Dell PowerEdge R815 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 9)

Installing vSphere 5

NOTE: If you had ordered VMware ESXi, it is pre-installed on your PowerEdge system. The ESXi installer media is

required only for the recovery of a corrupted image.

NOTE: If you did not order ESXi with your system, you can order the Internal Dual SD Module kit (for PowerEdge

R810, R815, R715, and R910 systems only) at dell.com and download the ESXi installation media from

support.dell.com. For information on how to install and setup ESXi, see the topic “Installing, Enabling, and Disabling

ESXi”.

NOTE: vSphere 5 includes the ESXi architecture only.

Creating The ESXi Installer Media

You can download the Dell-customized ESXi installer image from support.dell.com. Follow the steps below to create the

ESXi installer media:

1. Go to support.dell.com.

2. Select your line of business.

3. Select Drivers & Downloads.

4. Select Enter a Tag.

5. Enter the Service Tag of the system you want to install ESXi on and select Go.

Alternatively, you can select Choose a Model → Servers, Storage, Networking → PowerEdge Server. Select the

model of your system and confirm your selection.

The Drivers & Downloads page is displayed.

6. Choose the Operating System as ESXi..

7. Expand Enterprise Solutions.

8. Select Download Now beside the appropriate image.

9. Use a blank media to burn the ISO image.

You have now created your ESXi installer media.

Important Information For The Dell-Customized ESXi Image

• The Dell-customized ESXi installer ISO image content does not include Dell OpenManage Server Administrator.

For detailed instructions to install and use Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, see the Dell OpenManage

documentation at

support.dell.com/manuals. Select Software → Systems Management .

• The files that Dell creates or modifies as part of customization are:

– etc/vmware/oem.xml

– etc/vmware/support

– etc/vmware/vmware.lic

NOTE: The list of files appended, modified or customized by Dell may change during a later release.

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Dell PowerEdge R815 Owner's Manual Page 9