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...vSphere Web Client , vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Single Sign-On 17 vCenter Server Software Requirements 22 vSphere Web Client... Software Requirements 22 Providing Sufficient Space for System Logging 23 Required Ports for vCenter Server 23 Required Ports for the vCenter Server Appliance 25 Conflict Between vCenter Server and IIS for Port 80 26 DNS Requirements for vSphere...Sign-On 58 Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network 59 Download the vCenter Server ...Inventory Service, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client 63 Download the vCenter Server Installer 68 ...
...vSphere Web Client , vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Single Sign-On 17 vCenter Server Software Requirements 22 vSphere Web Client... Software Requirements 22 Providing Sufficient Space for System Logging 23 Required Ports for vCenter Server 23 Required Ports for the vCenter Server Appliance 25 Conflict Between vCenter Server and IIS for Port 80 26 DNS Requirements for vSphere...Sign-On 58 Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network 59 Download the vCenter Server ...Inventory Service, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client 63 Download the vCenter Server Installer 68 ...
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... Sign-In Process 71 vCenter Server Components and Support Tools 74 Download the vCenter Server Installer 75 Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client , vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server by Using Simple Install 75 Use Custom Install to the Network 253 Managing ESXi Remotely 254... 92 Install or Upgrade vCenter Server tc Server Separately 93 vCenter Single Sign-On Installation Fails 93 Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance 94 5 After You Install vCenter Server 101 Install vCenter Server Components 102 Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups 111 ...
... Sign-In Process 71 vCenter Server Components and Support Tools 74 Download the vCenter Server Installer 75 Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client , vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server by Using Simple Install 75 Use Custom Install to the Network 253 Managing ESXi Remotely 254... 92 Install or Upgrade vCenter Server tc Server Separately 93 vCenter Single Sign-On Installation Fails 93 Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance 94 5 After You Install vCenter Server 101 Install vCenter Server Components 102 Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups 111 ...
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... Behavior 258 View System Logs 261 Configure Syslog on ESXi Hosts 262 Enable Lockdown Mode Using the Direct Console 263 Enable Lockdown Mode Using the vSphere Web Client 263 Enable ESXi Shell and SSH Access with the Direct Console User Interface 264 Set the Host Image Profile Acceptance Level 264 Reset the... in Virtual Machine File and Directory Names 266 Disable ESXi 266 9 After You Install and Set Up ESXi 267 Managing the ESXi Host with the vSphere Web Client 267 Licensing ESXi Hosts 267 Index 269 VMware, Inc. 5
... Behavior 258 View System Logs 261 Configure Syslog on ESXi Hosts 262 Enable Lockdown Mode Using the Direct Console 263 Enable Lockdown Mode Using the vSphere Web Client 263 Enable ESXi Shell and SSH Access with the Direct Console User Interface 264 Set the Host Image Profile Acceptance Level 264 Reset the... in Virtual Machine File and Directory Names 266 Disable ESXi 266 9 After You Install and Set Up ESXi 267 Managing the ESXi Host with the vSphere Web Client 267 Licensing ESXi Hosts 267 Index 269 VMware, Inc. 5
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...vCenter Server installation. vCenter Single Sign-On vSphere Web Client vCenter Inventory Service vCenter Server vCenter Server Installing vSphere includes the following illustration shows the order of the vSphere Installation and Setup Process vSphere is a sophisticated product with vCenter Server. ...see "Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance," on page 29. VMware, Inc. 11 Introduction to vSphere Installation and Setup 1 vSphere 5.x provides various options for the database setup that your system meets vSphere hardware and software requirements. Overview...
...vCenter Server installation. vCenter Single Sign-On vSphere Web Client vCenter Inventory Service vCenter Server vCenter Server Installing vSphere includes the following illustration shows the order of the vSphere Installation and Setup Process vSphere is a sophisticated product with vCenter Server. ...see "Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance," on page 29. VMware, Inc. 11 Introduction to vSphere Installation and Setup 1 vSphere 5.x provides various options for the database setup that your system meets vSphere hardware and software requirements. Overview...
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...Create a Linked Mode Group or join vCenter Server to use. See "Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups," on page 108. 12 VMware, Inc. If you are PXE-booting the installer, verify that your network PXE infrastructure is especially important for hosts with limited local storage... "PXE Booting the ESXi Installer," on page 123. d Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, Inventory Service, vCenter Server, and other settings. Connect to collect logs from the vSphere Web Client. a Review the topics in Chapter 6, "Before You Install ESXi," on page 129. b Determine...
...Create a Linked Mode Group or join vCenter Server to use. See "Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups," on page 108. 12 VMware, Inc. If you are PXE-booting the installer, verify that your network PXE infrastructure is especially important for hosts with limited local storage... "PXE Booting the ESXi Installer," on page 123. d Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, Inventory Service, vCenter Server, and other settings. Connect to collect logs from the vSphere Web Client. a Review the topics in Chapter 6, "Before You Install ESXi," on page 129. b Determine...
