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...Updated Information 9 About This Book 11 Getting Started 1 vSphere Components 15 Components of vSphere 15 vSphere Client Interfaces 17 Functional Components 17 Managed Components 19 Access Privileges Components 21 vCenter Server Modules 21 vCenter Components That Require Tomcat 22 Optional vCenter Server Components 22 2 Starting and Stopping the vSphere...Host 25 Stop an ESX Host Manually 26 Starting vCenter Server 26 Start the vSphere Client and Log In 27 Stop the vSphere Client and Log Out 28 vSphere Web Access 28 VMware Service Console 29 3 Using vCenter Server in Linked Mode 31 Linked Mode ...
...Updated Information 9 About This Book 11 Getting Started 1 vSphere Components 15 Components of vSphere 15 vSphere Client Interfaces 17 Functional Components 17 Managed Components 19 Access Privileges Components 21 vCenter Server Modules 21 vCenter Components That Require Tomcat 22 Optional vCenter Server Components 22 2 Starting and Stopping the vSphere...Host 25 Stop an ESX Host Manually 26 Starting vCenter Server 26 Start the vSphere Client and Log In 27 Stop the vSphere Client and Log Out 28 vSphere Web Access 28 VMware Service Console 29 3 Using vCenter Server in Linked Mode 31 Linked Mode ...
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... virtual machine's resources, such as VMware High Availability (HA), VMware VMotion™, VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), VMware Update Manager, and VMware Converter Enterprise. To run applications, and configure the virtual machines. VMware, Inc. 15 vSphere works with several client interfaces and offers many optional components and modules, such as storage devices. vSphere Components 1 VMware vSphere™ includes components and operations essential...
... virtual machine's resources, such as VMware High Availability (HA), VMware VMotion™, VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), VMware Update Manager, and VMware Converter Enterprise. To run applications, and configure the virtual machines. VMware, Inc. 15 vSphere works with several client interfaces and offers many optional components and modules, such as storage devices. vSphere Components 1 VMware vSphere™ includes components and operations essential...
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...Within a datacenter there are different across datacenters. Moving objects between datacenters can access the VMware vCenter Guided Consolidation extension and the VMware vCenter Update Manager from the VMware vCenter Server product. If you can create problems or, at least, unpredictable results. Within... on a cluster, the resources of ESX/ESXi hosts and associated virtual machines intended to more easily manage them. If you purchased and installed VMware vSphere extensions that are connected to access vCenter Server extensions installed in the cluster. n Virtual machines (and...
...Within a datacenter there are different across datacenters. Moving objects between datacenters can access the VMware vCenter Guided Consolidation extension and the VMware vCenter Update Manager from the VMware vCenter Server product. If you can create problems or, at least, unpredictable results. Within... on a cluster, the resources of ESX/ESXi hosts and associated virtual machines intended to more easily manage them. If you purchased and installed VMware vSphere extensions that are connected to access vCenter Server extensions installed in the cluster. n Virtual machines (and...
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... base product can be upgraded independently of each object. VMware modules include: VMware Update Manager VMware Converter Enterprise for packaging and managing applications. VMware vApp is identified to the server as someone who has rights and privileges to selected objects, such as datacenters and virtual machines, within the vSphere environment. A set of security standards. Some modules are not...
... base product can be upgraded independently of each object. VMware modules include: VMware Update Manager VMware Converter Enterprise for packaging and managing applications. VMware vApp is identified to the server as someone who has rights and privileges to selected objects, such as datacenters and virtual machines, within the vSphere environment. A set of security standards. Some modules are not...
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...by sales representative. Add the custom attribute, Name, column to something else, they are in your virtual machines and managed hosts. VMware, Inc. 43 Chapter 4 Using the vSphere Client Filter a List View You can export a list. Procedure 1 On any of these virtual machines changes to one... the list. New virtual machines that are also being filtered. Create a custom attribute for sales person name, Name. The list is updated based on whether filtering is persistent for one second, the search starts automatically. For example, suppose you no longer need the custom attribute...
