ESXi 5.5 Installation

ESXi 5.5 Installation and Configure Network seating -----

Prerequisites -----

> Multi Core X86-64 Bit processor with VT ( Visualization ) enable.
> Minimum one Ethernet card with 1 Gbps speed for better performance.
> Minimum one local storage to create VM Datastore.
> Minimum 4 GB RAM
> One Static IP address 

Installation Steps -----

> Insert ESXi 5.5 Server CD / .iso file in CD Drive and boot the server from CD ROM. Onc the Server boot from CD you will get the following screen.


> Installer start loading ESXi installer.


> Start loading modules.


> Press Enter key to continue installation.


> In End User License Agreement window press (F11) Accept and Continue


> In Select a Disk to Install or Upgrade window select Local : Disk option and press Enter to Continue.


> In Confirm Disk Selection windows press Enter to Continue.


> Select US Default Keyboard option and press Enter to continue.


> Enter Root password: and Confirm password: than press Enter to Continue.


> Installer start Scanning the system now.


> Press (F11) Install to continue.


> Installation start in the next screen.


> Once you will get the Installation Complete window Press Enter to Reboot the server.


> ESX 5.5 start reloading on the server.


> Once the ESX 5.5 installation done and reboot the server  following screen will be display to edit the server configuration.


Configure Network Settings ----- 

 > Network settings are important to access the ESX 5.5 server from VMware Client.
Press F2 button to customize the settings.




> With the Up and Down arrow key select Configure Management Network option to configure Network settings.



> Select IP Configuration


> Select Set static IP address and network configuration: option:
IP Address           ----- Type static IP for the ESX 5.5 Server.
Subnet Mask       ----- Type Net Mask for IP address to define network class.
Default Gateway ----- Type Router IP of the Subnet.



> In Configure Management Network: Confirm press Y to continue.


> Now ESX 5.5 server is ready to access from VMware Client.

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