HPE VMware ESXi and vSphere 5.x, 6.x and Updates Getting Started Guide
Abstract This guide is intended to provide setup information for HPE VMware ESXi and vSphere.
Part Number: 818330-003 Published: April 2016 Edition: 1
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Navigation tips.....................................................................................................4 Overview..............................................................................................................5 Configuration....................... Configuration........... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ .................... ........7 7 Installation. Installation............. ....................... ....................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ..................... .........11 11 Installing the software image locally ..................................................................................................11 Installing the software image remotely using iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4....................................................11 Installing the software image remotely using iLO 2.......................................................................11 Installing the software image remotely using iLO 3 and iLO4.......................................................12
5 Activating Activating the standalone standalone license......... license..................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ..............13 6 Upgrading Upgrading to a full license........ license.................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ..............14 7 Updating Updating VMware VMware ESXi and vSphere 5.X and 6.X.................. 6.X.............................. ........................ ..............1 ..15 5 8 Recovering Recovering from a system failure......... failure..................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ..............16
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1 Navigation tips Navigating to documentation on the HPE website •
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2 Overview Thank you for downloading HPE VMware ESXi and vSphere 5.X, 6.X and updates. HPE has seamlessly integrated VMware ESXi and vSphere, delivering active HPE ProLiant management and consolidated lifecycle management for a consistent, reliable ProLiant experience. For more http://www.hpe.com/info/vmware /info/vmware.. information, go to the HPE website http://www.hpe.com HPE CIM (Commo (Common n Inform Informati ation on Module Module)) provid providers ers proact proactive ively ly surfac surface e hardw hardware are monito monitorin ring g data data to deli delive verr the the most most up-t up-too-da date te serv server er stat state e info inform rmat atio ion n poss possib ible le.. HPE HPE CIM CIM prov provid ider ers s and and VMwa VMware re ESXi and vSphere provide active hardware management using HPE SIM (Systems Insight Manager). You can update VMware ESXi and vSphere using the standard VMware update tools. The integ integrat rated ed hyperv hyperviso isorr insta installllati ation on is parti partitio tioned ned with with redun redundan dantt image images, s, enabl enabling ing a robust robust upgra upgrade de and recovery process. The HPE The HPE VMware ESXi and vSphere 5.X, 6.X and Updates Getting Started Guide is provided for ESXi and vSphere vSphere 5.X, 6.X and updates updates Standalon Standalone e Edition Edition or as a part of a HPE VMware VMware vSphere fully licensed product. The ESXi ESXi and vSpher vSphere e Standa Standalon lone e Editio Edition n is well well suited suited for single single server server virtua virtualiz lizati ation on instal installat lation ions s and is managed using the free VMware vSphere Client management console. HPE Technical Software Support and Update Service is optional and can be purchased as a support pack. The installation ISO includes a trial license for the standalone edition, found on the HPE website (http://www.hpe.com/info/esxidownload http://www.hpe.com/info/esxidownload). ). To obtain a permanent license for the standalone edit editio ion, n, go to the the VMwa VMware re webs websit ite e ( https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware ) and and regi regist ster er to obta obtain in the serial number license. You can also upgrade HPE VMware ESXi and vSphere Standalone Edition to any of the fully licen licensed sed produc products ts for VMware VMware vSpher vSphere e includ including ing Essent Essential ials, s, Essent Essential ials s Plus, Plus, Standa Standard, rd, Enterp Enterpris rise, e, and Enterprise Plus editions. For more information on support offered for HPE VMware ESXi and vSphere Standalone Edition and the other licensed products, see the HPE website ( http:// www.hpe.com/info/vmware). www.hpe.com/info/vmware ). To learn more about license delivery and enabling enterprise entitlement, see “Activating the standalone license” (page 13) or “Upgrading “Upgrading to a full license” (page 14) .
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VMware vSphere includes the following components: Virtual machine – machine – A virtual machine is a software-based computer capable of running an operating system such as Microsoft® Windows® or GNU/Linux as if the operating system is installed on a physical machine.
