Installing VMware ESXi 7 on a Dell PowerEdge R640

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VMware VSphere ESXi 7 installation on a Dell PowerEdge R640
Bob takes you through the installation process of installing VMware VSphere ESXi 7 on a Dell PowerEdge PE R640.
Steps include:
- Make sure all firmware (including BIOS) are up to date
- Create a boot USB key from an ISO
- Select the installation target
- Walk-through of the installation process
- Change the IP address
- Log into the newly installed VMware console
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Important notes from VMware documentation:
ESXi 7.0 Installation on M.2 and Other Non-USB Low-End Flash Media
Unlike USB flash devices, the ESXi installer creates system storage volumes and a VMFS datastore on M.2 and other non-USB low-end flash media. If you deploy a virtual machine or migrate a virtual machine to this boot device datastore, the boot device can be worn out quickly depending on the endurance of the flash device and the characteristics of the workload. As even read-only workloads can cause problems on low-end flash devices, you should install ESXi only on high-endurance flash media.
If you install ESXi on M.2 or other non-USB low-end flash media, delete the VMFS datastore on the device immediately after installation. For more information on removing VMFS datastores, see the vSphere Storage documentation.
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@TDHobbies 2 года назад

I have been wanting a bare metal server for years and being new to this type of hardware along with the software, this video touches on every part of the server that I need to address, like the updates and even the iDRAC. I just bought a Precision tower 7910 for home use Thanks for taking the time to make this video, it is going to be extremely helpful.

@lwa.dev74 3 года назад

I'm new to VMware technology and I really learned some interesting stuff...cheers pal!

@ianjharris 3 года назад

Thanks for taking the time to make this video!

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

Thanks Avid for taking the time to leave your kind comment!

@VandersonT_ 4 года назад

Followed every step with you. Thanks for the help

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

Glad it helped you with the installation.

@viniciusclksk 4 года назад

Nice video, Bob! Thank you for sharing.

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@sagan666 Год назад

I rarely hear people say "Snapshots are not BACKUPS". Thank you. SNAPSHOTS ARE NOT BACKUPS !!!!!!!!!

@BobPellerin Год назад

Thank you for your comment. It's so tempting not to repeat myself yet I keep running into people using snapshots as backups. Eventually this gets them to the point where they wished they had actual proper backups when the snapshots cause issues.

@bilel2679 3 года назад

Thank you very much Bob :)

@AraratTableTennis 3 года назад

Great video - Thank you.

@patluvsvettes 3 года назад

Excellent video! Thanks for posting this.

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

Thank you for your kind words!

@syadmin10 4 года назад

Just the video i was looking for. Thanks

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

Glad I could help

@alexjunior6353 3 года назад

@@BobPellerin Thank you very much Bob for this resourceful and insightful presentation. Please let me know if I can successfully install ESXi 7 or 6.5 on my server. it a Dell R620 Gen | 8-Bay Hot Swap PSU, 2x Intel Xeon E5-2660 - 2.20GHz 8 Core, with 128GB - 16x8GB PC3-10600R DDR3 Registered. 4x Enterprise 600GB 10K 2.5" SAS Hard Drive. iDRAC 7 Express. Thank you

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

Check the compatibility list at VMware to make sure your server and CPU combo are supported. Having said that, I was able to install version 7 on an old Dell server recently in a lab environment just to see how it would react. We didn't end up making a video but it is doable. I wouldn't put it in a production environment, obviously, but it's possible with a little installation magic.

@assonancex 2 года назад

Great video - very useful

@bartholomeusboro4997 3 года назад

thank you for sharing knowledge, good video

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@jheikes1 3 года назад

Thank you much!!! great video

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

Glad you found it useful!

@MegaShubhro 3 года назад

Thanks for nice video.

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

I appreciate the feedback!

@kevinisawake 3 года назад

Awesome

@justicesportsman6020 3 года назад

Windows 96, good music choice!

@ankitachauhan9829 3 года назад

Excellent, just the video I was looking for! :)

@mamyandriamandamina-xy4on 5 месяцев назад

Thanks so much

@BobPellerin 5 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@joaquinparra5838 10 месяцев назад

ty, very well explained... grettings from mexico :v

@BobPellerin 10 месяцев назад

Glad it helped!

