[1]	Access to ESXi from client and Click “Create a new virtual machine”.

[2]	Select “Custom” and go next.

[3]	Input any name for Guest.

[4]	Specify the place for files of Guest.

[5]	Select Operationg system. This example shows to use CentOS 5, so select RHEL 5 or Other Linux.

[6]	Specify the number of virtual CPUs.

[7]	Specify the amount of memories.

[8]	Specify the settings for networking.

[9]	Specify I/O adapter.

[10]	Select virtual disks.

[11]	Specify the amount of virtual disks.

[12]	It’s OK to keep default settings here.

[13]	Click “Finish” to finish to create virtual machine.

[14]	After finishing, new virtual machine’s name is shown on left menu, point it and Click “Power on” on right menu like below to start virtual machine.

[15]	CentOS 5 is not installed yet. Insert CD/DVD of CentOS 5 on ESXi’s computer or select iso-file on local like below. After selecting the place, push “Ctrl + Alt + Insert” key to reboot virtual machine.

[16]	Installer starts normally like below.

[17]	Installing is finished and CentOS 5 is booted normally like below.

 

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