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Host – Host – A host is a physical machine running platform virtualization software such as ESXi and vSphere. Hosts provide processor, memory, storage, and network resources for one or more virtual machines. vCenter vCenter Server Server – – vCenter vCenter Server Server continuou continuously sly monitors monitors your virtual virtual infrastruc infrastructure, ture, automates automates system administration tasks, and centralizes remote management sessions. It coordinates the resources and activities of individual hosts to efficiently distribute virtual machines and tolerate hardware downtime across a data center. vSphere vSphere Client Client – – vSphere Client is the primary interface for interacting interacting with hosts and virtual machines. vSphere Client can manage a standalone host by connecting directly to the host, or manage multiple hosts by connecting to a vCenter Server machine.
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Management Management network network – – A manageme management nt network network enables enables the server server administr administrator ator to manage 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.
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HPE OneView for VMware vCenter Server – – The HPE OneView extension for VMware vCenter Server delivers powerful HPE server host management capabilities to virtualization administr administrators ators,, enabling enabling comprehe comprehensiv nsive e monitorin monitoring, g, remote remote control, control, and power power optimizati optimization on directly from the vCenter console. For more information, see the HPE website ( http:// www.hpe.com/info/ovvcenter ). Virtual machine communication network – 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. HPE storage network – network – A storage network enables virtual machines to access Storage Area Network (SAN) devices similarly similarly to physical servers. The medium for a storage network can be Fibre Channel or Ethernet. HPE recommends HPE StorageWorks SAN solutions. Virtual SAN Appliance – Appliance – HPE P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance Software (VSA) provides another way to implement a virtual server high availability solution without the need for separa separate te extern external al shared shared-st -stora orage ge device devices. s. For more more inform informati ation, on, see the HPE websit website e ( http:// h20565.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/home/?sp4 h20565.www2.hpe.com /portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/home/?sp4ts.oid=3936556 ts.oid=3936556). ).
3 Configuration HPE recommends using the ProLiant firmware as documented in the HPE ProLiant Server and Option firmware and driver support recipe at http://vibsdepot.hpe.com http://vibsdepot.hpe.com.. For more information on server firmware, see the documentation available at: http://www.hpe.com http://www.hpe.com/info/spp /info/spp.. HPE recommends using the HPE Custom Image available at ( http://www.hpe.com/info/ esxidownload). esxidownload). NOTE:
For information information related related to RBSU, see see the ROM-Based the ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide .
VMware ESXi and vSphere 5.X, 6.X only supports the following installation destinations: •
Any HPE- supported hard drive
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Flash media (USB flash drive) NOTE: data.
A flash device device hosting ESXi and vSphere vSphere should should not be used to store any other
For more information on supported flash devices, see the QuickSpecs VMware Virtualization Software For HPE ProLiant at HPE website (http://www.hpe.com/info/vmware ( http://www.hpe.com/info/vmware). ). To configure a server using VMware ESXi and vSphere: 1.
http://www.hpe.com/info/ /info/ Download the installation installation ISO from the HPE website website http://www.hpe.com esxidownload. esxidownload. NOTE: Some ProLiant servers servers require the use of the HPE Custom Custom Image as it includes includes the network and storage drivers required to successfully install. This is documented in the HPE OS Support Matrix at http://www.hpe.com http://www.hpe.com/servers/vmwa /servers/vmwarecert recert..
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Burn the installation installation ISO to a CD, or move the ISO image image to a location accessible accessible using the virtual media capabilities of HPE iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4. NOTE: The The CD is boot bootab able le.. Boot Boot the the serv server er and and inst instal alll the the HPE HPE VMwa VMware re ESXi ESXi and and vSph vSpher ere e 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.
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Set up the server server hardware, and if wanted, connect connect the server to the network. network. If you install to flash flash media (USB flash flash drive or SD card), card), install the flash flash media into the internal port on the server. For instructions on accessing the internal flash media (USB flash drive or SD card) port, see the server documentation. For hardware requirements, see the server documentation.
