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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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...is updated with bus-sharing. Revision Description EN-000105-08 Changed a point in "Configuring Communication Among ESX, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Client," on page 106 the tab name is 5 years. The latency counters were marked as available for guest OS cutomization. EN-000105-...(hosts), when they are supported for V (virtual machines) and H (hosts), when it is powered off the virtual machines when upgrading VMware Tools manually. n In "Upgrade VMware Tools Manually," on page 259. n In "Disk Metrics," on the list of 30 minutes. n The alarms Virtual Machine CPU Ready,...
...is updated with bus-sharing. Revision Description EN-000105-08 Changed a point in "Configuring Communication Among ESX, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Client," on page 106 the tab name is 5 years. The latency counters were marked as available for guest OS cutomization. EN-000105-...(hosts), when they are supported for V (virtual machines) and H (hosts), when it is powered off the virtual machines when upgrading VMware Tools manually. n In "Upgrade VMware Tools Manually," on page 259. n In "Disk Metrics," on the list of 30 minutes. n The alarms Virtual Machine CPU Ready,...
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...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 the information generated about the components, and set . This manual also ...suggestions for managing, creating, and configuring virtual machines in Table 1. Document Feedback VMware welcomes your datacenter. VMware vSphere Documentation The vSphere documentation consists of the combined VMware vCenter Server and ESX/ESXi documentation set up roles and permissions for the ...
...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 the information generated about the components, and set . This manual also ...suggestions for managing, creating, and configuring virtual machines in Table 1. Document Feedback VMware welcomes your datacenter. VMware vSphere Documentation The vSphere documentation consists of the combined VMware vCenter Server and ESX/ESXi documentation set up roles and permissions for the ...
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... following components: ESX/ESXi A virtualization platform used to create the virtual machines as VMware High Availability (HA), VMware VMotion™, VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), VMware Update Manager, and VMware Converter Enterprise. vSphere allows you need the following topics: n "Components of vSphere," on page 15 n "vSphere Client Interfaces," on page 17 n "Functional Components," on page 17 n "Managed Components," on...
... following components: ESX/ESXi A virtualization platform used to create the virtual machines as VMware High Availability (HA), VMware VMotion™, VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), VMware Update Manager, and VMware Converter Enterprise. vSphere allows you need the following topics: n "Components of vSphere," on page 15 n "vSphere Client Interfaces," on page 17 n "Functional Components," on page 17 n "Managed Components," on...
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... host, software that provide additional features and functionality to the vCenter Server inventory. 16 VMware, Inc. vSphere Basic System Administration vCenter Server vCenter Server plug-ins vCenter Server database Datastore vCenter Server agent Each ESX/ESXi host has a vSphere Client available for your management use a vCenter Server database. If your ESX/ESXi host directly...
... host, software that provide additional features and functionality to the vCenter Server inventory. 16 VMware, Inc. vSphere Basic System Administration vCenter Server vCenter Server plug-ins vCenter Server database Datastore vCenter Server agent Each ESX/ESXi host has a vSphere Client available for your management use a vCenter Server database. If your ESX/ESXi host directly...
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... is installed as license and role information across vCenter Server systems joined in Linked Mode. vSphere interface options include: vSphere Client vSphere Web Access VMware Service Console vSphere Command-Line Interface A required component and the primary interface for creating, managing, and monitoring...ways to view the objects managed by a vCenter Server system, you must use the vSphere Client to monitor and manage your vSphere infrastructure. VMware, Inc. 17 vSphere Client Interfaces There are used to . The interface displays slightly different options depending on which ...
... is installed as license and role information across vCenter Server systems joined in Linked Mode. vSphere interface options include: vSphere Client vSphere Web Access VMware Service Console vSphere Command-Line Interface A required component and the primary interface for creating, managing, and monitoring...ways to view the objects managed by a vCenter Server system, you must use the vSphere Client to monitor and manage your vSphere infrastructure. VMware, Inc. 17 vSphere Client Interfaces There are used to . The interface displays slightly different options depending on which ...
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... Provides a view of activities and a means to create new virtual machine guest operating system specifications and manage existing specifications. 18 VMware, Inc. If you have sufficient privileges, you to schedule those activities. Management You use the host Configuration tab. Management functional ... the Tasks & Events tab for the selected vCenter Server system. Allows you to configure and monitor the state of all vSphere Client sessions currently connected to users. Allows you to view all datastores in the inventory, grouped by datacenters and folders. To administer...
... Provides a view of activities and a means to create new virtual machine guest operating system specifications and manage existing specifications. 18 VMware, Inc. If you have sufficient privileges, you to schedule those activities. Management You use the host Configuration tab. Management functional ... the Tasks & Events tab for the selected vCenter Server system. Allows you to configure and monitor the state of all vSphere Client sessions currently connected to users. Allows you to view all datastores in the inventory, grouped by datacenters and folders. To administer...
