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Cisco UCS Server Configuration Utility, Release 5.0
Chapter 6 Installing Operating Systems
ESXi Install
The OS Install page of the selected ESXi version appears.
Basic Configuration
To configure the basic configuration settings, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Basic Configuration area, do the following:
a. In the Root Password field, enter the root password.
b. In the Confirm Root Password field, reenter the root password.
c. From the Media Type drop-down list, choose the disk on which you want install OS. This can be
one of the following:
Note A disk that is detected during SCU boot is listed under Media Type.
• Local Disk—Refers to the local HDD available on the target server.
• SAN Disk—Following SAN disks are supported for ESXi installation:
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Remote Disk—Refers to the SAN based FCoE disk allocated on the target server.
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iSCSI Disk—This refers to SAN based iSCSI disks configured on the target server. If you
choose this option, then review and update the following parameters:
Table 6-1 iSCSI parameters
Parameter Description
iSCSI Target Address field Supports IPv4 address only.
Interface Name drop-down list Lists the interfaces that have iSCSI enabled.
You must choose the interface with which the
iSCSI Target can be reached. As a pre-requisite
the selected interface's option ROM must be
pre-configured with iSCSI details.
Initiator IP address field Enter Initiator IP Address.
This IP address is bound to the selected Interface
and used for iSCSI operations
Subnet Mask field Subnet mask for the Initiator IP.
Gateway IP field Gateway IP address.
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