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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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...Windows virtual machine on a network. See the Installation Guide for network access from any host is added to the vCenter Server inventory. 16 VMware, Inc. If you are connected on an ESX/ESXi host, allowing it might alter the interface by adding views, tabs, toolbar buttons,... Server and the plug-in is available to the vCenter Server system. These physical storage resources can be remote or local to vSphere clients for download. Datastores hide the idiosyncrasies of events, tasks, metadata, and privileges. vCenter Server can come from vCenter Server. In addition to...
...Windows virtual machine on a network. See the Installation Guide for network access from any host is added to the vCenter Server inventory. 16 VMware, Inc. If you are connected on an ESX/ESXi host, allowing it might alter the interface by adding views, tabs, toolbar buttons,... Server and the plug-in is available to the vCenter Server system. These physical storage resources can be remote or local to vSphere clients for download. Datastores hide the idiosyncrasies of events, tasks, metadata, and privileges. vCenter Server can come from vCenter Server. In addition to...
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...and host-level capacity to the demands of virtual machines running virtual machines on that can download the SDK package from the VMware APIs and SDKs Documentation page on the VMware Web site. You can reduce the power consumption of the cluster. APIs for more information.... by performing automatic migrations of virtual machines (VMotion) or by providing a recommendation for virtual machine migrations. Chapter 1 vSphere Components VMware DRS vSphere SDK package VMware Data Recovery When you enable the cluster for HA, you specify the number of hosts you would like to be ...
...and host-level capacity to the demands of virtual machines running virtual machines on that can download the SDK package from the VMware APIs and SDKs Documentation page on the VMware Web site. You can reduce the power consumption of the cluster. APIs for more information.... by performing automatic migrations of virtual machines (VMotion) or by providing a recommendation for virtual machine migrations. Chapter 1 vSphere Components VMware DRS vSphere SDK package VMware Data Recovery When you enable the cluster for HA, you specify the number of hosts you would like to be ...
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... the Available tab in the Plug-in Manager dialog box. 4 Click Download and Install for the plug-in you want. 5 Follow the prompts in the installation wizard. 6 After installation is available to select the object. VMware, Inc. 45 n From the vSphere Client Home page, click the icon for the object, and double-click...
... the Available tab in the Plug-in Manager dialog box. 4 Click Download and Install for the plug-in you want. 5 Follow the prompts in the installation wizard. 6 After installation is available to select the object. VMware, Inc. 45 n From the vSphere Client Home page, click the icon for the object, and double-click...
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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 view the symbolic names for ... to use the following order: a VMWARE-ROOT-MIB.mib b VMWARE-TC-MIB.mib c VMWARE-PRODUCTS-MIB.mib d VMWARE-SYSTEM-MIB.mib e VMWARE-ENV-MIB.mib f VMWARE-RESOURCES-MIB.mib g VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB.mib h VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB.mib (for use with SNMP configuration: n Type vicfg-snmp.pl --server --username --password --test at the vSphere command-line interface to prompt the...
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 view the symbolic names for ... to use the following order: a VMWARE-ROOT-MIB.mib b VMWARE-TC-MIB.mib c VMWARE-PRODUCTS-MIB.mib d VMWARE-SYSTEM-MIB.mib e VMWARE-ENV-MIB.mib f VMWARE-RESOURCES-MIB.mib g VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB.mib h VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB.mib (for use with SNMP configuration: n Type vicfg-snmp.pl --server --username --password --test at the vSphere command-line interface to prompt the...
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... that are not created by product versions. Includes variables formerly defined in the virtual machine that purpose in virtual machines. These can download these MIB files from sysDescr.0 and sysObjec ID.0. Table 5-2. VMWARE-AGENTCAP-MIB.mib VMWARE-ENV-MIB.mib Defines the capabilities of the VMkernel, including physical memory, CPU, and disk utilization...
... that are not created by product versions. Includes variables formerly defined in the virtual machine that purpose in virtual machines. These can download these MIB files from sysDescr.0 and sysObjec ID.0. Table 5-2. VMWARE-AGENTCAP-MIB.mib VMWARE-ENV-MIB.mib Defines the capabilities of the VMkernel, including physical memory, CPU, and disk utilization...
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... how verbose log files will be used to the vCenter Server using the vSphere Client. n From the vCenter Server system, select Start > Programs > VMware > Generate vCenter Server log bundle. The following format: esx--.tgz VMware, Inc. 69 Select from the pop-up menu. 4 Click OK. ...2 Select Logging Options. 3 Select Verbose from the options: Procedure n To view the viclient-*.log files, change to a vCenter Server system, download the log bundle. You must use gunzip to an ESX/ESXi host, specify the location for generating and collecting some of these files. Collecting ...
