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ESX Server 3 Installation Guide

84 VMware, Inc.

Navigation in the Installer

TonavigateandperformactionsintheESX Serverinstaller,presstheTabkey,spacebar,

directionalarrows,orEnterkey.Youcan:

 MovethehighlightbetweenselectionfieldswiththeTabkey.

 Makeaselectionwithinafieldusingthearrowkeysorbytypingavalue.

 PressTabuntilthehighlightisintheOKbox,andpresseitherthespacebaror

Enterkey.

ESX Server Installation Procedure

ThissectiondescribeshowtoinstalltheESX Serversoftwareonyourservermachine

usingeitherthegraphicalortextinstaller.

VerifythenetworkcableispluggedintotheEthernetadapterthatyouareusingforthe

serviceconsole.

TheESX Serverinstallerneedsalivenetworkconnectiontoproperlydetectcertain

network

settings,suchasthemachinenameunderDHCP.

To install ESX Server

1PoweronthemachinewiththeVMwareESX ServerCDintheCDdrive.

TheESX Serverbeginsitsbootprocessuntilthemodeselectionpageappears.

Ifthispagedoesnotappear:

a Rebootthemachine.

bPressthekeyrequiredtoenteryourmachine’sBIOS

Setuppage.

ThiskeyisoftenF1,F2,orF10.

cSettheCDdriveasthefirstbootdevice.

d Rebootthemachine.

2PressEntertostartthegraphicalinstaller,ortype esx textandpressEnterto

startthetextinstaller.

AseriesofinstallationmessagesscrollpastuntiltheCDMediaTestpage

appears.