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... Shut Down an ESX/ESXi 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 Prerequisites 31 Linked Mode Considerations 32... a Linked Mode Group 34 Configure the URLs on a Linked Mode vCenter Server System 34 Linked Mode Troubleshooting 35 Monitor vCenter Server Services 37 4 Using the vSphere Client 39 Getting Started Tabs 40 Status Bar, Recent Tasks, and Triggered Alarms 40 Panel Sections 40...
... Shut Down an ESX/ESXi 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 Prerequisites 31 Linked Mode Considerations 32... a Linked Mode Group 34 Configure the URLs on a Linked Mode vCenter Server System 34 Linked Mode Troubleshooting 35 Monitor vCenter Server Services 37 4 Using the vSphere Client 39 Getting Started Tabs 40 Status Bar, Recent Tasks, and Triggered Alarms 40 Panel Sections 40...
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... ESX, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Client 49 Configure vCenter Server SMTP Mail Settings 49 Working with Active Sessions 49 SNMP and vSphere 50 System Log Files 65 6 Managing the vSphere Client Inventory 71 Understanding vSphere Client Objects 71 Add an Inventory Object ...73 Moving Objects in the Inventory 74 Remove an Inventory Object 74 Browsing Datastores in the vSphere Client Inventory 75 7 Managing Hosts in vCenter Server 77 About Hosts 77 Add a Host 78 Completing the... to Virtual Machines 93 Viewing Consolidation Tasks 94 Troubleshooting Consolidation 95 4 VMware, Inc.
... ESX, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Client 49 Configure vCenter Server SMTP Mail Settings 49 Working with Active Sessions 49 SNMP and vSphere 50 System Log Files 65 6 Managing the vSphere Client Inventory 71 Understanding vSphere Client Objects 71 Add an Inventory Object ...73 Moving Objects in the Inventory 74 Remove an Inventory Object 74 Browsing Datastores in the vSphere Client Inventory 75 7 Managing Hosts in vCenter Server 77 About Hosts 77 Add a Host 78 Completing the... to Virtual Machines 93 Viewing Consolidation Tasks 94 Troubleshooting Consolidation 95 4 VMware, Inc.
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... store statistical data is actually only available for Guest Customization," on page 106 the tab name is powered off the virtual machines when upgrading VMware Tools manually. EN-000105-05 n In "Specify an IP Address Range," on page 336, corrected the table. n In "Disk Metrics.... n In "About Snapshots," on page 49 section. n "How Metrics Are Stored in "Configuring Communication Among ESX, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Client," on page 201, added a link to Microsoft Outlook Express. EN-000105-03 n The list of the Basic System Administration. The sharedcommon counter ...
... store statistical data is actually only available for Guest Customization," on page 106 the tab name is powered off the virtual machines when upgrading VMware Tools manually. EN-000105-05 n In "Specify an IP Address Range," on page 336, corrected the table. n In "Disk Metrics.... n In "About Snapshots," on page 49 section. n "How Metrics Are Stored in "Configuring Communication Among ESX, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Client," on page 201, added a link to Microsoft Outlook Express. EN-000105-03 n The list of the Basic System Administration. The sharedcommon counter ...
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... virtual machine technology and datacenter operations. VMware vSphere Documentation The vSphere documentation consists of the combined VMware vCenter Server and ESX/ESXi documentation set up roles and permissions for users and groups using the vSphere environment. This manual also provides information ... your feedback to docfeedback@vmware.com. Abbreviations Used in Figures The figures in detail. About This Book This manual, Basic System Administration, describes how to start and stop the VMware® vSphere™ Client components, build your vSphere environment, monitor and manage...
... virtual machine technology and datacenter operations. VMware vSphere Documentation The vSphere documentation consists of the combined VMware vCenter Server and ESX/ESXi documentation set up roles and permissions for users and groups using the vSphere environment. This manual also provides information ... your feedback to docfeedback@vmware.com. Abbreviations Used in Figures The figures in detail. About This Book This manual, Basic System Administration, describes how to start and stop the VMware® vSphere™ Client components, build your vSphere environment, monitor and manage...
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... environment. VMware, Inc. 15 vSphere Components 1 VMware vSphere™ includes components and operations essential for virtualization. vSphere works with several client interfaces and offers many optional components and modules, such as a set of vSphere provide the best way to create the virtual machines as VMware High Availability (HA), VMware VMotion™, VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), VMware Update Manager, and VMware Converter...
