Installing a VMware operating system

The wizard provides a step by step guidance for installing an operating system. Follow the instructions on the screen and the tips listed below to install a VMware^® operating system.

Drive Selection
Figure 1. Drive Selection step (for VMware)

Attention
The selected drive will be formatted during the installation. Back up all data on it before the installation.
Note
The drivers will be installed automatically after the OS installation. It is recommended to restart your server to ensure that all installed drivers take effect.
OS Selection
Figure 2. OS Selection step (for VMware)

Installation Settings

Figure 3. Installation Settings step – 1 (for VMware)

Root Password: You can change your root password later from the operating system.

If you want to do advanced configurations, expand the list by clicking the arrow icon next to Advanced.

Figure 4. Installation Settings step – 2 (for VMware)

Refer to the following table for the valid values when you type the required address information.

Address	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4
IP Address	1 – 126; 128 – 223	0 – 255	0 – 255	1 – 254
Subnet Mask	0 – 255	0 – 255	0 – 255	0 – 255
Default Gateway	0 – 255	0 – 255	0 – 255	0 – 255
Preferred DNS Server	1 – 126; 128 – 223	0 – 255	0 – 255	0 – 255
Alternate DNS Server	1 – 126; 128 – 223	0 – 255	0 – 255	0 – 255

Summary
Figure 5. Summary step (for VMware)

If you want to change some settings, click until you return to the page where you can make the changes.
If you want to export the operating system installation settings to a response file, refer to Exporting an operating-system-installation response file.
Click . The installation process starts. Wait until the installation finishes.

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