Installing VMware vSphere 5.5 - IBM BladeCenter HS22

Steps

Installation instructions for VMware vSphere 5.5 for IBM BladeCenter HS22 (7870)

Table of contents

1.0 What you will need
2.0 Where to download device drivers and files
3.0 Preparing the hardware
4.0 Installing VMware vSphere 5.5
5.0 Notices

Revision level: 1.0

Updated: 2013.11.19

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Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in 5.0 Notices in this document.

Supported servers: IBM BladeCenter HS22 (7870)

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1.0 What you will need

You must have the following software and hardware for the installation:

• A registered copy of VMware vSphere 5.5
• Supported hard disk drives. See http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/ for the ServerProven list of supported options and part numbers for the server.

2.0 Where to download device drivers and files

You can download device drivers and files from the following sites:

• IBM U.S. Support Portal: http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/
• IBM Fix Central (download device driver, BIOS, firmware): http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
• For countries outside the U.S., start at http://www.ibm.com/.

You can download product specifications from the following site:

• For IBM BladeCenter HS22 product specifications, go to http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks.nsf/pages/xref?Open

3.0 Preparing the hardware

To prepare the hardware, update system firmware, and configure arrays, see the IBM BladeCenter HS22 (7870) Installation Guide and User's Guide at the IBM Support Portal.

4.0 Getting Started with VMware vSphere 5.5

To install VMware vSphere 5.5, complete the following steps:

1. VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.5 with IBM Custom image** is recommended for installation, you can download from following site:
   • IBM x86 solutions for VMware vSphere Hypervisor: http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/os/vmware/esxi/.
   • or
   • Standard VMware ESXi 5.5 image from VMware.
2. Follow the detailed instructions in vSphere Installation and Setup Guideto configure VMware ESXi 5.5.

3. For further information about installation and support of guest operating systems and configuration an administration of VMware ESXi 5.5, go to the vSphere 5.5 Documentation Center.

   NOTE:Enable remote logging when you set up embedded ESXi, before any problems occur, so that IBM Support can solve complex problems quickly if they occur. For instructions for setting up remote logging, follow the instructions inhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1012616

   **The IBM custom image supplies the customer with four important deliverables. 
       1)  It is tested across IBM?s server and adapter portfolio with the same ServerProven^® support guarantee as VMware?s base release.
       2)  The image enables support of IBM?s tools, including ToolCenter that give the customer the ability to flash System x, BladeCenter, and PureFlex firmware such as: uEFI; IMM; pDSA; FPGA; and vendor firmware from Broadcom; Brocade; Emulex; LSI; and Qlogic. 
       3)  The image includes the latest drivers that align with VMware?s release schedule.  These updated drivers support IBM?s portfolio to include such adapters as the Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter I and II for IBM System x, QLogic 10Gb CNA for IBM System x, and Brocade 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x.
       4)  The image includes vendor CIM providers allowing for additional hardware alerts within vCenter.  The providers also provide the customers the ability to use specific vendor tools for managing their environment.

   endor tools for managing their environment.
   
   

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