ESXi Installation

Step-by-step guide to installing the ESXi hypervisor.

Overview

This section covers the fundamental concepts of ESXi Installation. VMware ESXi is the industry-leading bare-metal hypervisor that installs directly onto your physical server.

[Diagram: ESXi Installation Workflow]

Prerequisites

  • A compatible 64-bit x86 processor with at least two cores.
  • A minimum of 4 GB of physical RAM (8 GB recommended).
  • One or more Gigabit or faster Ethernet controllers.

Step-by-Step Implementation

Follow these steps to install ESXi in your environment:

  1. Download the ESXi ISO image from the VMware website.
  2. Create a bootable USB drive or mount the ISO via IPMI.
  3. Boot the server from the installation media.
  4. Follow the on-screen prompts to select the target disk and set the root password.
  5. Reboot the server upon completion.
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