Install ESXi on each MX740 compute sled:
- Log in to iDRAC and map a device:
- Connect to the iDRAC interface and launch a virtual remote console by clicking Launch Virtual Console.
- Click Virtual Media > Connect Virtual Media.
- Click Virtual Media > Map CD/DVD.
- Go to the folder where the ISO file is saved, select it, and click Open.
- Click Map Device.
- Click Close.
- Click Boot > Virtual CD/DVD/ISO.
- Click Power > Reset System (warm boot).
- Install ESXi:
- On the VMware ESXi 7.0.x installer page, press Enter to continue.
- Press F11 to accept the license agreement.
- Under Local, select DELLBOSS VD as the install location.
- Select US Default as the keyboard layout.
- When prompted, type the root password from the LCS and press Enter.
- At the Confirm Install page, press F11.
- Press Enter to reboot the node.
- Configure the host:
- Press F2 to customize the system.
- Go to Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) > Configure Management Network.
- Set Network Adapter VMNIC0.
- Enter the VLAN value. See the ESXi Management VLAN ID field in the LCS for the required VLAN value.
- Set the IPv4 ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK, and DEFAULT GATEWAY configuration to the values defined in the LCS.
- Go to DNS Configuration. See the LCS for the required DNS value.
- Go to DCUI IPv6 Configuration.
- Select Disable IPv6.
- Press ESC to return to the DCUI.
- Type Y to commit the changes and restart the node.
- Verify host connectivity by pinging the IP address from the jump server, using the command prompt.