Install Esx Using The Text Mode - VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual

Install ESX Using the Text Mode

Use the text interface if your video controller does not function properly when you use graphical mode.
Prerequisites
See "Prerequisites for Installing ESX,"
Procedure
1 Choose a method for booting the installer.
Boot from the DVD using the local DVD-ROM drive.
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PXE boot the installer.
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2 Select Install ESX in text mode.
3 (Optional) Press F2 and type boot options for the installer.
A series of installation messages scroll past until the Welcome page appears.
4 To continue, enter
5 Select a keyboard model.
To accept the default US English, enter
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To configure the keyboard, enter
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6 Accept the VMware license agreement.
You cannot install this product unless you accept the license agreement.
7 Select whether to install custom drivers with the ESX installation.
You might need custom drivers if your system is not listed in the Hardware Compatibility Guide and has a
network or storage device that was not originally compatible with ESX 4.0.
If you PXE booted the ESX installer, you cannot install custom drivers during the installation process. You
can install them after the ESX installation is complete.
To install custom drivers with the ESX installation, enter
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media containing the custom drivers. After you add the custom drivers, you are prompted to reinsert
the ESX installation DVD and continue with the installation.
If you do not need to install custom drivers, enter
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You can install custom drivers after the ESX installation is complete using other command-line and GUI
tools available to you, such as the vSphere CLI and vCenter Update Manager.
8 To load the ESX drivers and continue, enter
9 Configure ESX licensing.
To enter the vSphere license key now, enter
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To evaluate ESX and enter a vSphere license key later using the vSphere Client, enter
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10 Select the network adapter for the ESX service console.
Virtual machine network traffic shares this network adapter until you configure a virtual switch for
another network adapter. You can configure network adapters later from the vSphere Client.
To accept the default network adapter and leave the VLAN ID unassigned, enter
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To select a network adapter and assign a VLAN ID, enter
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