To Configure Vmware for your Organization

Below are the Components that are required

• ESXI Server
• Vcenter Server & VSphere
• Active directory and DNS Sever  (Click Here to configure AD & DNS for your Domain)
• Install Virtual Machine Using VSphere (Click Here to read more..)

How To Install and Configure ESXI Server-5.1

ESXI Overview :

ESXI Provides a virtualization layer that abstract the processor,memory,storage and networking resources of the physical host into multiple virtual machines.ESXI is a bare-metal hypervisior that creates the
foundation for a dynamic and automated datacenter.

In ESXI architecture , applications running in virtual machine access CPU ,memory,disk & network interfaces without direct access to the underlying hardware. The ESXI Hypervisor is called the VMKernel.

We can get a free version version of ESXI , called Vsphere Hypervisor, or we can purchased a licensed  version with vsphere..

 

Installation Steps:

Step:1 Download the trail or licensed version of esxi from“ http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor/
overview.html”

Now  Either burn or mount the ESXi 5.1 iso image to the DVD drive of the server and let the server boot from dvd.

Step:2  We will get below screen

Step: 3  

Step: 4   Press enter to continue at the Welcome to VMware ESXi 5.1 Installation screen.

Step: 5  Press F11 to accept the End User License Agreement.

Step: 6 Select the hard drive you wish to install VMware ESXi 5.1 onto and press Enter.

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Select your keyboard layout and press Enter.

Step: 7 Just enter the root password and then Press Enter.

Step: 8 Press F11 to begin installing ESXi 5.1

Step: 9 Once the installation is complete you are required to reboot the server. Press enter.

Step: 10 VMware ESXi  is now installed.  Do Basic  setting like static ip address, dns, etc by pressing F2