page 6 Friday, January 28, 2011 11:39 AM 5 Choose the Operating System as ESXi. 6 Expand Enterprise Solutions. 7 Select Download Now beside the appropriate image. 8 Use a blank media to burn the ISO image. You have now created your ESXi recovery media. For information on deploying ESXi on your system, see the VMware ESXi 4 on Dell PowerEdge Systems Deployment Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
GetStart.book Page 7 Friday, January 28, 2011 11:39 AM 5 Use a blank media to burn the ISO image. You have now created your vCenter Server installation media. Installing vCenter Server NOTE: You must install and use vCenter Server to centrally manage your vSphere environment and to make use of all the features of vSphere Essentials Plus, Standard, Advanced, Enterprise, or Enterprise Plus edition. 1 Insert the vCenter Server media into the optical drive. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions.
GetStart.book Page 8 Friday, January 28, 2011 11:39 AM The Download Patches page displays a list of all the patches that match the details you specified. 7 Select the required patch and click Download Now to download the zip file. 8 Install the patch using any of the update tools provided by VMware such as esxupdate, vihostupdate, VMware vSphere Host Update Utility, or vCenter Update Manager. NOTE: For more information on patch management, see vmware.com/support/pubs/.
GetStart.book Page 9 Friday, January 28, 2011 11:39 AM For instructions to install the internal USB key or the SD Card on the system board for other supported PowerEdge systems, see the Hardware Owner's Manual of your system at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: For more information about supported configurations of PowerEdge systems with the USB key or the SD memory card, see the VMware ESXi 4 on Dell PowerEdge Systems Deployment Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
GetStart.book Page 10 Friday, January 28, 2011 11:39 AM The recovery environment starts. When the recovery image loads, the system is ready to begin the flash storage imaging process. CAUTION: Step 11 erases all data on your USB or SD storage device. 11 Press to confirm that you want to re-image the internal storage device.
GetStart.book Page 11 Friday, January 28, 2011 11:39 AM 3 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Integrated Devices, and then press . 4 To enable ESXi: a Highlight SD Card or Internal USB Port, depending upon which device is valid for your system. b Use the right- and left-arrow keys to enable the device. To disable ESXi: a Restart ESXi and access System Setup. b Select SD Card or Internal USB Port, depending upon which device is valid for your system.
GetStart.book Page 12 Friday, January 28, 2011 11:39 AM Configuring Recurring Boot to ESXi Follow the steps given below to boot your system to ESXi. Once the internal flash device port is enabled, your system continues to boot to ESXi. 1 Turn on your system. 2 The DELL logo is displayed. Press to launch the Setup menu. 3 After you complete the system boot, the system BIOS configuration menu displays.
GetStart.book Page 13 Friday, January 28, 2011 11:39 AM a license key or license activation code. The registration must be completed within 30 days from the date of product purchase. For more information, see vmware.com/code/dell. If you have multiple activation codes, you can register the activation codes either with one license administrator or with different license administrators. For information on product features and licensing methods, see vmware.com.
GetStart.book Page 14 Friday, January 28, 2011 11:39 AM vSphere Essentials Plus, Standard, Advanced, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus Edition License If you ordered the vSphere Essentials Plus, Standard, Advanced, Enterprise, or Enterprise Plus edition, the license certificate is shipped. Register and exchange the partner activation code printed on the license certificate for a license key. Administer the license key to your ESX or ESXi host using vSphere Client or vCenter Server.