@NaYnO777 2 года назад

I have been starting VMware journe, also ill buy a server to make my own lap at home and do a lot of practice

@BobPellerin 2 года назад

You can run ESXi on Workstation. I should try that… :)

@sajnamenon9890 4 года назад

Hey Bob, your video was really amazing and indeed very insightful. However would like to know few things: 1) Min specification required for a test setup (in lab) in terms of Cores,RAM, Storage size in order to accommodate few VMs/containers for testing purpose (as ESXi ver 7 does support K8s as per my understanding) 2) Could HP server Gen9/10 would also be a good option to go with as opposed to Dell R440/R640 servers? 3) Any tips from your side that i should take care of before the lab setup with VMware softwares installed in it? Thank you once again in advance

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

It's very difficult to say how much you need for a small server with some VMs as your VMs can need anywhere from 20GB each to, well, hundreds each depending on what you end up loading on them. You should be able to load it comfortably if your "server" has 4 cores, 8GB and a couple hundred GB free. You can use Intel or AMD processors, but they must support hardware virtualization (Intel VT-x or AMD RVI). You may have to enable this in the BIOS. it would work not only on Xeon processors but also on PC processors such as a recent Intel i9, i7, i5, i3, for example. I've done that a few times during an emergency where I need to test something with multiple servers and all the "real" servers were at capacity or I couldn't risk running a test on the production VMs. You can also get VMware Workstation and load the ESXi on top of that if it is just to test and get familiar with the settings and interface.

@sajnamenon9890 4 года назад

Thanks alot Bob, this helps!

@abdallahsalim3869 3 года назад

nice video...

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

Thank you for taking the time to comment! Much appreciated!

@reloader9114 4 года назад

Great video quick question. I have a Dell R720 with 4 sockets and 64 cores I want to set up only 1 vm (server2019) that's all I need. And I want to use all 4 sockets and as much of the cores as possible mins what esxi 7 needs to run on. Is there a socket limit and a core limit per vm. Or do I need to buy the licenses to unlock that feature. I tryed Esxi 6 and I could not use all the power my server had to offer. Thanks for your help

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

If you have the Standard ESXi version here are the limits per VM (as per their documentation) for 7, 6.7 and 6.5 - 128 CPUs - 6TB vRAM Is it possible you are using the Hypervisor (Free version)? Version 7 Hypervisor (Free) limits: At the Host level: Unlimited Physical CPUs per Host. Unlimited Cores per CPU. Unlimited Physical Memory Cannot Be Managed with vCenter. vStorage API Is Not Available. At the VM level: Max 8 vCPU per Each VM. You'll have to double check the compatibility of the CPUs you are using. They have disallowed (their word) these in version 7: Intel Family 6, Model = 2C (Westmere-EP) Intel Family 6, Model = 2F (Westmere-EX) Hope that answers your question.

@shabacksibanda7511 3 года назад

Thanks for the video Bob ,but there's something that I don't understand i did the very same thing in installing and configuring, now ny problem is that i can't see my hard drives, and i heard you saying that you created the data storage ,so i wanna ask how did you create the data storage in order for me to see the hard drives Please help

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

Shaback: Here are three things to try: 1) Upgrade the firmware of the controller to the latest. 2) Re-install ESXi using the latest manufacturer's custom ISO for the version you want 3) Get the latest VIB file (driver) and use that (if #2 fails). You can also call support. It should be detected automatically. I have seen a case where the firmware was at the latest and simply forcing a re-installation fixed the problem. Dell support were as confused by this as I was, so that's not common at all.

@abarrow8237 4 года назад

Thanks for the video. It's clear easy to understand and very helpful. I have few questions though. 1. I hear you installed the ESXi on a USB drive. Is there a reason/advantage to that vs installing it on the hard disk as you would with a Windows OS? 2. What is the capacity or size of both the bootable USB from Rufus and the one you installed ESXi on? 3. Finally Do you have a video of how to join an ESXi host to a domain so it can be reached using a hostname in place of IP address? Thanks you!

