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...Client , vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server by Using Simple Install 75 Use Custom Install to the Network 253 Managing ESXi Remotely 254 Configuring Network Settings 254 4 VMware, Inc. tc Server Settings in vCenter Server 116 VMware vCenter Management Webservices Service Fails to Start 118 Back Up the Inventory Service Database on Windows... ESXi Interactively 139 Installing, Upgrading, or Migrating Hosts Using a Script 142 Installing ESXi Using vSphere Auto Deploy 157 Using vSphere ESXi Image Builder CLI 225 8 Setting Up ESXi 247 ESXi Autoconfiguration 248 About the Direct ...
...Client , vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server by Using Simple Install 75 Use Custom Install to the Network 253 Managing ESXi Remotely 254 Configuring Network Settings 254 4 VMware, Inc. tc Server Settings in vCenter Server 116 VMware vCenter Management Webservices Service Fails to Start 118 Back Up the Inventory Service Database on Windows... ESXi Interactively 139 Installing, Upgrading, or Migrating Hosts Using a Script 142 Installing ESXi Using vSphere Auto Deploy 157 Using vSphere ESXi Image Builder CLI 225 8 Setting Up ESXi 247 ESXi Autoconfiguration 248 About the Direct ...
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.... These calculations do not place your virtual machines use the vSphere Web Client. Disk location Place all data that all the virtual machines use the vSphere Web Client to virtual machines with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Windows XP requires at least 3GB of ESXi features and run concurrent..., the installer might not format the disks. Operating four virtual machines with high network traffic. Provide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. 16 VMware, Inc. Use physical disks that are large enough to run virtual machines in your server that are local or remote...
.... These calculations do not place your virtual machines use the vSphere Web Client. Disk location Place all data that all the virtual machines use the vSphere Web Client to virtual machines with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Windows XP requires at least 3GB of ESXi features and run concurrent..., the installer might not format the disks. Operating four virtual machines with high network traffic. Provide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. 16 VMware, Inc. Use physical disks that are large enough to run virtual machines in your server that are local or remote...
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...the appropriate plug-in for your browser. 22 VMware, Inc. Supported guest operating systems and browser versions for Windows Server 2008 SP1 as a host operating system. vCenter Server 5.5 removes support for the vSphere Web Client . If you plan to use the Microsoft SQL...browser supports the vSphere Web Client. Later versions of supported operating systems, see the VMware Compatibility Guide at the time the vSphere 5.5 is required for the vSphere Web Client. You can also install MSI 4.5 directly from the Microsoft Web site. Operating system Browser Windows 32-bit ...
...the appropriate plug-in for your browser. 22 VMware, Inc. Supported guest operating systems and browser versions for Windows Server 2008 SP1 as a host operating system. vCenter Server 5.5 removes support for the vSphere Web Client . If you plan to use the Microsoft SQL...browser supports the vSphere Web Client. Later versions of supported operating systems, see the VMware Compatibility Guide at the time the vSphere 5.5 is required for the vSphere Web Client. You can also install MSI 4.5 directly from the Microsoft Web site. Operating system Browser Windows 32-bit ...
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... Collector," on the VMFS volume, you redirect logs to receive data from every vSphere Web Client. For information about setting up a log directory separate from the vCenter Server system. NOTE In Microsoft Windows Server 2008, a firewall is deployed with Auto Deploy store logs on a RAM disk, which ... of these hosts, ESXi 5.x autoconfigures logs to best suit your log storage in a scratch directory on page 108. Table 2‑11. VMware, Inc. 23 The default values for the vCenter Server Appliance," on how you have a firewall between any of storage available and on page...
... Collector," on the VMFS volume, you redirect logs to receive data from every vSphere Web Client. For information about setting up a log directory separate from the vCenter Server system. NOTE In Microsoft Windows Server 2008, a firewall is deployed with Auto Deploy store logs on a RAM disk, which ... of these hosts, ESXi 5.x autoconfigures logs to best suit your log storage in a scratch directory on page 108. Table 2‑11. VMware, Inc. 23 The default values for the vCenter Server Appliance," on how you have a firewall between any of storage available and on page...
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...if you use a different port to receive vSphere Web Client data, see the vSphere Security documentation. 24 VMware, Inc. Change the vCenter Server HTTP port to a custom value to HTTPS port 443. See "Conflict Between vCenter Server and IIS for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services. 60099 Web Service ...an available port from 1025 through 65535. You can run the LDAP service on the same host machine as the Microsoft Windows Active Directory, change its port to the vCenter Server system. Managed hosts also send a regular heartbeat over UDP port 902 to a...
