{"id":20379,"date":"2017-03-27T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T07:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=20379\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T11:28:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T09:28:12","slug":"vmware-esxi-6-5-install-host-usb-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-esxi-6-5-install-host-usb-stick\/","title":{"rendered":"VMware ESXi 6.5: install host from USB stick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20381 size-full\" title=\"esxi65installfromusb01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/esxi65installfromusb01.jpg\" alt=\"esxi65installfromusb01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today not all servers are equipped with a CD-ROM drive and the installation of VMware ESXi 6.5 can be easily performed using a USB stick.<\/p>\n<p>The use of the\u00a0USB drive makes the <strong>installation process faster<\/strong> compared to the classic CD-ROM drive.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Prerequisites<\/h2>\n<p>To create the USB installer you need the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A USB stick with at least 4\u00a0GB capacity<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/my.vmware.com\/web\/vmware\/details?downloadGroup=ESXI650&amp;productId=614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VMware ESXi 6.5<\/a>\u00a0ISO\u00a0file<\/li>\n<li>A tool like <a href=\"http:\/\/unetbootin.sourceforge.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNetbootin<\/a>\u00a0to make the USB stick bootable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Create a bootable USB stick<\/h2>\n<p>From VMware website download the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/my.vmware.com\/web\/vmware\/details?downloadGroup=ESXI650&amp;productId=614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VMware ESXi 6.5<\/a>\u00a0ISO\u00a0file.<\/p>\n<p>Run the UNetbootin tool and select <strong>Diskimage<\/strong> option. Click on browse button (<strong>...<\/strong>) to select the image to use.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20394 size-full\" title=\"esxi65installfromusb02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/esxi65installfromusb02.jpg\" alt=\"esxi65installfromusb02\" width=\"540\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to create the bootable USB Key.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20383 size-full\" title=\"esxi65installfromusb03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/esxi65installfromusb03.jpg\" alt=\"esxi65installfromusb03\" width=\"540\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ESXi files are being copied to the USB drive.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20384 size-full\" title=\"esxi65installfromusb04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/esxi65installfromusb04.jpg\" alt=\"esxi65installfromusb04\" width=\"540\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the process has completed, click <strong>Exit<\/strong> to close UNetbootin.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20387 size-full\" title=\"esxi65installfromusb05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/esxi65installfromusb05.jpg\" alt=\"esxi65installfromusb05\" width=\"540\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Install ESXi 6.5 from USB stick<\/h2>\n<p>Set the correct boot sequence in the server\u2019s <strong>BIOS settings<\/strong>, insert the just created USB stick and power on the server. The installation process begins\u00a0loading the <strong>ESXi installer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20388 size-large\" title=\"esxi65installfromusb06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/esxi65installfromusb06-600x408.jpg\" alt=\"esxi65installfromusb06\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the installation completes successfully, the ESXi console is displayed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20389 size-large\" title=\"esxi65installfromusb07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/esxi65installfromusb07-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"esxi65installfromusb07\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The use of a USB stick allows the administrators to <strong>save plenty of time<\/strong>\u00a0for the hypervisor installation because it's faster compared to CD-ROM drives.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today not all servers are equipped with a CD-ROM drive and the installation of VMware ESXi 6.5 can be easily performed using a USB stick. 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