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Access the server console console using one one of the following following ways: ways: •
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Locally – Use a local local keyboard keyboard and monitor. monitor. Remotely – Use the iLO iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4 Integrated Remote Console Console remotely remotely from a network client with a web browser. Remote setup requires the HPE iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4 Advanced Pack, which is sold separately for HPE ProLiant ML and DL servers. The remote graphics capability is included with BL servers.
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NOTE: After you boot up the server, server, you must press the correct function key key when prom prompte pted d to enter enter setup setup mode mode to confi configu gure re boot boot orde orderr, confi configu gure re hard hardwa ware re virtua virtualilizat zatio ion, n, and and conf config igur ure e iLO iLO 2, iLO iLO 3 and and iLO iLO 4 and and the the Smar Smartt Arra Array y cont contro roll ller er.. Fami Famili liar ariz ize e your yourse self lf with the following steps and prompts; each prompt is available for only a few seconds during the boot process. To enter ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU): a. Boot the server. server. b. On Gen8, press F9 press F9.. c. On Gen9: 1) Press F9 Press F9.. 2) Scroll to System Configuration Configuration and press press Enter . 3) Scroll to BIOS/Platform BIOS/Platform Configuration Configuration (RBSU) (RBSU) and press press Enter Enter . 6.
If you are installing installing to flash media (USB flash drive or SD card), configure configure the flash device device to boot before the hard drive. By default, flash media is configured to boot before the hard drive. a. If you are not not in RBSU, RBSU, enter enter RBSU. RBSU. b. 1) For Gen 8 and earlier, earlier, scroll scroll down to Standard Boot Order (IPL), and then press Enter. 2) For For Gen9 Gen9 to navi naviga gate te to boot boot orde orderr scre screen en,, scro scroll ll to Boot Boot Option Options s and press press Enter
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If booted in UEFI in UEFI Mode, Mode, scroll to UEFI to UEFI Boot Order .
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If booted in Legacy in Legacy Mode, Mode, scroll to Legacy to Legacy BIOS Boot Order .
To modify the boot order, order, select the device you want to move, and then press Enter . A menu appears to change the device boot order. Ensure the flash media is set to boot boot before the hard drive. drive.
Set UEFI Optimized Boot to Enable. This This should enabled enabled by default. a. b. c. d. e.
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If you are are not in in RBSU, RBSU, enter enter RBSU. RBSU. Scroll down to Boot to Boot Options and Options and press Enter Scroll down to UEFI to UEFI Optimized Boot and Boot and press Enter press Enter . At the next screen, select Enable select Enable then then press Enter press Enter . Save the configuration configuration changes, and then exit. The server reboots. reboots.
Enable CPU virtualization. virtualization. For CPU-sp CPU-specif ecific ic virtual virtualiza ization tion capabi capabiliti lities, es, you can select select Intel® Virtualization Virtualization Technology or AMD® AMD® Virtualization. You Virtualization. You must perform this step for supporting Windows® 64-bit operating systems and all guest 64-bit operating systems such as Linux. a. b.
If you are are not in in RBSU, RBSU, enter enter RBSU. RBSU. For Gen 8: 1) Scroll down to Processor to Processor Options, Options, and then press Enter press Enter . 2) Scroll down to the supported supported processor (either Intel® Virtualization Virtualization Technology Technology or AMD® Virtualization), and then press Enter press Enter . For Gen 9: 1) Scroll to System to System Options and Options and press Enter press Enter 2) Scroll to Virtualization to Virtualization Options and Options and press Enter press Enter 3) Scroll to Virtualization to Virtualization Technology and echnology and press Enter press Enter .
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At the the next next screen, select Enable select Enable,, and then press Enter press Enter . Save the configuration configuration changes, changes, and then exit. The server reboots.
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VMware support support for USB 3.0 varies varies across vSphere releases. Releases Releases prior to vSphere vSphere 5.5 U3 and vSphere 6.0 do not have USB 3.0 support and therefore the USB 3.0 setting in RBSU must configured to Auto or Disable. a. If not in RBSU, RBSU, enter RBSU. RBSU. b. Scroll down to System to System Options and Options and press Enter press Enter . c. Scroll down to USB to USB Options and Options and press Enter press Enter . d. Scroll down to USB to USB 3.0 Mode and press Enter press Enter . At the next screen, select Auto or Auto or Disable then Disable then press Enter press Enter . e. Save the configuration configuration changes, changes, and then exit. The The server reboots. reboots.
10. Starting with vSphere 5.5 U3 and vSphere vSphere 6.0, support for USB 3.0 is available and you you can enab enable le USB USB 3.0 3.0 in RBSU RBSU.. To supp suppor ortt USB USB 3.0 3.0 devi device ces, s, enab enable le the the USB USB 3.0 3.0 sett settin ing g in RBSU RBSU.. a. If not in RBSU, RBSU, enter RBSU. RBSU. b. Scroll down to System to System Options and Options and press Enter press Enter . c. Scroll down to USB to USB Options and Options and press Enter press Enter . d. Scroll down Enable then down to USB 3.0 Mode and and press Enter press Enter . At the next screen, select Enable then press Enter press Enter . e. Save the configuration configuration changes, changes, and then exit. The The server reboots. reboots. 11. Disable UEFI Secure Boot on servers that support UEFI boot. This is disabled by default. VMware ESXi does not support UEFI Secure Boot: a. b. c.
If you are not not in RBSU, RBSU, enter enter RBSU. RBSU. Scroll down to Server to Server Security and Security and press Enter press Enter . Scroll down to Secure to Secure Boot Configuration and Configuration and press Enter press Enter . Scroll down to Secure to Secure Boot Enforcement and press Enter press Enter .
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At the next screen, screen, select Disable select Disable,, and then press Enter press Enter . Save the configuration configuration changes, changes, and then exit. The The server reboots. reboots.
12. Change the default default Power Profile (Optional). (Optional). Choosing the HPE Maximum Power Profile setting in RBSU increases I/O performance for your your virtua virtuall machin machines es in high high traff traffic ic situa situatio tions. ns. Howeve Howeverr, this this settin setting g also also causes causes the platfo platform rm to consume maximum amount of energy. Please assess the needs of your configuration when choosing Power Profiles. a. If you are are not in RBSU, RBSU, enter enter RBSU. RBSU. b. Select Power Select Power Management Options. Options . c. Select HPE Select HPE Power Profile. Profile. d. Select Maximum Select Maximum Performance. Performance . NOTE: On older server server models, you may see see an option option for HPE Static Static High Performance Mode instead of Maximum Performance. If that is the case, select that option. The Maximum Performance Power Profile on newer platforms contains this and other settings. e.
Save the configuration configuration changes, changes, and then exit. The The server reboots. reboots.
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13. To configure iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4 network parameters, directory settings, global global settings, and user accounts: a. Boot server For Gen 8: 1) Press F8 Press F8 to to enter iLO configuration utility. For Gen 9: 1) Press F9 Press F9.. 2) Scroll to iLO4 configuration configuration utility utility and press Enter . For more information, see the HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2 User Guide, Guide , HPE Integrated Lights-Out 3 User Guide or HPE HPE Integrated Lights-Out 4 User Guide. 14. To create view, or delete a logical drive for the Smart Array Controller using local storage: a. Boot server. server. b. For Gen 8, press F8 press F8.. c. For Gen 9, press F9 press F9:: 1) Scroll to the Smart the Smart Array controller and controller and press Enter press Enter . 2) Scroll to HPE HPE Smart Storage Storage Administrator Administrator (HPE SSA) SSA) and press press Enter . For more information, see the Configuring Arrays on HPE Smart Array Controllers Reference Guide 15. For customers who do not want to use the HPE Dynamic Smart Array, Array, the instructions for disabling in ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) are: a. If not not in RBSU, RBSU, enter enter RBSU. RBSU. b. For SAS, go to System to System Options, Options, select HPE select HPE Smart Array B320i Raid Configuration and change it to DISABLED. DISABLED. c. For SAT SATA, go to System to System Options, Options, select SATA select SATA Controller Options and Options and go to Embedded SATA Configuration and Configuration and change it to ENABLE SATA AHCI SUPPORT. SUPPORT .
