HP Integrated VMware ESXi 4.0 and Updates Getting Started Guide

Additional HP components that complete your virtualization infrastructure:
• Management network—A management network enables the server administrator
to manage discrete physical servers without relying on a general purpose
communications network. This dedicated network enables a reliable connection
to the hardware in the event of a network failure.
• HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server—The HP Insight Control extension
for VMware vCenter Server delivers powerful HP server host management
capabilities to virtualization administrators, enabling comprehensive monitoring,
remote control, and power optimization directly from the vCenter console. For
more information, see the HP website (
http://www.hp.com/go/icvcenter).
• Virtual machine communication network—A virtual machine communication
network is built on the traditional, general purpose communication network. As
with physical servers, virtual machine traffic is brokered through a general
purpose network if the virtual machines are on discrete servers. Virtual machine
communication on the same physical server is handled by a virtual switch within
the server.
• HP storage network—A storage network enables virtual machines to access
Storage Area Network (SAN) devices similarly to physical servers. The medium
for a storage network can be Fibre Channel or Ethernet. HP recommends HP
StorageWorks SAN solutions.
• Virtual SAN Appliance—HP StorageWorks Virtual SAN Software (VSA) provides
another way to implement a virtual server high availability solution without the
need for separate external shared-storage devices. For more information, see the
HP website (
http://www.hp.com/go/vsa).
Configuring an HP ProLiant server to use
VMware ESXi
HP recommends upgrading to the latest ProLiant firmware revisions. For more
information, see the server documentation.
VMware ESXi 4.0 only supports the following installation destinations:
• Any HP-supported hard drive
• Secure Digital (SD) memory card
• Flash media (USB flash drive)
For more information on supported flash devices, see the HP website
(
http://www.hp.com/go/VMware/esxi).
To configure a server using VMware ESXi:
1. Download the installation ISO from the HP website
(
http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/index.do) or the VMware
website (
https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=esxi).