HP integrated VMware ESX Server 3i Getting Started

• 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 failure in the general purpose network.
• 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 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—The 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 3.5 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).
2. Burn the installation ISO to a CD, or move the ISO image to a location
accessible using the virtual media capabilities of HP iLO 2 or iLO 3.
NOTE: The CD is bootable. Boot the server and install the HP
VMware ESXi product either to the hard drive or to flash media
(USB flash drive or SD card). You must install the flash media into
the internal port on the server.
3. Set up the server hardware, and if wanted, connect the server to the network.