One, you can install ESXi on the real server, first you need to install RAID, and finally install ESXi via U-disk boot.
Second, focus on the learning environment, as follows:
1, the Computer configuration needs a high point, the memory requirements are particularly higher, preferably more than 16g.
2, first install the VMware Station Desktop virtual machine, download the software next installation can.
3, the new virtual machine in the vmstation, the use of typical or custom lines, the recommended memory is greater than 13G, the loading of ESXi image, but also follow the instructions to install the Fool operation can be completed.
4, ESXi installation is complete, press F2 to enter the ESXi system to set the IP address, in order to allow the host to access ESXi, you can set the ESXi virtual Machine network card mode is bridged mode, and then the IP address according to the selection set Cheng host with the network segment address.
5. Install vsphere client in this machine, and then open the IP address, username and password of ESXi to login to ESXi.
6. Create a new virtual machine on the client, right-click on the data file in the summary, then upload the windows2008r2 iso image file to Datastorage.
7, it is recommended that the virtual machine memory is greater than 8g, because it is installed in the vcenter, it is very high memory requirements, or run, the first windows2008r2 installed.
8, the vcenter image is also uploaded to ESXi datastorage, and then open the CD-ROM in windows2008, install vcenter.
9. Reopen a vsphere client and enter the Vcenter IP address, user name, and password.
10, add the data center, add ESXi host, and then create the cluster, install the virtual machine and other operations
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