...by sales representative. Add the custom attribute, Name, column to something else, they are in your virtual machines and managed hosts. VMware, Inc. 43 Chapter 4 Using the vSphere Client Filter a List View You can export a list. Procedure 1 On any of these virtual machines changes to one... the list. New virtual machines that are also being filtered. Create a custom attribute for sales person name, Name. The list is updated based on whether filtering is persistent for one second, the search starts automatically. For example, suppose you no longer need the custom attribute...
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... version number, and build number. Variables Defined in VMWARE-SYSTEM-MIB Variable ID Mapping Description vmwProdName vmwSystem 1 The product name. VMWARE-TC-MIB.mib defines the following integer values for ...VMWARE-TC-MIB.mib defines the following integer values for VMWARE-RESOURCES-MIB (Continued) Variable ID Mapping Description vmwHbaBusNumber vmwHbaStatus vmwHostBusAdapterEntry 3 vmwHostBusAdapterEntry 4 The host bus number. VMWARE-SYSTEM-MIB The VMWARE-SYSTEM-MIB.mib file provides variables for identifying the VMware software running on a managed system by VMware...
... version number, and build number. Variables Defined in VMWARE-SYSTEM-MIB Variable ID Mapping Description vmwProdName vmwSystem 1 The product name. VMWARE-TC-MIB.mib defines the following integer values for ...VMWARE-TC-MIB.mib defines the following integer values for VMWARE-RESOURCES-MIB (Continued) Variable ID Mapping Description vmwHbaBusNumber vmwHbaStatus vmwHostBusAdapterEntry 3 vmwHostBusAdapterEntry 4 The host bus number. VMWARE-SYSTEM-MIB The VMWARE-SYSTEM-MIB.mib file provides variables for identifying the VMware software running on a managed system by VMware...
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...vCenter Server removes the managed host and all monitoring activities performed by vCenter Server. By contrast, removing a managed host from the vCenter Server inventory. All associated virtual machines are updated to perform an upgrade. 6 Imports existing virtual machines. Procedure 1 From the vSphere Client connected to ... Reconnecting a Host You can be upgraded, vCenter Server prompts you to reflect the change. 80 VMware, Inc. it from vCenter Server. If the managed host is disconnected, the word "disconnected" is appended to disconnect a managed host from vCenter Server;
...vCenter Server removes the managed host and all monitoring activities performed by vCenter Server. By contrast, removing a managed host from the vCenter Server inventory. All associated virtual machines are updated to perform an upgrade. 6 Imports existing virtual machines. Procedure 1 From the vSphere Client connected to ... Reconnecting a Host You can be upgraded, vCenter Server prompts you to reflect the change. 80 VMware, Inc. it from vCenter Server. If the managed host is disconnected, the word "disconnected" is appended to disconnect a managed host from vCenter Server;
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...Collector Service. The Configuration tab displays name, location, and health of the vSphere Client. This information is recommended that servlet container. If you specify Consolidation settings...and extensions might also be present inside a generic servlet container labeled VMware vCenter Management Webservices. Guided Consolidation automatically scans active domains and caches information about ... Analyzes the data and generates placement recommendations. Configuring Consolidation Settings It is updated daily. Procedure 1 Click Change in the Configuration tab of the Guided...
...Collector Service. The Configuration tab displays name, location, and health of the vSphere Client. This information is recommended that servlet container. If you specify Consolidation settings...and extensions might also be present inside a generic servlet container labeled VMware vCenter Management Webservices. Guided Consolidation automatically scans active domains and caches information about ... Analyzes the data and generates placement recommendations. Configuring Consolidation Settings It is updated daily. Procedure 1 Click Change in the Configuration tab of the Guided...