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4 Installation Installing the software image locally 1. 2.
Place the installation installation CD into the CD-ROM drive, drive, and then boot the server. server. Follow the onscreen instructions instructions to complete complete the installation.
Installing the software image remotely using iLO 2, iLO 3 or iLO 4 Installing the software image remotely using iLO 2 Verify that the server has the appropriate iLO 2 license to use Virtual Media. HPE Blade System c-Class server blades include a license for Virtual Media. For other servers, the HPE iLO 2 Advanced Pack license is required and is sold separately. For more information, contact an HPE authorized reseller. Following are the procedures to install the software image remotely using iLO 2: 1. 2.
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Open a web browser browser on your local local machine, and and then log in to iLO iLO 2 by entering the the iLO specific IP Address and credentials. Select the Virtual the Virtual Media tab, Media tab, and then select the Virtual the Virtual Media Applet. Applet . Choose one of the following following options: a. Local Media Media Drive–Proceed Drive–Proceed to step 4. b. Local Image Image File–Proceed File–Proceed to step 5.
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To comp comple lete te the the insta installllat atio ion, n, foll follow ow the prom prompts pts gene genera rate ted d by the inst instal alla latio tion n CD. CD. If perfo perform rmin ing g restoration or recovery, when installation is complete, restore data from the backup files. After the the installation, installation, go to the Virtual the Virtual Media Applet and Applet and click on Disconnect under Disconnect under the Virtual CD/DVD-ROM section. The connected drive icon turns red. (Optional) To To discover and manage this this server, server, configure HPE SIM or HPE Insight Control Control for VMware vCenter Server. For more information about hosting and managing a VMware ESXi and vSphere virtualization environment on ProLiant servers, see the HPE website (http://www.hpe.com/info/vmware http://www.hpe.com/info/vmware). ).
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Under the Virtual CD/DVD-ROM section, select Local select Local Media Drive. Enter the path path or file name of the image (ISO (ISO file) in the text box, or click Browse Browse to locate the image file. c. Click Connect Click Connect.. The connected drive icon turns green. Under the Virtual CD/DVD-ROM section, select Local select Local Image File. Browse to Enter the the path or file name name of the image image (ISO file) file) in the text box, or click click Browse to locate the image file. c. Click Connect Click Connect.. The connected drive icon turns green.
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Open a web browser browser on your local local machine, and and then log in to iLO iLO 2 by entering the the iLO specific IP Address and credentials. 2. Select Virtual Select Virtual Media. Media. 3. Click on any of these options: •
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Select the Virtual the Virtual Media tab, Media tab, and then click Mount beside Mount beside Image Image.. Enter the path path or file name of the image (ISO (ISO file) in the text box, or browse browse to locate the image file. To comp comple lete te the inst instal alla lati tion on,, foll follow ow the the prom prompt pts s gene genera rate ted d by the the insta installllat atio ion n CD. CD. If perf perfor ormi ming ng restoration or recovery, when installation is complete, restore data from the backup files. After the installation, go to the Virtual the Virtual Media and Media and click on Unmount. Unmount.
Installing the software image remotely using iLO 3 and iLO4 1.
Verify Verify that the server has the appropriate appropriate iLO 3 or iLO 4 license to use the Virtual Media, Media, open a web browser on your local machine, and then log in to iLO 3 or iLO 4 by entering the iLO specific IP Address. HPE Blade System c-Class server blades include a license for Virtual Media. For other servers, the HPE iLO 3 or iLO 4 Advanced Pack license is required and is sold separately. For more information, contact an HPE authorized reseller.
