
Getting Started with ESX Server 3i Installable
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Installing ESX Server 3i
UsetheESX Server 3iInstallableCD‐ROMtoinstallESX Server 3iontoaharddrive
(SATA,SAS,orSCSI).Thisprocedurepresumesyouareusingakeyboardandmonitor
attachedtotheESXServerhosttoperformtheinstallation.
To install ESX Server 3i:
1InserttheESX Server 3i InstallableCDintotheCDdrive.
2SettheBIOStobootfrom
theCD.
TheESX ServerrunsthroughitsbootprocessuntiltheWelcomescreendisplays.
Ifthisscreendoesnotdisplay,dothefollowing:
a Rebootthemachine.
bPressthekeyrequiredtoenteryourmachine’sBIOSSetuppage.
ThiskeyisoftenF1,F2,orF10.
Table 1. Comparison of Multiple and Single Host Management
Feature VirtualCenter Server ESX Server 3i
Scale of deployment Multiplehosts Singlehost
Capacity planning Built‐in Availableseparately
Server Consolidation wizard Built‐in Availableseparately
Instant server provisioning Availablewithtemplatesand
cloning
Notavailable
Zero-downtime maintenance PossiblewithVMotion Notavailable
Load balancing PossiblewithVMwareDRS Notavailable
Failover PossiblewithVMwareHA Notavailable
Power savings PossiblewithVMware
DistributedPowerManagement
(DPM)
Notavailable
Centralized access control AvailablewithActiveDirectory
Integration
Notavailable
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