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How to Create Scratch partition in VMware ESXi ? In this artcile, I will explain the detailed procedure for configuringВ Scratch partition in VMware ESXi using vSphere Web Client. In low-memory situations, you might want to create a scratch partition if one is not present. If the scratch partition is not present, vm-support output is stored in a ramdisk. The scratch partition is a 4 GB VFAT partition that is created toВ store vm-support output, which is needed to analyse the cause of system failures and which is needed by VMware Support to identify and troubleshoot the issues occurred on ESXi host. What is Scratch partition in VMware ESXi ?

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Diff VCenter 5.5 appliance and vCenter on WIndows.I should now be able to reach my management interface for that hypervisor host server on this address, so let me enter this on my browser. I set it up on an IP address of 10.0.0.200 since this is the main subnet on my homelab network.ДЇinally, you can save configuration then logout. Okay, in my case I went to IPv4 Configuration then I ticked 'Set static IPv4 address' and enter my network configuration.

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Authenticate yourself by entering the same password that you have specified for root during he installation.

Press 'F2' to enter the system customization menu from the host machine.

To manually configure the network interface: Now, if you have done any configuration it will automatically defaults to DHCP but I don't want that. The first thing I would do on my first boot is configuring a static IP address which will make the web management interface for that server much easier to reach on my internal network. Network Configuration for Management Interface Please make sure to remove your installation media after it finishes, it will ask you to do so anyway before rebooting the system.

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What is important is that when it asks you Select a Disk to install or upgrade please make sure to choose the internal USB drive or whatever else you want to put the hypervisor on.ДЄfter that, it will ask you about your preferred 'Keyboard Layout' configuration and then you will be presented with a dialog to set your root password which will be used mainly to enter the management interface, that's all. Well, nothing too fancy here when you get into the installation screen just follow the dialogs and accept the terms and conditions. There you are, now ESXi is supposedly loading the installer.

From the boot options appearing on your screen select 'Disk Connected to front USB'.

On the 'Boot Manager Main Menu' select 'UEFI Boot Menu'.

Wait for the system to boot then press 'F11' to enter the 'UEFI Boot Manager'.

Insert the installation flash drive into the front USB port then power on your R720 server.

I will bring a spare USB flash to be permanently attached to the internal USB port where I will install the hypervisor to it after booting to the installation media that we just prepared. This way we will avoid wasting a whole hard drive to contain solely the hypervisor itself. If you open the top cover you will find a USB port inside the case near the power supply housing on the motherboard where you can insert a flash drive.

Now, click the 'Start' button and wait for that bar to be fully green in 'READY' state as shown in the picture above, then remove the installation media when finished.Д«oot Installation Media on Dell R720 ServerДЇirst of all, I prefer installing the VMware hypervisor into the internal USB flash port not to be confused with the installation media itself.

Choose 'BIOS or UEFI' as your target system.

Select your installation media under 'Device' where in my case it was a 8GB USB flash memory.

Insert the flash device into your machine.