Episode

Description:
In this Episode Eli the Computer Guy explains how to download, install and manage VMWare ESXi for Type 1 Hardware (Bare Metal)Virtualization. He then shows you the basic steps to setup and manage virtual machines on ESXi.
VMWare ESXi is simple to setup for new technicians, and can be upgraded with paid support in the future
ESXi is free for Business Use
ESXi is the Hypervisor and vSphere is the Management Software
Basic vSphere is free, but more complex capabilities must be paid for
Type 1 Hypervisors such as ESXi are used to Virtualize Servers not Desktop Operating Systems
The Hypervisor and all Virtualized Servers have their own IP Addresses
Virtualized Servers should be managed through remote administration software such as SSH or Remote Desktop.
Make sure to set CD/DVD Drive to "Host Device" and "Connect at Power On" to be able to install an Operating System from the Optical Drive on the Hypervisor.
Related Episodes:
Episode #328: Introduction to Type 1 Hypervisor Virtualization -- Bare Metal Virtual Servers

[@georgebezverhov1143]

Eli still in 2019 this video is useful, thank you!

[@solidpackpumpkin]

Holy hell, dude, you are the answer to my prayers. Fantastic teaching style, plain talk. AWESOME. Thank you!

[@ppuvais]

Look how he teaches..he must start institute across globe.Fabulous teacher he is

[@jtapoling]

WARNING this video is not for those with ADD / ADHD!!! My attention deficit radar is going off the charts. Dog in the background, dog shaking in the background many many times, Eli on one monitor moving, Eli on the other monitor moving, strange four monitor setup that is not running in the background why?, low light hard to see Eli and whiteboard why?, Eli starring at Ubuntu loading back and fourth near the end. Good thing I love your videos cause man it was tough watching this one! Still love what your doing and I appreciate your efforts here! On the professional side I have two Dell hosts and an EMC SAN that a third party helped me setup. I was trying to understand the ESXi side of things and your explanation was great. Standing up a new server is as easy as Eli demonstrates.

[@hilmyt]

Eli you are fantastic...far better than any of my lecturers...

[@jeremycanfield8530]

This was one of the best half hours I've had all day!

[@DeepakRaoS]

+Jeremy Canfield : Eli is the most popular guy out on the internet doing these elaborate vids, he's my favorite :)

[@jagadhishbabu9665]

It was a excellent teaching,comparision and examples are awasome .Now i got a basic concept of ESXi works.It is very very useful.

[@wwallace135]

we should give this guy an award

[@jameslarson7452]

Most productive 30 mins I've had today! Gonna get that PowqerEdge 2950 rollin!

[@lockedloaded1849]

I thought I was being hacked hearing strange sounds so I stopped the video and no more strange sounds. All the time it was Fido making the sounds, nice!

[@tatianaflucker9417]

Thanks for this. Brand new to the IT world and this was super helpful!

[@DudeSees]

Thank you!!!!!! Your knowledge of the subject makes it simple for a guy like me who wants to learn!! Can not tell you in words how much I appreciated your time in this and all your videos!! Grattitudes!!

[@rvecranges]

Love this clip. Very nice & descriptive information. Just what I was looking for. Thanks heaps. Great Job.

[@acestorman4334]

Good video Eli, thanks. Good detail and very helpful. Looking forward to testing ESXi.

[@aantonis]

Thank you Eli! After a day on KZbin, I finally found this video. Perfectly explained! VMware should hire you for their tutorials man...

[@PrateekJain23317]

Best explanation on ESXi. Thank you for explaining.

[@3DComputing]

EXCELLENT - this is the video I was looking for. NOW I get it.

[@USAMP926C]

I think you're very clear and easy to understand. Thanks for posting.

[@ok3morecharas]

Hello Eli , Nice video about ESXi , that is the first Vsoftware that I started with , I find it very easy to use also keep doing this great job I learned a lot from you in the last 6 months . I started with no experience 6-7 months ago , only with my passion for computers the only think I knew was the hardware part / build personal computers. Now I`m working for an company as a junior sysadmin, your videos about linux and networking helped me a lot ( I can shell script now and do net-wiring )

[@JuanCarlosHerediaMayer]

Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing, very descriptive and useful.

[@jorgecorrales]

Excellent! You are great man. Thank you very much.

[@mohimori5944]

Thank you Eli. You made it so easy to understand ESXi

[@patluvsvettes]

Excellent video, Eli! Thanks for making this. It helped me out learning this for my job.

