vSphere ESXi 8.0 Installation and Configuration
Hello everyone, today I am going to show you how can install and configure ESXi 8 , as you know this version was released some days ago. you can watch the video or continue to read this document.
At the first I am connecting to the server console via ILO , then mount ESXi installer to the server, select VMware ESXi 8 iso file then click on open
Now turn on the server
Waiting for some minutes to server comes up
Press f11 to select boot option of server
Select Ilo virtual USB DVD drive then press enter
Waiting for some minutes to load the installer files
Press enter
Press F11 to accept
Select the location of ESXi files, I use USB disk as the installation destination
Press enter
Because I installed ESXi 7 on this USB it shows us to upgrade or install the new version of ESXi , I select install
Set your root password
Because my CPU and server are not compatible with this version of ESXi I got the warning, I know this and this is not a problem for me at this time, press enter
This warning shows us that the selected destination will be formatted, some minutes ago I selected USB disk as a destination
Ok , that’s done
Before restart the server unmount the ESXi installer iso from the console
Now that is the time to set the ip addresses of esxi host
Press F2 then enter the root password
In this menu select configure management network then press enter
Press enter on the network adapters
Select the connected network adapters by pressing the space on the adapter
Enter
Because I used a management VLAN I have to set the VLAN , if your environment is not secure enough you can skip this option
Going to ipv4 configuration and select set static ipv4
Enter the ip address
Press enter
Use escape to exit and press y to save the changes
Ok , ESXi host IP address appears here
Now it is time to login from the web interface
Enter username and password and login to ESXi version 8
Wow , that’s beautiful
I think get vcenter server does not exist in version 7
Check the host management options
Let me check other menus
I have never seen get ssh for chrome before, let me check what is it
It redirected me to the chrome extension center, install the extension
Try it again
Wow , that’s great
I got the connection refused error, may be because our ssh service is not running
Start ssh service
Try it again
Wow , I think that is useful
Another new option is about the warning, I click on the action problematic section highlighted
Check other sections of new version
I am adding iscsi interface to check what is difference in the new version
I am checking my iscsi IP addresses on another display
Enable software iscsi
Add the target of iscsi
Let me check what is the problem,
Oh I got it, I have to add a dynamic target instead of static
Write the IP address of the storage
Let me check why I can not see the LUNs
I forgot to add the iscsi VLAN on the connected ports on the backbone
Ok , iscsi disk appears here but to access the LUNs I have to approve this host on the storage
As you can see I am waiting to approve the host on the storage
Ok , refresh and all LUNS appears here
Let’s check the virtual machine create wizard
The performance monitor is the same as the old version
Ok that’s it , I hope you enjoy this video, I will record another video about installing vcenter version 8 , if you subscribe to my channel you can view it some days later. Also I will upload the ESXi installer to my website, you can find the link in the comments. Don’t forget to like the videos and ask your questions in the comments