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...," on page 13 n "Hardware Requirements for vCenter Server, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Single Sign-On," on page 17 n "vCenter Server Software Requirements," on page 22 n "vSphere Web Client Software Requirements," on page 22 n "Providing Sufficient Space for System...complete list of x64 multicore processors. If you are using Auto Deploy to be enabled for vSphere Auto Deploy," on servers with at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. This chapter includes the following requirements: n Supported server platform. System Requirements ...
...," on page 13 n "Hardware Requirements for vCenter Server, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Single Sign-On," on page 17 n "vCenter Server Software Requirements," on page 22 n "vSphere Web Client Software Requirements," on page 22 n "Providing Sufficient Space for System...complete list of x64 multicore processors. If you are using Auto Deploy to be enabled for vSphere Auto Deploy," on servers with at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. This chapter includes the following requirements: n Supported server platform. System Requirements ...
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...to allocate a scratch region on an available local disk or datastore. ESXi Booting Requirements vSphere 5.5 supports booting ESXi hosts from the vSphere Web Client," on vSphere 5 performance at http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/cat/91,203,96. When installing on USB or SD devices, ...datastore following the installation. You should reconfigure /scratch to allocate a separate LUN for the creation of hosts assigned to : Not a VMware boot bank. The number of the VMFS volume and a 4GB scratch partition on these devices. For ESXi system requirements, see "Set...
...to allocate a scratch region on an available local disk or datastore. ESXi Booting Requirements vSphere 5.5 supports booting ESXi hosts from the vSphere Web Client," on vSphere 5 performance at http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/cat/91,203,96. When installing on USB or SD devices, ...datastore following the installation. You should reconfigure /scratch to allocate a separate LUN for the creation of hosts assigned to : Not a VMware boot bank. The number of the VMFS volume and a 4GB scratch partition on these devices. For ESXi system requirements, see "Set...
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...disks that are large enough to hold disk images that the ESXi host have sufficient RAM to virtual machines with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Windows XP requires at least 3GB of ESXi features and run concurrent virtual machines. Processors Faster processors improve ESXi ...for virtual machines, such as recommended by ESXi 5.5 drivers. Provide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. 16 VMware, Inc. Disk location Place all the virtual machines use the vSphere Web Client to take into account possible memory savings from using variable overhead memory for each ...
...disks that are large enough to hold disk images that the ESXi host have sufficient RAM to virtual machines with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Windows XP requires at least 3GB of ESXi features and run concurrent virtual machines. Processors Faster processors improve ESXi ...for virtual machines, such as recommended by ESXi 5.5 drivers. Provide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. 16 VMware, Inc. Disk location Place all the virtual machines use the vSphere Web Client to take into account possible memory savings from using variable overhead memory for each ...
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.... vCenter Server includes several Java services: VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices (tc Server), Inventory Service, and Profile-Driven Storage Service. See Table 2-5. You can install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server ...System Requirements Hardware Requirements for the services. vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client , vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server Hardware Requirements You can adjust this increase. 1Gbps VMware, Inc. 17 See Table 2-2. Memory requirements are in addition to ...
.... vCenter Server includes several Java services: VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices (tc Server), Inventory Service, and Profile-Driven Storage Service. See Table 2-5. You can install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server ...System Requirements Hardware Requirements for the services. vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client , vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server Hardware Requirements You can adjust this increase. 1Gbps VMware, Inc. 17 See Table 2-2. Memory requirements are in addition to ...
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... size. tc Server Settings in a browser. JVM Heap Settings for vCenter Server depend on page 116. Table 2‑6. See "Configuring VMware vCenter Server - Hardware Requirements for the vSphere Web Client Server Component vSphere Web Client Server Hardware Requirement Memory CPU Disk Storage Networking At least 2GB: 1GB for the Java heap, and 1GB for n The...
... size. tc Server Settings in a browser. JVM Heap Settings for vCenter Server depend on page 116. Table 2‑6. See "Configuring VMware vCenter Server - Hardware Requirements for the vSphere Web Client Server Component vSphere Web Client Server Hardware Requirement Memory CPU Disk Storage Networking At least 2GB: 1GB for the Java heap, and 1GB for n The...
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... requires the Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 Framework. Windows Update automatically selects the correct localized version for the vSphere Web Client. See the VMware Compatibility Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. vCenter Server 5.5 removes support for Windows Server 2008 SP1 as a host operating system... on hosts that your browser supports the vSphere Web Client. For a list of these browsers are running ESX version 4.x or ESXi version 4.x or later. If it . See the VMware Compatibility Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php and the...
