Dell r730 XD installs VMware ESXi 5.5 u1

Today, a Dell r730 XD on the company's shelves requires VMware ESXi 5.5 to be installed, and some problems have been encountered during the process, resulting in an estimated half-hour end of work that lasted nearly four hours.

Issue 1: Server is 1U, hard disk full, no optical drive

Answer: More than treat the U disk, so did a U disk start

Issue 2: Disk array not recognized

Answer: Modify the disk mode to ATA in the BIOS

Issue 3: "Buffer too small" hint

A: Install mode select "UEFI", and put the USB stick boot on the first, otherwise it will not be installed

Issue 4: Unable to enter BIOS setup via terminal

A: You can enter via IPMI and choose to enter BIOS settings when restarting

The problem is not described in detail, the correct configuration is:

1. The disk mode in the BIOS is ATA

2, Uefi Boot, the first is a U disk, if you are the optical drive Select "Optical Drive"

The right process:

1. Make startup disk, U disk or CD

2. Start the disk to the server

3, boot, F11 into the BIOS configuration

4. Configure the disk mode to ATA on the System Setup page

5, the Boot setting page configuration boot boot mode is UEFI, and only select the source is a USB flash drive (or CD)

6. Configure the array card on the device setting page
7, start, install

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Dell r730 XD installs VMware ESXi 5.5 u1