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vSphere Basic System Administration Scheduled Task 306 Sessions 306 Tasks 307 vApp 307 Virtual Machine Configuration 309 Virtual Machine Interaction 313 Virtual Machine Inventory 316 Virtual Machine Provisioning 317 Virtual Machine State 320 B Installing the Microsoft Sysprep Tools 321 Install the Microsoft System Preparation Tools from a Microsoft Web Site Download 321 Install the...
vSphere Basic System Administration Scheduled Task 306 Sessions 306 Tasks 307 vApp 307 Virtual Machine Configuration 309 Virtual Machine Interaction 313 Virtual Machine Inventory 316 Virtual Machine Provisioning 317 Virtual Machine State 320 B Installing the Microsoft Sysprep Tools 321 Install the Microsoft System Preparation Tools from a Microsoft Web Site Download 321 Install the...
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...iSCSI SAN disk arrays, or Network Attached Storage (NAS) arrays. vCenter Server runs continuously in client is available to vSphere clients for download. Multiple vCenter Server systems can be remote or local to the vCenter Server system. Applications that are available independently of...of combinations of vCenter Server, some vCenter Server features are connected on a network. A service that acts as a central administrator for VMware ESX/ESXi hosts that are implemented as authentication and permission management, but can come from vCenter Server. After the plug-in a Windows...
...iSCSI SAN disk arrays, or Network Attached Storage (NAS) arrays. vCenter Server runs continuously in client is available to vSphere clients for download. Multiple vCenter Server systems can be remote or local to the vCenter Server system. Applications that are available independently of...of combinations of vCenter Server, some vCenter Server features are connected on a network. A service that acts as a central administrator for VMware ESX/ESXi hosts that are implemented as authentication and permission management, but can come from vCenter Server. After the plug-in a Windows...
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... You can reduce the power consumption of the cluster. VMware Data Recovery is a disk-based backup and recovery solution that can download the SDK package from the VMware APIs and SDKs Documentation page on the VMware Web site. When you first power on a virtual ...required failover capacity. This is enabled, the system compares cluster- VMware DRS includes distributed power management (DPM) capabilities. A feature that host can be able to recover. Chapter 1 vSphere Components VMware DRS vSphere SDK package VMware Data Recovery When you enable the cluster for HA, you ...
... You can reduce the power consumption of the cluster. VMware Data Recovery is a disk-based backup and recovery solution that can download the SDK package from the VMware APIs and SDKs Documentation page on the VMware Web site. When you first power on a virtual ...required failover capacity. This is enabled, the system compares cluster- VMware DRS includes distributed power management (DPM) capabilities. A feature that host can be able to recover. Chapter 1 vSphere Components VMware DRS vSphere SDK package VMware Data Recovery When you enable the cluster for HA, you ...
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... , or deselect Enable to remove it . n Download and install available plug-ins. Disabling a plug-in Manager enables users to do the following: n View available plug-ins that it from the client. VMware, Inc. 45 Chapter 4 Using the vSphere Client Procedure u Locate the object by browsing or ...search. Procedure 1 Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system. 2 Select Plug-ins > Manage...
... , or deselect Enable to remove it . n Download and install available plug-ins. Disabling a plug-in Manager enables users to do the following: n View available plug-ins that it from the client. VMware, Inc. 45 Chapter 4 Using the vSphere Client Procedure u Locate the object by browsing or ...search. Procedure 1 Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system. 2 Select Plug-ins > Manage...
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These must download the VMware MIB files from vCenter Server or ESX/ESXi systems. SNMP Diagnostics Use SNMP tools to diagnose configuration problems. You can now receive and interpret traps from the VMware website. n The SNMPv2-MIB.mib file provides a number of counters to aid in debugging ...SNMP configuration: n Type vicfg-snmp.pl --server --username --password --test at the vSphere command-line interface to prompt the embedded SNMP agent to send a test warmStart trap. vSphere Basic System Administration Prerequisites To complete this file to determine if the SNMP functionality that you...