[@redhotsun51]

3) Eli is using this as an example, he could be installing Windows NT 4. He chose it as an example for the sake of simplicity for the video, give the guy a break. This is an excellent introduction to Hypervisors (Thanks Eli) and something that I have been looking for, for a while. I'm going to ramp up my PC from 12GB of RAM to 24 and whack in a couple of new harddrives on RAID so that I can practice this video. You ROCK dude!

[@Bostek]

Great Job, easy to understand the concept of ESXi.

[@whatsupdeepak]

Excellent. Well done. Being familiar with Type 2 Virtualization concepts this was perfect for me before plunging into Type 1 concepts. This will be a tremendous help to me to prepare for at the job VMWare initiatives. Thanks again.

[@joseledesma4776]

hey eli, i want to thank you for this video! i wish i found this earlier. mega props to you and keep it up!

[@zahidanwarllc]

Thanks for the Gr8 Video tutorial ...

[@vikasdhawa]

brilliant and simple video once again Eli...thanks for sharing it..

[@alreid12345]

Really nice video Eli. Great job as always.

[@erikwilliams1562]

You sir make this stuff much clearer...thanks and subbed!

[@elithecomputerguy]

When you virtualize Desktops you create a VDI... Virtual Desktop Infrastructure... VDI's are built specifically to handle desktop virtualization.

[@whatwevedone2289]

thanks for a very nice explanation. It helps so much.

[@andresan21]

Nice video! Sounds like his dog is excited about the video too!

[@kurtisrich]

Very informational. Thank you.

[@raybisso3585]

Excellent for a type 1 hyper-visor test and learning environment. Thanks Eli.

[@jasonpittman7183]

Brilliant video as usual thanks.

[@Chrissyrozenot]

thank you so much Eli, that was clear and perfectly understandable

[@LukeMbang]

Great course, you make it really easy. Many thanks

[@saadgoody]

I can say one thing... easy like pie"... Thanks Eli

[@cathyrivera5827]

This is good! Thanks Eli, have better understanding of this now.

[@ronmoses6841]

Very good information on the subject!

[@christopherarlandoo7366]

great tutorial , keep it up professor eli, ur a good trainer

[@vijaychinchambekar8337]

Very nice tutorial my basic cofusion sorted out. Thanks..

[@QuantumProphecies]

Literally can't believe he kept the dog in for this!

[@madkvideo]

Great class Eli!

[@jannemec4686]

Thanks Eli, good explanation:)

[@jym207]

Thank you! This is perfect.

[@theryanwitski]

Great Video! thanks for making it basic for me

[@stekelstekkemans2872]

Not that I was waiting for it, as this is just the initial handling for the setup … but having to watch you bringing up the setup screen with F2 on your notebook that rests on your left arm ? No, thank you !

[@yoshi04cgn]

Good stuff and setting mine up today.

[@jatinderpalsingh9330]

thanks a lot to you...really informative videos ...! thanks for this great cause

[@Levite44]

Thanks I truly enjoy your videos are a very good teacher.

[@bohanxu3504]

Very helpful!

[@adamus0007]

Very Nice Eli . Thank you. !

[@YasithaRoshan]

Thank you very much for this valuable video waiting for the next one..

[@niassuh83]

great narration!!!helped a lot

[@okubayalga7256]

Muhsina Gowth esc

[@niassuh83]

muhsina , its about the Virtual machines . Instead of using physical servers , we can use this virtual machine to create multiple virtual instance which works like physical servers .

[@damiengohsx]

Good video and explanation.

[@arvindkumarsingh9626]

Eli, you rock !!!

[@djberg3483]

Great info thanks.

[@davidoconnell4100]

Superb - Thank you so much.

[@BryanVella]

Informational. Thanks!

[@syednayabrasool3964]

very good explanation

[@eliluong]

dog: "are you talking to me? :) are you talking to me?! :D go for a walk?! :D"

[@sunnyarora2260]

Excellent Eli! Would appreciate if you could share some more videos regarding Basics of Bare Metal and Versions of ESXI as it will really help me as I have just started

[@anujmonty9175]

Great video buddy .and I like ur dog😄

[@fmslickful]

The bast video an info bout Virtualization.. keep up the good/hard work

[@jonmchamburger]

Thanks as always, enjoyed the dog looking for attention too :D

[@ahmedzaikhalil1032]

thnks man its helping alot need more video

[@kazitanim007]

very helpful,thnx man.

[@a3chowdh]

just fantastic

[@richarddankyi3046]

This is a great a video and it pretty much explain in 30min all I need to know about configuration of Hyper Visor

[@popple2000]

Subbed, great job !

[@siddgurjar9341]

Thank you so much!!!

