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Installing, Configuring and Upgrading ESX Server

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• The host name for the server, including the full domain name for the server, if

applicable

• The netmask for the server’s subnet

• The IP address of the gateway

• The IP address of the name server and, optionally, the addresses of one or two

alternate name servers

Installing the VMware ESX Server Software

1. Make sure the network cable is plugged into the main network adapter, so the

installer can properly detect that the machine has a network card.

2. Power on the machine and immediately insert the VMware ESX Server CD in the

CD-ROM drive.

3. If necessary, enter the BIOS Setup screen and set the CD-ROM as the first boot

device.

Note: On some Compaq servers, you must also change a setting in the BIOS to

ensure that the BIOS correctly populates the PCI IRQ routing entries in the MPS

table. On these systems, press F9 during boot to get into system configuration,

choose Advanced > MPS Table Mode > Full Table APIC. Save the changes and

exit.

After it boots, the machine should display a screen saying, Welcome to the

VMware ESX Server Install.

4. If the installation screen does not come up properly, your CD-ROM drive may be

having trouble booting from the CD. In this case, boot from a VMware ESX Server

boot floppy. Use the following steps to create a boot floppy.

Windows System

• Put the ESX Server CD in the CD-ROM drive.

• Put a floppy disk in the floppy drive.

• Bring up a DOS command window.

• Use the rawrite program to copy the disk image to the floppy disk. If your

CD-ROM drive is not d:, substitute the correct drive letter.

D:\dosutils\rawrite -f d:\boot.img -d a

Linux System

• Put the ESX Server CD in the CD-ROM drive.

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