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
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Contents<br />
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2<br />
1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................7<br />
<strong>vSphere</strong> 5 Architecture Overview............................................................................................................................7<br />
ESXi Architecture Overview.....................................................................................................................................8<br />
2 Getting Started With <strong>vSphere</strong> 5..............................................................................................11<br />
Related Information................................................................................................................................................11<br />
Technical <strong>Support</strong> Resources..........................................................................................................................11<br />
Discussion Forums...........................................................................................................................................11<br />
Knowledge Base..............................................................................................................................................12<br />
Contacting <strong>Dell</strong>.......................................................................................................................................................12<br />
3 Installing <strong>vSphere</strong> 5..................................................................................................................13<br />
Creating The ESXi Installer Media..........................................................................................................................13<br />
Important Information For The <strong>Dell</strong>-Customized ESXi Image...........................................................................13<br />
Installing, Enabling, And Disabling ESXi.................................................................................................................14<br />
USB Key Or SD Memory Card Installation.......................................................................................................14<br />
Installing ESXi <strong>On</strong> Flash Media........................................................................................................................14<br />
Installing ESXi <strong>On</strong> The Hard Drive....................................................................................................................15<br />
Enabling Or Disabling Flash Storage Device....................................................................................................15<br />
Configuring <strong>On</strong>e-Time Boot To ESXi.................................................................................................................16<br />
Configuring Recurring Boot To ESXi................................................................................................................16<br />
Downloading The Patches And Updates For ESXi.................................................................................................16<br />
Creating The vCenter Server Installation Media....................................................................................................17<br />
Installing vCenter Server........................................................................................................................................17<br />
Installing <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client................................................................................................................................17<br />
Installing <strong>vSphere</strong> Client.........................................................................................................................................18<br />
Troubleshooting ESXi Installation...........................................................................................................................18<br />
ESXi Not Booting Or Displays A “No OS found” Message At Start Up ...........................................................18<br />
Purple Or Pink Screen While Booting Or Running Your ESXi...........................................................................18<br />
4 Deploying <strong>vSphere</strong> 5—Important Information.....................................................................19<br />
Best Practices Checklist For Deploying ESXi.........................................................................................................19<br />
<strong>vSphere</strong> Configuration Using <strong>Dell</strong> Fibre Channel SAN...........................................................................................20<br />
<strong>vSphere</strong> Configuration Using iSCSI SAN................................................................................................................21<br />
Booting ESXi...........................................................................................................................................................22
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