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Esxi Installation Check List

This document provides steps to install VMware ESXi 6.0 on a server. It includes connecting to the management segment, booting the ESXi ISO image, initializing the disk space, setting the root password, configuring networking and NTP, updating plugins and patches, configuring storage and syslog settings. The steps are followed to fully install and configure ESXi 6.0 on the host.

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Esxi Installation Check List

This document provides steps to install VMware ESXi 6.0 on a server. It includes connecting to the management segment, booting the ESXi ISO image, initializing the disk space, setting the root password, configuring networking and NTP, updating plugins and patches, configuring storage and syslog settings. The steps are followed to fully install and configure ESXi 6.0 on the host.

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Esxi Installation

26 October 2016
5:53 PM

Steps to Install Esxi 6.0 ( Incase of Installation )

--> Connect to MGMT segotn4500


--> Access the ILO and launch the Console
--> GO to Virtual Drives Image File CD/DVD-ROM
Access the following path to

E:\Migreringar\ISOS\vmware_isos\vSphere 6\HP :

VMware-ESXi-6.0.0-Update2-3620759-HPE-600.U2.9.4.7.13-Mar2016.iso -- Click Open.

Esxi host will reboot and displace


i. Mapped ISO image
ii. Boot menu

By default highlighted on ISO image .. Press Enter

The installation progress..

Reboot -- initialize the disk space -- Enter


Language -- US English
Sett the Password
Press F11 to install the OS
Enter to reboot the serer

In case of Preloaded OS
F2 Set the root password UN WSSBILo pw : AMDHGSTq04

ILO --> Need check and launch


Quick Launch Tasks --> Power ON System
Virtual Console Preview --> Launch

OS will start loading

Set the Root Password

Configure Network
o Configure Management Network
Network Adapter : Make sure all ports status is connected
If its disconnected, email it hardware team to connect all the ports ( You will
find the contact person details in GLOT audit trial )
Network Adapter : Select the Device Names ( vmnic1 / vmnic2 ) if its not working
check remaining combination ( For me vmnuc2/ vmnic3 worked )
Configure VLAN
Configure Ipv4 ( Select Static IPV4) --> Enter IP address/ Subnet / Gateway
IPv6 --> Disable Ipv6
DNS Configuration --> Primary / Alternative DNS /Host Name
Custom DNS Suffixes --> got.volvo.net

Set the Vlan id


Remove the Ipv6

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Restart
Login
Test Management Network
Make sure two NIC are enabled ( Console / Management access )

Login to vCentre

As per the GLOT Request select the right Datacentre Cluster Add host
Make sure Host is put under Maintenance Mode Disable all the alerts
Go to plug-ins Select the plug name
You will see new tab Update Manager
Click on Attach Baseline or Group Select the appropriate plug-ins
o --> VMware vSphere Update Manager Extension -- Enable
o ---> Update Manager
o --> Attach Baskline or group
o --> Select the ( Non-Critical and Critical Patches and 6.0 patching )
Extension Baselines
Upgrade Baselines
o Click On Scan ( Select Patches & Extensions ) one more option is Upgrades
o Click On Remediate To install patches -- Done

Go to Configuration Tab
Click on Networking --> Add Networking --> Select Virtual Machine/ Vmkernal
Virtual Machine ( Select this to handle Virtual Machine Network Traffic)
Vmkernal ( Select this to handle vSphere V Motion / iSCSI, NFS and Host
Management)

- vSwitch : We will enable NIC team by / Active adapter


- vSphere Standard Switch Properties : Number of Port is set 120
- MTU 1500 ( Maximum Transmission Unit )

- We will create the following port


- Standard Switch : vSwitch
o Management Network
o Vmotion

- Standard Switch : vSwitch 1


o NFS1 :- Naming Convention :- NFS_3502
o NFS2 ( NIC teaming ) : NFS_3503

- Go to Configuration --> Under Software


- Click on Time Configuration
o Time Configuration Properties
Select NTP Client Enabled ( Under NTP configuration )
Click on Option --> General tab
Select Start automatically if any ports are open and stop when all ports are
closed
Click on NTP setting
Add the following address
192.138.110.5
192.138.116.133

- Need to configure Storage (NFS) - This will helped to configure the Sys log
- ( Need to configure Tintri storage for Sys log )

- Go to Configuration tab

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- Go to Configuration tab
- Click on Storage -- Add Storage
- Select Network File System (NFS)
- Update the details as
o Server:
o Folder :
o Datastore Name :
Now, we will see a mounted datastore as
segot_d9_x401d001 -- Right Click and Browse
Click on Logs -- Create a folder by Host Name
Reboot the host and make sure logs are recorded
o OR

ESXi local syslog file Configuration

- Select Storage.
- Right-click on local datastore and select Browse.
- Create a uniquely-named directory for this ESX host (eg, .locker-ESXHostname) .locker-
segotv00318
- Close the Datastore Browser.
- Click Advanced Settings under Software.
- Select the ScratchConfig section.
- Change the ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation configuration option, specifying
the full path to the directory. For example:
- /vmfs/volumes/segotv00318_Console/.locker-segotv00318
- Click OK.
- Reboot ESXi host for the configuration change to take effect

- Go to Configuration --> Under Software


- Click on Advance settings
- Click on NFS: Configure the following values under the following options:
- At NFS.HeartbeatFrequency enter 12.
- At NFS.HeartbeatMaxFailures enter 10.
- At NFS.MaxVolumes enter 256.
- At NFS.HearbeatTimeout enter 5
- At NFS.MaxQueueDepth enter 64.

o Click on Net:,
- At Net.TcpIpHeapSize enter 32.
- At Net.TcpIpHeapMax enter 128.

- ESXi local syslog file Configuration


- Go to Configuration Tab
- Click on Advanced Settings
o Syslog,global.logDir: [segot_d9_x401d001] logs/segotv00293 ( Depends on the Host
name request )

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