[@samirmerghadi984]

thank you so much

[@brunomgfernandes]

nice tut!!! feed the dog... he's not stoping!

[@johnjeebu]

It was so helpful, really Thanks a ton!! ...May the Good Lord bless you!

[@jeffnew1213]

VMware's version of VDI uses ESXi on the back end. This is what I do for a living. (It's a good living.) I started virtualizing servers with ESX 2.54 and have worked with VI3 and then vSphere 4 and now vSphere 5. VMware View is the manager and broker for virtual desktops. Keep in mind the free version of ESXi does not include the APIs or functionality for control through vCenter, nor advanced features such as HA, vMotion, Storage vMotion, DRS, etc.

[@BuildingImpossibleDreams]

OMG! why can't the books explain it like you. Great job!!

[@jbdarula]

awesome!

[@syamjivm]

Excellent !! Could you please take a session of the new functionality for the latest version of vmware ? Thanks

[@TroyKnoell]

Thanks. I now feel as if I can have a halfway intelligent conversation with my IT guy about ESXi.

[@hasansuth]

Hello Eli, Can you please take a class on Desktop Virtualization using VMWare.

[@mastermachetier5594]

I would love to see additional videos on virtualization in a home lab environment starting with selecting hardware that does not break the bank!

[@mastermachetier5594]

Also dealing with hyper-v!

[@MrZavaaz]

God bless you

[@SShickor]

hey eli great lesson. i have been hearing allot about the raspberry pi, and i think it would be great if you made a couple videos about uses, tips and set up. thanks allot.

[@sab249]

WOW Thanks for that local DVD driveTIP!!! Its kind of a pain trying to get the right virtual drive configured on the Vcenter host. This is much easier! I love virtual drives though! Good old days of free Daemon Tools then pay for Daemon Tools then spam filled Daemon Tools!

[@Naresh007indian]

gr8 video

[@ahmir1987]

hello eli... i need your help.is it possible to install vsphere client in the external hdd? thank you :)

[@RusselMartin13]

I just wanted to point out that when he refers to vSphere as the management software he is talking about vCenter Server. vSphere is the product suite, vCenter is what manages the ESX/ESXi hosts.

[@thisiswhoiam3913]

Russel Martin Actually he is referring to Vsphere CLIENT. Vsphere Center is usually installed on EXSi server not on a laptop or desktop

[@ankitarora9171]

Great video..really helpful.. by when can I expect advanced/new videos on these topics ??

[@redhotsun51]

Hi Eli, just wanted to say how much I appreciate your video. This has answered a lot of questions I have been pondering for a while. Your videos are funny but also very informative. I have a 4 year old Asus PC with an i7 CPU and 12GB of RAM, I'm going to go out an upgrade the RAM and whack in a couple of new HDD's to practice this video. I have a question though; if I add a HDD later to my Hypervisor which I have on RAID 01 will it recognise it and add it and add it to the configuration ??

[@hamidaramis4780]

Thanks

[@charliebrownau]

Hi. Awesome video. Very easy to understand and I love that you use the white board , dog in the background is a bit noisy . Do you know if old Socket 775 cpus support Hardware Hypervisor

[@darsh_kurl]

I have a question related to the RAM allocation. In your earlier videos on "Introduction to Virtualization" you mentioned that the RAM allocation is dynamic in case of Type 1 Hypervisor and in this video you mentioned that the RAM allocation should be static else it might crash. Please clarify. Thank you.

[@SKANDaR0875]

Great video!!!...does esxi allow you to add PCI/PCI-e hardware...looking to deploy pbx server with digium PCI card and was wondering I can add specific hardware (PCI) to specific guests? Thanks again for the video!

[@decentpuppet]

Hi Eli, I just installed this esxi 5.5 on HP DL380 G6. I'm using a custom iso esxi 5.5u1 for the server itself. Everything is work but now i am trying to activate the license. I already got the key but i could find the option the assign the key either direct on the host/ using vsphere client. on vsphere client home page, i only got inventory>inventory & administration>roles&system logs. i've other videos the home page it should have a license under administration section.

[@NossyDrelich]

Cool video! I'm still confused, so a type 1 hypervisor is just a smaller OS that runs a bunch of VMs? How is it any different then booting from a VM with a boot loader? Aside from being able to configure everything within the console.

[@kousoulides]

Eli, Thanks for the videos.. ... installing a test server on a laptop is a good way to learn how to build servers.. but what are the things that you don't learn?? and how do you learn those things so that you can build a proper server? for example RAID..

[@Vbivanov]

When your dog is your cameraman..