Install ESXi on all hosts in the vPAC Edge Compute Cluster interactively and enter the respective values from the prerequisites section to configure each host.
Procedure
Power on the host and enter BIOS to mount or boot from the ESXi ISO.
On the Welcome to the VMware ESXi x.x.x Installation screen, press the Enter key to start the installation.
On the End User License Agreement (EULA) screen, press F11 to accept the EULA.
On the Select a Disk to Install or Upgrade screen, select a permanent storage device to install ESXi and press Enter to continue.
Figure 1. Example Disk Selection for ESXi Installation
Select the keyboard layout and press Enter.
Enter the esxi_root_user_password twice, for confirmation, and press Enter.
Note:
The password must be complex (a 7-40 character password that must include a mix of at least three of four: lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, and special characters).
On the Confirm Install screen, press F11 to start the installation.
After the installation finishes successfully, unmount or remove the USB drive and press Enter to reboot the host.
After the host reboots and ESXi loads, the GUI is displayed. Press F2 to customize the system.
Log in with the username (root) and password (that you created earlier).
Figure 2. ESXi Console
Navigate to Configure Management Network and press Enter.
If required, you can select Network Adapters to audit or update the management interface (host ethernet ports) that are used for ESXi management.
An 'X' indicates that interface is enabled.
Within the Configure Management Network menu, select IPv4 Configuration and press Enter.
An ‘o’ indicates the configuration option selected, and a static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway can be entered.
Again, within the Configure Management Network menu, select DNS Configurationand press Enter.
An ‘o’ indicates the configuration option selected, and a Primary and Alternate DNS Server can be entered, along with the Hostname.
If required, IPv6 Configuration and Custom DNS Suffixes menus can be entered to adjust these settings.
When finished, press Esc to exit the Configure Management Network menu and then press Enter to restart the host network.
