Altos R920 Installation Configuration Guide
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Onboard Chipset
N/A
OS Built-in
Integrated SAS
hardware RAID
00.00.03.09
OS Built-in
Onboard Gigabit
Ethernet
7.3.15
OS Built-in
SAS Hot-swap
backplane
N/A
OS Built-in
Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID
Please refer to the Appendix A. for the integrated SAS
hardware RAID configuration.
Installation Tips
1.
Please use the built-in driver of VMware ESX Server 3.5
to install the OS.
2.
Boot the system with VMware ESX Server 3.5 CD
3.
When “boot:” prompted, press Enter to continue.
4.
Select your Keyboard.
5.
Select your mouse.
6.
Accept the VMware license agreement.
7.
Select a partitioning option.
•
Recommended – Configures default partitions, based on
the capacity of the hard drive.
•
Advanced – You specify all partition settings.
8.
Select how the ESX Server will boot in Advanced Optioins.
NOTE: VMware recommends to keep the default setting of
“Form a drive (install on the MBR of the drive)” option.
9.
Configure the ESX Serer host network IP address.
NOTE: VMware recommends that you use a static IP address
to simplify client access.
10.
Follow the instruction to complete the installation of
the VMware ESX Server 3.5.
Downloading the VMware Infrastructure Client
1.
When the installation is completed, boot the system into
VMware ESX Server 3.5. The below message displayed:
To manage this ESX Server, use any browser to open the URL
http://<IP address of the ESX Server>/
2.
Please remotely connect the ESX Server from a console
