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Test methodology
Each server arrived with ESX 3i hypervisor installed on an internal USB key.
Booting to VMware ESX Server 3i 3.5.0
We performed the following steps in order to boot to VMware ESX Server 3i 3.5.0 build 82664 on the server under
test:
1. Power on the server.
2. Enter the Bios.
3. Enable the internal USB port.
4. Place the internal USB port at the top of the boot order.
5. Save and restart the server.
Installing Virtual Infrastructure Client on the controller
We managed VMware ESX Server with a separate system we call the controller. We ran Microsoft Windows
Server 2003, Enterprise Edition on this system and connected it to the VMware ESX Server with a network
switch. We performed the following steps to install the necessary VMware Infrastructure Client software on
this system:
1. Insert the Virtual Infrastructure install CD into the CD drive.
2. In the Choose Language window, leave the default English selected, and click OK.
3. At the Welcome screen, click Next.
4. At the Introduction screen, click Next.
5. At the License Agreement screen, check the I accept the terms in the license agreement radio button,
and click Next.
6. At the Customer Information screen, enter tester in the User name field, and click Next.
7. At the Installation Type screen, select the VMware Infrastructure Client radio button, and click Next
8. At the Ready to Install screen, click Install.
9. At the InstallShield Wizard Completed screen, click Finish.
10. Before you can properly use the VMware ESX Server, you must first install a license file. You can
deploy that file with either host-based or server-based licensing. For our testing, we used the host-
based license method by following these steps:
a. To install the license, click the Configuration tab in the Virtual Infrastructure Client.
b. Under the Software section on the left side of the screen, click Licensed Features.
c. Make sure the license file (which VMware should have provided with the copy of VMware
ESX Server) is on the controller.
d. Click Edit next to the License Sources.
e. In the pop-up window, select Use Host License File.
f. Click Browse, and browse to the location of the license file on the server.
g. Click Open to select the file.
h. Click Edit next to VMware ESX Server License Type.
i. Select VMware ESX Server Standard, and click OK.
Configuring network adapters with Virtual Infrastructure Client
Before we set up the VMs, we had to configure the network adapters on the VMware ESX Server. To
accommodate all the network traffic the test required, we used two network ports on the VMware ESX Server.
We assigned the external network port the IP address of 192.168.0.100 during the VMware ESX Server
installation, because the Virtual Infrastructure Client uses this port to communicate.
We performed the following steps to configure the VMware ESX Server for the network adapters:
1. Within the Virtual Infrastructure Client window, select the configuration tab for the VMware ESX Server.
2. In the hardware section, select Networking to view the network setup.
3. Click Properties for Virtual Switch vSwitch0.
4. In the vSwitch0 Properties window, highlight the Virtual Machine Network, and click Edit.
5. Rename the Network Label to External Network.
6. Click OK to close the window.
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