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...from the host and vCenter Server. VMware, Inc. 137 Applications you were running and the content is disconnected, the already discovered virtual machines continue to the vCenter Server inventory. When you create the scheduled task, vCenter Server verifies that managed host and adds them to be re...node4 is disconnected and reconnected, any changes to vCenter Server, it was when you suspended the virtual machine are identified, and the vSphere Client updates the list of virtual machines adds node4 and shows node3 as it discovers all the virtual machines on that you add a host ...
...from the host and vCenter Server. VMware, Inc. 137 Applications you were running and the content is disconnected, the already discovered virtual machines continue to the vCenter Server inventory. When you create the scheduled task, vCenter Server verifies that managed host and adds them to be re...node4 is disconnected and reconnected, any changes to vCenter Server, it was when you suspended the virtual machine are identified, and the vSphere Client updates the list of virtual machines adds node4 and shows node3 as it discovers all the virtual machines on that you add a host ...
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...4 Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box. Advanced > Boot Options Virtual machine boot options. 148 VMware, Inc. vSphere Basic System Administration 8 Under I/O Mode, decide whether to configure this serial port to save your changes and close the ...number of virtual machine and its behavior with the guest operating system and VMware Tools, and other guests run sluggishly. VMware Tools Power Controls behavior, VMware Tools scripts and automatic updates. Power Management Virtual machine Suspend behavior. Polled mode causes the virtual machine to virtual ...
...4 Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box. Advanced > Boot Options Virtual machine boot options. 148 VMware, Inc. vSphere Basic System Administration 8 Under I/O Mode, decide whether to configure this serial port to save your changes and close the ...number of virtual machine and its behavior with the guest operating system and VMware Tools, and other guests run sluggishly. VMware Tools Power Controls behavior, VMware Tools scripts and automatic updates. Power Management Virtual machine Suspend behavior. Polled mode causes the virtual machine to virtual ...
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...use a snapshot as a restoration point during a linear or iterative process, such as installing update packages, or during a branching process, such as an alternative solution. A snapshot includes the following topics... snapshot, you took that each installation begins from configuring bus-sharing, delete the snapshots. VMware, Inc. 201 With snapshots, you can also preserve a baseline before diverging a virtual machine...linear process. If you from an identical baseline. When you revert to manage, take the snapshot. Large numbers of snapshots are useful when you need to revert...
...use a snapshot as a restoration point during a linear or iterative process, such as installing update packages, or during a branching process, such as an alternative solution. A snapshot includes the following topics... snapshot, you took that each installation begins from configuring bus-sharing, delete the snapshots. VMware, Inc. 201 With snapshots, you can also preserve a baseline before diverging a virtual machine...linear process. If you from an identical baseline. When you revert to manage, take the snapshot. Large numbers of snapshots are useful when you need to revert...
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In the vSphere Client, for any inventory object ... have the vCenter Storage Monitoring plug-in the Storage Views tab. You can manually update the reports by adding or removing columns. You can display and review statistics for ... status, and other storage properties of the selected object and items related to it. VMware, Inc. 225 To view this tab, you must have access to the datastore, the...sotrage, see by default. Monitoring Storage Resources 19 If you use vCenter Server to manage your ESX/ESXi hosts, you can review information on storage usage and visually map ...
In the vSphere Client, for any inventory object ... have the vCenter Storage Monitoring plug-in the Storage Views tab. You can manually update the reports by adding or removing columns. You can display and review statistics for ... status, and other storage properties of the selected object and items related to it. VMware, Inc. 225 To view this tab, you must have access to the datastore, the...sotrage, see by default. Monitoring Storage Resources 19 If you use vCenter Server to manage your ESX/ESXi hosts, you can review information on storage usage and visually map ...
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...mode DRS recommendation. Cannot start secondary VM, Cannot update secondary VM configuration. Fault tolerance state changed , Instance conflict. Host Event Triggers VMware provides preconfigured alarms that trigger when events occur on...access disabled, Administrator access enabled. License expired, No license. Cannot connect host, Host already managed, Incorrect Ccagent, Incorrect user name, Incompatible version, Ccagent upgrade, Network error, No access...removed, Account updated. vSphere Basic System Administration Table 21-9. Cannot complete clone, Cannot migrate, Cannot relocate, Cannot ...
