Gathering the Required Information
During a VMware ESXi installation, the installer prompts you for information about the system. Use the table that follows to gather the information you will need.
For future use, note the values that you use during the installation.
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Keyboard Layout
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Required
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U.S. English
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VLAN ID
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Optional
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None
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IP address
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Optional
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DHCP
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You can allow DHCP to configure the network during installation. After installation, you can change the network settings.
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Subnet mask
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Optional
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Calculated based on the IP address
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Gateway
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Optional
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Based on the configured IP address and subnet mask
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Primary DNS
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Optional
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Based on the configured IP address and subnet mask
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Secondary DNS
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Optional
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None
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Host name
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Required for static IP settings
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None
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The vSphere Web Client can use either the host name or the IP address to access the ESXi host.
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Install location
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Required
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None
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Must be at least 5 GB if you install the components on a single disk.
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Migrate existing ESX or ESXi settings. Preserve existing VMFS datastore.
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Required if you are installing ESXi on a drive with an existing ESXi or ESX installation.
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None
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If you have an existing ESX/ESXi 4.x or ESXi 5.0 installation, the ESXi installer offers a choice between preserving or overwriting the VMFS datastore during installation.
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Root password
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Optional
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None
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The root password must contain between 7 and 64 characters.
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