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vSphere Installation and Setup
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Enter the following commands to boot with the ESXi installer, where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the HTTP
server IP address.
dhcp net0 ( if dchp is not set)
kernel -n mboot.c32 http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/mboot.c32
imgargs mboot.c32 -c http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/boot.cfg
boot mboot.c32
Installing and Booting ESXi with Software FCoE
You can install and boot ESXi from an FCoE LUN using VMware software FCoE adapters and network
adapters with FCoE offload capabilities. Your host does not require a dedicated FCoE HBA.
See the vSphere Storage documentation for information about installing and booting ESXi with software
FCoE.
Using Remote Management Applications
Remote management applications allow you to install ESXi on servers that are in remote locations.
Remote management applications supported for installation include HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO), Dell
Remote Access Card (DRAC), IBM management module (MM), and Remote Supervisor Adapter II (RSA II).
For a list of currently supported server models and remote management firmware versions, see
Remote Management Server Models and Minimum Firmware Versions,"
management applications, contact the vendor.
You can use remote management applications to do both interactive and scripted installations of ESXi
remotely.
If you use remote management applications to install ESXi, the virtual CD might encounter corruption
problems with systems or networks operating at peak capacity. If a remote installation from an ISO image
fails, complete the installation from the physical CD media.
Required Information for ESXi Installation
In an interactive installation, the system prompts you for the required system information. In a scripted
installation, you must supply this information in the installation script.
For future use, note the values you use during the installation. These notes are useful if you must reinstall
ESXi and reenter the values that you originally chose.
Table 6‑1. Required Information for ESXi Installation
Information
Keyboard layout
VLAN ID
IP address
Subnet mask
Gateway
Primary DNS
Secondary DNS
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Required or
Optional
Default
Required
U.S. English
Optional
None
Optional
DHCP
Optional
Calculated based on the IP
address
Optional
Based on the configured IP
address and subnet mask
Optional
Based on the configured IP
address and subnet mask
Optional
None
on page 27. For support on remote
Comments
Range: 0 through 4094
You can allow DHCP to configure the network
during installation. After installation, you can
change the network settings.
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