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Using This Documentation

Hardware Installation

Operating System Installation

ESX

Installing VMware ESX 4.1

Preparing for Installation

How to Obtain VMware Installation and Administration Documentation

How to Identify the Network Interface

How to Obtain an Image of the Installation File

How to Install VMware ESX 4.1

How to Update VMware ESX 4.1

Installing VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5 Installable

Preparing for Installation

How to Obtain VMware Installation and Administration Documentation

How to Obtain an Image of the Installation File

How to Install VMware ESXi Installable

How to Update VMware ESXi Installable

Booting From OS Distribution Media

How to Boot From OS Media Locally

How to Boot From OS Distribution Media or ISO File Remotely

Administration, Diagnostics, and Service

Index

Installing VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5 Installable

The VMware ESXi installation includes the following tasks.

Step
Description
Link
1
Obtain information about your installation.
2
Obtain the installation image and burn it to a CD or copy it onto a server.
3
Install VMware ESXi Installable.
4
Update VMware ESXi Installable.

Booting options described in this document include local CD boot using the system console or remote CD or ISO image file boot using ILOM console redirection. VMware supports other booting options, such as PXE (see the VMware documentation for details).