VMware vSphere* 4.1 Installation Guide for ESX*
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7) If an installation error occurs at this point, the ISO image might be invalid or there might be something
wrong with the DVD media. To troubleshoot, try the ISO download process again. Ensure the DVD is in
working order, and make sure the DVD drive and DVD media type are compatible. When retrying the
installation, perform the media check operation. Alternatively, use another media access option, such as
HTTP.
8) Click “Next”, then click “Finish” to exit the installer and reboot the host.
9) During reboot, press the “F2” key to enter the machine’s BIOS setup or boot menu.
10) Set the first boot device to be the drive on which ESX* was installed.
11) Create a second host by installing the software on a second server (optional). If running with only one
server, the cluster setup instructions later in the recipe can be skipped.
Note: In previous releases of ESX*, if the system did not boot up after installation, one troubleshooting
approach was to mount the partitions for debugging. For ESX 4.1, mounting the partitions would not be
helpful in resolving the issue. If after installation the system does not boot up, the most likely cause is
that the BIOS is configured to boot from the wrong disk.
Servers that do not support Trusted Platform Module (TPM) may get an “initalization for tpm_tis failed with -
19”. This error message can be ignored.
Install ESXi 4.1 Installable Using the Interactive Mode
Use the ESXi 4.1 CD/DVD to install the ESXi 4.1 software onto a SAS, SATA, or SCSI hard drive.
Prerequisites
Obtain the ESXi* 4.1 Installable ISO file on CD or DVD media. If the installation CD/DVD is not available,
the ISO file can be created.
Verify that the server hardware clock is set to UTC. This setting is in the system BIOS.
Verify that a keyboard and monitor are attached to the machine on which the ESXi* software will be
installed.
Consider disconnecting network storage. This action decreases the time it takes the installer to search
for available disk drives.
ESXi Embedded* must not be on the host. ESXi Installable* and ESXi Embedded cannot exist on the same
host.
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