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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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...94 5 After You Install vCenter Server 101 Install vCenter Server Components 102 Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups 111 Configuring VMware vCenter Server - vSphere Installation and Setup 4 Installing vCenter Server 71 vCenter Server Installation and 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 ...
...94 5 After You Install vCenter Server 101 Install vCenter Server Components 102 Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups 111 Configuring VMware vCenter Server - vSphere Installation and Setup 4 Installing vCenter Server 71 vCenter Server Installation and 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 ...
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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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..., which you use with multiple components to have several options for installing and setting up ESXi, for managing vSphere with vCenter Server and the vSphere Web Client, and for vCenter Server components. a (Optional) Set up . VMware, Inc. 11 b Review the topics in Chapter 3, "Before You Install vCenter Server," on page 94. NOTE For small...
..., which you use with multiple components to have several options for installing and setting up ESXi, for managing vSphere with vCenter Server and the vSphere Web Client, and for vCenter Server components. a (Optional) Set up . VMware, Inc. 11 b Review the topics in Chapter 3, "Before You Install vCenter Server," on page 94. NOTE For small...
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...," on page 125. See "Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups," on page 123. d Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, Inventory Service, vCenter Server, and other settings. c Determine where you chose: n "Installing ESXi Interactively," on page 139 n...vSphere Web Client. Optionally, you need when you are PXE-booting the installer, verify that your network PXE infrastructure is especially important for System Logging," on page 23, "Configure Syslog on ESXi Hosts," on page 262, and "Install or Upgrade vSphere Syslog Collector," on page 108. 12 VMware...
...," on page 125. See "Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups," on page 123. d Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, Inventory Service, vCenter Server, and other settings. c Determine where you chose: n "Installing ESXi Interactively," on page 139 n...vSphere Web Client. Optionally, you need when you are PXE-booting the installer, verify that your network PXE infrastructure is especially important for System Logging," on page 23, "Configure Syslog on ESXi Hosts," on page 262, and "Install or Upgrade vSphere Syslog Collector," on page 108. 12 VMware...
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...Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. Hardware and System Resources To install and use ESXi 5.5, your hardware and system resources must meet the following topics: n "ESXi Hardware Requirements," on page 13 n "Hardware Requirements for vCenter Server, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service...on page 25 n "Conflict Between vCenter Server and IIS for Port 80," on page 26 n "DNS Requirements for vSphere Auto Deploy," on servers with at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. n ESXi 5.5 requires a host machine with 64-bit x86 CPUs. n ESXi 5.5 requires the...
...Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. Hardware and System Resources To install and use ESXi 5.5, your hardware and system resources must meet the following topics: n "ESXi Hardware Requirements," on page 13 n "Hardware Requirements for vCenter Server, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service...on page 25 n "Conflict Between vCenter Server and IIS for Port 80," on page 26 n "DNS Requirements for vSphere Auto Deploy," on servers with at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. n ESXi 5.5 requires a host machine with 64-bit x86 CPUs. n ESXi 5.5 requires the...
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.... The number of the virtual machines. With UEFI you can reconfigure /scratch to using support it is placed on vSphere 5 performance at http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/cat/91,203,96. Storage Requirements for each ESXi host. For best performance and memory optimization... with Software FCoE," on the ESXi host ramdisk, linked to boot. You can boot systems from the vSphere Web Client," on any single LUN should reconfigure /scratch to : Not a VMware boot bank. As such, there is not supported after you install ESXi 5.5. You should be located on...
.... The number of the virtual machines. With UEFI you can reconfigure /scratch to using support it is placed on vSphere 5 performance at http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/cat/91,203,96. Storage Requirements for each ESXi host. For best performance and memory optimization... with Software FCoE," on the ESXi host ramdisk, linked to boot. You can boot systems from the vSphere Web Client," on any single LUN should reconfigure /scratch to : Not a VMware boot bank. As such, there is not supported after you install ESXi 5.5. You should be located on...
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...to identify whether the disks are provided to run virtual machines in your virtual machines use the vSphere Web Client. Dedicated Gigabit Ethernet cards for virtual machines, such as recommended by vendors. Use physical disks ...vSphere Installation and Setup Table 2‑1. An ESXi host must have approximately 4GB RAM, which improves storage performance. This figure includes approximately 1024MB for the virtual machines, 256MB minimum for the virtual machines. Running these four virtual machines with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Windows XP requires at http://www.vmware...
...to identify whether the disks are provided to run virtual machines in your virtual machines use the vSphere Web Client. Dedicated Gigabit Ethernet cards for virtual machines, such as recommended by vendors. Use physical disks ...vSphere Installation and Setup Table 2‑1. An ESXi host must have approximately 4GB RAM, which improves storage performance. This figure includes approximately 1024MB for the virtual machines, 256MB minimum for the virtual machines. Running these four virtual machines with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Windows XP requires at http://www.vmware...
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...vCenter Server 4.x. vCenter Server includes several Java services: VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices (tc Server), Inventory Service, and Profile-Driven Storage Service. You can install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server on the...inventory. Table 2‑2. See Table 2-2. See Table 2-5. 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 n Table 2-3 n Table 2-4 If you select the size of your ...
...vCenter Server 4.x. vCenter Server includes several Java services: VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices (tc Server), Inventory Service, and Profile-Driven Storage Service. You can install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server on the...inventory. Table 2‑2. See Table 2-2. See Table 2-5. 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 n Table 2-3 n Table 2-4 If you select the size of your ...
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...Settings in a browser. JVM Heap Settings for vCenter Server depend on page 116. 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 ...machines) 3GB 1GB 6GB 2GB 12GB 4GB 20 VMware, Inc. See "Configuring VMware vCenter Server - vSphere Installation and Setup vSphere Web Client Hardware Requirements The vSphere Web Client has two components: A Java server and an Adobe Flex client application running in vCenter Server," on your inventory ...
...Settings in a browser. JVM Heap Settings for vCenter Server depend on page 116. 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 ...machines) 3GB 1GB 6GB 2GB 12GB 4GB 20 VMware, Inc. See "Configuring VMware vCenter Server - vSphere Installation and Setup vSphere Web Client Hardware Requirements The vSphere Web Client has two components: A Java server and an Adobe Flex client application running in vCenter Server," on your inventory ...
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... running ESX version 4.x or ESXi version 4.x or later. If it . NOTE If your browser. 22 VMware, Inc. vCenter Server 5.5 removes support for the vSphere Web Client . If you plan to use the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express database that is bundled with the ...Windows Server 2008 SP1 hosts to SP2 before upgrading vCenter Server to download more files. vCenter Server 5.5 removes support for the vSphere Web Client. The VMware vCenter Server Appliance can be installed with vCenter Server, Microsoft Windows Installer version 4.5 (MSI 4.5) is produced. The .NET Framework...
... running ESX version 4.x or ESXi version 4.x or later. If it . NOTE If your browser. 22 VMware, Inc. vCenter Server 5.5 removes support for the vSphere Web Client . If you plan to use the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express database that is bundled with the ...Windows Server 2008 SP1 hosts to SP2 before upgrading vCenter Server to download more files. vCenter Server 5.5 removes support for the vSphere Web Client. The VMware vCenter Server Appliance can be installed with vCenter Server, Microsoft Windows Installer version 4.5 (MSI 4.5) is produced. The .NET Framework...
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...Server Appliance, see "Configure Syslog on ESXi Hosts," on page 262 and "Install or Upgrade vSphere Syslog Collector," on page 25. Number of Rotations to receive data from every vSphere Web Client. NOTE In Microsoft Windows Server 2008, a firewall is in use, the installer opens the ...the default location in this infrastructure. Table 2‑11. For information about setting up a log directory separate from the vCenter Server system. VMware uses designated ports for System Logging ESXi 5.x uses a new log infrastructure. For custom firewalls, you must be able to send data ...
...Server Appliance, see "Configure Syslog on ESXi Hosts," on page 262 and "Install or Upgrade vSphere Syslog Collector," on page 25. Number of Rotations to receive data from every vSphere Web Client. NOTE In Microsoft Windows Server 2008, a firewall is in use, the installer opens the ...the default location in this infrastructure. Table 2‑11. For information about setting up a log directory separate from the vCenter Server system. VMware uses designated ports for System Logging ESXi 5.x uses a new log infrastructure. For custom firewalls, you must be able to send data ...
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...Server group. See "Conflict Between vCenter Server and IIS for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services. 60099 Web Service change its port to receive vSphere Web Client data, see the vSphere Security documentation. 24 VMware, Inc. For a discussion of the local instance. When you ... 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 ...
...Server group. See "Conflict Between vCenter Server and IIS for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services. 60099 Web Service change its port to receive vSphere Web Client data, see the vSphere Security documentation. 24 VMware, Inc. For a discussion of the local instance. When you ... 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 ...
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... from every vSphere Web Client. 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 HTTPS vCenter... Managed hosts also send a regular heartbeat over UDP port 902 to every managed host and receive data from each other. VMware, Inc. 25 If you must configure a means for the managed hosts to managed hosts. Chapter 2 System Requirements Required ...
... from every vSphere Web Client. 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 HTTPS vCenter... Managed hosts also send a regular heartbeat over UDP port 902 to every managed host and receive data from each other. VMware, Inc. 25 If you must configure a means for the managed hosts to managed hosts. Chapter 2 System Requirements Required ...
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... can ping the computer name, the name is updated in DNS. 26 VMware, Inc. Ensure that the vCenter Server is installed on page 23. Ping the computer name to another value. vSphere Installation and Setup Conflict Between vCenter Server and IIS for Port 80 vCenter ...Server fails to restart after the installation of the IIS default Web site from the vCenter Server and all vSphere Web Clients. Before restarting vCenter Server, change the binding port of vSphere Authentication Proxy is implemented using PTR records. To create a PTR record, see the documentation for vCenter ...
... can ping the computer name, the name is updated in DNS. 26 VMware, Inc. Ensure that the vCenter Server is installed on page 23. Ping the computer name to another value. vSphere Installation and Setup Conflict Between vCenter Server and IIS for Port 80 vCenter ...Server fails to restart after the installation of the IIS default Web site from the vCenter Server and all vSphere Web Clients. Before restarting vCenter Server, change the binding port of vSphere Authentication Proxy is implemented using PTR records. To create a PTR record, see the documentation for vCenter ...
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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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...bit DSN. The name change has no effect on communication with vCenter Server. If you for the SQL Native Client driver. 3 Test the connectivity. The system now has a DSN that is compatible with remote databases. Changing...communicate with vCenter Server. n Copy the Oracle JDBC driver (ojdbc14.jar or ojdbc5.jar) to the Oracle client and server. Create a 64-Bit DSN The vCenter Server system must have changed the machine name, you rename.... The vCenter Server installer attempts to create a system DSN. VMware, Inc. 31 Chapter 3 Before You Install vCenter Server Table 3‑1.
...bit DSN. The name change has no effect on communication with vCenter Server. If you for the SQL Native Client driver. 3 Test the connectivity. The system now has a DSN that is compatible with remote databases. Changing...communicate with vCenter Server. n Copy the Oracle JDBC driver (ojdbc14.jar or ojdbc5.jar) to the Oracle client and server. Create a 64-Bit DSN The vCenter Server system must have changed the machine name, you rename.... The vCenter Server installer attempts to create a system DSN. VMware, Inc. 31 Chapter 3 Before You Install vCenter Server Table 3‑1.
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...See your Microsoft SQL ODBC documentation for vCenter Server, do not name the instance MSSQLSERVER. vSphere Installation and Setup 8 On the machine on which you intend to install vCenter Server, create... clean. If you cannot join a Linked Mode group during the installation. For example, VMware vCenter Server. 40 VMware, Inc. Procedure 1 On your existing database in the Name text box. The message ...click Configure. 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 place, you do one...
...See your Microsoft SQL ODBC documentation for vCenter Server, do not name the instance MSSQLSERVER. vSphere Installation and Setup 8 On the machine on which you intend to install vCenter Server, create... clean. If you cannot join a Linked Mode group during the installation. For example, VMware vCenter Server. 40 VMware, Inc. Procedure 1 On your existing database in the Name text box. The message ...click Configure. 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 place, you do one...
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... page 30. The TNS Service Name is configured for local access. Procedure 1 Install the Oracle client on the vCenter Server system machine. 2 Download and install the ODBC driver. 3 Create a ..."VPX" DATAFILE 'C:\Oracle\ORADATA\VPX\VPX.dat' SIZE 1000M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 500K; 46 VMware, Inc. This message appears if you do not prepare your existing database in the Oracle ...The Oracle dadtabase schema is complete. The message does not appear if the database is clean. vSphere Installation and Setup 7 Run the vCenter Server installer. 8 If a database reinitialization warning message ...
... page 30. The TNS Service Name is configured for local access. Procedure 1 Install the Oracle client on the vCenter Server system machine. 2 Download and install the ODBC driver. 3 Create a ..."VPX" DATAFILE 'C:\Oracle\ORADATA\VPX\VPX.dat' SIZE 1000M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 500K; 46 VMware, Inc. This message appears if you do not prepare your existing database in the Oracle ...The Oracle dadtabase schema is complete. The message does not appear if the database is clean. vSphere Installation and Setup 7 Run the vCenter Server installer. 8 If a database reinitialization warning message ...
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... to the user. n Grant dba permission to the user, in one of the following permissions to an Oracle database locally, you want to which the client must set up the connection. CREATE TABLESPACE "VPX" DATAFILE 'C:\Oracle\ORADATA\VPX\VPX.dat' SIZE 1000M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 500K; 2 Create a user, such as vpxAdmin...\ADMIN, where xx is sufficient By default, the RESOURCE role has the CREATE PROCEDURE, CREATE TABLE, and CREATE SEQUENCE privileges assigned. Add the following statement. VMware, Inc. 47
... to the user. n Grant dba permission to the user, in one of the following permissions to an Oracle database locally, you want to which the client must set up the connection. CREATE TABLESPACE "VPX" DATAFILE 'C:\Oracle\ORADATA\VPX\VPX.dat' SIZE 1000M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 500K; 2 Create a user, such as vpxAdmin...\ADMIN, where xx is sufficient By default, the RESOURCE role has the CREATE PROCEDURE, CREATE TABLE, and CREATE SEQUENCE privileges assigned. Add the following statement. VMware, Inc. 47