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Getting Started with ESX Server 3i Installable
cSettheCDdriveasthefirstbootdevice.
d Rebootthemachine.
3PressEntertocontinuewiththeInstallation.
ThetextinstallerstepsyouthrougheachprocessoftheESXServerinstallation.
Whentheinstallercompletestheoperation,theInstallationCompletescreen
displays.
4RemovetheCDandrebootthehost.
Afterthehost
reboots,thedirectconsolescreendisplaysandallowsyoutosetupyour
ESX Serverhostconfiguration,asdescribedinthenextsection,“SettingUp
ESX Server 3i.”
FordetailedinformationaboutinstallingESX Server 3i,seetheESX Server 3iSetup
Guide.
Setting Up ESX Server 3i
VI ClientSettingupESX Server 3iinvolvesconfiguringtheAdministrative(root)
passwordfortheESX Server 3ihostandconfiguringthedefaultnetworkingbehavior.
Beforeyoubegin,makesureyouhavethefollowing:
AnESX Server 3isystemthatisconnectedtoamonitorandkeyboardandpowered
on.
AnetworkwithaDHCPserver(optional).
Atleastoneothercomputertoactasamanagementstation.Thiscomputermust
berunningWindows,havenetworkaccesstotheESX Server 3i,andhaveInternet
access.
TheVMwareInfrastructureManagementInstallerCD‐ROM.
AfterESX Server 3iisinstalledandrebootedforthefirsttime,thesystemnetworkand
storagedevicesareconfiguredwithdefaults.Afterthehostcompletestheboot‐up
phase,thedirectconsoleappearsontheattachedmonitor.
N
OTEIntheeventthatasystemfailureoccurs,youcanrestoretheESX Server 3i
software.RefertotheSetupGuideforyourESX Server 3iproductforinstructionson
recoveringESX Server 3i.Ifyoudonothaveacopyofthismanual,youcanobtainone
byvisitinghttp://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
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