HP BL680c - ProLiant - G5 Getting Started Manual page 4

Virtual machine communication network—A virtual machine communication network is
built on the traditional, general-purpose communication network. As with physical
servers, virtual machine traffic is brokered through a general-purpose network if the
virtual machines are on different, discrete servers. Virtual machine communication on
the same physical server is handled by a virtual switch within the server.
HP storage network—A storage network enables virtual machines to access SAN
devices similarly to physical servers. The medium for a storage network can be Fibre
Channel or Ethernet. HP recommends HP StorageWorks SAN solutions.
Configuring your HP ProLiant server to use
VMware ESXi
HP recommends upgrading to the latest ProLiant firmware revisions. For more
information, see your server documentation.
VMware ESXi supports only the following installation destinations for HP integrated
VMware ESXi:
Hard drive
•
Secure Digital (SD) memory card
•
o HP 4GB SD flash media
o HP part number 580387-B21
o HP spare kit part number 583306-001
Flash media (USB flash drive)
•
o HP 4GB USB flash media drive key
o HP part number 580385-B21
o HP spare kit part number 583307-001
VMware ESXi does not support any other USB or SD card devices.
To configure your ProLiant server using VMware ESXi:
1. Download either the hard drive installation ISO or the flash device installation
ISO from the HP website
(https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?product
Number=HPVM05).
2. Burn the installation ISO to a CD-ROM, or move the ISO image to a location
accessible using the virtual media capabilities of iLO2.
NOTE: The CD-ROM is bootable. Boot up the server and choose
to install the HP integrated VMware ESXi product either to the
hard drive or to flash media (USB key or SD card). The flash
media must be installed into the internal port on your ProLiant
server.
3. Set up the server hardware, and if desired, connect your server to the network.