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VMware ESXi step-by-step Installation

Guide with Screenshots

by Ramesh Natarajan on June 23, 2010

As part of the on-going VMware arti!e series, ear!ier we "isusse" about VMware #irtua!i$ation

fun"amenta!s, an" how to insta!! VMware %er#er 2&

'n this arti!e, !et us "isuss about how to insta!! VMware (%)i&

VMware (%)i is free& *owe#er, the software omes with a +0 "ays e#a!uation mo"e& ou shou!"

register on VMware website to get your free !iense ey to ome out of the e#a!uation mo"e&

.ne the (%)i is insta!!e", you an either user #%phere /!ient on the iret /onso!e ser

'nterfae to a"minister the host&

VMware (%)i is base" on hyper#isor arhiteture that runs "iret!y on top of a har"ware as

shown be!ow&

1. Download ESXi server

et the software from the VMware (%)i "own!oa" page&

o!!owing are the #arious "own!oa" options a#ai!ab!e& %e!et 4(%)i 5&0 p"ate 1 'nsta!!ab!e6/ '%.7 8inary 6&iso79 an" burn a /&

(%)i 5&0 p"ate 1 'nsta!!ab!e 6/ '%.7

pgra"e paage from (%)i %er#er 3&: to (%)i %er#er 5&0 p"ate 1

pgra"e paage from (%)i %er#er 5&0 to (%)i %er#er 5&0 p"ate 1

VMware #%phere /!ient an" *ost p"ate ti!ity

2. VMware VMvisor oot Menu
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.ne you insert the (%)i / an" reboot the ser#er, it wi!! "isp!ay a boot menu with an option to

!aunh 4(%)i 'nsta!!er9 as shown be!ow&

!. VMware ESXi Installer "oadin#

;hi!e the insta!!er is !oa"ing a!! the neessary mo"u!es, it wi!! "isp!ay the ser#er onfigurationinformation at the top as shown be!ow& 'n this e


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%ine this is a new insta!!ation of (%)i, se!et 4'nsta!!9 in the fo!!owing sreen&

&. 'ccept VMware E("'

Rea" an" aept the (?A by pressing 11&

). Select a Dis* to Install VMware ESXi
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@he insta!!ation proess taes few minutes& ;hi!e the (%)i is getting insta!!e", it wi!! "isp!ay a

progress bar as shown be!ow&

. ESXi Installation ,oplete

ou wi!! get the fo!!owing insta!!ation omp!ete" message that wi!! prompt you to reboot the

ser#er&

1. ESXi Initial Screen

After the (%)i is insta!!e", you!! get the fo!!owing sreen where you an onfigure the systemby pressing 2&
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2. Register with VMware and Actiate your account

.ne you now that your har"ware is ompatib!e, you are rea"y to obtain (%)i 5& *owe#er, to

obtain it, you nee" to register to "own!oa" it& @o "o this, go to the(%)i ree own!oa" website&(nter your name an" emai! a""ress to ati#ate your aount&

3i#ure 14Registering to "own!oa" the free VMware (%)i 5
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ou wi!! reei#e an emai! where you wi!! !i to ati#ate your registration& @hat wi!! tae you to

the "own!oa" site for (%)i 5&

!. "ownload #$%i &ree

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or"er in your 8'.% or press a ey 6!ie (%/7 to manua!!y boot from the (%)i / in the

/R.M "ri#e&

@he (%)i insta!!ation proess is Fui an" easy& 't is !ie!y that you wi!! tae a!! the "efau!ts,with the on!y "eterrent being that you shou!" enter a!! the neessary networ information suh

asI

Static IP address and hostname you defned in step 5 DNS servers and DNS sux

Deault gateway

or some basi step by step on the insta!!ation proess with sreenshots, p!ease see my arti!e-

New VMware (%)i %er#er H /onfiguration /he!ist&

. Initial #$%i $erer Con/gure

@o initia!!y set up the new ser#er, again, ' am going to refer you to another of my arti!es that

o#ers this step by step& =!ease seeNew VMware (%)i %er#er H /onfiguration /he!ist&@hiswi!! gui"e you through "oing things !ie setting the root passwor", !oing "own the ser#er, an"

more&

3i#ure $4 /onfiguring your new ser#er at the onso!e

0. Install your $phere Client

@o manage the new ser#er, you nee" to insta!! the #%phere !ient& @he #%phere !ient is use"

whether you purhase the #%phere (nterprise =!us %uite for thousan"s of "o!!ars or if you areusing the ree (%)i on!y&
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@o "own!oa" an" insta!! the #%phere !ient, just open your web browser an" enter that stati '=

a""ress or hostname of the new (%)i ser#er in the a""ress bar& @his wi!! tae you to the webpage

for that ser#er where you an "own!oa" the !ient&

3i#ure &4 own!oa"ing the #%phere !ient

. #nter your &ree #$%i Actiation Code

.ne your #%phere !ient is insta!!e", you an onnet to the hostname of your new (%)i host&;hen you "o onnet, you wi!! get the message that your +0 "ay tria! has starte"& 4*ey waitE9,

you say, 4this was suppose" to be a ree (%)i host, not a +0 "ay tria!9& ;e!!, to mae it 4free9you nee" to use the ati#ation o"e that you see up in 3i#ure 2.

'n the #%phere !ient, go to the ,oni#urationtab, then to "icensed 3eaturesan" a"" your

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3i#ure )4(ntering your ?iense ey

At that point, you an use this (%)i host fore#er at no ostE

1. Install or Import a VM

ina!!y, you nee" some #irtua! mahines& ou an import VMs from the Virtua! App!ianeMaretp!ae by going to 3ile 7 rowse Virtual 'ppliance Mar*etplaceor by reating your

own VM by going to 3ile 7 %ew 7 Virtual Machine.

ou an e#en on#ert physia! mahines into #irtua! mahines using a =2V on#ersionapp!iation&

At this point we are a!! "one own!oa"ing, 'nsta!!ing, an" getting starte" with the free VMware

(%)i 5 ser#erE o not forget to "oument hanges for your junior '@ staff an" e"uate them how

to use the new #irtua! infrastruture& .ne you spen" some time using an" e#a!uating VMware(%)i, you may want to onsi"er a fu!! +0 "ay e#a! of the omp!ete #%phere suite&


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