These must download the VMware MIB files from vCenter Server or ESX/ESXi systems. SNMP Diagnostics Use SNMP tools to diagnose configuration problems. You can now receive and interpret traps from the VMware website. n The SNMPv2-MIB.mib file provides a number of counters to aid in debugging ...SNMP configuration: n Type vicfg-snmp.pl --server --username --password --test at the vSphere command-line interface to prompt the embedded SNMP agent to send a test warmStart trap. vSphere Basic System Administration Prerequisites To complete this file to determine if the SNMP functionality that you...
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... variables and trap types used to report on the host system. VMWARE-RESOURCES-MIB.mib Defines variables used to report information on each SNMP agent on resource usage of the host computer. These can download these MIB files from sysDescr.0 and sysObjec ID.0. Do not install agents ...in the virtual machine that are intended to monitor guest operating systems or applications running in the files VMWARE-TRAPS-MIB.mib and VMWARE-VMKERNEL-MIB.mib. Table 5-1. SNMPv2...
... variables and trap types used to report on the host system. VMWARE-RESOURCES-MIB.mib Defines variables used to report information on each SNMP agent on resource usage of the host computer. These can download these MIB files from sysDescr.0 and sysObjec ID.0. Do not install agents ...in the virtual machine that are intended to monitor guest operating systems or applications running in the files VMWARE-TRAPS-MIB.mib and VMWARE-VMKERNEL-MIB.mib. Table 5-1. SNMPv2...
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...By default, the vpxd logs within the bundle are compressed as a .zip file. Collecting Log Files VMware technical support might request several files to uncompress these files. Collect vSphere Log Files You can collect and package all relevant ESX system and configuration information, a well as ....files. You can specify how verbose log files will be used to a vCenter Server system, download the log bundle. Chapter 5 Configuring Hosts and vCenter Server Procedure 1 From the vSphere Client connected to a vCenter Server system or ESX/ESXi host, select Administration > Export Diagnostic Data...
...By default, the vpxd logs within the bundle are compressed as a .zip file. Collecting Log Files VMware technical support might request several files to uncompress these files. Collect vSphere Log Files You can collect and package all relevant ESX system and configuration information, a well as ....files. You can specify how verbose log files will be used to a vCenter Server system, download the log bundle. Chapter 5 Configuring Hosts and vCenter Server Procedure 1 From the vSphere Client connected to a vCenter Server system or ESX/ESXi host, select Administration > Export Diagnostic Data...
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...download virtual disks from the client computer to a datastore. It supports many common file system operations, including copying, cutting, and pasting files. Disks copied from local storage to a datastore, because the disk format cannot be used on a datastore to the vSphere Client inventory. You can be verified during the upload. VMware..., Inc. 75 Copying Virtual Machine Disks with the Browse Datastore privilege. Browsing Datastores in the vSphere Client Inventory The ...
...download virtual disks from the client computer to a datastore. It supports many common file system operations, including copying, cutting, and pasting files. Disks copied from local storage to a datastore, because the disk format cannot be used on a datastore to the vSphere Client inventory. You can be verified during the upload. VMware..., Inc. 75 Copying Virtual Machine Disks with the Browse Datastore privilege. Browsing Datastores in the vSphere Client Inventory The ...
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... for faster downloads. If the appliance is a pre-configured virtual machine that typically includes a preinstalled guest operating system and other users. This chapter includes the following topics: n "About OVF," on page 99 n "Deploy an OVF Template," on page 99 n "Browse VMware Virtual Appliance ...on page 101 About OVF OVF is similar to deploying a virtual machine from a web URL. Deploying OVF Templates 9 The VMware vSphere Client (vSphere Client) allows you to create virtual appliances that can be imported and an error message appears. An appliance is incompatible with the...
... for faster downloads. If the appliance is a pre-configured virtual machine that typically includes a preinstalled guest operating system and other users. This chapter includes the following topics: n "About OVF," on page 99 n "Deploy an OVF Template," on page 99 n "Browse VMware Virtual Appliance ...on page 101 About OVF OVF is similar to deploying a virtual machine from a web URL. Deploying OVF Templates 9 The VMware vSphere Client (vSphere Client) allows you to create virtual appliances that can be imported and an error message appears. An appliance is incompatible with the...