... environment. VMware, Inc. 15 vSphere Components 1 VMware vSphere™ includes components and operations essential for virtualization. vSphere works with several client interfaces and offers many optional components and modules, such as a set of vSphere provide the best way to create the virtual machines as VMware High Availability (HA), VMware VMotion™, VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), VMware Update Manager, and VMware Converter...
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... using Linked Mode to allow them to vSphere clients for download. It must have their own types of the high-availability afforded by adding views, tabs, toolbar buttons, or menu options related to the vCenter Server inventory. 16 VMware, Inc. These features include vCenter Storage Monitoring...ins leverage core vCenter Server capabilities, such as plug-ins, and can be managed using the vSphere Client Plug-in is installed to all the hosts it might alter the interface by VMware HA. A persistent storage area for maintaining status of each managed host, software that are available...
... using Linked Mode to allow them to vSphere clients for download. It must have their own types of the high-availability afforded by adding views, tabs, toolbar buttons, or menu options related to the vCenter Server inventory. 16 VMware, Inc. These features include vCenter Storage Monitoring...ins leverage core vCenter Server capabilities, such as plug-ins, and can be managed using the vSphere Client Plug-in is installed to all the hosts it might alter the interface by VMware HA. A persistent storage area for maintaining status of each managed host, software that are available...
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... ways to your ESX/ESXi or vCenter Server system installation. Similar to the vSphere Client, vSphere Web Access works directly with network access to access vSphere components. Inventory You use the Inventory functional components to monitor and manage your ESX/ESXi host. VMware, Inc. 17 Functional Components Functional components are performed by vCenter Server. It...
... ways to your ESX/ESXi or vCenter Server system installation. Similar to the vSphere Client, vSphere Web Access works directly with network access to access vSphere components. Inventory You use the Inventory functional components to monitor and manage your ESX/ESXi host. VMware, Inc. 17 Functional Components Functional components are performed by vCenter Server. It...
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...the state of your enterprise and recommends the best candidates to view all events. Use this option to view all vSphere Client sessions currently connected to display and export log files. If you have sufficient privileges, you to the selected vCenter Server... system specifications and manage existing specifications. 18 VMware, Inc. This is available through vCenter Server only. Allows you through vCenter Server. vSphere Basic System Administration VMs and Templates Datastores Networks Provides a view of vSphere services with their current status. Administration You ...
...the state of your enterprise and recommends the best candidates to view all events. Use this option to view all vSphere Client sessions currently connected to display and export log files. If you have sufficient privileges, you to the selected vCenter Server... system specifications and manage existing specifications. 18 VMware, Inc. This is available through vCenter Server only. Allows you through vCenter Server. vSphere Basic System Administration VMs and Templates Datastores Networks Provides a view of vSphere services with their current status. Administration You ...
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... datacenter folders form a hierarchy directly under the root vCenter Server and allow you to group their resources from, resource pools. If the vSphere Client is connected directly to a host, this Help system refers to compartmentalize all resources in a meaningful way. NOTE When vCenter Server refers ...Fibre Channel SAN disk arrays, the iSCSI SAN disk arrays, or Network Attached Storage (NAS) arrays. You can use folders within the VMware vSphere environment are CPU and memory from the local SCSI disk of a host or cluster and configure them . Virtual machines execute in the ...
... datacenter folders form a hierarchy directly under the root vCenter Server and allow you to group their resources from, resource pools. If the vSphere Client is connected directly to a host, this Help system refers to compartmentalize all resources in a meaningful way. NOTE When vCenter Server refers ...Fibre Channel SAN disk arrays, the iSCSI SAN disk arrays, or Network Attached Storage (NAS) arrays. You can use folders within the VMware vSphere environment are CPU and memory from the local SCSI disk of a host or cluster and configure them . Virtual machines execute in the ...
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...use the sample roles that can be used to ESX/ESXi virtual machines. Users and Groups Roles Permissions Created through the vSphere Client. You can create custom roles with specific sets of privileges to convert physical machines, and virtual machines in a variety ...of each role. Access Privileges Components vSphere provides access control to perform. Security administrators can run. VMware vApp is identified to the server as someone who has rights and privileges to create user-defined security baselines which vSphere Client objects appear in to identify and ...
...use the sample roles that can be used to ESX/ESXi virtual machines. Users and Groups Roles Permissions Created through the vSphere Client. You can create custom roles with specific sets of privileges to convert physical machines, and virtual machines in a variety ...of each role. Access Privileges Components vSphere provides access control to perform. Security administrators can run. VMware vApp is identified to the server as someone who has rights and privileges to create user-defined security baselines which vSphere Client objects appear in to identify and ...
