Dell 4.x Getting Started Guide
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1. 0 7 Installing Enabling and Disabling ESXi 9 Installing Your Flash Media 9 Installing a USB Key or SD Memory Card 9 Installing ESXionFlashMedia 10 Enabling or Disabling ESXi 11 Configuring One Time Boot to ESXi 12 Configuring Recurring BoottoESXi 13 License Certificate 13 Licensing Modes 14 Evaluation License 14 ESXi Single Server Edition License 14 vSphere Essentials Plus Standard Advanced Enterprise Enterprise Plus Edition License 15 Administering License Keys 15 Contents Contents 2 NOTE The VMware ESX ESXi or the VMware vCenter Server media is not shipped with the system Creating the ESX Installation Media 1 Go to the VMware Download Center for Datacenter Virtualization Products website at vmware com download Select the VMware vSphere 4 download link Use your VMware store account credentials to log in to the download portal Follow the on screen instructions to download ESX Use a blank media to burn the ISO image You have now created your ESX installation media For information on deploying ESX on your system see the VMware ESX 4 on Dell PowerEdge Systems Deployment Guide at support dell com manuals Creating the ESXi Recovery Media 2 K NOTE If ESXi was ordered it is pre installed on your PowerEdge system The ESXi recovery2. installed and activated with the ESXi Single Server edition license If you ordered the ESXi hypervisor based vSphere Essentials Plus Standard Advanced Enterprise or Enterprise Plus edition replace the pre installed ESXi Single Server edition license key with the vSphere Essentials Plus Standard Advanced Enterprise or Enterprise Plus edition license key K NOTE You can choose to evaluate the enterprise level features during the first 60 day free evaluation period At the end of the 60 day evaluation period reassign the factory installed ESXi Single Server edition license key or the vSphere Essentials Plus Standard Advanced Enterprise or Enterprise Plus edition license key to enable your system to continue functioning You can administer the license key using vSphere Client to manage the licenses individually on the ESX or the ESXi system Alternatively you can use vCenter Server to manage the licenses centrally K NOTE For more information on administering license keys and VMware software licensing configuration see vmware com support pubs K NOTE If you receive a warning that you are disabling certain features by switching out of evaluation mode click OK and then click Yes K NOTE You must use all licensing information according to VMware s End User Licensing Agreement K NOTE Licensing changes made using VMware vSphere Client are not persisted on ESXi reboots This issue occurs only when licensing changes ar
3. patch or select the Release Date by clicking the calendar icon Select All Classifications from the classifications drop down menu Select Search Getting Started Guide 7 The Download Patches page displays a list of all the patches that match the details you specified Select the required patch and click Download Now to download the zip file 8 Install the patch using any of the update tools provided by VMware such as esxupdate vihostupdate VMware vSphere Host Update Utility or vCenter Update Manager K NOTE For more information on patch management see vmware com support pubs Installing Enabling and Disabling ESXi A WARNING Before you begin any of the procedures in these sections read the safety information that shipped with your system For additional best practices information see dell com regulatory_compliance Installing Your Flash Media K NOTE If you did not order ESXi with your system you can order the Internal Dual SD Module kit at dell com and download the ESXi Installation media from support dell com For information on creating your ESXi media see Creating the ESXi Recovery Media on page 5 K NOTE If you have ordered the ESXi kit separately and your PowerEdge system is not pre installed with the software you must follow the steps in this section to install ESXi Your ESXi recovery kit contains one of the following for your PowerEdge system e USB key K NOTE The flash storage devic
4. 5 Use a blank media to burn the ISO image You have now created your vCenter Server installation media Installing vCenter Server K NOTE You must install and use vCenter Server to centrally manage your vSphere environment and to make use of all the features of vSphere Essentials Plus Standard Advanced Enterprise or Enterprise Plus edition 1 Insert the vCenter Server media into the optical drive 2 Follow the on screen instructions K NOTE If the installation program does not start automatically browse to the vCenter Server media directory and locate autorun exe Double click autorun exe and follow the on screen instructions Downloading the Patches and Updates for ESX and ESXi K NOTE Ensure that you follow the instructions given in this section to install any patches or updates for ESX and ESXi K NOTE Check for the latest patch and update releases for your ESX or ESXi version regularly After you install ESX or ESXi check for the latest patches or updates For some hardware configurations VMware may list certain patches or updates as required on its hardware compatibility list at vmware com resources compatibility search php To check for and install the latest ESX or ESXi patch 1 Go to support vmware com selfsupport download 2 Select ESX or ESXi Embedded and Installable from the product drop down menu Select the version of your software from the version drop down menu Enter the Release Date of the
