Oracle® Virtual Networking for ESX Hosts Installation and Boot Guide

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Updated: July 2016
 
 

Load the Image on to the Server

You can load the ISO image on to the ESXi 5.x or an ESXi 6.0 server after creating the PXE boot VNIC in the PXE boot server profile, modifying the ISO image, and when the PXE server’s configuration file points to the correct files to use for PXE booting.


Note -  This procedure assumes the installation of the PXE boot image through a lights out management solution.

Note -  This procedure mentions ESXi 5.x only. The procedure for ESXi 6.0 is similar to this procedure.
  1. From the ESXi 5.x server, enter the PXE menu and boot from it.

    The ESXi 5.x begins loading all pertinent OS files, and then the server boots to the ESXi 5.x native operating system.

  2. Accept or decline the license agreement.

    Follow the installer until you are prompted to specify a boot device on the Select a Disk dialog box.

  3. On the Select a Disk dialog box, select the hard disk on the local server.
  4. Press Enter to continue the installer until you see the Confirm Install dialog box.

    The server's hard disk must be dedicated to the modified ISO. If your server’s hard disk already contains data, a dialog box is displayed warning that data will be overwritten.

    You can overwrite the existing data or abort the current installation to store the data on a different device, and then resume the installation.

  5. When the correct boot disk is confirmed, the installation runs to completion.

    The Installation Complete dialog box is displayed.

  6. Remove any installation medium (CD-ROM or DVD) in the ESXi 5.x server and allow the server to reboot.

    When the server reboots, it progresses through the boot devices until it locates the PXE server’s boot device from which it retrieves the boot image.