![]() You can see the instructions on the home screen in this case we will press F2 to customize the ESXi host. Otherwise, you will have the option for configuring a static IP and also you will configure other details. If you have a dhcp server running in the same network, ESXi host will try to get a dhcp IP from that. Once loaded, ESXi home screen will give you some basic information. Also choose the correct root password for your ESXi OS. Then you choose the Disk to be used for installation make sure you choose the correct option as it may overwrite the disk. Installation screen will ask to accept the license agreement and other items. ESXi ISO will load the content and will show an installation wizard screen, same like any other Operating System installation. If there is any issue to boot from ISO, we can override the boot order from BIOS or from the boot menu. So, you need to make sure it will boot from this virtual media or virtual CD room when reboot. For this demo, I am mounting it as Virtual media as you can see. I have my bare metal server configured to load from ISO. (If you can access over network or virtual media, then no need to burn a CD or USB boot) Step 2. ![]() Once you downloaded ESXi ISO image, make sure this will be available to boot for your workstation or bare metal server. Visit the url and find the version you are planning to install. ![]() Download the ESXi Image from VMWare website
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