Local Boot Method - Oracle® Virtual Networking for ESX Hosts Installation and Boot Guide

Oracle^® Virtual Networking for ESX Hosts Installation and Boot Guide

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Updated: July 2016

Oracle^® Virtual Networking for ESX Hosts Installation and Boot Guide

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Using This Documentation

Preparing for Host Driver Configuration

Host Drivers for ESXi Overview

Identifying the Boot Method

Local Boot Method

Remote Boot Method

Confirm the Minimum Requirements

Verify the HCA Firmware Version

Download HCA Firmware for Oracle HCAs

Download Option ROM

Load Firmware on to the Oracle Fabric Interconnect Repository

Upgrade HCA Firmware and Option ROM

Download the Host Drivers

Configuring Host Drivers for Local Boot

Remastering ESXi ISO

Configuring Host Drivers for PXE Boot

Configuring Host Drivers for iSCSI Boot

Configuring Host Drivers for SAN Boot

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Local Boot Method

When an ESXi host boots locally, it loads the OS and host drivers from an internal hard drive.

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