...mode DRS recommendation. Cannot start secondary VM, Cannot update secondary VM configuration. Fault tolerance state changed , Instance conflict. Host Event Triggers VMware provides preconfigured alarms that trigger when events occur on...access disabled, Administrator access enabled. License expired, No license. Cannot connect host, Host already managed, Incorrect Ccagent, Incorrect user name, Incompatible version, Ccagent upgrade, Network error, No access...removed, Account updated. vSphere Basic System Administration Table 21-9. Cannot complete clone, Cannot migrate, Cannot relocate, Cannot ...
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... network setup. Datastore renamed, datastore renamed on some hosts differed from failure. VMware, Inc. 241 Cannot complete DRS resource configuration, Resource configuration synchronized. HA Host...Available Events Datastore modification NAS VMFS Datastore capacity increased. Permission added, removed, updated. Datacenter created, renamed. Host Event Triggers (Continued) Event Category Available ...Host has no available HA networks, Host is missing HA networks, N.o redundant management network for host. Local datastore created, Datastore deleted, Datastore discovered, Datastore removed...
... network setup. Datastore renamed, datastore renamed on some hosts differed from failure. VMware, Inc. 241 Cannot complete DRS resource configuration, Resource configuration synchronized. HA Host...Available Events Datastore modification NAS VMFS Datastore capacity increased. Permission added, removed, updated. Datacenter created, renamed. Host Event Triggers (Continued) Event Category Available ...Host has no available HA networks, Host is missing HA networks, N.o redundant management network for host. Local datastore created, Datastore deleted, Datastore discovered, Datastore removed...
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... needed. vCenter Server verifies the configuration of Alarms You can enable a disabled alarm at any managed object in the inventory. If the Defined in column does not contain This object for the selected... object. Export a List of the alarm and updates the alarm for the alarm to open the alarm definitions for an object includes ... 3 Click Definitions. You can export, to configure the values on each tab, click Help. 6 Click OK. VMware, Inc. 253 Required privilege: Read-Only Procedure 1 Display the object in the inventory. 2 Select the object and...
... needed. vCenter Server verifies the configuration of Alarms You can enable a disabled alarm at any managed object in the inventory. If the Defined in column does not contain This object for the selected... object. Export a List of the alarm and updates the alarm for the alarm to open the alarm definitions for an object includes ... 3 Click Definitions. You can export, to configure the values on each tab, click Help. 6 Click OK. VMware, Inc. 253 Required privilege: Read-Only Procedure 1 Display the object in the inventory. 2 Select the object and...
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...clone of a virtual machine Powers on the specified host or cluster. Check compliance of the virtual machine. VMware, Inc. 281 By default, the Status Baris displayed at a recurring interval. If it on , powers... times, at the bottom of the Status Bar. Required privileges: n Manual tasks: Tasks.Update Task n Scheduled tasks:Scheduled Task.Remove Task n Appropriate permissions on the host where the ... a vCenter Server system to a vCenter Server system. The vSphere Client must be connected to create and manage scheduled tasks. Change resource settings of the task and returns ...
...clone of a virtual machine Powers on the specified host or cluster. Check compliance of the virtual machine. VMware, Inc. 281 By default, the Status Baris displayed at a recurring interval. If it on , powers... times, at the bottom of the Status Bar. Required privileges: n Manual tasks: Tasks.Update Task n Scheduled tasks:Scheduled Task.Remove Task n Appropriate permissions on the host where the ... a vCenter Server system to a vCenter Server system. The vSphere Client must be connected to create and manage scheduled tasks. Change resource settings of the task and returns ...
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... machine from a template on the same object. This task is available only when VMware vCenter Update Manager is not available, use the Scheduled Task wizard. Prerequisites The vSphere Client must create a separate scheduled task for available updates. For example, if you use to managed formats or hosted formats. After a scheduled task runs, you specify. The current...
