12 August 2011

VMware vSphere 5 Installation

Hi,

Here is the Step by Step installation of VMware vSphere 5....vSphere 5 onwards only ESXi is the hypervisor from VMware

                     Put VMware ESXi disc in drive and boot the machine.. (Virtual/Physical)\

Boot Menu:


Loading ESXi installer



Shows VMware version and loading VMware ESXi installer



ESXi Installer WELCOME screen will come, press "Enter" to continue the installation


Press "F11" in EULA screen


Installer is scanning for available devices


Press Enter to continue with the selected disk (or you can change to required one)


Press Enter in default keyboard layout


Please enter the root password ( in ESXi 4 we'll set this after installation completed), and press enter to continue


Press "F11" to install


Installing ESXi 5.0.0


Installation Completed.....


After restart, the main screen of VMware ESXi 5.0.0 looks..


You can Download vSphere Client v5 and manage this ESXi