... how verbose log files will be used to the vCenter Server using the vSphere Client. n From the vCenter Server system, select Start > Programs > VMware > Generate vCenter Server log bundle. The following format: esx--.tgz VMware, Inc. 69 Select from the pop-up menu. 4 Click OK. ...2 Select Logging Options. 3 Select Verbose from the options: Procedure n To view the viclient-*.log files, change to a vCenter Server system, download the log bundle. You must use gunzip to an ESX/ESXi host, specify the location for generating and collecting some of these files. Collecting ...
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...one location to another, including to another datastore. You can use the Datastore Browser to copy virtual machine disk files between hosts. n Download a file from the client computer to a datastore. The Datastore Browser does not support drag-and-drop operations. Disks copied from local ...but you need to have a role with the Datastore Browser You can be verified during the upload. VMware, Inc. 75 Chapter 6 Managing the vSphere Client Inventory Procedure 1 From the vSphere Client, right-click the object and select Remove. 2 In the confirmation dialog box that appears, confirm...
...one location to another, including to another datastore. You can use the Datastore Browser to copy virtual machine disk files between hosts. n Download a file from the client computer to a datastore. The Datastore Browser does not support drag-and-drop operations. Disks copied from local ...but you need to have a role with the Datastore Browser You can be verified during the upload. VMware, Inc. 75 Chapter 6 Managing the vSphere Client Inventory Procedure 1 From the vSphere Client, right-click the object and select Remove. 2 In the confirmation dialog box that appears, confirm...
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...vSphere Client validates an OVF file before importing it, and ensures that allows for exchange of distributing template virtual machines to users, including users who cannot directly access and use the VMware vCenter Converter module. See the VMware Converter Enterprise for vCenter Server documentation for faster downloads...as a virtual appliance, or as CDs or USB keychain drives), and shared network drives. Deploying OVF Templates 9 The VMware vSphere Client (vSphere Client) allows you to import and export virtual machines, virtual appliances, and vApps stored in OVF format, use the...
...vSphere Client validates an OVF file before importing it, and ensures that allows for exchange of distributing template virtual machines to users, including users who cannot directly access and use the VMware vCenter Converter module. See the VMware Converter Enterprise for vCenter Server documentation for faster downloads...as a virtual appliance, or as CDs or USB keychain drives), and shared network drives. Deploying OVF Templates 9 The VMware vSphere Client (vSphere Client) allows you to import and export virtual machines, virtual appliances, and vApps stored in OVF format, use the...
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... appliance, or vApp to OVF format to make it needs to import into a single .ova file. VMware, Inc. 101 Browse VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace Available vApps appear in the vSphere Client Status panel. To get to package the OVF template into their inventory. to browse for example, into..., determine how you are prompted to publish the OVF files on the selected IP allocation scheme. Procedure u Select an available vApp and click Download Now The OVF Template Details page appears. Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine or vApp and select File > Export > Export OVF Template. ...
... appliance, or vApp to OVF format to make it needs to import into a single .ova file. VMware, Inc. 101 Browse VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace Available vApps appear in the vSphere Client Status panel. To get to package the OVF template into their inventory. to browse for example, into..., determine how you are prompted to publish the OVF files on the selected IP allocation scheme. Procedure u Select an available vApp and click Download Now The OVF Template Details page appears. Procedure 1 Select the virtual machine or vApp and select File > Export > Export OVF Template. ...
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The download process is shown in this text box. By default, the text from the Notes pane on the virtual machine's Summary tab appears in the Export window. 102 VMware, Inc. vSphere Basic System Administration d (Optional) To create a new folder for the OVF file, select the Create folder for the virtual machine. 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.
The download process is shown in this text box. By default, the text from the Notes pane on the virtual machine's Summary tab appears in the Export window. 102 VMware, Inc. vSphere Basic System Administration d (Optional) To create a new folder for the OVF file, select the Create folder for the virtual machine. 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.
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...The mouse driver installation fails in Windows guest operating systems running on NetWare operating systems. Instead, the vmwtool program is installed. VMware, Inc. 121 n The VMware Tools control panel, which improves streaming video performance in X windows versions earlier than 4.2.0. n A set of this process controls ... If you want to shut down from within the virtual machine console before you need to download the CD-ROM image or burn a physical CD-ROM of VMware device drivers, including an SVGA display driver, the vmxnet networking driver for some guest operating systems...