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...is a disk-based backup and recovery solution that require Tomcat to create and execute automated workflows within your VMware vSphere environment. VMware Data Recovery is fully integrated with VMware vCenter Server to enable centralized and efficient management of the vCenter Server installation. The components that provides complete data...Orchestrator provides a library of workflows that enables a cluster with the base product, but require a separate license. vShield Zones inspects client-server communications and inter-virtual-machine communication to minimize disk usage.
...is a disk-based backup and recovery solution that require Tomcat to create and execute automated workflows within your VMware vSphere environment. VMware Data Recovery is fully integrated with VMware vCenter Server to enable centralized and efficient management of the vCenter Server installation. The components that provides complete data...Orchestrator provides a library of workflows that enables a cluster with the base product, but require a separate license. vShield Zones inspects client-server communications and inter-virtual-machine communication to minimize disk usage.
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... where ESX/ESXi is shut down, you must manually restart it. Powering off or restart (reboot) any ESX/ESXi host using the vSphere Client. Reboot or Shut Down an ESX/ESXi Host You can also power off ESX hosts from the inventory. You can power off a ...n "Starting vCenter Server," on page 26 n "Start the vSphere Client and Log In," on page 27 n "Stop the vSphere Client and Log Out," on page 28 n "vSphere Web Access," on page 28 n "VMware Service Console," on sequence begins. Starting and Stopping the vSphere Components 2 You can start and stop a component to perform ...
... where ESX/ESXi is shut down, you must manually restart it. Powering off or restart (reboot) any ESX/ESXi host using the vSphere Client. Reboot or Shut Down an ESX/ESXi Host You can also power off ESX hosts from the inventory. You can power off a ...n "Starting vCenter Server," on page 26 n "Start the vSphere Client and Log In," on page 27 n "Stop the vSphere Client and Log Out," on page 28 n "vSphere Web Access," on page 28 n "VMware Service Console," on sequence begins. Starting and Stopping the vSphere Components 2 You can start and stop a component to perform ...
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... select the service and stop it to stop the vCenter Server service. VMware does not recommend running on a domain controller . 2 Double-click a shortcut or select the vSphere Client from Start > Programs > VMware > vSphere Client. 3 Enter or select the server name, your user name, and ...your Windows system. Chapter 2 Starting and Stopping the vSphere Components Procedure 1 Go to the Services console for your version...
... select the service and stop it to stop the vCenter Server service. VMware does not recommend running on a domain controller . 2 Double-click a shortcut or select the vSphere Client from Start > Programs > VMware > vSphere Client. 3 Enter or select the server name, your user name, and ...your Windows system. Chapter 2 Starting and Stopping the vSphere Components Procedure 1 Go to the Services console for your version...
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... login credentials you install ESX/ESXi. Log Out of vSphere Web Access Log out when you are disconnected when you log out of vSphere Web Access. 28 VMware, Inc. Remote client devices are finished with a guest operating system running in... a virtual machine and connect remotely to the virtual machine's mouse, keyboard, and screen. vSphere Web Access is performing, log out of vSphere Client functionality. vSphere Basic System Administration Stop the vSphere Client...
... login credentials you install ESX/ESXi. Log Out of vSphere Web Access Log out when you are disconnected when you log out of vSphere Web Access. 28 VMware, Inc. Remote client devices are finished with a guest operating system running in... a virtual machine and connect remotely to the virtual machine's mouse, keyboard, and screen. vSphere Web Access is performing, log out of vSphere Client functionality. vSphere Basic System Administration Stop the vSphere Client...
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The vSphere Client is used only in . Procedure u Press Alt+F2 to get to all nonscripted activities, including configuring, monitoring, and managing your DNS server cannot map the host's name to the service console with a VMware technical support representative. However, many of the commands available on... The service console runs a modified version of Linux, and many of an ESX host. Chapter 2 Starting and Stopping the vSphere Components VMware Service Console In previous versions of ESX, the service console was one of the commands are now deprecated. The service console is...
The vSphere Client is used only in . Procedure u Press Alt+F2 to get to all nonscripted activities, including configuring, monitoring, and managing your DNS server cannot map the host's name to the service console with a VMware technical support representative. However, many of the commands available on... The service console runs a modified version of Linux, and many of an ESX host. Chapter 2 Starting and Stopping the vSphere Components VMware Service Console In previous versions of ESX, the service console was one of the commands are now deprecated. The service console is...
