A, VMware introduced
VMware vSphere is the industry's leading and most reliable virtualization platform. vSphere applications and operating systems separated from the underlying hardware, thereby simplifying the IT operations.
VMware cluster of two main portions ESXI Server and vCenter Client. Today mainly explain ESXI installation and configuration (the various versions of the installation process is basically the same, my choice of version 6.5).
Second, the installation
System installation and normal as there are a variety of installation, I am here to explain the use of the boot disk installation.
1, make a boot disk
2, the BIOS into the motherboard, to select a first U disk boot entry.
3, start the installation
4, after the reboot is complete, ESXI6.5 the equipment is complete. (After installation is complete, the best re-enter the BIOS, the boot up sequence modified)
Third, the configuration
We can see F2 and F12 have the following two options: F2 is a system configuration / view the log; F12 is shut down / restart the server.
1, press F2, root password set before you enter, click Enter. Here you can see several options
Configure Password to change the root password (old password must be provided)
The Configure Lockdown Mode lock mode configuration (usually gray, non-choice)
The configure Management Network card configuration information
The Restart Management Network Restart card services
The Test Management Network Testing Network Connectivity
Network Restore Options to clear the card configuration information
Configure Keyboard Keyboard mode
Troubleshooting Options to enable the shell, ssh, (timeout arranged idea to restart the network proxy) functions
View System Logs to view the system log
View Support Information Support Information View
Reset System Configuration information reconfigure the system (system initialization)
2 to highlight the Dir three options the Configure Management Network
Contains the following options
Network Adapters setting management port and a service port (port before each network has a [], selected for the management port, unchecked can be used as a service port.)
VLAN can be set vlan, marked with labels (for the management port) is a port traffic
IPv4 Configuration You can configure the IP address ipv4 (you can choose DHCP mode, the quiescent mode, or is not configured address for the management port)
IPv6 Configuration You can configure the IP address ipv6 (you can choose DHCP mode, the quiescent mode, or is not configured address for the management port)
The DNS the Configuration can configure the DNS Server's IP
Custom DNS Suffixes custom DNS suffix
3, Log
ESXI After the installation is complete, it can be used directly (without vCenter certain functions can not be achieved).
Open your browser and enter ESXI Server IP address (as shown below)
These are the installation and configuration ESXI system.