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If the system is currently set to boot to another operating system, such as
Linux or Windows, use the information in "Appendix B: Enabling and
Disabling the VMware ESX Server 3i Software" on page 28 to set ESX as the
primary boot operating system.
To set up your server:
1
Power on your server.
2 Press <F11> at boot and select the internal storage device as the one-time
boot device (located under Hard Drives in the menu).
NOTE:
the boot order of the system is already set to boot the VMware software.
In the first phase of booting, the software loads the compressed ESX
modules into memory and a simple progress bar is displayed.
Figure 4. VMware ESX Server 3i Loading Modules
In the second phase, the modules are expanded and executed from
memory. As they are loaded, the module names briefly display on the
screen (Direct Console User Interface or DCUI).
If you ordered VMware ESX Server 3i as the primary operating system,
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