Chapter 5. Installation 279See the following knowledge base articles from VMware regarding ESXi: “Limited configurations are supported for VMware HA and ESX Server 3ihosts” (KB 1004656)http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1004656 “ESXi 3 Hosts without swap enabled cannot be added to a VMware HighAvailability Cluster” (KB 1004177)http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1004177Detailed VMware ESX configuration guidance is beyond the scope of this book.See the VMware ESXi setup and configuration guidelines listed in “Prerequisites”on page 264.5.4.2 Installing VMware ESXi 3.5 InstallableUse the ESXi Installable CD-ROM to install ESXi Installable onto a hard drive(SAS or SATA). This procedure presumes you are using a keyboard and monitorattached to the server to perform the installation.To install VMware ESXi:1. Configure any RAID arrays using the MegaRAID Manager tool.2. Insert the ESX Server 3i Installable CD into the CD drive and boot the system.3. When prompted during the boot process, press F12 to boot from the CD. Yousee the boot menu, as shown in Figure 5-26 on page 280.Note: At the time of writing, only VMware Virtual Center 2.5 Update 1 hassupport for ESXi in HA Clusters. The following restrictions apply when usingVMware HA in conjunction with VMware ESX Server 3i hosts: Swap space must be enabled on individual ESX Server 3i hosts, Only homogeneous (non-mixed) clusters are supported at this time.
