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Installing VMware ESXi
Follow the steps here to install ESXi.
1.  Map the Cisco custom ESXi 6.0 ISO image to the KVM virtual drive (Figure 16).
Figure 16.  Mapping the Cisco Custom VMware ESXi Image to the KVM Virtual Drive
2.  The system should detect a 32-GB SD card installed on the server. In the Integrated Management Controller WebGUI, 
verify that the SD card is detected and that virtual drive options are configured.
3.  Boot to ESXi (Figure 17).
Figure 17.  Booting to VMware ESXi
4.  Select the hypervisor partition for OS installation and install ESXi.
5.  After ESXi is installed, reboot the system and configure the IP address.
6.  Log in to the ESXi host using vSphere Client.
7.  Add storage for VSA deployment and for uploading the ESXi patches and device drivers.
Note: See the section 
storage to the ESXi host.
8.  Download ESXi patches and device drivers from the following link and upload using the data-store browser from 
vSphere Client: 
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch#search
9.  Put the ESXi host into maintenance mode. 
vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter