VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Image Customization Information

Related information for virtualization solutions

Table 1. Related information for virtualization solutionsThe following table provides related information for virtualization solutions.
If you need information about	See
Dell EMC VMware documentation	Virtualization solutions
OpenManage documentation	OpenManage Manuals
PowerEdge documentation	PowerEdge Manuals
Basic configuration information for running ESXi on a Dell EMC PowerEdge server	Getting Started Guide at Virtualization solutions
Information about downloading, installing, and configuring ESXi Supported hardware configurations for running ESXi on a Dell EMC PowerEdge server	Installation Instructions and Important Information Guide at Virtualization solutions
PowerEdge servers and compatibility with vMotion	VMware ESXi vMotion Support on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Compatibility Matrix at Virtualization solutions
PowerEdge and PowerVault compatibility information for running ESXi	VMware vSphere on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Compatibility Matrix at Virtualization solutions
Known issues and resolutions	VMware vSphere 7.0 on Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Release Notes at Virtualization solutions
ESXi ISO image customization information	VMware ESXi on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Image Customization Information at Virtualization solutions

Table 2. VMware support resourcesThe following table provides related information about VMware support resources.
If you need information about
UEFI Boot order management utility in VMware ESXi 7.0
Dell EMC Add-on for VMware vSphere 7.0
Dell EMC ESXi 7.0 Quick Boot compatibility guide
VMware vSphere Life Cycle Manager vLCM and Dell EMC integration
PVRDMA Deployment and Configuration of QLogic CNA devices in VMware ESXi
Self-Encrypting Drives in Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with VMware vSphere
NVMe Hot-Plug on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers running VMware vSphere or vSAN
Upgrading to Dell EMC vSphere and vSAN version 7.0
Firmware catalog for Dell EMC's vSAN Ready Nodes
Firmware catalog for Dell customized VMware ESXi images

NOTE:For more information that is related to the VMware ESXi installation on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, go to Dell Virtualization.

All the supported virtualization videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers are available in the Supported Operating Systems for Dell PowerEdge servers playlist.

Table 3. Virtualization videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge serversThis table provides information about virtualization videos on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
Video title
Downloading the Dell customized ESXi image from the support site
Downloading Dell customized ESXi image from VMware website
Operating system Deployment (VMware ESXi)—Installing Using CD or DVD
Enabling and Configuring Fault Resilient Memory on Dell PowerEdge servers
Operating system Deployment (VMware ESXi)—Installing on BOSS S1 device
Operating system Deployment (VMware ESXi)—Installing on IDSDM
To enable UEFI Secure Boot on VMware ESXi for Dell EMC’s yx3x PowerEdge servers NOTE:This video is applicable to VMware ESXi 6.5.x and later.
To enable UEFI Secure Boot on VMware ESXi for Dell EMC’s yx4x PowerEdge servers NOTE:This video is applicable to VMware ESXi 6.5.x and later.