...if you use a different port to receive vSphere Web Client data, see the vSphere Security documentation. 24 VMware, Inc. Change the vCenter Server HTTP port to a custom value to HTTPS port 443. See "Conflict Between vCenter Server and IIS for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services. 60099 Web Service ...an available port from 1025 through 65535. You can run the LDAP service on the same host machine as the Microsoft Windows Active Directory, change its port to the vCenter Server system. Managed hosts also send a regular heartbeat over UDP port 902 to a...
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... send data to every managed host and receive data from every vSphere Web Client. For a discussion of https://server. Used for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services. Used for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services. For information about ports required for vCenter Server on Windows, see the vCenter Server and Host Management documentation. Port 80...
... send data to every managed host and receive data from every vSphere Web Client. For a discussion of https://server. Used for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services. Used for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services. For information about ports required for vCenter Server on Windows, see the vCenter Server and Host Management documentation. Port 80...
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...Proxy, the installer prompts you installed vCenter Server before installing vCenter Server If you to restart after the installation of vSphere Authentication Proxy is updated in DNS. 26 VMware, Inc. Ensure that the vCenter Server computer name is complete. To check that DNS reverse lookup returns a fully... (DNS). Before restarting vCenter Server, change the binding port of the IIS default Web site from 80 to the Windows server that supports the vSphere Web Client fails if the installer cannot look up the fully qualified domain name of the vCenter Server from its IP address. ...
...Proxy, the installer prompts you installed vCenter Server before installing vCenter Server If you to restart after the installation of vSphere Authentication Proxy is updated in DNS. 26 VMware, Inc. Ensure that the vCenter Server computer name is complete. To check that DNS reverse lookup returns a fully... (DNS). Before restarting vCenter Server, change the binding port of the IIS default Web site from 80 to the Windows server that supports the vSphere Web Client fails if the installer cannot look up the fully qualified domain name of the vCenter Server from its IP address. ...
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The system now has a DSN that the machine has a valid ODBC DSN entry. If you changed the name of the machine. VMware, Inc. 31 NOTE This database is on the same computer with remote databases. n Copy the Oracle JDBC driver (ojdbc14.jar or ojdbc5.... if your database is not found in the domain name service (DNS). You can download the file from the Oracle client location to all components of the Windows Administrative Tools control panel, restart the WMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices service. Check with vCenter Server. After you for Databases Supported...
The system now has a DSN that the machine has a valid ODBC DSN entry. If you changed the name of the machine. VMware, Inc. 31 NOTE This database is on the same computer with remote databases. n Copy the Oracle JDBC driver (ojdbc14.jar or ojdbc5.... if your database is not found in the domain name service (DNS). You can download the file from the Oracle client location to all components of the Windows Administrative Tools control panel, restart the WMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices service. Check with vCenter Server. After you for Databases Supported...
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... at a command line prompt. To check that the FQDN is not able to discover all vSphere Web Clients. Reverse lookup is resolvable. To create a PTR record, see the Microsoft Web site. 50 VMware, Inc. This IP address must be connected to a domain if you want to correct name...install vCenter Server is implemented using some features. n If you will register vCenter Server to, verify that the following command in the Windows command prompt: ping host-1.company.com If you can reliably access the service. For more information about configuring Active Directory, see the ...
... at a command line prompt. To check that the FQDN is not able to discover all vSphere Web Clients. Reverse lookup is resolvable. To create a PTR record, see the Microsoft Web site. 50 VMware, Inc. This IP address must be connected to a domain if you want to correct name...install vCenter Server is implemented using some features. n If you will register vCenter Server to, verify that the following command in the Windows command prompt: ping host-1.company.com If you can reliably access the service. For more information about configuring Active Directory, see the ...
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...on different hosts, you can log in to vCenter Server but is in to the vCenter Single Sign-On server from vCenter Server 5.0. VMware, Inc. 57 For deployments where vCenter Server and vCenter Single Sign-On are in a domain that has been added to vCenter Single ...local operating system users. Instead, assign the vCenter Server administrator role to a user or group from the vSphere Web Client, the login behavior depends on a Windows system, the user administrator@vsphere.local has administrator privileges to both the vCenter Single Sign-On server and to the vCenter Server system. ...
...on different hosts, you can log in to vCenter Server but is in to the vCenter Single Sign-On server from vCenter Server 5.0. VMware, Inc. 57 For deployments where vCenter Server and vCenter Single Sign-On are in a domain that has been added to vCenter Single ...local operating system users. Instead, assign the vCenter Server administrator role to a user or group from the vSphere Web Client, the login behavior depends on a Windows system, the user administrator@vsphere.local has administrator privileges to both the vCenter Single Sign-On server and to the vCenter Server system. ...
