Users Guide

Deploy ESXi to cluster nodes

Only perform the steps listed in this section if the compute sleds were not pre-installed with ESXi 7.0. If the compute sleds have been pre-

installed with ESXi 7 jump ahead to Configure ESXi settings—using DCUI. Below are the steps to install VMware ESXi on each of the

PowerEdge MX740c hosts that are part of the management cluster. This guide covers the steps to install VMware ESXi remotely using

iDRAC Virtual Console with Virtual Media. In this example, a static IP address is assigned to the management interface of the ESXi hosts,

which is required for Cloud Foundation.

NOTE: This guide assumes that the steps in this document are being followed comprehensively and sequentially. The

tasks of previous sections are prerequisites for this section.

Topics:

• Prerequisites

• Installation of ESXi

Prerequisites

The following items are required to complete this section of the deployment guide:

• OME-Modular and iDRAC IP addresses or FQDNs

• OME-Modular and iDRAC credentials

• iDRAC Enterprise license that is applied on all nodes

• Dell EMC customized ESXi image

• Host names, Management VLAN ID, IP address information

• Credentials for vSphere

• Hostnames added to DNS server

Installation of ESXi

Complete the following steps on each physical compute node targeted for Cloud Foundation deployment before moving on to the next

section.

Connect to iDRAC and boot installation media

Prerequisites

• The virtual console should be in HTML5 mode, which is the default setting.

• The location of the Dell EMC customized ESXi image (ISO image) file should not be changed during the installation process.

Steps

1. Using a web browser, go to Open Manage Enterprise Modular (embedded chassis management) web interface at https://<OME

Modular Address>.

2. Log in with your credentials.

NOTE: The default user name is root and the password is calvin.

3. From the Devices menu, click Compute.

4. Select the required compute node.

5. Click Launch Virtual Console, and then enable the support in the pop-up window for each iDRAC device.

NOTE:

When the virtual console is launched for the first time, repeating this step may be necessary due to browser

pop-up blocker.

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