Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 - Installing the Vmware Hypervisor

1)IntheManualPartitionningwindow,click+inthebottomleftcorner.
2)IntheADDANEWMOUNTPOINTwindow,select/boot/efi(or/boot)fromtheMount
Pointdrop-downlistbox.
3)Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheDesiredCapacityfieldandthenclickAddmount
point.
•Manuallycreateaswappartition
Tocreateaswappartition,dothefollowing:
1)IntheManualPartitionningwindow,click+inthebottomleftcorner.
2)IntheADDANEWMOUNTPOINTwindow,selectswapfromtheMountPointdrop-down
listbox.
3)Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheDesiredCapacityfieldandthenclickAddmount
point.
b.IntheSUMMARYOFCHANGESwindow,selectAcceptChanges.
10.IntheINSTALLATIONSUMMARYwindow,clickBeginInstallation.Theinstallationprocessbegins.
11.IntheCONFIGURATIONwindow,clickROOTPASSWORDtosettherootpassword.Then,click
Reboot.
12.IntheINITIALSETUPwindow,clickLICENSEINFORMATION.
13.IntheLICENSEINFORMATIONwindow,selectIacceptthelicenseagreementandclickDone.
14.IntheINITIALSETUPwindow,clickFinishConfiguration.
15.IntheKdumpwindow,clickForward.
16.Inthe“SubscriptionManagementRegistration”window,selectNo,Iprefertoregisteratalater
timeandclickFinish.
17.ConfigurethelanguageandclickNext➙Next.
18.Setyourusernameandthepassword(ifneeded)andclickNext.
19.SelectthelocationasyouneedandclickNext.
20.SelectStartusingRedHatEnterpriseLinuxServertologintotheoperatingsystem.
Note:Thelocalaccountisusedbydefaultwhenloggingintotheoperatingsystemforthefirsttime.
LogoutandthenlogintoRoot.
InstallingtheVMwarehypervisor
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingtheVMwareESXi5.5Update2.Ifyouwanttoinstallthe
VMwareESXi5.1P5,theprocedureisthesame.
Note:IftheoperatingsystemistobeinstalledonSAN,downloadtheinstructionalfileHowtoCreatea
CustomizedVMWareESXiISOImagefrom
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/thinkserver-rack-servers/thinkserver-rd650/documents
/HT100820?tabName=Solutions.Then,followtheinstructionstopreparetheISOfile.
ToinstalltheVMwareESXi5.5Update2,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
2.Whenthe“WelcometotheVMwareESXi5.5.0Installation”windowisdisplayed,pressEnter.
3.WhentheEndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA)windowisdisplayed,pressF11.
4.Whenthe“SelectaDisktoInstallorUpgrade”windowisdisplayed,pressEnter.
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