Vmware Esx Server 3.5 (With Integrated Sas Hardware Raid); Drivers Required; Configuring Integrated Sas Hardware Raid; Installation Tips - Acer Altos R720 Installation & Configuration Manual

Altos R720 Installation Configuration Guide
Please follow the normal procedures to complete the NetWare 6.5
12.
installation.

VMware ESX Server 3.5 (with integrated SAS hardware RAID)

Below information describes how to manually install VMware ESX Server 3.5 on
Altos R720 with integrated SAS hardware RAID.

Drivers Required

Please use VMware ESX Server 3.5 built-in drivers for the installation on Altos
R720.
Device
Onboard VGA
Onboard Chipset
Integrated SAS
hardware RAID
Onboard Gigabit
Ethernet
SAS Hot-swap
backplane

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID

Please refer to the Appendix A. for the integrated SAS hardware RAID
configuration.

Installation Tips

Please use the built-in driver of VMware ESX Server 3.5 to install the OS.
1.
Boot the system with VMware ESX Server 3.5 CD
2.
When "boot:" prompted, press Enter to continue.
3.
Select your Keyboard.
4.
Select your mouse.
5.
Accept the VMware license agreement.
6.
Select a partitioning option.
7.
•
Recommended – Configures default partitions, based on the capacity
of the hard drive.
•
Advanced – You specify all partition settings.
Select how the ESX Server will boot in Advanced Optioins.
8.
NOTE: VMware recommends to keep the default setting of "Form a drive
(install on the MBR of the drive)" option.
Configure the ESX Serer host network IP address.
9.
NOTE: VMware recommends that you use a static IP address to simplify
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Version
N/A OS Built-in
N/A OS Built-in
00.00.03.09 OS Built-in
7.3.15 OS Built-in
N/A OS Built-in
EasyBUILD Version