Installing Vmware Esxi - NEC Express5800/R320f-E4 Installation Manual

Chapter 1 Installing OS
1.8

Installing VMware ESXi

1.8.1 Installing VMware ESXi
1. Press the POWER switch on the front side of the server to start the system from CPU/IO module 0
and then perform the following procedures.
2. Immediately after powering on the server, insert the VMware ESXi Install DVD into the DVD drive of
the server.
3. If the Boot Menu screen appears after booting the server, select ESXi x.x.x-xxxx standard installer
and press Enter. The Installer will automatically starts in a few seconds, even if Enter is not pressed.
4. Press the <SHIFT + O> key on the Loading ESXi installer screen. Press the key while [Automatic boot
in x seconds] (x indicates the number of seconds) appears at the lower left of the screen.
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Note Make sure that Module POWER LEDs on both CPU/IO modules 0 and 1 are blinking, then
press the POWER switch.
1. Setup Procedure