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On step 10, select None (Offline Installation).
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For steps 5 and 6, this guide will be attaching the iso to the VM through a datastore file; there are many other options available for mounting an iso to a VM. Log into the GUI of an individual ESXi host that has access to a datastore on the cluster you have deployed your VM. In this example, the shared datastore is called sn1-x50r2-c12-22-iso-repository. Navigate to Storage view, select your datastore, then left click Datastore Browser.
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In the datastore browser window, select the datastore you'd like to upload the iso to on the left column then click the Upload button. Navigate to the local location containing the iso file and upload it.
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Switch over to the vCenter GUI. Navigate to the hosts and clusters view. On the VM where you've configured the offline OVA, right click on your newly deployed Offline VMware appliance and select Edit Settings.
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Navigate to CD/DVD drive and select the dropdown. Because the iso file is already on a datastore, select Datastore ISO File.
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On the new window that pops up, select the datastore with the iso then the iso file itself and click OK.
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Validate that Connected is selected on the CD/DVD drive that was configured and click OK.
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Now that the iso file is attached to the VM as a CD drive, setup the vSphere Plugin on the offline appliance. Connect to the appliance through vCenter's web console or an alternative method. For the web console, left click on your VM from hosts and clusters view and select LAUNCH WEB CONSOLE on the Summary tab of the VM.
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Log in to the appliance as pureuser using the password you previously configured.
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Run the command below at the command prompt after logging in:
puresetup vsphere-client-plugin -
You'll be presented with a prompt asking you the version to install. Type Y then press Return to install the mentioned version.