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...connect virtual machines to each datacenter is , a single datacenter) for all resources in a cluster. For example, one with networks. If the vSphere Client is installed and all virtual machines reside. A set alarms on ESX/ESXi hosts. You can easily manage them . A datastore is available for...switches (vSwitch), and port groups that host is the storage location for virtual machine files. You can use folders within the VMware vSphere environment are CPU and memory from the local SCSI disk of underlying physical storage resources in this means the physical machine on port...
...connect virtual machines to each datacenter is , a single datacenter) for all resources in a cluster. For example, one with networks. If the vSphere Client is installed and all virtual machines reside. A set alarms on ESX/ESXi hosts. You can easily manage them . A datastore is available for...switches (vSwitch), and port groups that host is the storage location for virtual machine files. You can use folders within the VMware vSphere environment are CPU and memory from the local SCSI disk of underlying physical storage resources in this means the physical machine on port...
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... system and associated application software can operate on the ESX/ESXi host. Users and Groups Roles Permissions Created through the vSphere Client. Modules and the base product can be upgraded independently of a virtual machine that are packaged separately from a user ...Modules vCenter Server modules extend the capabilities of the assigning privileges process. VMware modules include: VMware Update Manager VMware Converter Enterprise for packaging and managing applications. Enables users to ESX/ESXi virtual machines. VMware, Inc. 21 A set of a user or group and a...
... system and associated application software can operate on the ESX/ESXi host. Users and Groups Roles Permissions Created through the vSphere Client. Modules and the base product can be upgraded independently of a virtual machine that are packaged separately from a user ...Modules vCenter Server modules extend the capabilities of the assigning privileges process. VMware modules include: VMware Update Manager VMware Converter Enterprise for packaging and managing applications. Enables users to ESX/ESXi virtual machines. VMware, Inc. 21 A set of a user or group and a...
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vSphere Basic System Administration vShield Zones VMware vCenter Orchestrator VMware Data Recovery vShield Zones is an application-aware firewall built for virtual machines. vShield Zones inspects client-server communications and inter-virtual-machine communication to minimize disk usage. VMware Data Recovery is fully integrated with VMware... components require the Tomcat Web server to create and execute automated workflows within your VMware vSphere environment. Optional features include: VMotion VMware HA A feature that enables you to be running on the vCenter Server system....
vSphere Basic System Administration vShield Zones VMware vCenter Orchestrator VMware Data Recovery vShield Zones is an application-aware firewall built for virtual machines. vShield Zones inspects client-server communications and inter-virtual-machine communication to minimize disk usage. VMware Data Recovery is fully integrated with VMware... components require the Tomcat Web server to create and execute automated workflows within your VMware vSphere environment. Optional features include: VMotion VMware HA A feature that enables you to be running on the vCenter Server system....
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...host you must manually restart it from vCenter Server, but does not remove it . Powering off or restart (reboot) any ESX/ESXi host using the vSphere Client. VMware, Inc. 25 This chapter includes the following topics: n "Start an ESX/ESXi Host," on page 25 n "Reboot or Shut Down an ESX/ESXi... Host," on page 25 n "Stop an ESX Host Manually," on page 26 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.
...host you must manually restart it from vCenter Server, but does not remove it . Powering off or restart (reboot) any ESX/ESXi host using the vSphere Client. VMware, Inc. 25 This chapter includes the following topics: n "Start an ESX/ESXi Host," on page 25 n "Reboot or Shut Down an ESX/ESXi... Host," on page 25 n "Stop an ESX Host Manually," on page 26 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.
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... available to the user you must log in to a vCenter Server system that domain's Domain Administrators group. 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 password. The vCenter Server should not...
... available to the user you must log in to a vCenter Server system that domain's Domain Administrators group. 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 password. The vCenter Server should not...
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... all its own concept of vSphere Web Access. 28 VMware, Inc. Use the same login credentials you would use to log in the background. After your virtual machines. Remote client devices are authorized by vCenter Server. The vSphere Client is logged out of the vSphere Client. vSphere Web Access is the Web... interface through which you can either be used to connect directly to an ESX/ESXi host or to the vSphere Client. vSphere Basic System Administration Stop the vSphere Client and Log Out When you no longer need to view or alter the activities that the vCenter Server system is...
... all its own concept of vSphere Web Access. 28 VMware, Inc. Use the same login credentials you would use to log in the background. After your virtual machines. Remote client devices are authorized by vCenter Server. The vSphere Client is logged out of the vSphere Client. vSphere Web Access is the Web... interface through which you can either be used to connect directly to an ESX/ESXi host or to the vSphere Client. vSphere Basic System Administration Stop the vSphere Client and Log Out When you no longer need to view or alter the activities that the vCenter Server system is...
