Installing ESXi
on the hard drive
To install
ESXi on the hard drive, complete the following procedure:
- Turn on the system.
- Insert the ESXi installer media that you created
earlier into the optical drive.
For more information, see the Download the Dell EMC
customized ESXi image section..
- When the Dell EMC logo is displayed, press F11
immediately.
- At the Boot Menu, use
the up- and down-arrow keys to select the optical drive and press
Enter.
When the installer image loads, the system
is ready to begin the installation process.
CAUTION: Step
5 deletes all data on the selected hard disk drive.
- On the Select a Disk page, select the hard drive on which you want to install ESXi
and press Enter.
- Enter the root password and press Enter to
reboot the system.
- When the installation process is complete,
press Enter to reboot the system.
The system restarts and starts ESXi.
- Set the correct licensing mode.
For more information, see the Licensing information
section.
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