Getting Started Guide

For instructions to install the internal USB key or the SD Card on the system

board for other supported PowerEdge systems, see the Hardware Owner's

Manual of your system at support.dell.com/manuals.

NOTE:

For more information about supported configurations of PowerEdge

systems with the USB key or the SD memory card, see the VMware ESXi 4 on

Dell PowerEdge Systems Deployment Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.

Installing ESXi on Flash Media

After installing the USB key or SD card in your system, locate the

ESXi recovery media that you had created in "Creating the ESXi Recovery

Media" on page 5.

With your system turned off, remove or disable the additional physical

USB-based storage devices other than the one on which ESXi must be

installed.

NOTE:

If you do not remove or disable the specified USB devices, an error

may occur during the image recovery process.

Turn on the system.

When the DELL logo is displayed, press <F2> immediately to enter

System Setup

NOTE:

If you hold down a key on the keyboard for extended periods of time, it

may result in keyboard failure. To avoid possible keyboard failure, press and

release <F2> in even intervals until the System Setup screen is displayed.

If the operating system logo is displayed, continue to wait until the

operating system finishes loading. Restart the system and try again.

Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight

Integrated Devices

and then press <Enter>.

Press <Enter> to save your selection, then Press <Esc>.

Select

Save Changes and Exit

, and then press <Enter> to exit

System Setup

Insert the ESXi recovery

media into the optical drive.

Reboot the system.

When the DELL logo displays, press <F11> immediately.

At the

Boot Menu

, use the up and down-arrow keys to select the CD/DVD

drive where your ESXi recovery media is placed, and then press <Enter>.

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