2. Expand Expand the Remote Remote Console Console from from the the left left navi naviga gati tion on scre screen en and and sele select ct the the Remote Remote Console Console.. Under Integrated Integrated Remote Console select Console select Launch or Launch or select Launch under Launch under the Java the Java Integrate Integrated d Remote Remote Console Console to acce access ss the the syst system em KVM KVM from from a Java Java appl applet et-b -bas ased ed cons consol ole. e. 3. An Application An Application Run – Security Warning dialog Warning dialog box may appear, click Run to Run to download the Integrated Remote Console. 4. For mounting mounting the ISO image file on: •
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the iLO iLO 4 Java or iLO3 iLO3 and and iLO iLO 4 Integrated 4 Integrated Remote Console: Go to Virtual to Virtual Drives menu and select the Image File CD-ROM/DVD check CD-ROM/DVD check box, enter the path or file name of the image (ISO file) in the text box, or browse to locate the ISO image file, and click Open to Open to mount the file. the iLO3Java iLO3Java Integrated Remote Console: From the Virtual the Virtual Drives menu, Drives menu, go toCD/DVD toCD/DVD and and select V select Virtua irtuall Image Image or select D: (if the image is burned on a CD/DVD), enter the path or file name of the image (ISO file) in the text box, or browse to locate the ISO image file, and click Open to Open to mount the file.
To comp comple lete te the inst instal alla lati tion on,, foll follow ow the the prom prompt pts s gene genera rate ted d by the the insta installllat atio ion n CD. CD. If perf perfor ormi ming ng restoration or recovery, when installation is complete, restore data from the backup files. After the installation: •
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For iLO iLO 4 Java or iLO3 iLO3 and and iLO iLO 4 Integrated 4 Integrated Remote Console: Go to the Virtual the Virtual Drives menu Drives menu and unselect the Image the Image File CD-ROM/DVD check box. For iLO3 Java iLO3 Java Integrated Remote Console: From the Virtual the Virtual Drives menu, Drives menu, go toCD/DVD toCD/DVD and and unselect Virtual Image or Image or unselect D:.
For more more infor informa matio tion n abou aboutt VMwa VMware re and and setti setting ng up your your virtu virtual alize ized d envir environ onme ment, nt, see see the VMwa VMware re website (http://www.vm (http://www.vmware.com/products/vs ware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor phere-hypervisor ). ). For more information on vSphere 5.x, 6.x deployment, see Deploying and updating VMware vSphere on HPE ProLiant Servers at http://www.hpe.com/info/vmware/proliant-docs http://www.hpe.com/info/vmware/proliant-docs..
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5 Activating the standalone license When downloading the ESXi and vSphere image from HPE or VMware, the installation ISO includes a trial serial number. To obtain a permanent license serial number: 1. Register at the VMware website ( https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/ https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/). ). 2. Download the serial serial number number.. 3. Use the vSphere vSphere Client to insert insert the license serial serial number. number.
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6 Upgrading to a full license If you purchase a license for VMware vSphere Essentials, Essentials Plus, Standard, Enterprise or Enterprise Plus or their respective Acceleration kits, follow the instructions included in your package to redeem and apply the license.
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7 Updating VMware ESXi and vSphere 5.X and 6.X Updates and patches for VMware ESXi and vSphere are provided and delivered by VMware. Thes These e upda updates tes and and patch patches es inclu include de the lates latestt ESXi ESXi and and vSphe vSphere re softw software are from from VMwa VMware. re. Upda Update tes s to HPE value-add components are provided and delivered by HPE and are available from the http://vibsdepot.hpe.com.. HPE Online Depot at: http://vibsdepot.hpe.com The updates and patches are delivered and installed by VMware Update Manager (VUM). For more information on this process, see the VUM Administration Guide ( Guide (www.vmware.com/ www.vmware.com/ support/pubs). support/pubs).
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8 Recovering from a system failure If you encounter a system failure and need to reinstall the software, see “Installation” (page 11) IMPORTANT: Using the installation installation CD CD completely completely erases all all existing data data and user user config configura uratio tion. n. All precon preconfigu figured red settin settings, gs, user user data data and licens license e inform informati ation on is lost. lost. After After reinsta reinstalli lling ng the software you must reapply your licenses.
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