Lenovo ThinkServer TS150 - Installing the Vmware Hypervisor

•Manuallycreateaswappartition
a.IntheManualPartitioningwindow,click+inthebottomleftcorner.
b.IntheAddaNewMountPointwindow,selectswapfromtheMountPointdrop-downlist.
c.Typetheamountofspace(forexample,2GB)intheDesiredCapacityfield.
d.ClickAddmountpoint.
VerifythatthecreateddrivepartitioniscorrectandclickDone.IntheSummaryofChangeswindow,
clickAcceptChanges.
8.IntheInstallationSummarywindow,clickBeginInstallationtostartinstallingtheoperatingsystem.
9.IntheConfigurationwindow,clickRootPasswordtosettherootpassword.
10.Whenfilecopyingiscompleted,clickReboot.
11.IntheInitialSetupwindow,clickLicenseInformation.
12.SelectIacceptthelicenseagreementandclickDone.
13.IntheInitialSetupwindow,clickFinishConfiguration.
14.IntheWelcomewindow,selectarequiredlanguage(forexample,English)andclickNext.
15.IntheTypingwindow,selectaspecificlanguagetype(forexample,EnglishUS)andclickNext.
16.IntheTimeZonewindow,setthetimezoneandclickNext.
17.IntheAboutYouwindow,settheusernameandclickNext.
18.InthePasswordwindow,setthepasswordandclickNext.
Note:Thepasswordisoptional.ClickNextifyoudonotwanttosetapassword.
19.IntheReadytoGowindow,clickStartusingRedHatEnterpriseLinuxServer.
Note:Bydefault,thelocalaccountisusedtologintotheoperatingsystemforthefirsttime.Logout
andusetherootaccounttologintotheoperatingsystemagain.
InstallingtheVMwarehypervisor
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•VMwareESXi5.5p07
•VMwareESXi6.0p02
•VMwareESXi6.0U2
•VMwareESXi6.0U3
•VMwareESXi6.5
•VMwareESXi6.5a
Note:IftheoperatingsystemistobeinstalledonSAN,downloadtheinstructionalfileHowtoCreatea
CustomizedVMWareESXiISOImagefrom
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/thinkserver-rack-servers/thinkserver-rd650/documents
/HT100820?tabName=Solutions.Then,followtheinstructionstopreparetheISOfile.
ToinstalltheVMwareESXioperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
2.Whenthe“WelcometotheVMwareESXi...Installation”windowisdisplayed,pressEnter.
3.Whenthe“EndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA)”windowisdisplayed,pressF11.
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