From 5374d87c3db21af21bb2f11596a72a55ed694da4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bktan8 Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:57:06 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update vmware-esxi-install-cl.rst --- .../vmware-esxi-install-cl.rst | 32 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/vmware-esxi-install-cl.rst b/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/vmware-esxi-install-cl.rst index 4416c987..b99659dc 100644 --- a/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/vmware-esxi-install-cl.rst +++ b/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/vmware-esxi-install-cl.rst @@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ installing |CL| into a new VM is that it provides you flexibility in configuring for example: its size, the number of partitions, bundles, etc. We will perform these steps: -#. Download the latest |CL| installer ISO -#. Verify the integrity of the |CL| image -#. Uncompress the |CL| image -#. Upload the |CL| installer ISO to the VMware server -#. Create and configure a new VM -#. Install |CL| into the new VM -#. Reconfigure the VM's settings to boot the newly-installed |CL| -#. Power on the VM and boot |CL| +#. Download the latest |CL| installer ISO. +#. Verify the integrity of the |CL| image. +#. Uncompress the |CL| image. +#. Upload the |CL| installer ISO to the VMware server. +#. Create and configure a new VM. +#. Install |CL| into the new VM. +#. Reconfigure the VM's settings to boot the newly-installed |CL|. +#. Power on the VM and boot |CL|. -If you would prefer to use a pre-configured |CL| VMware image instead, +If you would prefer to use a preconfigured |CL| VMware image instead, see :ref:`vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image`. .. note:: @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Upload the Clear Linux installer ISO to the VMware server Figure 1: VMware ESXi - Navigator > Storage -#. Click the :guilabel:`Create directory` button and name the directory as `ISOs`. +#. Click the :guilabel:`Create directory` button and name the directory `ISOs`. See Figure 2. .. figure:: figures/vmware-esxi/vmware-esxi-install-cl-2.png @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Create and configure a new VM ***************************** In this section, you will create a new VM, configure its basic parameters such -as drive size, number of CPUs, memory size, and attach the |CL| installer ISO. +as drive size, number of CPUs, memory size, and then attach the |CL| installer ISO. #. Under the :guilabel:`Navigator` window, select :guilabel:`Virtual Machines`. See Figure 4. @@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ as drive size, number of CPUs, memory size, and attach the |CL| installer ISO. .. note:: The |CL| installer ISO needs a minimum of 2GB of RAM to work properly. - The memory size can be reduced after installation is completed, if - desired, because a minimum |CL| installation can function on as little as - 128MB of RAM. See :ref:`system-requirements` for more details. + You can reduce the memory size after the installation completes if you want, + because a minimum |CL| installation can function on as little as 128MB of RAM. + See :ref:`system-requirements` for more details. #. Set :guilabel:`Hard disk 1` to the desired capacity. See Figure 9. @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ as drive size, number of CPUs, memory size, and attach the |CL| installer ISO. #. Attach the |CL| installer ISO. For the :guilabel:`CD/DVD Drive 1` setting, click the drop-down list to the right of it and select the :guilabel:`Datastore ISO file` option. Then select the |CL| installer ISO :file:`clear-[version number]-installer.iso` - that was previously uploaded to the VMware server. See Figure 10. + that you previously uploaded to the VMware server. See Figure 10. .. figure:: figures/vmware-esxi/vmware-esxi-install-cl-10.png :scale: 100 % @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Install Clear Linux into the new VM Reconfigure the VM's settings to boot the newly-installed Clear Linux ********************************************************************* -After |CL| has been installed using the installer ISO, it must be dettached so +After |CL| has been installed using the installer ISO, it must be detached so it will not run again. Also, in order to boot the newly-installed |CL|, you must enable UEFI support.