Section 1 – Plan, Install and Upgrade VMware ESX/ESXi
Objective 1.1 — Install VMware ESX/ESXi on local storage
Knowledge
- Identify minimum hardware requirements – Extra Links #1
- Download, prepare and validate installation media
- Determine appropriate ESX/ESXi configuration in a given situation
– Obtain required information for environment
– Verify hardware against the VMware Hardware Compatibility Guide – Extra Links #1 - Perform a custom installation
– Customize storage layout for given situations – Extra Links #1 - Configure ESXi from the direct console
- Configure ESX/ESXi NTP
- Manage ESX/ESXi licensing
– Compare/Contrast VMware vSphere editions
– Manage license keys