VMware vSphere 5 On Dell PowerEdge Systems ... - Dell Support
VMware vSphere 5 On Dell PowerEdge Systems ... - Dell Support VMware vSphere 5 On Dell PowerEdge Systems ... - Dell Support
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2012 Dell Inc. Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the Dell logo, Dell Boomi , Dell Precision , OptiPlex , Latitude , PowerEdge , PowerVault , PowerConnect , OpenManage , EqualLogic , Compellent , KACE , FlexAddress , Force10 and Vostro are trademarks of Dell Inc. Intel ®, Pentium ®, Xeon ®, Core ® and Celeron ® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. AMD ® is a registered trademark and AMD Opteron , AMD Phenom and AMD Sempron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Microsoft ®, Windows ®, Windows Server ®, Internet Explorer ®, MS-DOS ®, Windows Vista ® and Active Directory ® are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Red Hat ® and Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux ® are registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Novell ® and SUSE ® are registered trademarks of Novell Inc. in the United States and other countries. Oracle ® is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Citrix ®, Xen ®, XenServer ® and XenMotion ® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. VMware ®, Virtual SMP ®, vMotion ®, vCenter ® and vSphere ® are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States or other countries. IBM ® is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. 2012 - 12 Rev. A06
Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................7 vSphere 5 Architecture Overview............................................................................................................................7 ESXi Architecture Overview.....................................................................................................................................8 2 Getting Started With vSphere 5..............................................................................................11 Related Information................................................................................................................................................11 Technical Support Resources..........................................................................................................................11 Discussion Forums...........................................................................................................................................11 Knowledge Base..............................................................................................................................................12 Contacting Dell.......................................................................................................................................................12 3 Installing vSphere 5..................................................................................................................13 Creating The ESXi Installer Media..........................................................................................................................13 Important Information For The Dell-Customized ESXi Image...........................................................................13 Installing, Enabling, And Disabling ESXi.................................................................................................................14 USB Key Or SD Memory Card Installation.......................................................................................................14 Installing ESXi On Flash Media........................................................................................................................14 Installing ESXi On The Hard Drive....................................................................................................................15 Enabling Or Disabling Flash Storage Device....................................................................................................15 Configuring One-Time Boot To ESXi.................................................................................................................16 Configuring Recurring Boot To ESXi................................................................................................................16 Downloading The Patches And Updates For ESXi.................................................................................................16 Creating The vCenter Server Installation Media....................................................................................................17 Installing vCenter Server........................................................................................................................................17 Installing vSphere Web Client................................................................................................................................17 Installing vSphere Client.........................................................................................................................................18 Troubleshooting ESXi Installation...........................................................................................................................18 ESXi Not Booting Or Displays A “No OS found” Message At Start Up ...........................................................18 Purple Or Pink Screen While Booting Or Running Your ESXi...........................................................................18 4 Deploying vSphere 5—Important Information.....................................................................19 Best Practices Checklist For Deploying ESXi.........................................................................................................19 vSphere Configuration Using Dell Fibre Channel SAN...........................................................................................20 vSphere Configuration Using iSCSI SAN................................................................................................................21 Booting ESXi...........................................................................................................................................................22
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings<br />
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.<br />
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the<br />
problem.<br />
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.<br />
© 2012 <strong>Dell</strong> Inc.<br />
Trademarks used in this text: <strong>Dell</strong> , the <strong>Dell</strong> logo, <strong>Dell</strong> Boomi , <strong>Dell</strong> Precision , OptiPlex , Latitude , <strong>PowerEdge</strong> , PowerVault ,<br />
PowerConnect , OpenManage , EqualLogic , Compellent , KACE , FlexAddress , Force10 and Vostro are trademarks of <strong>Dell</strong><br />
Inc. Intel ®, Pentium ®, Xeon ®, Core ® and Celeron ® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. AMD ®<br />
is a registered trademark and AMD Opteron , AMD Phenom and AMD Sempron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.<br />
Microsoft ®, Windows ®, Windows Server ®, Internet Explorer ®, MS-DOS ®, Windows Vista ® and Active Directory ® are either trademarks<br />
or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Red Hat ® and Red Hat ®<br />
Enterprise Linux ® are registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Novell ® and SUSE ® are<br />
registered trademarks of Novell Inc. in the United States and other countries. Oracle ® is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation<br />
and/or its affiliates. Citrix ®, Xen ®, XenServer ® and XenMotion ® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix <strong>Systems</strong>, Inc. in<br />
the United States and/or other countries. <strong>VMware</strong> ®, Virtual SMP ®, vMotion ®, vCenter ® and <strong>vSphere</strong> ® are registered trademarks or<br />
trademarks of <strong>VMware</strong>, Inc. in the United States or other countries. IBM ® is a registered trademark of International Business Machines<br />
Corporation.<br />
2012 - 12<br />
Rev. A06
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