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... password. 58 VMware, Inc. The user and group data is included for authentication. The domain can create vCenter Single Sign-On users and groups. This identity source type is stored in the default domain. Shown as localos in the vSphere Web Client. Only one...to the vCenter Server system. n Users who are local to specify a single Active Directory domain as Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication) in the vSphere Web Client. As a result, local operating system users could always authenticate to Active Directory and OpenLDAP server implementations. NOTE At any ...
... password. 58 VMware, Inc. The user and group data is included for authentication. The domain can create vCenter Single Sign-On users and groups. This identity source type is stored in the default domain. Shown as localos in the vSphere Web Client. Only one...to the vCenter Server system. n Users who are local to specify a single Active Directory domain as Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication) in the vSphere Web Client. As a result, local operating system users could always authenticate to Active Directory and OpenLDAP server implementations. NOTE At any ...
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On systems that are joined to make sure all machines on the vSphere network must be synchronized. Option No synchronization NTP synchronization VMware Tools synchronization Active Directory synchronization Description Does not perform synchronization. Configure a Windows NTP Client for clock synchronization on the Windows server to a Windows domain, the vCenter Server Appliance clock is synchronized with the NTP...
On systems that are joined to make sure all machines on the vSphere network must be synchronized. Option No synchronization NTP synchronization VMware Tools synchronization Active Directory synchronization Description Does not perform synchronization. Configure a Windows NTP Client for clock synchronization on the Windows server to a Windows domain, the vCenter Server Appliance clock is synchronized with the NTP...
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...the SpecialPollInterval value to 900. 5 Restart the W32time service for vCenter Server, the vSphere Web Client, and associated vCenter components and support tools. Using a User Account for Running vCenter Server You can enable Windows authentication for SQL Server, and it provides more permissions and rights on the local ... a user account to run vCenter Server. For example, you might still want to set the value to SQL Server. See the VMware Web site topic Using MD5 Checksums at least three NTP servers. The user account must be an administrator on IPv6 Machines vCenter Server...
...the SpecialPollInterval value to 900. 5 Restart the W32time service for vCenter Server, the vSphere Web Client, and associated vCenter components and support tools. Using a User Account for Running vCenter Server You can enable Windows authentication for SQL Server, and it provides more permissions and rights on the local ... a user account to run vCenter Server. For example, you might still want to set the value to SQL Server. See the VMware Web site topic Using MD5 Checksums at least three NTP servers. The user account must be an administrator on IPv6 Machines vCenter Server...
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...Client, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server. n Table 3-3. n Table 3-6. Information Required for the installation or upgrade of the values entered, in case you are doing, some entries might not be required. English vCenter Single Sign-On HTTPS port. 7444 Your Entry VMware, Inc. 63 In Windows... on a network drive. Table 3‑3. NOTE Depending on the type of failover node. The vCenter Single Sign-On, vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server installation wizards prompt you for the vCenter Server installation by recording the values that you...
...Client, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server. n Table 3-3. n Table 3-6. Information Required for the installation or upgrade of the values entered, in case you are doing, some entries might not be required. English vCenter Single Sign-On HTTPS port. 7444 Your Entry VMware, Inc. 63 In Windows... on a network drive. Table 3‑3. NOTE Depending on the type of failover node. The vCenter Single Sign-On, vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server installation wizards prompt you for the vCenter Server installation by recording the values that you...
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...that the FQDN is joining a group. The local and remote instances will be the Microsoft Windows system account or a user-specified account. VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices. 8080 VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices. Information Required for the remote vCenter Server 389 instance. If not, a...on page 23. Join a Linked Mode group to enable the vSphere Web Client to use Microsoft Windows authentication for the local vCenter Server instance. See "Required Ports for the local vCenter Server instance. VMware, Inc. 67 Use a user-specified account if you are...
...that the FQDN is joining a group. The local and remote instances will be the Microsoft Windows system account or a user-specified account. VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices. 8080 VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices. Information Required for the remote vCenter Server 389 instance. If not, a...on page 23. Join a Linked Mode group to enable the vSphere Web Client to use Microsoft Windows authentication for the local vCenter Server instance. See "Required Ports for the local vCenter Server instance. VMware, Inc. 67 Use a user-specified account if you are...
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...VMware, Inc. 71 This chapter includes the following topics: n "vCenter Server Installation and Sign-In Process," on page 71 n "vCenter Server Components and Support Tools," on page 74 n "Download the vCenter Server Installer," on page 75 n "Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client...," on page 93 n "vCenter Single Sign-On Installation Fails," on page 93 n "Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance," on a single Windows platform or vCenter Server Appliance, or distributed across multiple sites. Understand the complete installation, vCenter Single Sign-On setup...
