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Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide for ESX Software
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Using This Documentation

Sun Blade X3-2B Model Name Change

Getting the Latest Firmware and Software

Documentation and Feedback

About This Documentation

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Contributors

Change History

About the Sun Blade X3-2B Installation Guide for VMware ESXi

About VMware ESXi 5 Installation

Installation Task Map

VMware ESXi 5 and Server Module Documentation

Supported Software Versions and Server Module Updates

Software Installation Options

Single-Server Interactive Installation Methods

Preparing for ESXi 5 Installation

Set Up for Local Installation

Set Up for Remote Installation

Gather Required Information

Set the BIOS Mode

Creating a Virtual Disk and Setting the Boot Disk

Installing VMware ESXi 5

Install VMware ESXi 5 Using Local or Remote Interactive Installation

Install VMware ESXi 5 Drivers

Update VMware ESXi 5

Getting Server Firmware and Software

Firmware and Software Updates

Firmware and Software Access Options

Available Software Release Packages

Accessing Firmware and Software

Installing Updates

Index

Creating a Virtual Disk and Setting the Boot Disk

If you have a Sun Storage RAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID REM HBA, (SGX-SAS6-R-REM-Z) installed on the server module, you must create a virtual disk before installing the ESXi 5 software. Refer to Preparing the Storage Drives to Install an Operating System in Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Installation Guide.

If you have a Sun Storage 6Gb/s SAS REM HBA (SGX-SAS6-REM-Z), you do not need to do this.