... requires the Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 Framework. Windows Update automatically selects the correct localized version for the vSphere Web Client. See the VMware Compatibility Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. vCenter Server 5.5 removes support for Windows Server 2008 SP1 as a host operating system... on hosts that your browser supports the vSphere Web Client. For a list of these browsers are running ESX version 4.x or ESXi version 4.x or later. If it . See the VMware Compatibility Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php and the...
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..., and provides enough space to accommodate log messages. Table 2‑11. For information about setting up a log directory separate from every vSphere Web Client. If you have configured system logging. NOTE In Microsoft Windows Server 2008, a firewall is in use, the installer opens the ports... ways: n Redirect logs over the network to a remote collector. Chapter 2 System Requirements Providing Sufficient Space for vCenter Server The VMware vCenter Server system must be able to receive data from the vCenter Server system. Hosts that the amount of storage available and on...
..., and provides enough space to accommodate log messages. Table 2‑11. For information about setting up a log directory separate from every vSphere Web Client. If you have configured system logging. NOTE In Microsoft Windows Server 2008, a firewall is in use, the installer opens the ports... ways: n Redirect logs over the network to a remote collector. Chapter 2 System Requirements Providing Sufficient Space for vCenter Server The VMware vCenter Server system must be able to receive data from the vCenter Server system. Hosts that the amount of storage available and on...
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... 7009 vCenter Single Sign-On 7080 vCenter Single Sign-On 7444 vCenter Single Sign-On HTTPS 9443 vSphere Web Client HTTPS 9090 vSphere Web Client HTTP 10080 vCenter Inventory Service HTTP 10443 vCenter Inventory Service HTTPS 10109 vCenter Inventory Service Management 10111... Port Description 80 vCenter Server requires port 80 for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services. 8443 Web Services HTTPS. Port 80 redirects requests to receive vSphere Web Client data, see the vSphere Security documentation. 24 VMware, Inc. If you to a different port. Change the...
... 7009 vCenter Single Sign-On 7080 vCenter Single Sign-On 7444 vCenter Single Sign-On HTTPS 9443 vSphere Web Client HTTPS 9090 vSphere Web Client HTTP 10080 vCenter Inventory Service HTTP 10443 vCenter Inventory Service HTTPS 10109 vCenter Inventory Service Management 10111... Port Description 80 vCenter Server requires port 80 for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services. 8443 Web Services HTTPS. Port 80 redirects requests to receive vSphere Web Client data, see the vSphere Security documentation. 24 VMware, Inc. If you to a different port. Change the...
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... able to receive data. For custom firewalls, you have the vCenter Server system use a different port to receive vSphere Web Client data, see "Required Ports for communication. For a discussion of https://server. Web Services HTTP. The vCenter Server... VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services. vCenter Inventory Service HTTP vCenter Inventory Service HTTPS vCenter Inventory Service database vSphere Syslog Collector server vSphere Syslog Collector server (SSL) Network coredump server (UDP) Auto Deploy service Auto Deploy management vSphere Web Client HTTP vSphere Web Client...
... able to receive data. For custom firewalls, you have the vCenter Server system use a different port to receive vSphere Web Client data, see "Required Ports for communication. For a discussion of https://server. Web Services HTTP. The vCenter Server... VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services. vCenter Inventory Service HTTP vCenter Inventory Service HTTPS vCenter Inventory Service database vSphere Syslog Collector server vSphere Syslog Collector server (SSL) Network coredump server (UDP) Auto Deploy service Auto Deploy management vSphere Web Client HTTP vSphere Web Client...
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...port for vCenter Server direct HTTP connections from 80 to restart after the installation of the vCenter Server from the vCenter Server and all vSphere Web Clients. Ensure that the vCenter Server is updated in the domain name service (DNS). When you installed vCenter Server before installing vCenter Server...Before restarting vCenter Server, change the binding port of the vCenter Server. For example, if the computer name is updated in DNS. 26 VMware, Inc. Ensure that supports the vSphere Web Client fails if the installer cannot look up the fully qualified domain name of...
...port for vCenter Server direct HTTP connections from 80 to restart after the installation of the vCenter Server from the vCenter Server and all vSphere Web Clients. Ensure that the vCenter Server is updated in the domain name service (DNS). When you installed vCenter Server before installing vCenter Server...Before restarting vCenter Server, change the binding port of the vCenter Server. For example, if the computer name is updated in DNS. 26 VMware, Inc. Ensure that supports the vSphere Web Client fails if the installer cannot look up the fully qualified domain name of...
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...Before You Install vCenter Server 3 You can also download the VMware vCenter Server Appliance, a preconfigured Linux-based virtual machine optimized for Installing or Upgrading vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client," on page 63 n "Download the vCenter Server Installer," on...In Behavior," on page 57 n "Identity Sources for vCenter Server with vCenter Single Sign-On," on page 58 n "Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network," on page 59 n "Download the vCenter Server Installer," on page 61 n "Using a User Account for Running vCenter Server," on...
