#Vmware vcenter download 5.5 evaluation install#

This screen might be different depending on your environment. This is where you can select what uplinks the management network has.

Scroll down to Configure Management Network, hit Enter: Hit F2 to bring up the login menu:Р”В®nter the password that was set during the install, hit Enter: Lets do some basic configuration such as setting a static IP, naming this host and ensuring the correct uplinks are selected. Here is what the ESXi screen looks like after booting. Hit Enter:Р”В®SXi is ready to begin the installation.

#Vmware vcenter download 5.5 evaluation install#

Once you select your install location hit Enter:Р”В®nter a password for the root account. The installation of ESXi is very small, you could use a thumb drive and install to it. You will have already configured your hard drives with a RAID if applicable (if not go do that and start over). Here you select where you want to install ESXi. Hit Enter:Р”Р„ccept the license agreement and hit F11: It has a timer that will count down and automatically take you into the installer unless you hit a button on your keyboard. The first screen that pops up should look like this. Of course you canР’В do it the old fashion way and burn the ISO to a disc.

You can make your USB bootable by using this tool: Р’В . Another nice way is to boot it from a USB thumb drive. Depending on your hardware you should mount the ISO using iLo/iDRAC/etc. Here are the download links for each manufacturer:Р”В®SXi Installation: First boot your server from the ESXi ISO. If you will be running ESXi in a nested environment, then the ESXi image from VMware is what you want. Their ESXi image has the drivers and software specific for the hardware. Part 5: Initial Setup (Accessing vCenter, Configure Basic Permissions, Add Host)Р”Вownloading ESXi: If you will be running ESXi from a physical server you will want to use the ESXi image provider by the hardware manufacture such as Dell, HP, Cisco. Part 3: Creating the vCenter DatabaseР’В & ODBC Setup Part 1: Introduction and ESXi Installation In this series I will be installing ESXi and vCenter using Microsoft Server 2012 R2 virtual machines.