Figure 40. ESXi disk partition page
4 Select the required keyboard layout, and then press Enter.
5 Enter the root password, and then press Enter.
6 In the Conrm Install window, press F11 to install the VMware ESXi.
7 In the Installation Complete window, press Enter to reboot the server.
The installation completes and the server boots into ESXi.
8 From the Virtual Media menu, click Disconnect Virtual Media.
VMware ESXi is installed in the server.
Congure ESXi settings—using DCUI
About this task
The Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) is a menu-based interface that is accessed from the host console and used to congure ESXi
running on vSphere hosts.
Steps
1 After the server reboots and fully loads ESXi, press F2 to log in to the DCUI.
2 Enter the credentials that were created during the ESXi installation, and then press Enter.
3 From the System Customization menu, select Congure Management Network.
4 From the VLAN (Optional) menu, press Enter.
NOTE
: Step 4 is mandatory although the name of the menu item includes the word optional.
5 Enter the required management VLAN ID, and then press Enter.
6 Select IPv4 Conguration and press Enter.
7 Select Set static IPv4 address and press the spacebar.
Deploy ESXi to cluster nodes
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