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Procedure u Select an available vApp and click Download Now The OVF Template Details page appears. The package can export a virtual machine, virtual appliance, or vApp to OVF format to make it needs to ... Optimized for field, determine how you are prompted for IP related information for example, into the vSphere client by publishing the URL to import into underscore characters (_). Browse VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace Available vApps appear in the vSphere Client Status panel. Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine or vApp and select File > Export > Export...
Procedure u Select an available vApp and click Download Now The OVF Template Details page appears. The package can export a virtual machine, virtual appliance, or vApp to OVF format to make it needs to ... Optimized for field, determine how you are prompted for IP related information for example, into the vSphere client by publishing the URL to import into underscore characters (_). Browse VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace Available vApps appear in the vSphere Client Status panel. Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine or vApp and select File > Export > Export...
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By default, the text from the Notes pane on the virtual machine's Summary tab appears in the Export window. 102 VMware, Inc. The download process is shown in this text box. For example, the following files might be created: n C:\OvfLib\MyVm\MyVm.ovf n C:\OvfLib\MyVm.mf n C:\OvfLib\MyVm-disk1.vmdk e (Optional) In Description, type a description for OVF template checkbox. vSphere Basic System Administration d (Optional) To create a new folder for the OVF file, select the Create folder for the virtual machine.
By default, the text from the Notes pane on the virtual machine's Summary tab appears in the Export window. 102 VMware, Inc. The download process is shown in this text box. For example, the following files might be created: n C:\OvfLib\MyVm\MyVm.ovf n C:\OvfLib\MyVm.mf n C:\OvfLib\MyVm-disk1.vmdk e (Optional) In Description, type a description for OVF template checkbox. vSphere Basic System Administration d (Optional) To create a new folder for the OVF file, select the Create folder for the virtual machine.
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...this process controls grabbing and releasing the mouse cursor when the SVGA driver is not installed. Chapter 11 Creating Virtual Machines When you install VMware Tools, you modify settings, shrink virtual disks, and connect and disconnect virtual devices. This service synchronizes the time in the guest operating system...copy and paste text. On Windows guests, it down the guest operating system, shut it also controls grabbing and releasing the mouse cursor. VMware, Inc. 121 When you need to download the CD-ROM image or burn a physical CD-ROM of the mouse cursor. You do not have...
...this process controls grabbing and releasing the mouse cursor when the SVGA driver is not installed. Chapter 11 Creating Virtual Machines When you install VMware Tools, you modify settings, shrink virtual disks, and connect and disconnect virtual devices. This service synchronizes the time in the guest operating system...copy and paste text. On Windows guests, it down the guest operating system, shut it also controls grabbing and releasing the mouse cursor. VMware, Inc. 121 When you need to download the CD-ROM image or burn a physical CD-ROM of the mouse cursor. You do not have...
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Processor families are unknown, VMware's bootable CPU identification utility (available for download from the VMware website) can use per-virtual machine CPU compatibility masks to guarantee the stability of a server or its CPUs contain features such as SSE3, SSSE3, and ... and Feature Sets Processors are grouped into families. In some compatibility for your guest operating system to prevent malicious software exploits and buffer overflow attacks. VMware, Inc. 187
Processor families are unknown, VMware's bootable CPU identification utility (available for download from the VMware website) can use per-virtual machine CPU compatibility masks to guarantee the stability of a server or its CPUs contain features such as SSE3, SSSE3, and ... and Feature Sets Processors are grouped into families. In some compatibility for your guest operating system to prevent malicious software exploits and buffer overflow attacks. VMware, Inc. 187
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...disk. Each time you revert and take a snapshot while the virtual machine is downloading a file from the delta disk that contains the information about snapshot behavior, see the Knowledge Base article at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1015180. Multiple snapshots are not used when backing up dynamic disks....delete snapshots depends on how much data the guest operating system has written to the virtual disks since the last snapshot was taken. vSphere Basic System Administration Because you cannot revert to a snapshot with other activity going on in the virtual machine and the likely effect ...
...disk. Each time you revert and take a snapshot while the virtual machine is downloading a file from the delta disk that contains the information about snapshot behavior, see the Knowledge Base article at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1015180. Multiple snapshots are not used when backing up dynamic disks....delete snapshots depends on how much data the guest operating system has written to the virtual disks since the last snapshot was taken. vSphere Basic System Administration Because you cannot revert to a snapshot with other activity going on in the virtual machine and the likely effect ...
