VMware ESXi 5.5 Installation and configuration

First, installation

1. VMware ESXi5.5 installation CD into the server CD-ROM, select boot system from optical drive

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2. Load the VMware ESXi5.5 installation system

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3. Display the Welcome screen, press "enter" button

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4. Accept end-User agreement by F11

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5. Scanning the server hardware device may take a few minutes

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6. Select storage space for installing the VMware ESXi5.5 operating system

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7. Set the key layout, keep the default

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8. Set the password for the root user of VMware ESXi

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9. Press F11 to start installing the VMware ESXi5.5 operating system

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10. Installing

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11. When the installation is complete, press "enter" to restart the server

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Second, the configuration

1. Press F2 to enter the ESXi basic Configuration Interface

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2. Enter your user name and password

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3. Select "Configure Management Network", configure the IP address of the management networks and other information

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4. Select "Network Adapters" to select which physical NIC to connect to the extranet environment

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5. Select the corresponding physical network card, at least 2 physical network cards are recommended (connect to different physical switches)

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6. Select "VLAN", set the VLAN ID of the management network (physical NIC connected physical switch port is trunk, configure VLAN ID, other cases do not need to configure VLAN ID)

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7. Enter the VLAN ID number

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8. Select "IP Configuration" to configure the management IP address

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9. Use fixed IP address, set IP address, subnet mask, gateway and other information

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10. Select "IPv6 Configuration" IPv6

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11. Tick off "Enable IPv6 (restart required)", i.e. disable IPV6

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12. Select "DNS Configuration" to set the DNS server

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13. Enter the DNS server address and the host name of the ESXI system

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14. Select "Custom DNS suffixes" To set the DNS prefix (DNS search domain)

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15. Enter a DNS domain name, such as xxx.com

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16. Press ESC to exit the Management network configuration interface and restart the ESXi operating system due to disabling IPV6

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17. Restarting the ESXi operating system

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18. Complete the ESXi OS restart and use VMware VSphere client to connect to the ESXi system

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VMware ESXi 5.5 Installation and configuration