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

Hi, Glad you enjoy these videos! 1. I've worked with a lot of VMware installations over the years and I found early on that legal firms were especially fond of loading the ESXi off a USB key. It keeps the ESXi off all drives. If it breaks, keep a copy close by. If it fails, simply plug the spare in and voila! One firm would install new versions of ESXi on a new USB key and revert back if needed. You can do either for sure. Keep in mind companies like Dell offer a dual SD reader in their servers for this reason. 2. I tend to use high quality short metal USB stick with 32GB or 64GB which gives me room for local logs and so forth. I've seen client use 16GB ones when I show up to repair / fix crashed hosts. The ESXi should clock in under 500MB from memory. 3. Actually your DNS entry would fix that. If you add HOST1.yourdomain.com to your DNS then you will be able to get to it using HOST1 instead of the IP. See my vCenter video (releasing next week). It mentions that.

@abarrow8237 4 года назад

@@BobPellerin Thank man that's helpful.

@ftnetops4264 4 года назад

Are you familiar with the IDRAC update issues with SHA1 ? and the recent removal of the ability to manually control fans in recent IDRAC updates ? I have a used T420, and can't update BIOS without a newer IDRAC version, that has updated SHA, but may take the fan control away. I think it's one of the newest updates that took the Fan control ability away. Wondering what you may or may not have done in relation to this.

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

I was aware of the SHA1 situation in a general way. I generally use the Dell Repository Manager to update servers as I find the iDrac and other methods aren't getting the latest updates in a timely manner. The R640 I recently made of video of, for example, showed everything as updated in iDrac but the DRM provided several updates including the BIOS. Since I don't run Windows on bare metal, it has been my preferred method for years. I'm not familiar with the removal of the fan control int he latest updates. My videos may leave you to think I install servers in my living room :), but in reality I only really see them in server rooms and data centers where the fans are muffled and ignored (sound wise) unless they trigger an alert for stopping. Hope that helps. You can contact me via my www.cobaltium.com site if you'd like more one on one info.

@ftnetops4264 4 года назад

@@BobPellerin I imagine it's only an issue for people using these for homelabs. Like you, although my work is network related, generally I don't see my equipment anymore, and this is the first live device I've had in my home for five or six years. I did the full update, and so far, the T420 seems pretty quiet. I guess I'll see once I put some load on it.

@SteinerSE 4 года назад

Do you use the Dell customized install image or the official from VMware?

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

It's a preference. I used to use the offical ISO and then add the VIBs I needed. It became a huge waste of time as all the proper drivers are on the Dell ISO. So I use the Dell ISO now and make sure to get the latest.

@julliandavis3752 2 года назад

I did enjoy your video, however after I got the ESXi 7 installed and up and running, I added a host but I can't get an IP assigned to it at all. Any thoughts on what i need to check?

@BobPellerin 2 года назад

You’ll want to go in the console screen (plug one in or use the iDrac) and do it from the menu there.

@meandthemrs896 3 года назад

Excellent video.... if this free for home use ?

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

The "free" version (a.k.a. Hypervisor) requires you to create an account on the MyVMware portal and getting a license (keycode). . It is, as far as I can tell, the full ESXi ISO that you download. It will give you a trial period where all features and functionality is available. Once you enter the keycode, you will be restricted to the fuctionality and limitations of the "free" version. The hypervisor is very powerful as-is and should be good enough for a home lab.

@000hugohew 3 года назад

Hi would you be able to show how do create HA for vSphere, thank you.

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

I’ll try to do a video on HA when I have time and the right mix of equipment.

@danimoosakhan 4 года назад

Do u use lifecycle controller to update the drivers and firmware in 14Gen servers? I have R720xd (12Gen) and I use lifecycle controller to update all the drivers.

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

That is a great way to do it. The Dell EMC repository manager seems to provide more up-to-date drivers at times. More of the time it doesn't make that much of difference. In the field I like to have the ISO on a USB stick just in case.

@francescobavastro2653 3 года назад

If you do, remember to have DNS set even if you are using DHCP, I found out after several attempts, I hope I can avoid someone to waste their time!

@vinguarinovg 3 года назад

I always use the Lifecycle controller and it usually finds all the latest firmware. I also use the iDRACs virtual media to connect the ESXi ISO. No need to create a USB boot or be in the same country as the server.

@zapsurfer238 4 года назад

The poweredge R640 seems to be really quiet 😎

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

The high performance fans sound like a vacuum cleaner when they spin up at boot. Otherwise, it is bearable. I wouldn't run one of these in an office space.

