Installing vSphere ESXi 5.10

vSphere 5.1 ESXi 5.10 Installation

Requirements:
CPU
    Minimum: Single socket, dual core
    Ideal: Dual-socket, 4 or more cores per CPU

Memory
    Minimum: 2GB
    Ideal: 8+GB

Network
    Minimum: one NIC, plus one for Management interface
    Ideal: One for Management Interface plus multiple NICs for VMs

Local Storage (SATA/SAS)
    Minimum: one 80GB drive
    Ideal:2 mirrored drives, plus 4 RAID5 drives for VMs

Shared Storage
    NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel for VM storage

Create an account on VMWARE.COM.  This trial version is good for 60 days. 
Make the installation DVD from this image. 
VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite 5.7 (supports VMware vCenter Server 5.1 only)

1. Connect the server to a network.
2. Connect a display and keyboard.
3. Insert the installation CD and boot from the CD.  All data will be erased from the server hard drive.