A Principled Technologies test report 10
Server consolidation with the Dell PowerEdge M620
Adjusting BIOS settings
We used the latest released BIOS updates on all systems, and adjusted the default BIOS settings. We changed
the power profile to OS Control on the Dell system, and Balanced Power and Performance with OS Control for Power
Regulation on the HP system. This ensured that the systems used the same power settings.
Installing VMware vSphere 5 (ESXi)
1. Insert the disk, and select Boot from disk.
2. On the Welcome screen, press Enter.
3. On the End User License Agreement (EULA) screen, press F11.
4. On the Select a Disk to Install or Upgrade Screen, select the relevant volume to install ESXi on, and press Enter.
5. On the Please Select a Keyboard Layout screen, press Enter.
6. On the Enter a Root Password Screen, assign a root password and confirm it by entering it again. Press Enter to
continue.
7. On the Confirm Install Screen, press F11 to install.
8. On the Installation complete screen, press Enter to reboot.
Configuring ESXi after Installation
1. On the 5.0.0 ESXi screen, press F2, enter the root password, and press Enter.
2. On the System Customization screen, select troubleshooting options, and press Enter.
3. On the Troubleshooting Mode Options screen:
a. Select Enable ESXi Shell, and press Enter.
b. Select Enable SSH, press Enter, and press ESC.
4. On the System Customization screen, select Configure Management Network.
5. On the Configure Management Network screen, select IP Configuration.
6. On the IP Configuration screen, select set static IP, enter an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway, and
press Enter.
7. On the Configure Management Network screen, press Esc. When asked if you want to apply the changes, press
Y.
Updating ESXi to the latest build
1. Download the latest ESXi build from VMware.
2. Using the vSphere client from another machine, connect to the ESXi server.
3. Select the Configuration tab, and select Storage under the Hardware heading.
4. Right-click the OS datastore, and select Browse Datastore.
5. Click the upload button, and select the build update ZIP file.
6. Using a telnet/ssh client from another machine, connect to the ESXi server using root credentials.
7. Run the following command using the path and name of the ESXi update:
esxcli software vib update –d /vmfs/volumes/OS/ ESXi500-201112001.zip
8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for any subsequent systems.
Configuring iSCSI networking
We followed the steps from VMware’s document, iSCSI SAN Configuration Guide version 4.1, as a guide for our
configuration of iSCSI on VMware vSphere 5. However, we performed most steps in the VMware vSphere 5 client UI as
opposed to the command line, as VMware has added the relevant features to the UI in vSphere 5.
1. Using the vSphere client from another machine, connect to the ESXi server.
2. Add the necessary vSwitches:
a. Click the host, click the Configuration tab, and click Networking.
b. Click Add Networking.
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