@StreetSmartification 2 года назад

hi, Bob I just got the Dell PowerEdge R710 and I have two questions: 1) would that take Esxi 7.0 2) Would I be able to install Vcenter on it?

@BobPellerin 2 года назад

You’ll have to check the CPU / system compatibility charts. I suspect the official answer is no. However, it might work if you bypass the hardware check at install. I would not use that in production if you do. Vcenter will work if you can ESXi installed, assuming you have enough resources.

@drlerkan 2 года назад

Hello Bob. I am using R710 too. vmware esxi 6.7 installed. I cannot interfere with the defined port settings of the device. How can I add and forward ports?

@BobPellerin 2 года назад

It’s at the VM level. Go add a port there.

@remoteclient8008 3 года назад

Hi do you have a guide on how to setup guess VMs on ESXI 7

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

Thanks for the idea. I will make a guide. I do show how to do it on my Installation WIndows 11 video. Look for “How To Install Windows 11 as a VMWare Virtual Machine” by search under the Bob Pellerin channel,

@clintchristopher 2 года назад

Hello Bop, I tried to install esxi v6, v6.5, v6.7, v7.0, v7.3 and all versions are giving different errors on our two Dell PowerEdge R440 units. Both machines shows the purple screen of death around 30 seconds into the installation screen. On v7.0.3 we got the error " failed to initialize timer psuedoTSC ". After viewing your video i am wondering is it because i didn't update to the latest firmware and bios version using the DRM. I would love to hear your thoughts. Thank you.

@BobPellerin 2 года назад

I haven't seen that specific error, but I would upgrade the firmware of the all the major components. Try loading the ESXi to a USB stick just as a test to see if it is RAID controller or SATA related. Run diagnostics on the components to make sure you didn't get a bad memory chip or something. I once got a brand new Dell server that crashed with a purple screen at installation. Dell and I were both a little stomped. We reloaded the firmware on the NIC and it fixed it. Same version. Thankfully we thought to try this relatively quickly or it would have wasted a lot of time. I'm not saying this is your problem, but rather try to see where it is crashing. Good luck!

@clintchristopher 2 года назад

@@BobPellerin Thank you for your reply. After banging our head against wall for few days we discovered that the servers had processors with different clock speed. (2.4 on slot 1 and 2.2 on slot 2). Once it was sorted esxi v7.3 was installed !!

@Cluster-Duck 2 года назад

I have a poweredge t710 sitting around can I install windows 11 or 10 64bit on to it? If I could how would I go about it?

@BobPellerin 2 года назад

I never tried to run Windows Pro on a bare metal server. Windows 11 requires TPM 2 which you most likely don't have. You might have a hard time getting some components to work for lack of drivers. All you need is to download the ISO and burn it. Boot from the USB and see what happens. You'll have the whole "will it see the RAID" question. Let us know how it works out! If you have a log or pictures of the result I can put it up on my blog at ctobob.com if you're interested in sharing.

@scottsanford6020 3 года назад

Is it possible to connect to the vm directly from the physical machine its installed on?

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

I’m not sure I understand the context that would make you ask that question. The short answer is no. It sounds like you should be using the workstation product and not the ESXi. Most servers are in data centres where it’s all about security. Simply remote console into the VM or use remote management tools.

@scottsanford6020 3 года назад

@@BobPellerin Hi Bob, you've answered my question. Thanks!

@jamescanales2004 4 года назад

Hello, a question? How do you enter key?

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

Here are the steps for ESXi 7.x Log in to the ESX/ESXi host using vSphere Client. Click the Configuration tab. Click Licensed Features under Software. Click Edit under Licensed Features. Select Assign a new license key to this host. Press Enter and enter the License Key. Click OK. Hope that resolved your problem.

@aballesteros5425 11 месяцев назад

New Sub Here! How is your setup? iDRAC port --> Switch NIC X port --> Switch Or just iDrac? for the above video?

@BobPellerin 10 месяцев назад

I generally use all network ports. IDrac has its own cable to the switch.

