This process should take several minutes. Press Enter on the ESXi-5.5.0 Installer and let it load. Alright now that we have all the pre-requisites out of the way boot to USB and you'll be presented with 2 options. For example: 6.Install and Configure ESXi 5.5. Choose a working directory for the script (to save the custom ISO), then click Run. The files should be on your USB driver disk or in the driver download directory on your Windows system (see Creating a Driver Disk). BOSS-S1 card supported M.2 drivesEnter the path to the original VMware install-ISO and the driver VIB file for your VMware version. For further information about installation and support of guest operating systems and configuration an administration of VMware ESXi 5.1, go to the vSphere 5.1 Documentation Center.Maximum number of virtual disks 1 Maximum number of drives supported 2 Support for Non-RAID disks Yes (supports up to two disks) Drive types 6 Gbps M.2 SATA SSDs PCIe support Gen 2 Disk cache policy Drive default TRIM Non-RAID mode Supported M.2 drives The BOSS-S1 card supports the following M.2 drives: Table 2.
Intended Audience This book is intended for anyone who needs to install vCenter Server and install ESX 4.1.To install VMware ESXi 5.1, complete the following steps: Follow the detailed instructions in vSphere Installation and Setup Guide to configure VMware ESXi 5.1. It does not include setup or installation information for ESXi Embedded or ESXi Installable. Install 3ware RAID Controller, drives and define RAID Unit(s).installation information covers ESX and vCenter Server only. Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista or Server 2008 on the local Network ESX or ESXi 4.1: 1). 3ware driver image on CD (attached to this KB article) d. ESX and/or ESXi 4.1 Installation Media c.