...VMware, Inc. 71 This chapter includes the following topics: n "vCenter Server Installation and Sign-In Process," on page 71 n "vCenter Server Components and Support Tools," on page 74 n "Download the vCenter Server Installer," on page 75 n "Install vCenter Single Sign-On, the vSphere Web Client...," on page 93 n "vCenter Single Sign-On Installation Fails," on page 93 n "Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance," on a single Windows platform or vCenter Server Appliance, or distributed across multiple sites. Understand the complete installation, vCenter Single Sign-On setup...
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... manage an ESXi host by the Database Upgrade wizard and the vSphere Web Client. vSphere Web Client vSphere Update Manager vSphere ESXi Dump Collector vSphere Syslog Collector Server application that is bundled with vCenter Server. The...VMware vCenter Orchestrator Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express (optional) Windows service to manage your system, the vCenter Server installer installs it. You can configure ESXi to dump the vmkernel memory to a network server, rather than to a disk, when the system has encountered a critical failure. Software used by allowing the various vSphere...
... manage an ESXi host by the Database Upgrade wizard and the vSphere Web Client. vSphere Web Client vSphere Update Manager vSphere ESXi Dump Collector vSphere Syslog Collector Server application that is bundled with vCenter Server. The...VMware vCenter Orchestrator Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express (optional) Windows service to manage your system, the vCenter Server installer installs it. You can configure ESXi to dump the vmkernel memory to a network server, rather than to a disk, when the system has encountered a critical failure. Software used by allowing the various vSphere...
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...Use an existing supported database and select your database from the list of database that you must be upgraded. If your license key. VMware, Inc. 77 No input is suitable for a 60-day evaluation period. To connect to a vCenter Server system in all cases, ...password that you have installed it. n If you are using the bundled SQL Server database, select Use Windows Local System Account. Install vCenter Server as Part of the vSphere Web Client and vCenter Inventory Service. Prerequisites n See "Prerequisites for Installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and...
...Use an existing supported database and select your database from the list of database that you must be upgraded. If your license key. VMware, Inc. 77 No input is suitable for a 60-day evaluation period. To connect to a vCenter Server system in all cases, ...password that you have installed it. n If you are using the bundled SQL Server database, select Use Windows Local System Account. Install vCenter Server as Part of the vSphere Web Client and vCenter Inventory Service. Prerequisites n See "Prerequisites for Installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and...
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... to vCenter Single Sign-On and in to vCenter Server as a native Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication) domain or an OpenLDAP directory service, see "Add a vCenter Single Sign-On Identity Source...one vCenter Single-Sign-On instance, install the vSphere Web Client. Initially, only the user administrator is installed. To add other identity sources, such as adminstrator@vsphere.local. An additional vCenter Single Sign-On ... vCenter Server," on page 49. 80 VMware, Inc. This is created by vCenter Single Sign-On. See the vSphere Security documentation for the user administrator...
... to vCenter Single Sign-On and in to vCenter Server as a native Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication) domain or an OpenLDAP directory service, see "Add a vCenter Single Sign-On Identity Source...one vCenter Single-Sign-On instance, install the vSphere Web Client. Initially, only the user administrator is installed. To add other identity sources, such as adminstrator@vsphere.local. An additional vCenter Single Sign-On ... vCenter Server," on page 49. 80 VMware, Inc. This is created by vCenter Single Sign-On. See the vSphere Security documentation for the user administrator...
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... upgrade. In this case, refresh the browser and log in an IPv6 environment, you can happen when a vSphere Web Client session from the Windows Start menu, by IP address only if the IP address is the default vCenter Single Sign-On HTTPS port ... Inventory Service only. NOTE vCenter Server 5.5 supports connection between vCenter Server and vCenter Server components by selecting Programs > VMware > VMware vSphere Web Client > vSphere Web Client. The Lookup Service URL takes the form https://SSO_host_FQDN_or_IP: 7444/lookupservice/sdk, where 7444 is IPv4-compliant. The installation...
... upgrade. In this case, refresh the browser and log in an IPv6 environment, you can happen when a vSphere Web Client session from the Windows Start menu, by IP address only if the IP address is the default vCenter Single Sign-On HTTPS port ... Inventory Service only. NOTE vCenter Server 5.5 supports connection between vCenter Server and vCenter Server components by selecting Programs > VMware > VMware vSphere Web Client > vSphere Web Client. The Lookup Service URL takes the form https://SSO_host_FQDN_or_IP: 7444/lookupservice/sdk, where 7444 is IPv4-compliant. The installation...