3.1 KiB
3.1 KiB
***The following should be completed after Initial configuration of your switch
ESXi Installation
**Setting up ESXi requires a Ventoy, Monitor, and Keyboard for installation.
Installation:
- Before powering on these connections need to be made:
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- Using the picture above as a guide:
- Connect your Ventoy and Wired USB Keyboard to the USB ports.
- Connect two Ethernet cables to ports 0 and 1.
- These will connect to the "Server Ports" (Trunk Ports) on your switch *Refer to the Switch Config to find the port numbers configured
- Connect another ethernet cable to port 2.
- This will connect to a "Tool Port" on your switch.
- Connect a VGA cable to the VGA port on the MiniRax and Monitor
- Finally Connect power to your MiniRax
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- Do Not Touch
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- At this screen you will invoke the Boot menu by pressing F11
- Wait for next screen to appear.
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- Enter password should be Company Standard
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- Using the arrow keys navigate to your ventoy
- Once highlighted press enter
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- Select ESXi Disk Image File from list *will have name starting with "VMware-VMvisor-Installer..."
- Press enter.
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- Press enter
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- Press Enter
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- Press F11
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- Press Enter
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- Using the arrow keys navigate to "Install ESXi, overwrite VMFS datastore" - Select using the spacebar - Press Enter
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- Press Enter
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- Wait till installation is finished.
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- Remove Ventoy from USB Port
- Press enter to restart the server
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- Wait for reboot to finish.
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- Press F2
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- Press Tab
- Enter Password
- Press Enter
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- Select "Configure Management Network" with Enter
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- Select "Network Adapters"
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- Press Enter
- Arrow Key Down to "VLAN"
- Press Enter
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- Enter 10
- Press Enter
- Arrow Key down
- Press Enter
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- Arrow Key Down to "Set static IPv4 address..." - Press spacebar - Arrow key down once - "10.2.10.30" - Arrow key down - Enter CIDR - Arrow key down - "10.2.10.1" - Press Enter
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- Arrow key down
- Press Enter
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- Using the arrow key navigate to "Disable IPv6"
- Press spacebar
- Press enter
- Press ESC
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- Press "Y"
- After Rebooting so long as your switch is configured correctly you will be able to access the ESXi web management on your host machine at the IP you configured.
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- click advanced
- click Proceed to IP address
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- Enter Username: root
- Enter the Password: (Password you configured)
- Using the picture above as a guide:
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