Step 2: Prepare Setup Procedure For Esx Installation - NEC N8800-164F User Manual

4-4 ESX Setup

Step 2: Prepare setup procedure for ESX installation

Before installing ESX, be sure to do the following. If you do not prepare, setup cannot be performed
properly.
Prepare NEC Express5800/ft series
With the power of NEC Express5800/ft series off, follow the steps below:
1. Prepare NEC Express5800/ft series.
Follow the instructions below to prepare.
<When installing or reinstalling ESX to the internal disk>
• Mount only one hard disk drive to the slot 0 of each CPU/IO module.
<When installing or reinstalling ESX to the external storage>
• If the FC card is not mounted, insert the FC cards into the same slot of each CPU/IO
module (for the inserting positions, see the figures of "PCI BOARD" in the User's
Guide).
• Connect each FC card and external storage with FC cables.
• Remove all the optional PCI boards except FC card and peripheral equipments except
external storage.
• Remove all the LAN cables.