Below is a checklist that can be followed for ESXi Build. There could be some points which I might have missed, please let me know in comments if I can add anything extra
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Checks
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1
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Racking and Stacking for Cisco UCS Server
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2
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CIMC configuration (IP, CIMC Name, DNS & Standard CIMC Password)
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3
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DNS Records creations for CIMC & ESXi Servers
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4
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Verification of CIMC connectivity with CIMC Hostname
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5
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ESXi Installed on Local Storage or SAN
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6
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ESXi Version
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7
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Addition of ESXi in the required vCenter
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8
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NTP Configuration
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9
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DNS & Routing Configuration
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10
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License Configuration for ESXi
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11
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Boot LUN rename (esxiname_boot_lun)
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12
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Add ESXi Servers in Distribution Switch
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13
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DvSwitch Creation [if not created already]
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14
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Management PortGroup Creation
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15
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Create vMotion & Virtual Machine Traffic PortGroup in DvSwitch
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16
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Configure Port Channel with LACP on switch ports
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17
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Configure Teaming and Failover Policy as – Route Based on IP Hash [if
above step is done]
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18
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Create NFS PortGroup and VMKernel IP Configuration
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19
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Existing Datastore allocation to New ESXI Server
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20
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Configure Scratch Partition on Shared Storage
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21
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Addition ESXi Host in HA DRS Cluster
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22
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Creation and Configuration HA DRS cluster [if not already]
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23
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DRS Set to Fully Automatic
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24
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Configure EVC [Enhance vMotion Compatibility] for ESXi Cluster
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25
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Fix Errors / Warnings for ESXi Host [if any]
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26
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Verification of vMotion Functionality
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27
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Add ESXi Server in Monitoring
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28
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Add ESXi Server in Cisco CIMC Supervisor [if it is a Cisco Server]
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29
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Addition of Cluster and Datacenter in CMDB together with ESXi
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