Dell VmWare ESX Server 2.12 - Manual (Page 5)

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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Understanding Dell Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Understanding ESX Server Components . . . . . . . . 11
Understanding VirtualCenter Components . . . . . . . 11
Current Hardware and Software
Qualification List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installation of ESX Server 2.1.2 Software . . . . . . . 12
Before Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Recommended Local Disk Partitioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Service Console Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
After Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SAN Environment Setup with
ESX Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting Up Manual Load Balancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dell OpenManage in a
VMware ESX Server Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
OpenManage Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the Dell Remote Access Card III (DRAC III)
on PE 6650
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing OpenManage Server Administrator and
Remote Management
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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