HP integrated VMware ESX Server 3i Getting Started

Overview
Thank you for downloading HP integrated VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 5. HP has
seamlessly integrated VMware ESXi, delivering active HP ProLiant management and
consolidated lifecycle management for a consistent, reliable ProLiant experience.
HP Common Information Module (CIM) providers and integrated VMware ESXi
provide active hardware management using HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM). These
HP CIM providers proactively surface hardware monitoring data to deliver the most up-
to-date server state information.
You can update integrated VMware ESXi using the standard VMware update tools.
The integrated hypervisor installation is partitioned with redundant images, enabling a
robust upgrade and recovery process.
The HP integrated VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 5 Getting Started Guide is provided for
integrated ESXi 3.5 Standalone Edition or for HP integrated VMware ESXi VI3
Enterprise Edition. The accompanying ISO installs HP integrated VMware ESXi 3.5
Update 5.
If downloaded from HP, the installation ISO includes a trial license for the standalone
edition. For more information, see the HP website
(
http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/index.do). To obtain a permanent
license for the standalone edition, see the VMware website
(
https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=esxi), and then register to obtain the serial
number license.
The integrated ESXi Standalone edition is well suited for single server virtualization
installations and is managed using the VMware free VI Client management console.
HP Technical Software Support and Update Service is optional.
You can upgrade HP integrated VMware ESXi 3.5 Standalone edition to any of the
fully licensed products for VMware vSphere, including Essentials, Essentials Plus,
Standard, Advanced, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus editions. For more information on
support offered for HP VMware ESXi 3.5 Standalone edition and the other licensed
products, see the HP website (
http://www.hp.com/go/VMware/esxi).
HP VMware vSphere products include 1-year, 9x5 unlimited HP Technical Software
Support and Update Service and are upgradeable to a 3-, 4-, or 5- year Technical
Software Support and Update Service. You can downgrade VMware vSphere 4
licenses to ESXi 3.5 using the VMware license portal.
For more information about license delivery and about enabling enterprise entitlement,
see "Enabling the standalone license (on page 7)" or "Enabling the enterprise
entitlement (on page 7)."