@jameslam2848 4 года назад

Hi Bob I installed exsi 7 essentials I see this CVE-2018-3646 message and Device storage doesn’t show up hard drive setup is raid 5 just my USB drive show up

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

That's strange. Without knowing the specs of the hardware and so forth I would make sure to update the BIOS and to get a VMWare image that has the correct drivers (HP version, Dell version). You may have to load the VIBs associated with your controller. I ran across a weird problem a while back where the 10Gb NIC would no show up even thought the driver was there and up to date. Turned out the driver was messed up. We ended up reapplying the firmware to the card and it started working.

@jameslam2848 4 года назад

Hi Bob I have dell poweredge r720 perc h310 mini I updated the bios already

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

It's extremely difficult to disagnose with comment exchanges only. Yo may be dealing with a driver or hardware issue. Try booting to another OS and see if it'll detect the RAID. If you're loading from a USB key try replacing it and re-installing another build or version of ESXi. That shouldn't take long to see if the problem is still there. Use the Dell ISO to make sure you have the driver pre-loaded or else you'll have to find and deal with the VIB file(s).

@looper6120 Год назад

Hi does this remote display screen feature require iDRAC enterprise license? Or Express will do? Thank you!

@BobPellerin Год назад

Yes it does.

@looper6120 Год назад

@@BobPellerin Thank you! a quick follow up question, how is the idle fan noise for you? I'm thinking about hosting one in my living room. Also I have to get a new rack, this server is too deep for the small rack lol.

@BobPellerin Год назад

These enterprise servers aren't quiet. Especially when they boot up and turn all the fans on full force.

@looper6120 Год назад

@@BobPellerin right, I’m gonna run low cpu load on a r630. And I think most of the time it will be idling.. so I’m a little bit concerned about the noise. Thanks!

@sudheerreddy6953 2 года назад

How to create 10 Linux VM's at a time in VMware ESXI...Not sure how to configure it, can you suggest on this please...

@BobPellerin 2 года назад

I think you are asking about templates. From a powered off VM: Right-click the VM Template Convert to Template. Now you can "spin-up" the copies you need based on that template.

@sudheerreddy3963 2 года назад

Ok Thanks. If possible, please make a session on this configuration. It would be helpful.

@oguzhandemir1332 4 года назад

Hello, Can anyone share Link for ISO file? I dıdnt find in dell website, thanks

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

Unless you really just wnat to run the VMware vSphere ESXi 7 for a short period of time in trial mode, in the end you wil have to log into the myVMware site to register the hypervidor or manage your product purchase. You can get the ISO directly there. You can find Dell's ISO by going to Support for your server. If all that fails, search "dell iso esxi 7" in google! Glad to see this is helping people out there!

@aaronnanatweneboah785 3 года назад

hi Bob Pellerin please can you help me with an installation media for Dell power egde T330. i forgot my password and i need to change it but no iso for installation. please assist me. i'm glad to watch your video. thanks

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

I'm not 100% sure I understand which password you forgot, but I'll assume it's not the VMware site to get the installation ISO file (the site's "Forgot password" would fix that) and that you don't have the VMware root password. The fastest trick (and easiest) would be to re-install a new VMware ESXi onto an SD or USB stick and then import your VMs from the existing datastore. If you have the whole thing locked down and encrypted then ... You pretty much have to restore from backups to a new VMware ESXi installation. If you use Acronis or Veeam, that should be simple enough.

@davida2034 3 года назад

No network adapters detected...? Please help.

@BobPellerin 3 года назад

Reinstall using the Dell OEM ISO. That should fix it . Otherwise you have to install or upgrade the driver. Make sure the NIC has the latest firmware. I have seen that causing an issue.

@greshanbandara8007 9 месяцев назад

how to install vmware esxi on RAID 1

@BobPellerin 8 месяцев назад

Define your RAID then boot ESXi. It will show the raid as a drive as an option to install it on. I’m pretty sure I have video covering this and how to configure a raid.

@greshanbandara8007 8 месяцев назад

My Dell poweredge T350 server raid controller not supported to VMware esxi. I'm trying to install on raid1 but not showing it when install VMware esxi.

@azamvv0007 4 года назад

NEED LICENCE KEY

@BobPellerin 4 года назад

You have to go to VMWare's site and register. You are looking for a "hypervisor" key (FREE) for version 7. I have more detailed notes in one of my eariler replies to someone else.