In this tutorial I will guide you through a fresh installation of VMware ESXi 5.
VMware ESXi 5 Install
1. Either burn or mount the ESXi 5 iso image to the DVD drive of the server and let the server boot from dvd.
2. The dvd continues to boot.
3. Press enter to continue at the Welcome to VMware ESXi 5 Installation screen.
4. Press F11 to accept the End User License Agreement.
5. Select the hard drive you wish to install VMware ESXi 5 onto and press Enter.
6. Select your keyboard layout and press Enter.
7. VMware have added in this step as opposed to previous version. Here we will enter in the root password that we wish to use. In previous version you would enter in the root password after ESXi is installed. When you are finished press enter.
8. Press F11 to begin installing ESXi 5.
9. The installation process.
10. Once the installation is complete you are required to reboot the server. Press enter.
11. VMware ESXi 5 is now installed. Move onto the next tutorial to begin setting a static ipaddress, dns, etc.
Installing VMware ESXi 5 Video Tutorial
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11 Comments
Love the tutorial but do you also have one like this for upgrade as well? This one is just for install and there are a few different steps in an upgrade.
Hi Matt, thanks for your comment. Yes definately, i’ll be working on this tonight and tomorrow and will have it up as soon as I can. It will most probably been screens as opposed to video
To install a license for ESXi you need to have vCenter Server. You then enter in the license key to your vCenter server and allocate them to your ESXi hosts.
Hi , When installing ESXi 5.0 the setup program doesn’t ditect any storage device to install. I am installing it on a new hard drive. How do I solve this issue
Love the tutorial but do you also have one like this for upgrade as well? This one is just for install and there are a few different steps in an upgrade.
Hi Matt, thanks for your comment. Yes definately, i’ll be working on this tonight and tomorrow and will have it up as soon as I can. It will most probably been screens as opposed to video
how I install a licencese file.lic
To install a license for ESXi you need to have vCenter Server. You then enter in the license key to your vCenter server and allocate them to your ESXi hosts.
how to make partitions with the installation of ESXi 5.0 ??
Regards
Hi Hassanazmat, you can’t in ESXi only in ESX
Hi , When installing ESXi 5.0 the setup program doesn’t ditect any storage device to install. I am installing it on a new hard drive. How do I solve this issue
What system are you trying to install it on. ESXi 5 might not be compatible with your storage card, therefore you won’t see the hard drive
very nice … tank you
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sanjeev walia
am undertanding this video thank u>>