UCS C240 Installs VMware ESXI5.1

UCS C240 Installs VMware ESXI5.1

1.Preparation

1. VMware  ESXI5.1的IOS iamge

path：\\server5\software\Vmware\ESX\VSphere5.1

2. Connect NIC to network in order to acquire ip。（if not using dhcp, F8 to assign static）

2.login CIMC

After reboot server. Will display sys info：

Fill find cimc address. Press F8 to enter CIMC config for detailed configs

可以选择DHCP 和手动静态指定。

Choose dhcp or manually assign address

Login page

Admin/password by initial login

3. CIMC operations

CIMC：

4. Raid settings

1. After a reboot, ctrl + H login to raid config page  then choose configuration Wizard

2、New Configuration -> Next

3、Custom configuration

3. Add disk to logic disk group

5、press Cotrol to select all disk.  Add To Array-- Next

6、add Span  and press Add to SPAN-> Next

7、Next

8、showing raid level ，choose size of disk。

9、点击Accept

10、select Yes

10、select Fast Initialize-> Go

12、reboot server and save config

5. Login KVM console

Choose yes to continue

6. virtual cd-rom settings

      in KVM Console, click Virtual Media->Add image to select image，

and click mapped

image becomes an vitual disk

7. install VMware ESXI5.1

click Macros –> Ctrl-Alt-Del

after boot, press F6 to Boot Menu

choose cisco virtual CD/DVD 1.22

Select ESXi-5.1.0

Install starts

About 20 minutes late will see Mware ESXi