ESXi 5 installation on my home lab - Fresh Install - Part 1/5

In this post, I upgrade my custom built ESXi host to v5.0. 
The host has 16GB RAM, 2 Gbit NICs and a S3240GPV Intel motherboard.
ESXi is installed on a Kingston 8GB flash drive.

Boot screen



ESXi install prompt

Initial loading screen


Second loading screen
 

Installation wizard - Step 1


Installation wizard - Step 2

Device selection to install ESXi

Device details

Install selection

Selecting keyboard locale

Configuring root password

Confirming installation

Installing ESXi

Installing ESXi - 2

Installation successful

ESXi loading after install

Login screen

Part 2 will focus on upgrading ESXi from v4.1 to v5.0

My VCP-510 exam experience ;)

I took the VCP-510 exam today and I am glad I cleared it. The difficulty level is high when you compare it with the VCP-410 exam. My suggestion is to make sure that you revise all the documentation once and make sure that all aspects with respect to other VMware products is covered as well.
Another aspect is to consider the total exam duration and make sure that you don't sit on a single question for more than a minute. I finished the exam with 15 minutes to spare. Make sure to flag the questions on which you would like to review your answers and move on to the next question.

All the very best to all VMware Pros who are taking up the VCP-510 exam.

Documents that could help in VCP-510 Exam preparation

The following docs would be helpful in preparing for the VCP-510 exam.

ESXi and vCenter Server Product Documentation

VMware vSphere Basics Guide

vSphere Installation and Setup Guide  

vSphere Upgrade Guide  

vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide   

vSphere Host Profiles Guide  

vSphere Networking Guide   

vSphere Storage Guide   

vSphere Security Guide   

vSphere Resource Management Guide

vSphere Availability Guide

vSphere Monitoring and Performance Guide

vSphere Troubleshooting

VMware vSphere Examples and Scenarios Guide