Managing The Initial Vmware* Esxi* 3.5 Host; Vmware* Esxi* 3.5 Installation Requirements - Intel S5000PAL Installation Manual

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VMware* Infrastructure* 3 Installation Guide for VMware* ESXi* 3.5 Installable –

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Server Board S5000PAL

10) Enter a new subnet mask.

11) Press the down-arrow key to select "Default Gateway".

12) Press the Backspace key to delete the current default gateway.

13) Enter a new default gateway.

14) Retype the new password and press "Enter" to save the password configuration.

If static IP address networking is configured for the ESXi* host, also configure the static DNS information,

including:

A host name.

A primary name server.

A secondary name server.

DNS suffixes.

To configure DNS settings, select "Configure Management Network" from the direct console and specify the

DNS server addresses and hostname.

Managing the Initial VMware* ESXi* 3.5 Host

After completing the initial setup of the host machine, the software needed to manage VMware* ESXi* 3.5

can be installed. For the first evaluation experience, install the VMware* Infrastructure* (VI) Client to

manage a single host.

Use the VMware* Infrastructure Management Installer* CD-ROM to install the VI Client on a desktop or

laptop computer to be used as a management station. If the VMware Infrastructure Management software

has not been purchased at this point, use the VI Client package downloaded onto the host during the

VMware ESXi 3.5 installation or an evaluation copy downloaded from the VMware* Download Center.

The VI Client must be installed on a Windows* machine that has network access to the VMware ESXi 3.5

host. The management station must also have Internet access.

Hardware requirements: Before beginning, be sure the system hardware meets these VI Client requirements:

Processor – 266MHz or higher Intel processor (500MHz recommended).

Memory – 256MB RAM minimum; 512MB recommended.

Disk Storage – 150MB free disk space required for basic installation. 55MB must be available on the

destination drive for installation of the program and 100MB free on the drive containing the "%temp%"

directory.

Networking – Gigabit Ethernet recommended.

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