Installing VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.7 (ESXi 6.

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Write (Burn) the VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.7.0-8169922.x86_64.iso downloaded

in Step 1, to a blank CDROM, using your favourite CD writing software. If you are using
remote server utilities, e.g. HP iLo or Dell iDRAC,. you can attach the virtual CDROM
drive in the server to the VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.7.0-8169922.x86_64.iso ISO, so
there is no requirement to write a CDROM.

This is a step which is often missed, ensure the BIOS BOOT order is set to
BOOT from the CDROM Device or ATAPI device in the server, otherwise the computer
will not BOOT from the CDROM.

Power on the Computer, the computer will BOOT from the CDROM, and the
following BOOT screen will be displayed

The default option is to BOOT ESXi-6.7.0-8169922-standard Installer after 10

seconds, hitting any key will pause the BOOT process. The number 8169922 is the
Build Version of the software.

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 At the Welcome to the VMware ESXi 6.7.0 Installation screen Hit Enter to
Continue the installation.

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 Press F11 (Function Key 11) to Accept the VMware End User License
Agreement (EULA).

The ESXi installer will scan the computer storage controller for available
devices to install ESXi.

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 ESXi can be installed on a USB flash drive, SD card attached to the server,
local SATA, local RAID Array, or Fibre Channel or iSCSI LUNs. All these are supported
options. As the footprint for ESXi is very small only 1GB is required for the ESXi OS
installation.

When prompted select a disk to install ESXi on, in the following example, we
have two disks connected to this computer, a single 1GB disk, and a 120GB disk. We
are going to use the small disk for the OS. (this simulates the USB flash drive!). The
larger 120GB disk will be used later for the storage of virtual machines later.

When prompted, select the keyboard layout and hit Enter to continue. The
default keyboard layout is US Default.

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 When prompted enter a root password, confirm the password and hit Enter to
continue. Please ensure the password is complex, and the root password is recorded.
There is no password recovery, if the password is forgotten there is no method to
recover, other than re-install ESXi.

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The following will be displayed

When prompted Confirm the Installation on the selected disk and press F11 (Install)
- Function Key 11

All data will be erased, as the disk will be formatted and partitioned.

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The Progress Bar will confirm installation progress.

The installation only takes approximately 5-10 minutes, depending upon the speed of storage.
When the installation has completed the following screen will be displayed.

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 Remove the CDROM installation disk before rebooting. Hit Enter to Reboot.
After hitting Enter the following screen will be displayed and the computer will reboot.

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Configuring VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.7 (ESXi 6.7)

The following screen is displayed when VMware ESXi 6.7 first boots. Please
note the recovery options. It auto-boots after 5 seconds.

Modules and drivers are loaded into ram.

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The modules are initialised

The startup sequence...if using a secure boot UEFI server, the bottom colour
is cyan, not yellow.

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The server is fully booted when it displays the following screen

The default server configuration is to use DHCP, if you do not have a DHCP server
issuing IP Addresses on your network you will need to assign an IP Address. We
recommend you use a static IP Address for your ESXi Host Server and make sure that
this IP Address is registered against a DNS A record in DNS.

Press F2 to Customize System, you will be prompted to enter the root username and
password. (that you recorded earlier in Step 1.)

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Select Configure Management Network to change Network Parameters.

Select IPv4 Configuration

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 Set the Static IPv4 address and network configuration, Subnet Mask and
Default Gateway, it's important to set the correct Default Gateway, as this will be used
later. Hit Enter to confirm and save the configuration.

Select DNS Configuration, enter the correct DNS information for your network, and enter
a hostname for your server. Hit Enter to save the configuration. Pay particular attention to DNS
when installing VMware vSphere, many issues are posted to Experts Exchange because there is
no DNS, or hostnames are not registered in DNS. Ensure you have a good working DNS before
you start an installation.

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Select Custom DNS Suffixes

Enter your DNS suffix (the domain name for your network). Make sure you have
created a DNS A Record in your DNS, so that this server can be resolved correctly
through forward and reverse lookups.

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Hit Enter to save your configuration.

Press Escape. The following screen will appear, select <Y> Yes to apply changes.

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Press Escape to Logout and return to the console screen.

You will notice on the console screen, the server now has a hostname configured,
and correct static IP Address.

Congratulations you have successfully installed and configured VMware vSphere

Hypervisor 6.7.

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