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.. _vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image:
Run pre-configured Clear Linux image as a VMware\* ESXi guest OS
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Run preconfigured Clear Linux image as a VMware\* ESXi guest OS
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`VMware ESXi`_ is a type 1 bare-metal hypervisor which runs directly on top of
server hardware. With VMware ESXi, you can create, configure, manage, and run a
server hardware. With VMware ESXi, you can create, configure, manage, and run
|CLOSIA| virtual machines in the cloud.
This section shows you how to deploy a pre-configured |CL| VMware image on
This section shows you how to deploy a preconfigured |CL| VMware image on
VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 1 using these steps:
#. Download the latest Clear Linux VMware image
#. Verify the integrity of the |CL| image
#. Uncompress the |CL| image
#. Upload the Clear Linux image to the VMware server
#. Convert the Clear Linux image to an ESXi-supported format
#. Create and configure a new VM
#. Power on the VM and boot |CL|
#. Download the latest Clear Linux VMware image.
#. Verify the integrity of the |CL| image.
#. Uncompress the |CL| image.
#. Upload the Clear Linux image to the VMware server.
#. Convert the Clear Linux image to an ESXi-supported format.
#. Create and configure a new VM.
#. Power on the VM and boot |CL|.
If you would prefer to perform a fresh installation of |CL| into a new VMware
ESXi :abbr:`VM (Virtual Machine)` instead, see :ref:`vmware-esxi-install-cl`.
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Upload the Clear Linux image to the VMware server
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#. Connect to the VMware server and log into an account with sufficient
#. Connect to the VMware server and login to an account with sufficient
permission to create and manage VMs.
#. Under the :guilabel:`Navigator` window, select :guilabel:`Storage`.
See Figure 1.
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Figure 1: VMware ESXi - Navigator > Storage
#. Click the :guilabel:`Create directory` button and name the directory
as `Clear Linux VM`. See Figure 2.
`Clear Linux VM`. See Figure 2.
.. figure:: figures/vmware-esxi/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-2.png
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Convert the Clear Linux image to an ESXi-supported format
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#. SSH into the VMware server and log into an account with root privilege.
#. SSH into the VMware server and login to an account with root privileges.
#. Locate the uploaded image, which is typically found in `/vmfs/volumes/datastore1`.
#. Use the :command:`vmkfstools` command to perform the conversion, as shown below:
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In this section, you will create a new VM, configure its basic parameters such
as number of CPUs, memory size, and attach the converted |CL| VMware image.
as number of CPUs, memory size, and then attach the converted |CL| VMware image.
Also, in order to boot |CL|, you must enable UEFI support.
#. Under the :guilabel:`Navigator` window, select :guilabel:`Virtual Machines`.
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Figure 7: VMware ESXi - Enable hardware virtualization
#. Remove the default :guilabel:`Hard drive 1` setting by the clicking
#. Remove the default :guilabel:`Hard drive 1` setting by clicking
the `X` icon on the right side. See Figure 8.
.. figure:: figures/vmware-esxi/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-8.png
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Figure 8: VMware ESXi - Remove hard drive
#. Since a pre-configured image will be used, the :guilabel:`CD/DVD Drive 1`
#. Since a preconfigured image will be used, the :guilabel:`CD/DVD Drive 1`
setting will not be needed. Disable it by unchecking the
:guilabel:`Connect` checkbox. See Figure 9.
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Figure 9: VMware ESXi - Disconnect the CD/DVD drive
#. Attach the :file:`clear-[version number]-esxi.vmdk` file that was
converted from the pre-configured |CL| VMware image.
converted from the preconfigured |CL| VMware image.
#. Click the :guilabel:`Add hard disk` button and select the
:guilabel:`Existing hard drive` option. See Figure 10.