... machine from a template on the same object. This task is available only when VMware vCenter Update Manager is not available, use the Scheduled Task wizard. Prerequisites The vSphere Client must create a separate scheduled task for available updates. For example, if you use to managed formats or hosted formats. After a scheduled task runs, you specify. The current...
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...folder Delete folder Move folder Rename folder Description Affects Creates a new folder. vSphere Basic System Administration Extensions Extensions privileges control the ability to both the source and... Register extension Registers an extension (plug-in) Affects VC only Unregister extension Update extension Unregisters an extension (plug-in) Updates an extension (plug-in) VC only VC only Pair with Object Folders ... and destination Folders Folders 296 VMware, Inc. In order to have this privilege assigned to install and manage extensions. User interface element -
...folder Delete folder Move folder Rename folder Description Affects Creates a new folder. vSphere Basic System Administration Extensions Extensions privileges control the ability to both the source and... Register extension Registers an extension (plug-in) Affects VC only Unregister extension Update extension Unregisters an extension (plug-in) Updates an extension (plug-in) VC only VC only Pair with Object Folders ... and destination Folders Folders 296 VMware, Inc. In order to have this privilege assigned to install and manage extensions. User interface element -
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... of lockdown mode on Object Hosts Hosts (ESXi only) Hosts Hosts Hosts (ESXi only) Hosts Hosts Hosts Hosts Hosts Hosts Hosts VMware, Inc. 299 Shut down and restart a host. Host Configuration tab > Memory HC and VC Network configuration Configure network, firewall,...configuration Set configured service console memory reservation. Right-click Host VC only Firmware Update the host firmware on ESX hosts. Manage iSCSI. This setting is applicable only on ESXi hosts. No user vSphere Client interface elements are associated with this privilege. User interface element - Appendix...
... of lockdown mode on Object Hosts Hosts (ESXi only) Hosts Hosts Hosts (ESXi only) Hosts Hosts Hosts Hosts Hosts Hosts Hosts VMware, Inc. 299 Shut down and restart a host. Host Configuration tab > Memory HC and VC Network configuration Configure network, firewall,...configuration Set configured service console memory reservation. Right-click Host VC only Firmware Update the host firmware on ESX hosts. Manage iSCSI. This setting is applicable only on ESXi hosts. No user vSphere Client interface elements are associated with this privilege. User interface element - Appendix...
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vSphere Basic System Administration Fibre Channel NPIV settings 150 floppy drives 144, 158 guest operating system 120 guest operating system customization 173 guest ... installer) 125 VMware Update Manager 21 VMware vCenter Management Webservices 91 VMware vCenter Orchestrator 22 VMware Virtual SMP 115 VMWARE-ENV-MIB, definitions 56 VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB, definitions 57 VMWARE-PRODUCTS-MIB, definitions 60 VMWARE-RESOURCES-MIB, definitions 60 VMWARE-ROOT-MIB, definitions 56 VMWARE-SYSTEM-MIB, definitions 61 VMWARE-TC-MIB, definitions 61 VMWARE-VC-EVENT-MIB, definitions 62 VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB, ...
vSphere Basic System Administration Fibre Channel NPIV settings 150 floppy drives 144, 158 guest operating system 120 guest operating system customization 173 guest ... installer) 125 VMware Update Manager 21 VMware vCenter Management Webservices 91 VMware vCenter Orchestrator 22 VMware Virtual SMP 115 VMWARE-ENV-MIB, definitions 56 VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB, definitions 57 VMWARE-PRODUCTS-MIB, definitions 60 VMWARE-RESOURCES-MIB, definitions 60 VMWARE-ROOT-MIB, definitions 56 VMWARE-SYSTEM-MIB, definitions 61 VMWARE-TC-MIB, definitions 61 VMWARE-VC-EVENT-MIB, definitions 62 VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB, ...