5. VMware vSphere 4 on Dell PowerEdge Systems Getting Started Guide Notes Cautions and Warnings K NOTE A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer VAN CAUTION A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed A WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Information in this publication is subject to change without notice 2010 2011 Dell Inc All rights reserved Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo PowerEdge and PowerVault are trademarks of Dell Inc VMware Virtual SMP vMotion vCenter and vSphere are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMWare Inc in the United States or other countries Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this publication to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell Inc disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own January 2011 Rev A05 Contents Creating the ESX Installation Media 5 Creating the ESXiRecoveryMedia 5 Creating the vCenter Server Installation Media 7 Installing vCenterServer 7 Downloading the Patches and Updates for ESXandESXi
6. e done using VMware vSphere Client instead of vCenter Server For more information see VMware vSphere 4 x on Dell PowerEdge Systems Release Notes at support dell com manuals 14 Getting Started Guide
7. e may ship separately e Secure Digital SD memory card K NOTE To install the SD memory card an internal SD module may be shipped with some systems Installing a USB Key or SD Memory Card For instructions to install the internal USB key in the supported PowerEdge 1950111 2900111 and 2950III systems see the appropriate Information Update document at support dell com manuals 8 Getting Started Guide For instructions to install the internal USB key or the SD Card on the system board for other supported PowerEdge systems see the Hardware Owner s Manual of your system at support dell com manuals K NOTE For more information about supported configurations of PowerEdge systems with the USB key or the SD memory card see the VMware ESXi 4 on Dell PowerEdge Systems Deployment Guide at support dell com manuals Installing ESXi on Flash Media After installing the USB key or SD card in your system locate the ESXi recovery media that you had created in Creating the ESXi Recovery Media on page 5 1 10 With your system turned off remove or disable the additional physical USB based storage devices other than the one on which ESXi must be installed K NOTE If you do not remove or disable the specified USB devices an error may occur during the image recovery process Turn on the system When the DELL logo is displayed press lt F2 gt immediately to enter System Setup K NOTE If you hold down a key on the ke
8. media is required only for the recovery of a corrupted image NOTE If you did not order ESXi with your system you can order the Internal Dual SD Module kit at dell com and download the ESXi Installation media from support dell com For information on how to install and setup ESXi see Installing Enabling and Disabling ESXi on page 8 NOTE vSphere 4 1 with its subsequent updates and patch releases are the last releases to include both ESX and ESXi hypervisor architectures Future major releases of VMware vSphere include only the VMware ESXi architecture It is recommended that you migrate to ESXi starting with this release You can download the Dell customized ESXi recovery image from support dell com 1 2 3 4 Go to support dell com Select your line of business Select Drivers amp Downloads Select Enter a Tag Enter the Service Tag of the system you want to install ESXi on and select Go Alternatively you can select Choose a Model and navigate to Servers Storage Networking PowerEdge Server Select the model of your system and confirm your selection The Drivers amp Downloads page is displayed Getting Started Guide 5 on oo ol Choose the Operating System as ESXi Expand Enterprise Solutions Select Download Now beside the appropriate image Use a blank media to burn the ISO image You have now created your ESXi recovery media For information on deploying ESXi on your system see the VMware ESXi 4 o