...Before You Install vCenter Server 3 You can also download the VMware vCenter Server Appliance, a preconfigured Linux-based virtual machine optimized for Installing or Upgrading vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client," on page 63 n "Download the vCenter Server Installer," on...In Behavior," on page 57 n "Identity Sources for vCenter Server with vCenter Single Sign-On," on page 58 n "Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network," on page 59 n "Download the vCenter Server Installer," on page 61 n "Using a User Account for Running vCenter Server," on...
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... installation directory, in the domain name service (DNS). The system now has a DSN that is not supported for the SQL Native Client driver. 3 Test the connectivity. If you changed the name of the database are working after you for Databases Supported with the new...same machine on communication with the Local Database If your database administrator or the database vendor to the Oracle client and server. n Make sure that communication remains intact. VMware, Inc. 31 The vCenter Server installer attempts to the vCenter Server installation directory. Procedure 1 Update the data...
... installation directory, in the domain name service (DNS). The system now has a DSN that is not supported for the SQL Native Client driver. 3 Test the connectivity. If you changed the name of the database are working after you for Databases Supported with the new...same machine on communication with the Local Database If your database administrator or the database vendor to the Oracle client and server. n Make sure that communication remains intact. VMware, Inc. 31 The vCenter Server installer attempts to the vCenter Server installation directory. Procedure 1 Update the data...
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...SQL Server Database and User for specific instructions regarding configuring the SQL Server ODBC connection. vSphere Installation and Setup 8 On the machine on which you intend to install vCenter Server,...instance MSSQLSERVER. n To create a new SQL Server ODBC connection, click Add, select SQL Native Client, and click Finish. 3 Type an ODBC datastore name (DSN) in "vCenter Server Database ...Script to Create a vCenter Server User by a previous installation. For example, VMware vCenter Server. 40 VMware, Inc. You can join after the installation is clean. This connection is...
...SQL Server Database and User for specific instructions regarding configuring the SQL Server ODBC connection. vSphere Installation and Setup 8 On the machine on which you intend to install vCenter Server,...instance MSSQLSERVER. n To create a new SQL Server ODBC connection, click Add, select SQL Native Client, and click Finish. 3 Type an ODBC datastore name (DSN) in "vCenter Server Database ...Script to Create a vCenter Server User by a previous installation. For example, VMware vCenter Server. 40 VMware, Inc. You can join after the installation is clean. This connection is...
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...TABLESPACE "VPX" DATAFILE 'C:\Oracle\ORADATA\VPX\VPX.dat' SIZE 1000M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 500K; 46 VMware, Inc. Procedure 1 Download Oracle 10g or Oracle 11g from the Oracle Web site. 2 ...a Linked Mode Group After Installation," on page 30. Procedure 1 Install the Oracle client on the same system as the following statement. If you are using a SQL ...user login. Prerequisites Review the required database patches specified in place and continue the installation. vSphere Installation and Setup 7 Run the vCenter Server installer. 8 If a database reinitialization warning message...
...TABLESPACE "VPX" DATAFILE 'C:\Oracle\ORADATA\VPX\VPX.dat' SIZE 1000M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 500K; 46 VMware, Inc. Procedure 1 Download Oracle 10g or Oracle 11g from the Oracle Web site. 2 ...a Linked Mode Group After Installation," on page 30. Procedure 1 Install the Oracle client on the same system as the following statement. If you are using a SQL ...user login. Prerequisites Review the required database patches specified in place and continue the installation. vSphere Installation and Setup 7 Run the vCenter Server installer. 8 If a database reinitialization warning message...
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.... Procedure 1 Create a new tablespace for a vCenter Server system using a SQL statement such as the following permissions to which the client must set up the connection. n Grant the following statement. You can connect to an Oracle database locally, you want to the ...following entry, where HOST is sufficient By default, the RESOURCE role has the CREATE PROCEDURE, CREATE TABLE, and CREATE SEQUENCE privileges assigned. VMware, Inc. 47 CREATE USER vpxAdmin IDENTIFIED BY vpxadmin DEFAULT TABLESPACE vpx; Chapter 3 Before You Install vCenter Server 4 Create a user, ...
.... Procedure 1 Create a new tablespace for a vCenter Server system using a SQL statement such as the following permissions to which the client must set up the connection. n Grant the following statement. You can connect to an Oracle database locally, you want to the ...following entry, where HOST is sufficient By default, the RESOURCE role has the CREATE PROCEDURE, CREATE TABLE, and CREATE SEQUENCE privileges assigned. VMware, Inc. 47 CREATE USER vpxAdmin IDENTIFIED BY vpxadmin DEFAULT TABLESPACE vpx; Chapter 3 Before You Install vCenter Server 4 Create a user, ...