Installing VMware ESXi (7.0)
To install VMware ESXi 7.0 version, perform the following steps:
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Download the ESXi server. You can download the ESXi server software from the VMware website download page.
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Install the VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 3 version on the M.2 RAID 1 Virtual Drive (Boot Drive).
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Select a disk to install the VMware ESXi server software.
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Set a password for the root user during the installation process.
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Reboot the VMware ESXi host once the installation completes.
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Add the ESXi server in the production vCenter version of 7.0. Ensure that the ESXi server and vCenter versions are same and these versions must adhere to the safe backward compatibility of N-2 for managing the ESXi server.