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VMware vSphere ESXi 6.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Installation Instructions and Important Information Guide

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Booting ESXi

This section describes performing the basic setup of your system based on the following assumptions:
  • You have already connected a keyboard, monitor, and mouse.
  • You have connected the first onboard NIC to your management network.
  • The network infrastructure between the two systems is working correctly prior to working with your system and the VMware management software.
To set up your system:
  1. Turn on your system.
  2. Press F11 at boot and select the internal storage device as the one-time boot device located under Hard Drives in the menu.
    NOTE: If you ordered ESXi as the primary operating system, the boot order of the system is already set to boot from ESXi.
    NOTE: If the system fails to boot in to ESXi, set SD card as first boot device in boot sequence.
    NOTE: If DHCP server is not configured in the network, valid IP address is not obtained by default.

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