{"id":12313,"date":"2015-03-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=12313"},"modified":"2023-07-16T11:25:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T09:25:18","slug":"install-vmware-esxi-6-0-from-usb-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/install-vmware-esxi-6-0-from-usb-stick\/","title":{"rendered":"Install VMware ESXi 6.0 from USB stick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"esxi60installfromusb01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/esxi60installfromusb01.jpg\" alt=\"esxi60installfromusb01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To make the \u00a0installation process faster for the\u00a0new host, with a simply procedure you can install VMware ESXi 6.0 from USB stick.<\/p>\n<p>To perform the installation you need three main components:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A USB stick with at least 2 GB capacity<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vmware.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VMware ESXi 6.0<\/a>\u00a0ISO\u00a0file<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/unetbootin.sourceforge.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNetbootin<\/a>\u00a0tool to make the USB stick bootable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Procedure<\/h2>\n<p>Run the UNetbootin tool and in the <strong>Diskimage<\/strong> row select the ISO file downloaded from VMware website. Check the <strong>Drive<\/strong> to install then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"esxi60installfromusb02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/esxi60installfromusb02.jpg\" alt=\"esxi60installfromusb02\" width=\"532\" height=\"387\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ESXi 6.0 installation files are copied to the USB key.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"esxi60installfromusb03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/esxi60installfromusb03.jpg\" alt=\"esxi60installfromusb03\" width=\"532\" height=\"387\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the process has completed, click <strong>Exit<\/strong> to close the tool.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"esxi60installfromusb04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/esxi60installfromusb04.jpg\" alt=\"esxi60installfromusb04\" width=\"532\" height=\"387\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now insert the USB key in the server to install and power on. Remember to check the correct <strong>boot sequence<\/strong> (USB first) in the server's <strong>BIOS settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The system boots from the USB key and starts loading the ESXi installer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"esxi60installfromusb05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/esxi60installfromusb05.jpg\" alt=\"esxi60installfromusb05\" width=\"600\" height=\"364\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the installation has completed, the main ESXi 6.0 console screen is shown.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"esxi60installfromusb06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/esxi60installfromusb06.jpg\" alt=\"esxi60installfromusb06\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This method makes the installation process faster compared to CD installation and allows the administrators to save lot of time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"firma\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To make the \u00a0installation process faster for the\u00a0new host, with a simply procedure you can install VMware ESXi 6.0 from USB stick. 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