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5.4 Installing the operating system
This section describes the tasks required to install the following supported
operating systems for the IBM x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 servers:
5.4.1, "Installing (configuring) VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded" on page 264
5.4.2, "Installing VMware ESXi 3.5 Installable" on page 279
5.4.3, "Installing VMware ESX 3.5 Update 1" on page 281
5.4.4, "Installing Windows Server 2003" on page 285
5.4.5, "Installing Windows Server 2008" on page 289
5.4.6, "Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1" on page 293
5.4.7, "Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1" on page 295
Installation of Solaris operating systems is not described.
5.4.1 Installing (configuring) VMware ESXi 3.5 embedded
VMware ESXi 3.5 boots from an IBM customized USB Flash Drive. It does not
have to be installed onto a local server storage. IBM does provide ESXi 3.5
Installable Edition, which can be installed onto local storage but cannot be
installed onto remote storage such as a SAN LUN or iSCSI target.
The following topics are described in this section:
"Prerequisites" on page 264
"Configure server BIOS for Embedded Hypervisor Boot" on page 265
"Boot ESXi hypervisor and customize settings" on page 266
Prerequisites
Before you configure ESXi:
Ensure you have local or remote (through RSA II Remote Control) video and
keyboard console access to the server with the IBM ESXi flash drive installed.
Download the following three VMware ESXi guides:
– Getting Started with ESX Server 3i Installable
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35/esx_3i_i/r35/vi3_35_25_3i_i_get_
start.pdf
– ESX Server 3i Embedded Setup Guide
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35/esx_3i_e/r35/vi3_35_25_3i_setup.
pdf
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