Welcome - Intel S5000PAL Installation Manual

Welcome

This guide contains detailed information on how to install VMware* ESXi* 3.5 on pre-certified platforms
listed in the Supported Hardware section. This guide is intended for experienced Windows* or Linux* system
Administrators installing VMware ESXi 3.5 and configuring virtualization for the first time by using VMware*
Infrastructure* 3. Specifically, it is intended for users who:
Do not have the VMware* ESXi* 3.5 software installed.
Do not have the VMware* Infrastructure* (VI) Client or the VMware* VirtualCenter Server* installed.
This guide describes VMware ESXi 3.5 and VirtualCenter and provides instructions to set up and configure a
host, including the following tasks:
Install VMware ESXi and add the host to your network.
Deploy the VI Client and connect to a single VMware ESXi host.
Deploy and run a virtual machine.
Deploy VMware Infrastructure with the VirtualCenter Server to manage multiple hosts.
VMware* Infrastructure* 3 Installation Guide for VMware* ESXi* 3.5 Installable –
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL
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