Autolab Task 4 – Build ESXi servers

Task 4 started off by powering on the ESX VMs and allowing them to PXE boot.  I simply chose the ESXi 5.1 Install and let 'er rip.  I did encounter the following error during the install.  I was expecting it because of my older server hardware and the inability to pass the Intel VT feature on to my VMs.

The following warnings were encountered while inspecting the system:

<HARDWARE_VIRTUALIZATION WARNING:  Hardware Virtualization is not a feature of the CPU, or is not enabled in the BIOS>

Screenshot of successful installation:

 

 

After the hosts rebooted, I made sure that they both had the correct static IP address: