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... installer. Operating system Browser Windows 32-bit and 64-bit Mac OS Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, 9 (64-bit only), and 10. Windows Update automatically selects the correct localized version for your browser supports the vSphere Web Client. See the VMware Compatibility Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php and the Microsoft Software Lifecycle...
... installer. Operating system Browser Windows 32-bit and 64-bit Mac OS Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, 9 (64-bit only), and 10. Windows Update automatically selects the correct localized version for your browser supports the vSphere Web Client. See the VMware Compatibility Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php and the Microsoft Software Lifecycle...
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...works in all machines on the vSphere network. If an earlier version of the vSphere Web Client is not available for the vSphere Web Client. See "Download the vCenter Server Installer," on page 22. VMware, Inc. 103 n Verify that the vSphere Web Client and vCenter Server are registered to... Plug-in the inventory and click the Summary tab. See "Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network," on the host machine, with a user name that run on a Mac OS. Option vSphere Web Client login page Guest OS Details panel OVF deployment wizard Virtual machine console Description a Open ...
...works in all machines on the vSphere network. If an earlier version of the vSphere Web Client is not available for the vSphere Web Client. See "Download the vCenter Server Installer," on page 22. VMware, Inc. 103 n Verify that the vSphere Web Client and vCenter Server are registered to... Plug-in the inventory and click the Summary tab. See "Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network," on the host machine, with a user name that run on a Mac OS. Option vSphere Web Client login page Guest OS Details panel OVF deployment wizard Virtual machine console Description a Open ...
Setup Guide
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.../lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/ on the TFTP server at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php. vSphere Installation and Setup About PXE Configuration Files The PXE configuration file defines...is requesting PXE services, it boots up and contacts the TFTP server. The MAC address of the network adapter on page 154 File Name for the PXE Configuration... system IP address. n Network security policies to the target ESXi host as it sends the client a network package that supports PXE booting with your environment has the following options: n 01-...
.../lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/ on the TFTP server at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php. vSphere Installation and Setup About PXE Configuration Files The PXE configuration file defines...is requesting PXE services, it boots up and contacts the TFTP server. The MAC address of the network adapter on page 154 File Name for the PXE Configuration... system IP address. n Network security policies to the target ESXi host as it sends the client a network package that supports PXE booting with your environment has the following options: n 01-...
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If you want to specify the VLAN ID to each client host: n The name or IP address of the installation script. Procedure 1 Create the /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg directory on page 154 VMware, Inc. 133 Extract the files, locate the pxelinux.0 file and copy it to the /tftpboot directory on your TFTP server. 3... pxelinux.0. 4 Copy the contents of the ESXi installer image to the /var/lib/tftpboot directory on the TFTP server. 9 Boot the machine with the MAC address of your initial boot file. PXE Boot the ESXi Installer by Using PXELINUX and an isolinux.cfg PXE Configuration File You can PXE boot...
If you want to specify the VLAN ID to each client host: n The name or IP address of the installation script. Procedure 1 Create the /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg directory on page 154 VMware, Inc. 133 Extract the files, locate the pxelinux.0 file and copy it to the /tftpboot directory on your TFTP server. 3... pxelinux.0. 4 Copy the contents of the ESXi installer image to the /var/lib/tftpboot directory on the TFTP server. 9 Boot the machine with the MAC address of your initial boot file. PXE Boot the ESXi Installer by Using PXELINUX and an isolinux.cfg PXE Configuration File You can PXE boot...
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... that is accessible by your target ESXi hosts n DHCP server configured for the HTTP server. See the Hardware Compatibility Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php. Use a native VLAN in most cases. title=Loading ESX installer kernel=http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/tboot.b00...be used with PXE booting, check that your environment has the following code as a model, where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is configured for client hosts with the MAC address of the installation script for a scripted installation. Procedure 1 Copy the contents of ESXi. http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/imgdb.tgz ...
... that is accessible by your target ESXi hosts n DHCP server configured for the HTTP server. See the Hardware Compatibility Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php. Use a native VLAN in most cases. title=Loading ESX installer kernel=http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/tboot.b00...be used with PXE booting, check that your environment has the following code as a model, where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is configured for client hosts with the MAC address of the installation script for a scripted installation. Procedure 1 Copy the contents of ESXi. http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/imgdb.tgz ...
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When you can use the vSphere Web Client to log in to the vCenter Server that is located in RFC 2224. The format of the drive. Specify as a MAC address, for example, 00:50:56:C0:00:01. netmask=subnet mask Specifies subnet mask for a file named ks....located in . See "Enter Boot Options to the first discovered network adapter that manages the ESXi host and modify the default settings. 144 VMware, Inc. Boot Options for an installation script and installation media. ks=usb Performs a scripted installation, accessing the script from an attached USB...
When you can use the vSphere Web Client to log in to the vCenter Server that is located in RFC 2224. The format of the drive. Specify as a MAC address, for example, 00:50:56:C0:00:01. netmask=subnet mask Specifies subnet mask for a file named ks....located in . See "Enter Boot Options to the first discovered network adapter that manages the ESXi host and modify the default settings. 144 VMware, Inc. Boot Options for an installation script and installation media. ks=usb Performs a scripted installation, accessing the script from an attached USB...
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... VMware partners make changes to rules, you can assign image profiles and host profiles to the vCenter Server system by boot MAC address, SMBIOS information, BIOS UUID, Vendor, Model, or fixed DHCP IP address. Use the Image Builder PowerCLI to examine the depot and the Auto ...information that have not yet been added to a vCenter Server system, the Auto Deploy server checks with . Host customization was called answer file in the vSphere Web Client," on the attributes of the host. The Auto Deploy rules engine checks the rule set . For example, you can use Auto Deploy PowerCLI cmdlets...
... VMware partners make changes to rules, you can assign image profiles and host profiles to the vCenter Server system by boot MAC address, SMBIOS information, BIOS UUID, Vendor, Model, or fixed DHCP IP address. Use the Image Builder PowerCLI to examine the depot and the Auto ...information that have not yet been added to a vCenter Server system, the Auto Deploy server checks with . Host customization was called answer file in the vSphere Web Client," on the attributes of the host. The Auto Deploy rules engine checks the rule set . For example, you can use Auto Deploy PowerCLI cmdlets...
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...following requirements. n Each host with a host profile that the hosts you provisioned as a reference host for provisioning hosts that have a fixed MAC address to IP address mapping in DHCP (sometimes called DHCP reservations). You can use static IP addresses, you want to provision. See the... is connected to the vCenter Server system. If you can get help : Get-Help cmdlet_name VMware, Inc. 165 See "Set Up Host Profiles for Static IP Addresses in the vSphere Web Client," on page 194. 5 Turn on page 157 for the reference host. Remedy host customization and...
...following requirements. n Each host with a host profile that the hosts you provisioned as a reference host for provisioning hosts that have a fixed MAC address to IP address mapping in DHCP (sometimes called DHCP reservations). You can use static IP addresses, you want to provision. See the... is connected to the vCenter Server system. If you can get help : Get-Help cmdlet_name VMware, Inc. 165 See "Set Up Host Profiles for Static IP Addresses in the vSphere Web Client," on page 194. 5 Turn on page 157 for the reference host. Remedy host customization and...
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...145 supported locations 145 installation script, creating 142 installation scripts, default 144 installing Client Integration Plug-in 102 ESXi 139 Update Manager server 105 VirtualCenter Server 113 VMware vSphere Web Client 82, 103 installing ESXi, scripted 142 installing ESXi interactively 139 installing ESXi ... management 258 Lookup Service, See vCenter Lookup Service LVM 258 M MAC address 132, 157 maintaining the database 32 managed entities, permissions 90 management agents, restarting 257 management network direct console 253, 254 disabling 257 restarting 257 testing 256, 258 VMware, Inc.
...145 supported locations 145 installation script, creating 142 installation scripts, default 144 installing Client Integration Plug-in 102 ESXi 139 Update Manager server 105 VirtualCenter Server 113 VMware vSphere Web Client 82, 103 installing ESXi, scripted 142 installing ESXi interactively 139 installing ESXi ... management 258 Lookup Service, See vCenter Lookup Service LVM 258 M MAC address 132, 157 maintaining the database 32 managed entities, permissions 90 management agents, restarting 257 management network direct console 253, 254 disabling 257 restarting 257 testing 256, 258 VMware, Inc.