There are two ways of installing vsphere 5.5:
First, use the optical drive installation.
Second, use a USB stick to install.
Regardless of the type of installation, the VSphere 5.5 installation steps are the same:
installation image for VSphere 5.5:vmware-vmvisor-installer-5.5.0.update02-2068190.x86_64.iso
First step: Select "Esxi-5.5.0-20140902001-standard Installer"
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Second step: Press "Enter" directly
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Step three: Press "Enter" directly to select "Continue"
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Fourth step: Press "F11" to select "Accept and Conntinue (receive and Continue)"
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Fifth step: Choose you to install vsphere 5.5 on that storage and press "Enter" to select "Continue (Continue)"
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Sixth step: Select Default "US default" and press "Enter" to select "Continue (Continue)"
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Seventh Step: Enter the root password, enter 2 times, press "enter" to select "Continue (Continue)"
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Eighth step: Press "F11" directly to select "Install"
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Nineth step: Select "Reboot (restart)"
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Tenth step: Wait for the restart to complete and enter the VMware ESXI 5.5 interface. Press "F2" to enter "system customization", you need to enter the root password when entering. After entering, press "enter"
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11th Step: Select Configure Management Network (Configure Management Networks) and press ENTER
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12th Step: Configure the Management network, select "IP configuration (IP)" Press "Enter"
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13th step: Select Set static IP address and network configuration (configure static IP) and press the SPACEBAR to select.
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14th Step: Select "IP Address" to configure your own static IP 192.168.254.1, after configuration, press "Enter"
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15th Step: Save the configuration: Then the previous step completed, press "ESC" appears "Configure mangement network:confirm" Press "Y" to select "Yes" and press ESC again to return to the main page.
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We can see that the static IP is 192.168.254.1, if the configuration is not the same as the description, you do not save the configuration.
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