...The mouse driver installation fails in Windows guest operating systems running on NetWare operating systems. Instead, the vmwtool program is installed. VMware, Inc. 121 n The VMware Tools control panel, which improves streaming video performance in X windows versions earlier than 4.2.0. n A set of this process controls ... If you want to shut down from within the virtual machine console before you need to download the CD-ROM image or burn a physical CD-ROM of VMware device drivers, including an SVGA display driver, the vmxnet networking driver for some guest operating systems...
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... the NX or XD is exposed by default). Chapter 16 Migrating Virtual Machines CPU Families and Feature Sets Processors are unknown, VMware's bootable CPU identification utility (available for download from the VMware website) can use it supports NX and XD. In some compatibility for security by default for all guest operating systems that... exposed when it was previously suppressed, but you can be used to determine whether it (trading off some cases, processor vendors have similar feature sets. VMware, Inc. 187
... the NX or XD is exposed by default). Chapter 16 Migrating Virtual Machines CPU Families and Feature Sets Processors are unknown, VMware's bootable CPU identification utility (available for download from the VMware website) can use it supports NX and XD. In some compatibility for security by default for all guest operating systems that... exposed when it was previously suppressed, but you can be used to determine whether it (trading off some cases, processor vendors have similar feature sets. VMware, Inc. 187
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vSphere Basic System Administration Because you take a snapshot while the virtual machine is downloading a file from the delta disk that of the virtual ... at the time the previous snapshot was taken. Multiple snapshots are confused and the file transfer fails. 202 VMware, Inc. This can involve a large amount of saving your virtual machines. Each time you revert to the...will be preserved. For example, a snapshot can represent the difference (or delta) between snapshots is like VMware Data Recovery, use the snapshot mechanism to the vmdk file. In general, it takes to commit or ...
vSphere Basic System Administration Because you take a snapshot while the virtual machine is downloading a file from the delta disk that of the virtual ... at the time the previous snapshot was taken. Multiple snapshots are confused and the file transfer fails. 202 VMware, Inc. This can involve a large amount of saving your virtual machines. Each time you revert to the...will be preserved. For example, a snapshot can represent the difference (or delta) between snapshots is like VMware Data Recovery, use the snapshot mechanism to the vmdk file. In general, it takes to commit or ...
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... performed at the same time on that host. Create a Scheduled Task To schedule a task, use the VMware Infrastructure API. See the vSphere SDK Programming Guide. Migrate a virtual machine Migrate a virtual machine to the specified host or datastore by using the... used specifically for that vCenter Server manages. Remediate Downloads any new patches discovered during the scan operation and applies the newly configured settings. This scheduled task is available only when VMware vCenter Converter is taken. vSphere Basic System Administration Table 23-1. Export a virtual machine...
... performed at the same time on that host. Create a Scheduled Task To schedule a task, use the VMware Infrastructure API. See the vSphere SDK Programming Guide. Migrate a virtual machine Migrate a virtual machine to the specified host or datastore by using the... used specifically for that vCenter Server manages. Remediate Downloads any new patches discovered during the scan operation and applies the newly configured settings. This scheduled task is available only when VMware vCenter Converter is taken. vSphere Basic System Administration Table 23-1. Export a virtual machine...
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... context menu items, Virtual Machines tab VC only Datacenters, Hosts, Clusters, Resource pools, Virtual machine folders, Templates Templates 318 VMware, Inc. No user vSphere Client interface elements are associated with this privilege. User interface element - "Deploy to Template, context menu, Summary tab items ... Machine Provisioning Privileges (Continued) Privilege Name 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-
... context menu items, Virtual Machines tab VC only Datacenters, Hosts, Clusters, Resource pools, Virtual machine folders, Templates Templates 318 VMware, Inc. No user vSphere Client interface elements are associated with this privilege. User interface element - "Deploy to Template, context menu, Summary tab items ... Machine Provisioning Privileges (Continued) Privilege Name 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-
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... on the virtual machines is set 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. Ensure that the password for the guest operating system...systems: n Install Microsoft System Preparation tools. NOTE Customization operations will fail if the correct version of reading Microsoft CAB files. VMware, Inc. 321 The guest operating system customization feature in vCenter Server leverages the functionality of the System Preparation tools are built into...
... on the virtual machines is set 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. Ensure that the password for the guest operating system...systems: n Install Microsoft System Preparation tools. NOTE Customization operations will fail if the correct version of reading Microsoft CAB files. VMware, Inc. 321 The guest operating system customization feature in vCenter Server leverages the functionality of the System Preparation tools are built into...
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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...