Installing ESXi 5.5

Installing ESXi 5.5 is very straightforward, execute the following tasks:

1. Boot the server with the USB stick that contains the ESXi 5.5 installer.

2. In the boot menu choose: vSphere ESXi 5.x (Interactive install):

3. In the Welcome screen press 'Enter' to continue:

4. Press 'F11' to accept the EULA and continue:

5. Select the disk to install ESXi on (I selected the USB stick that I used to boot the installer)

6. Press 'Enter' to confirm that the existing data on the USB stick will be overwritten:

7. Select the keyboard layout and press 'Enter':

8. Enter a root password (twice):

9. Confirm the installation and press 'F11':

10. When the installation is finished press 'Enter' to reboot.

11. After reboot, the ESXi 5.5 server  is started: