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Chapter 7 Installing VMware ESX Server Software

15 EntertheESX Serverhostname.Typethecompletemachinename,includingthe

domainwhereappropriate.

ThisoptionisavailableonlyifyouuseastaticIPaddress.

VI ClientscanuseeitherthehostnameortheIPaddresstoaccesstheESX Server

host.

16 IfyournetworkrequiresaVLANID,entera

VLANID.

17 SelectCreateadefaultnetworkfor virtualmachinestocreateadefaultportgroup

forvirtualmachines.Thisoptionisselectedbydefault.

IfyouselectCreateadefaultnetworkforvirtualmachines,yourvirtualmachines

shareanetworkadapterwiththeserviceconsole,whichisnotthe

recommended

configurationforoptimumsecurity.Ifyoudonotselectthisoption,createa

networkconnectionforyourvirtualmachinesasdescribedintheServer

ConfigurationGuide.

18 ClickNext(graphicalinstaller)orOK(textinstaller).

19 Setyourtimezone.See “SettingYourTimeZone”onpage 92.

20 Enterarootpassword.

Typethe

samepasswordintobothfieldsandclickNext(graphicalinstaller)orOK

(textinstaller).

Therootpasswordmustcontainatleastsixcharacters.Awarningappearsifthe

passwordsdonotmatch.

21 ConfirmyourinstallationconfigurationandclickNext(graphicalinstaller)orOK

(textinstaller).

Progressbarsappeartoshowthe

statusoftheinstallation,andadialogbox

informsyouwhentheinstallationcompletes.

22 ClickFinishtoexit.

CAUTIONThisisyourlastopportunitytocancelandreturntoyourprevious

configuration.WhenyouclickNextorOK,theinstallerbeginspartitioningand

formattingthefilesystem.