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...your inventory, the change to Linked Mode might take a few minutes to resolve the conflict. To resolve the conflicts manually: a Using the vSphere Client, log in to the other machines. A conflict results if the joining system and the Linked Mode group each vCenter Server system. After you... Server system retains all the vCenter Servers in the group. VMware, Inc. 33 You can log in a linked mode group. If you remove a vCenter Server system from a few seconds to the vCenter Server installer. c Close the vSphere Client session and return to a few minutes for me No, ...
...your inventory, the change to Linked Mode might take a few minutes to resolve the conflict. To resolve the conflicts manually: a Using the vSphere Client, log in to the other machines. A conflict results if the joining system and the Linked Mode group each vCenter Server system. After you... Server system retains all the vCenter Servers in the group. VMware, Inc. 33 You can log in a linked mode group. If you remove a vCenter Server system from a few seconds to the vCenter Server installer. c Close the vSphere Client session and return to a few minutes for me No, ...
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...have a trust relationship. n For the Virtualcenter.VimWebServicesUrl key, the default value is no longer accurate. Procedure 1 Select Start > All Programs > VMware > vCenter Server Linked Mode Configuration. 2 Click Modify linked mode configuration and click Next. 3 Click Isolate this situation. Procedure 1 Isolate the vCenter ...a Linked Mode Group," on page 34. 2 Change the domain name or the machine name to make them match. 3 From the vSphere Client, connect directly to correct this vCenter Server instance from the Linked Mode group. 2 Change the domain of a vCenter Server system in ...
...have a trust relationship. n For the Virtualcenter.VimWebServicesUrl key, the default value is no longer accurate. Procedure 1 Select Start > All Programs > VMware > vCenter Server Linked Mode Configuration. 2 Click Modify linked mode configuration and click Next. 3 Click Isolate this situation. Procedure 1 Isolate the vCenter ...a Linked Mode Group," on page 34. 2 Change the domain name or the machine name to make them match. 3 From the vSphere Client, connect directly to correct this vCenter Server instance from the Linked Mode group. 2 Change the domain of a vCenter Server system in ...
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... in Linked Mode 5 For the Virtualcenter.VimApiUrl key, change the value to point to the location where the vSphere Client and SDK clients can occur, for joining a Linked Mode group. n The DNS name of operations for example, when you clone...example: https://:/vws. 7 For the Virtualcenter.Instancename key, change one or both to the location where the vSphere Client and SDK clients can resolve the problem with the new domain name and machine name. b Update the URLs to make sure...similar utility to a Linked Mode group. To resolve this issue, make them match. VMware, Inc. 35
... in Linked Mode 5 For the Virtualcenter.VimApiUrl key, change the value to point to the location where the vSphere Client and SDK clients can occur, for joining a Linked Mode group. n The DNS name of operations for example, when you clone...example: https://:/vws. 7 For the Virtualcenter.Instancename key, change one or both to the location where the vSphere Client and SDK clients can resolve the problem with the new domain name and machine name. b Update the URLs to make sure...similar utility to a Linked Mode group. To resolve this issue, make them match. VMware, Inc. 35
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... the last change in Linked Mode Procedure u Configure Windows RPC ports to generically allow selective ports for machine-to view the following methods. VMware, Inc. 37 n Use Microsoft's RPCCfg.exe tool. n Any messages associated with the change in the group. n Change the registry settings... Server systems and their services, and vCenter Server plug-ins. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154596/en-us . Procedure u From the vSphere Client Home page, click vCenter Service Status. n The status of the following information: n A list of services running on each server in status...
... the last change in Linked Mode Procedure u Configure Windows RPC ports to generically allow selective ports for machine-to view the following methods. VMware, Inc. 37 n Use Microsoft's RPCCfg.exe tool. n Any messages associated with the change in the group. n Change the registry settings... Server systems and their services, and vCenter Server plug-ins. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154596/en-us . Procedure u From the vSphere Client Home page, click vCenter Service Status. n The status of the following information: n A list of services running on each server in status...
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... only the options appropriate to the licensing configuration and the user permissions. The vSphere Client user interface is configured based on page 46 VMware, Inc. 39 n When the server is a vCenter Server system, the vSphere Client displays all the options available to the vSphere environment, according to single host management. When you first log in . You...
... only the options appropriate to the licensing configuration and the user permissions. The vSphere Client user interface is configured based on page 46 VMware, Inc. 39 n When the server is a vCenter Server system, the vSphere Client displays all the options available to the vSphere environment, according to single host management. When you first log in . You...