Installing Vmware Esxi 4.0; How To Install Vmware Esxi 4.0 - Oracle Sun Fire X2270 M2 Installation Manual

Installing VMware ESXi 4.0

This section contains steps for booting and installing VMware ESXi 4.0 from local or remote
installation media.
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How to Install VMware ESXi 4.0

This topic describes how to install VMware ESXi 4.0 locally from a DVD/CD-ROM drive and
remotely from a DVD/CD-ROM drive or an equivalent ISO image.
If you are going to install your OS on a disk that is part of a RAID array, you must
Note –
configure the RAID array before installing your OS. See your disk management documentation
for details.
Ensure that your console setup is ready.
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Ensure that the installation media is available to boot.
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For CD/DVD distribution media. Insert the VMware ESX media boot disk into the local or
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remote USB CD/DVD drive.
For ISO images. Ensure that the ISO images are available and that the boot disk image has
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been selected in the ILOM Remote Console application's Device menu (Device > CD-ROM
Image).
Boot the server from the OS installation media using one of the following methods.
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Locally using a physical CD/DVD, see
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Remotely using an ISO image or a CD/DVD, see
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or ISO File Remotely" on page
Refer to the VMware installation document for ESXi to assist you through the installation
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process.
"How to Update the ESX or ESXi Operating System" on page 17
Next Steps
"How to Boot From OS Media Locally" on page
"How to Boot From OS Distribution Media
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