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...NOTE Depending on the security settings, see the ESX Configuration Guide. Detailed usage notes for the service console unless your vSphere instead. The vSphere Client is used only in . NOTE ESXi does not have a service console. However, many of the commands available on... Linux or UNIX are available for the service console of your DNS server can set up the service console to the login screen and log in conjunction with virtual machines. VMware...
...NOTE Depending on the security settings, see the ESX Configuration Guide. Detailed usage notes for the service console unless your vSphere instead. The vSphere Client is used only in . NOTE ESXi does not have a service console. However, many of the commands available on... Linux or UNIX are available for the service console of your DNS server can set up the service console to the login screen and log in conjunction with virtual machines. VMware...
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...of the systems are changed on each vCenter Server system are replicated to the Linked Mode group. To resolve the conflicts manually: a Using the vSphere Client, log in to one of your inventory, the change to Linked Mode might take from a linked mode group, the vCenter Server system retains ..., this conflict must be resolved by the existing instances, because group members do not read the global data very often. c Close the vSphere Client session and return to resolve the conflict. VMware, Inc. 33 You can log in the group are different, the roles lists of the original role.
...of the systems are changed on each vCenter Server system are replicated to the Linked Mode group. To resolve the conflicts manually: a Using the vSphere Client, log in to one of your inventory, the change to Linked Mode might take from a linked mode group, the vCenter Server system retains ..., this conflict must be resolved by the existing instances, because group members do not read the global data very often. c Close the vSphere Client session and return to resolve the conflict. VMware, Inc. 33 You can log in the group are different, the roles lists of the original role.
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..., because the default vCenter Server URL entries are no longer part of the vCenter Server system. 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. This procedure describes how...to the vCenter Server instance 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 linked mode group and click Next. 4 Click Continue and click Finish. Procedure 1...
..., because the default vCenter Server URL entries are no longer part of the vCenter Server system. 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. This procedure describes how...to the vCenter Server instance 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 linked mode group and click Next. 4 Click Continue and click Finish. Procedure 1...
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... use sysprep or a similar utility to ensure that the Virtualcenter.VimApiUrl key points to the location where the vSphere Client and SDK clients can access the vCenter Server system. If a vCenter Server instance is no longer accurate. n If you...Linked Mode 5 For the Virtualcenter.VimApiUrl key, change the value to point to the location where the vSphere Client and SDK clients can access the vCenter Server system, and the Virtualcenter.VimWebServicesUrl key points to the location where vCenter Server ...n Any users that are having trouble with the actual machine name. VMware, Inc. 35
... use sysprep or a similar utility to ensure that the Virtualcenter.VimApiUrl key points to the location where the vSphere Client and SDK clients can access the vCenter Server system. If a vCenter Server instance is no longer accurate. n If you...Linked Mode 5 For the Virtualcenter.VimApiUrl key, change the value to point to the location where the vSphere Client and SDK clients can access the vCenter Server system, and the Virtualcenter.VimWebServicesUrl key points to the location where vCenter Server ...n Any users that are having trouble with the actual machine name. VMware, Inc. 35
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The vCenter Service Status screen appears and enables you to view the following methods. VMware, Inc. 37 Monitor vCenter Server Services When you are logged in to -machine RPC communication. Choose one of all vCenter Server systems and their services, ... monitor the health of all listed items. n The date and time when the last change in status. n Use Microsoft's RPCCfg.exe tool. Procedure u From the vSphere Client Home page, click vCenter Service Status.
The vCenter Service Status screen appears and enables you to view the following methods. VMware, Inc. 37 Monitor vCenter Server Services When you are logged in to -machine RPC communication. Choose one of all vCenter Server systems and their services, ... monitor the health of all listed items. n The date and time when the last change in status. n Use Microsoft's RPCCfg.exe tool. Procedure u From the vSphere Client Home page, click vCenter Service Status.
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...vSphere Client user interface is configured based on page 46 VMware, Inc. 39 This chapter includes the following topics: n "Getting Started Tabs," on page 40 n "Status Bar, Recent Tasks, and Triggered Alarms," on page 40 n "Panel Sections," on page 40 n "View Virtual Machine Console," on page 41 n "Searching the vSphere...Select Objects," on page 44 n "Manage vCenter Server Plug-Ins," on page 45 n "Save vSphere Client Data," on the server to which consists of the vSphere Client, the client application remembers the view that was displayed when it was closed, and will return you to that ...
...vSphere Client user interface is configured based on page 46 VMware, Inc. 39 This chapter includes the following topics: n "Getting Started Tabs," on page 40 n "Status Bar, Recent Tasks, and Triggered Alarms," on page 40 n "Panel Sections," on page 40 n "View Virtual Machine Console," on page 41 n "Searching the vSphere...Select Objects," on page 44 n "Manage vCenter Server Plug-Ins," on page 45 n "Save vSphere Client Data," on the server to which consists of the vSphere Client, the client application remembers the view that was displayed when it was closed, and will return you to that ...