9. n Dell PowerEdge Systems Deployment Guide at support dell com manuals The Dell customized ESXi Recovery ISO image content does not include Dell OpenManage Server Administrator For detailed instructions to install and use Dell OpenManage Server Administrator see the Dell OpenManage documentation at support dell com manuals Select Software then Systems Management The files that Dell creates or modifies as part of customization are etc vmware oem xml etc vmware support etc vmware vmware lic K NOTE The list of files appended modified or customized by Dell may change during a later release K NOTE Dell customized ESXi image may contain additional or updated drivers VMware lOVP certified For more information see Additional information section of the release at support dell com Dell may if needed update the customized ISO for a critical patch impacting Dell to include VMware patches bug fixes for Dell hardware Dell VIB Dell OpenManage Offline Bundle can be installed on ESXi systems deployed using either ESXi installation media from VMware OEM uncustomized or Dell customized ESXi installation media Creating the vCenter Server Installation Media Go to vmware com download Select the VMware vSphere 4 download link Use your VMware store account credentials to log in to the download portal Follow the on screen instructions to download the vCenter Server software Getting Started Guide
10. on To use the software and receive the subscription services you must register and exchange the partner activation code printed on the license certificate for 12 Getting Started Guide a license key or license activation code The registration must be completed within 30 days from the date of product purchase For more information see vmwate com code dell If you have multiple activation codes you can register the activation codes either with one license administrator or with different license administrators For information on product features and licensing methods see vmware com K NOTE For more information about the different editions see vmware com K NOTE If you ordered your system with ESXi Single Server edition the license certificate is not shipped ESXi is pre installed and activated with the license key Record the license key and store it safely See ESXi Single Server Edition License on page 14 Licensing Modes Evaluation License VMware allows a 60 day free evaluation period for all enterprise level features of vSphere 4 At the end of the evaluation period your ESX ESXi hypervisor may stop managing all virtual machines in the inventory To continue managing the virtual machines upgrade the evaluation license to either the ESXi Single Server Edition license or the vSphere Essentials Plus Standard Advanced Enterprise or Enterprise Plus edition license ESXi Single Server Edition License The ESXi o
11. oot to ESXi Follow the steps given below to boot your system to ESXi Once the internal flash device port is enabled your system continues to boot to ESXi 1 2 3 A Turn on your system The DELL logo is displayed Press lt F2 gt to launch the Setup menu After you complete the system boot the system BIOS configuration menu displays Using the up and down arrow keys select Hard Disk Boot Sequence and then select SD Card Multi Card Press the hyphen key lt gt to move the SD card or internal USB port up in the order Press lt Enter gt lt Esc gt and then lt Enter gt to save these changes CAUTION It is recommended that you do not modify other settings unless you are familiar with the settings Modifying settings could cause your system to fail to boot or function properly Restart your system License Certificate The following VMware licensing is available through Dell OEM vSphere Essentials Plus vSphere Standard vSphere Advanced vSphere Enterprise vSphere Enterprise Plus vCenter Server NOTE vSphere Essentials Plus is an all inclusive package that includes licenses for three physical servers each server with up to two processors and vCenter Server for Essentials to centrally manage the servers This edition is supported only on one or two processor systems If you purchased vSphere 4 or vCenter Server OEM from Dell you would receive the partner activation code certificate with the server documentati
12. rdered with your system is pre installed and activated with the ESXi Single Server edition license Note down the license key and store it safely To retrieve the license key 1 Log in to the Direct Console User Interface DCUI 2 Go to View Support Information and note down the displayed license key Alternatively connect to the ESXi system using vSphere Client Go to Configuration Software Licensed Features and record the displayed license key K NOTE You can choose to evaluate the enterprise level features during the first 60 day free evaluation period At the end of the 60 day evaluation period reassign the recorded ESXi Single Server edition license key to enable your system to function in that mode Getting Started Guide 13 vSphere Essentials Plus Standard Advanced Enterprise Enterprise Plus Edition License If you ordered the vSphere Essentials Plus Standard Advanced Enterprise or Enterprise Plus edition the license certificate is shipped Register and exchange the partner activation code printed on the license certificate for a license key Administer the license key to your ESX or ESXi host using vSphere Client or vCenter Server Administering License Keys ESX is not pre installed when purchased with the system You can administer the license key during installation or you can choose to install in the evaluation mode and administer the license key after installation The ESXi ordered with your system is pre