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... machine, virtual machine, or system image into a virtual machine that task. This task is available only when VMware vCenter Update Manager is not possible. Remediate Downloads any new patches discovered during the scan operation and applies the newly configured settings. For some scheduled tasks, this...installed. Scan for Updates Scans templates, virtual machines, and hosts for each virtual machine. You create scheduled tasks by using the vSphere Client. After a scheduled task runs, you specify. Required privilege: Schedule Task.Create Tasks You can reschedule it to a virtual...
... machine, virtual machine, or system image into a virtual machine that task. This task is available only when VMware vCenter Update Manager is not possible. Remediate Downloads any new patches discovered during the scan operation and applies the newly configured settings. For some scheduled tasks, this...installed. Scan for Updates Scans templates, virtual machines, and hosts for each virtual machine. You create scheduled tasks by using the vSphere Client. After a scheduled task runs, you specify. Required privilege: Schedule Task.Create Tasks You can reschedule it to a virtual...
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...Description Affects Pair with Object Effective on Object Allow virtual machine download Read files associated with a virtual machine, including vmx, disks, logs, and nvram. User interface element - No user vSphere Client interface elements are associated with this privilege. Inventory > ...context menu items, Virtual Machines tab VC only Datacenters, Hosts, Clusters, Resource pools, Virtual machine folders, Templates Templates 318 VMware, Inc. User interface element- User interface element - HC and VC Datacenters, Hosts, Clusters, Resource pools, Virtual machine folders...
...Description Affects Pair with Object Effective on Object Allow virtual machine download Read files associated with a virtual machine, including vmx, disks, logs, and nvram. User interface element - No user vSphere Client interface elements are associated with this privilege. Inventory > ...context menu items, Virtual Machines tab VC only Datacenters, Hosts, Clusters, Resource pools, Virtual machine folders, Templates Templates 318 VMware, Inc. User interface element- User interface element - HC and VC Datacenters, Hosts, Clusters, Resource pools, Virtual machine folders...
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...that the password for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003. This appendix includes the following requirements before you want . 3 Click Download and save the file to your virtual machine's Windows guest operating systems: n Install Microsoft System Preparation tools. Procedure 1 Open a ...CD," on page 322 Install the Microsoft System Preparation Tools from a Microsoft Web Site Download You can download and install Microsoft System Preparation tools from the Microsoft Web site. VMware, Inc. 321 NOTE Customization operations will fail if the correct version of the System ...
...that the password for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003. This appendix includes the following requirements before you want . 3 Click Download and save the file to your virtual machine's Windows guest operating systems: n Install Microsoft System Preparation tools. Procedure 1 Open a ...CD," on page 322 Install the Microsoft System Preparation Tools from a Microsoft Web Site Download You can download and install Microsoft System Preparation tools from the Microsoft Web site. VMware, Inc. 321 NOTE Customization operations will fail if the correct version of the System ...
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...controls 135 power management 22 power off, shutdown, versus 136 power states transitional 135 virtual machines 134 printing, vSphere Client window 46 privileges alarms 292 VMware, Inc. storage 277 troubleshooting 273 performance charts advanced charts about 270 deleting views 272 viewing 270 chart types ...removing 222 search 41 settings 218 validating 220, 221 vNetwork Distributed Switches 216 physical compatibility mode 119 plug-ins disabling 45 downloading 45 enabling 45 installing 45 managing 45 privileges 296 removing 46 troubleshooting 46 viewing installed 45 ports for common tasks 223...
...controls 135 power management 22 power off, shutdown, versus 136 power states transitional 135 virtual machines 134 printing, vSphere Client window 46 privileges alarms 292 VMware, Inc. storage 277 troubleshooting 273 performance charts advanced charts about 270 deleting views 272 viewing 270 chart types ...removing 222 search 41 settings 218 validating 220, 221 vNetwork Distributed Switches 216 physical compatibility mode 119 plug-ins disabling 45 downloading 45 enabling 45 installing 45 managing 45 privileges 296 removing 46 troubleshooting 46 viewing installed 45 ports for common tasks 223...