


Launch a ping with the newly configured management IP address and wait for it to reply Enter the web GUIīrowse to (in this example, because the screenshot was taken before setting the static IP), and enter user and password (again the same credentials). If does not apply in your environment, disable IPv6Īnd DNS servers and hostname can also be setĪfter applying changes, a reboot is needed Select the “Configure Management Network” IPv4 Configuration And enter the desired address, mask and gateway: Instead of letting DHCP assign an IP, its better to configure an static IP. Press F12 so you will be asked for user password (the one you configured in a previous step)įrom this menu previously configured settings can be changed like password, keyboard layout, management network… Also system logs can be viewed. First steps after installing ESX Enter the console settings screen This IPV4 address (192.168.0.106) has been assigned dinamically via DHCP. In the main console screen of ESX it shows the URL in which you can connect to the web GUI (in the example ).
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If during the installation you get the following error: “ Confirm install Set the root password (dont forget it hehe) MEMORY_SIZE Error (only if 4GB or less) Select the keyboard layout you prefer Enter root password Select the disk in which you want the ESX to be installed (I used the disk i installed on the previous post.) Select keyboard layout Install ESX Boot up machine from USBįorce the boot menu or change the order and run the USB to start the ESX 6.5 installation process Select disk Select your USB disk and the downloaded ESX image and wait until finishes creating it. Please select a Valid Media/Path”ĭownload and run Rufus software. Note: HP Gen 8 “Configure and Install” method didn’t worked for me with the following error: “No media found that matches the selected OS family. You have multiple methods, but I suggest creating a bootable USB. Now its time to boot your machine using the ISO.

There is a factory ISO image ready to install in a HP Microserver Gen8 you can download here, but you can search for a generic image:
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Obviously you need the software you want to install.
