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CHAPTER 3

VMware vSphere ESXi Installation

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Installing VMware vSphere ESXi on an Internal Drive, page 13

• Installing VMware vSphere ESXi on a Bootable SAN LUN, page 14

Installing VMware vSphere ESXi on an Internal Drive

This procedure describes how to install VMware ESXi and required drivers on an internal drive using CIMC

GUI and the KVM Console.

Before You Begin

• Make sure you have completed the prerequisites described in Installation Prerequisites Checklist, on

page 2.

• If you are installing VMware on a Cisco UCS C200 M1 Server or Cisco UCS C250 M1 Server, make

sure that the server is using an LSI 1064-based controller mezzanine card for RAID configuration. The

VMware server software does not support integrated software RAID with the ICH10R controller.

Procedure

Step 1

If you are installing the OS or drivers from virtual media, launch the KVM Console and mount the media as

described in Mounting the Installation ISO Image, on page 3.

Step 2

Power cycle the server using one of the following methods:

• In the KVM Console, go to the KVM tab and select Macros > Ctrl-Alt-Del.

• In CIMC GUI, click Summary in the Navigation pane, then click Power Cycle Server in the Actions

area of the Server Summary tab.

• On the physical server, press the Power button.

Step 3

(Optional) If you want to set the boot order that the server will use after the OS is installed, watch the boot

messages and press F2 when prompted to enter BIOS setup, then set the boot order.

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