Setup Guide
vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Host
Designed to take advantage of the expanded
memory and I/O slots of your PowerEdge system,
the vSphere Hypervisor represents the latest in
virtualization technology. Each host runs an
integrated version of the virtualization software to
enable your virtualization solution.
Downloading the ESXi ISO Image
1. Go to support.dell.com.
2. Select Drivers & Downloads.
3. Select Enter a Tag. Enter the Service Tag of
the system you want to install VMware ESXi
on and select Go.
Alternatively, you can click Select Model and
navigate to Server, Storage, Networking
→→
PowerEdge Server, and then to the specific
model of your system.
The Drivers and Downloads page is displayed.
4. Select the operating system as ESXi.
5. Expand Enterprise Solutions.
6. Click Download Now next to the
appropriate image.
Use a blank optical media to store the ISO image.
Management Client
vSphere Client connects to the ESXi Host to
manage it on a one-to-one basis. vSphere Client
can also connect to vCenter Server to manage
multiple hosts.
Management Server
vCenter Server is a Windows-based management
application that aggregates resources from
multiple ESXi hosts to build a virtual datacenter.
It is available at an additional cost. A 60-day
free trial is available for download at vmware.com.
Fibre Channel and iSCSI Storage
Optimized for virtualization, your solution can
use multiple connections of both Fibre Channel and
Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)
networks at speeds ranging from 1 GB to 10 GB.
This creates a very fast and redundant storage
environment to address your datacenter needs.
Related Information
Learn more at the Dell VMware Alliance website at
dell.com/vmware.
Dell support documents are available at
support.dell.com/manuals
VMware support documents are available at
vmware.com/support/pubs
Storage Network
Management Network
Fibre Channel/iSCSI SAN
Virtual Machine Network
vSphere Client
VMware vCenter
Server
Management Client
VMware ESXi Hosts
Management Server
Dell and VMware are focused on making it easier for
businesses to adapt to virtualization. A cloud operating
system allows you to simplify datacenter computing by
managing a large infrastructure of processors,
memory, storage, and networking capabilities as a
unified seamless resource.
The process starts with testing and certifying the
VMware vSphere 4 virtualization software on
Dell PowerEdge systems with Dell PowerVault,
Dell|EquallLogic, or Dell/EMC storage arrays. After
testing and certifying the vSphere 4 software,
Dell OpenManage systems management software and
VMware vCenter Server (formerly, VirtualCenter) are
integrated to manage and maintain your physical and
virtual datacenter. Dell Infrastructure Consulting
Services is available to assist you in assessing and
implementing lifecycle management.
Innovation from Dell, in the form of redesigned
systems and storage arrays, complement the new
technologies found in the latest releases of VMware
ESXi and vCenter Server. Our collaboration offers
a wide variety of benefits—including an embedded
hypervisor on internal storage and solutions that can
help achieve zero-downtime maintenance, high
availability, and efficient disaster recovery capabilities.
INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS:
POWERED BY DELL, VIRTUALIZED BY VMware
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