{"id":1,"date":"2023-10-03T07:32:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T06:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bkdmr.tech\/?p=1"},"modified":"2023-11-09T23:28:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T23:28:35","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"Server &#038; ESXi Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In collaboration with a couple of friends well versed in the field of Networking, I made the decision to purchase a HP Proliant DL380P G8 through Ebay. I chose this server as it was compatible with the latest version of VMware ESXi at that time, having excellent specifications relative to its cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" data-id=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/bkdmr.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG20220430000634-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG20220430000634-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG20220430000634-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG20220430000634-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG20220430000634-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG20220430000634-2048x1391.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I began the installation by securely mounting the server in the rack and connecting the power alongside my switches, home router and Raspberry Pi Server. I proceeded to integrate peripherals, including my mouse, keyboard and monitor via a VGA cable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/bkdmr.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380115915_707974107873206_1045856333679024573_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380115915_707974107873206_1045856333679024573_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380115915_707974107873206_1045856333679024573_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380115915_707974107873206_1045856333679024573_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380115915_707974107873206_1045856333679024573_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380115915_707974107873206_1045856333679024573_n.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Having a 16GB USB at my disposal, I went ahead and installed the ESXi boot on it. After completing the installation, I inserted the USB into the server and powered it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/bkdmr.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380297855_1283077675513496_4541367680386790452_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380297855_1283077675513496_4541367680386790452_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380297855_1283077675513496_4541367680386790452_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380297855_1283077675513496_4541367680386790452_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380297855_1283077675513496_4541367680386790452_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380297855_1283077675513496_4541367680386790452_n.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I accessed HP&#8217;s Intelligent Provisioning, where RAID 5 was pre-configured by default. This setup provides redundancy for hard drives by distributing storage across all 1.6TB of available space. Following this configuration, I power cycled the server and initiated the boot process from my USB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/bkdmr.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/379691516_338743961905189_7966933436985482944_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/379691516_338743961905189_7966933436985482944_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/379691516_338743961905189_7966933436985482944_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/379691516_338743961905189_7966933436985482944_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/379691516_338743961905189_7966933436985482944_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/379691516_338743961905189_7966933436985482944_n.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">After a brief booting period, I accessed the VMware ESXi settings by pressing F2. An admin login appeared with the default username &#8216;root&#8217; and an empty password field. I then selected &#8216;Configure Password&#8217; and set up my own personal password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bkdmr.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/379901465_1023002525690476_6832983765441140708_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/379901465_1023002525690476_6832983765441140708_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/379901465_1023002525690476_6832983765441140708_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/379901465_1023002525690476_6832983765441140708_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/379901465_1023002525690476_6832983765441140708_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/379901465_1023002525690476_6832983765441140708_n.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Continuing, I chose &#8216;Configure Management Network,&#8217; where I was prompted to set a static IP, subnet mask, and gateway for our ESXi Server. Since I already had a static IP address ready on my router, I assigned it to this server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/bkdmr.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380609576_306994248696143_6346388016712225198_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380609576_306994248696143_6346388016712225198_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380609576_306994248696143_6346388016712225198_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380609576_306994248696143_6346388016712225198_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380609576_306994248696143_6346388016712225198_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bkdmr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/380609576_306994248696143_6346388016712225198_n.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">ESXi was finally ready, offering me a URL IP address to access the ESXi UI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In collaboration with a couple of friends well versed in the field of Networking, I made the decision to purchase a HP Proliant DL380P G8 through Ebay. 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