13. t to reboot the system When the DELL logo is displayed press lt F11 gt immediately At the Boot Menu use the up and down arrow keys to select the internal USB or SD storage device and then press lt Enter gt The system reboots and launches ESXi To enable recurring boot see Configuring Recurring Boot to ESXi on page 13 Set the correct licensing mode as instructed in Licensing Modes on page 14 Enabling or Disabling ESXi ESXi installs on an internal flash storage device A CAUTION Before you begin using the trial version of ESXi you must enable the K 10 internal flash device port Disable the internal flash storage device when booting to another operating system to avoid loss of data NOTE After the internal flash device portis enabled you can configure the system to boot ESXi only when specified one time boot or all the time recurring boot Turn on the system When the DELL logo is displayed press lt F2 gt immediately to enter the System Setup screen K NOTE If you hold down a key on the keyboard for extended periods of time it may result in keyboard failure To avoid possible keyboard failure press and release lt F2 gt in even intervals until the System Setup screen is displayed If the operating system logo is displayed instead of the System Setup screen wait until the operating system finishes loading Turn off the system and try again Getting Started Guide 3 Use the up and do
14. wn arrow keys to highlight Integrated Devices and then press lt Enter gt 4 To enable ESXi a Highlight SD Card or Internal USB Port depending upon which device is valid for your system b Use the right and left arrow keys to enable the device To disable ESXi a Restart ESXi and access System Setup b Select SD Card or Internal USB Port depending upon which device is valid for your system c Use the right and left arrow keys to disable the device LX CAUTION Booting into an operating system other than ESXi without disabling the flash media results in data loss 5 Press lt Enter gt to save your selection 6 Press lt Esc gt 7 Select Save Changes and Exit and then press lt Enter gt to exit the System Setup screen 8 Reboot the system 9 To complete the process follow the steps in Configuring Recurring Boot to ESXi on page 13 or Configuring Recurring Boot to ESXi on page 13 Configuring One Time Boot to ESXi 1 Turn on your system 2 The DELL logo is displayed Press lt F11 gt to enter the one time boot menu option The menu entry changes to Entering Boot Menu confirming your selection 3 The boot menu displays several boot options Using the up and down arrow keys select Hard Drive C then use the right arrow key to select SD Card or Internal USB Port 4 Press lt Enter gt to boot to the internal secure digital SD card or USB port Getting Started Guide 11 Configuring Recurring B
15. yboard for extended periods of time it may result in keyboard failure To avoid possible keyboard failure press and release lt F2 gt in even intervals until the System Setup screen is displayed If the operating system logo is displayed continue to wait until the operating system finishes loading Restart the system and try again Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight Integrated Devices and then press lt Enter gt Press lt Enter gt to save your selection then Press lt Esc gt Select Save Changes and Exit and then press lt Enter gt to exit System Setup Insert the ESXi recovery media into the optical drive Reboot the system When the DELL logo displays press lt F11 gt immediately At the Boot Menu use the up and down arrow keys to select the CD DVD drive where your ESXi recovery media is placed and then press lt Enter gt Getting Started Guide 9 The recovery environment starts When the recovery image loads the system is ready to begin the flash storage imaging process A CAUTION Step 11 erases all data on your USB or SD storage device 12 13 14 15 16 Press lt Enter gt to confirm that you want to re image the internal storage device K NOTE If the system displays a fatal error when you press lt Enter gt remove or disable the additional physical USB devices on the system other than the one on which ESXi must be installed When the recovery process is complete press lt Enter g
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