Overview of VMWare ESXi
vSphere Hypervisor is a bare-metal hypervisor that virtualizes servers; allowing you to consolidate your applications while saving time and money managing your IT infrastructure. Our free vSphere Hypervisor is built on the world’s smallest and most robust architecture: VMware vSphere ESXi, which sets the industry standard for reliability, performance, and support.
VMware ESXi: The Purpose-Built Bare Metal Hypervisor
Discover a robust, bare-metal hypervisor that installs directly onto your physical server. With direct access to and control of underlying resources, VMware ESXi effectively partitions hardware to consolidate applications and cut costs. It’s the industry leader for efficient architecture, setting the standard for reliability, performance, and support.
What ESXi Delivers
IT teams are under constant pressure to meet fluctuating market trends and heightened customer demands. At the same time, they must stretch IT resources to accommodate increasingly complex projects. Fortunately, ESXi formerly known as ESX helps balance the need for both better business outcomes and IT savings. VMware ESXi enables you to:
- Consolidate hardware for higher capacity utilization.
- Increase performance for a competitive edge.
- Streamline IT administration through centralized management.
- Reduce CapEx and OpEx.
- Minimize hardware resources needed to run the hypervisor, meaning greater efficiency.
Tutorial Download & Instalasi VMWare ESXi di Platform perangkat IDNetWALL
- Download VMWare ESXi disini. Catatan: Anda perlu melakukan registrasi untuk dapat men-download dan mendapatkan Free License Key dari portal VMWare. Contoh instalasi menggunakan versi 6.7.0.
- Download aplikasi Rufus untuk create bootable USB versi portable disini.
- Create bootable VMWare ESXi ke flashdisk menggunakan aplikasi Rufus dengan langkah-langkah berikut:
- Verifikasi Intel (VMX) Virtualization Technology telah di-Enabled.
- Pastikan perangkat dalam keadaan Power-Off.
- Koneksikan perangkat ke Monitor.
- Koneksikan perangkat dengan USB Keyboard.
- Power-On perangkat. Saat awal perangkat Power-On, tekan tombol “DEL” secara berulang-ulang untuk masuk ke BIOS.
- Jika sudah masuk ke BIOS, maka Anda perlu memastikan BIOS mode di Menu “Advanced > CPU Configuration > Intel (VMX) Virtualization Technology “. Pilih [Enable].
- Save Changes and Exit.
- Koneksikan bootable Flashdisk Software VMWare ESXi ke port USB perangkat.
- Power-On perangkat. Saat Awal booting perangkat, tekan “F11” untuk masuk ke opsi Boot BIOS. Kemudian pilih “FlashDisk-Name”
- Loading ESXi installer.
- Welcome to the VMWare ESXi 6.7.0 Installation > (Enter) Continue.
- End User License Agreement (EULA) > (F11) Accept and Continue.
- Select a Disk to Install or Upgrade > Local: “ATA MG BGM3M SSD” > (Enter) Continue > (Enter) OK.
- Please select a keyboard layout > US Default > (Enter) Continue.
- Enter a root password > (Enter) Continue.
- Confirm Install > (F11) Install.
- Installing ESXi 6.7.0.
- Installation Complete > Remove the installation media before rebooting > (Enter) Reboot.
- Booting.
- Console VMWare via https://ip-address. By default IP address adalah DHCP, jika ingin melakukan perubahan menjadi static, tekan F2.
- Web Console Management VMWare.
- Error Self-sign certificate
- Login menggunakan username: root dan password yang telah dibuat saat proses instalasi.
- Dashboard VMWare ESXi 6.7.0
- Assign License Key. Pada tahap ini proses instalasi Software VMWare ESXi telah berhasil.
