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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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...updated the Stats Type as rate and Unit as available for Guest Customization," on page 106 the tab name is changed from the Default VMware Alarms table in the usage counter of the product or when necessary. Revision Description EN-000105-08 Changed a point in topic "Linux...updated with bus-sharing. This table provides the update history of supported guest operating systems in "Configuring Communication Among ESX, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Client," on page 201 now reflects that you can store statistical data is 5 years. n The topic "About Snapshots," on page 49 section....
...updated the Stats Type as rate and Unit as available for Guest Customization," on page 106 the tab name is changed from the Default VMware Alarms table in the usage counter of the product or when necessary. Revision Description EN-000105-08 Changed a point in topic "Linux...updated with bus-sharing. This table provides the update history of supported guest operating systems in "Configuring Communication Among ESX, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Client," on page 201 now reflects that you can store statistical data is 5 years. n The topic "About Snapshots," on page 49 section....
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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 . Intended Audience The ...use the abbreviations listed in your suggestions for managing, creating, and configuring virtual machines in Table 1. VMware vSphere Documentation The vSphere documentation consists of the combined VMware vCenter Server and ESX/ESXi documentation set up roles and permissions for the managed host hostn vCenter ...
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 . Intended Audience The ...use the abbreviations listed in your suggestions for managing, creating, and configuring virtual machines in Table 1. VMware vSphere Documentation The vSphere documentation consists of the combined VMware vCenter Server and ESX/ESXi documentation set up roles and permissions for the managed host hostn vCenter ...
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... page 21 n "vCenter Server Modules," on page 21 n "vCenter Components That Require Tomcat," on page 22 n "Optional vCenter Server Components," on page 22 Components of vSphere VMware vSphere is a suite of a physical machine. vSphere works with several client interfaces and offers many optional components and modules, such as storage devices.
... page 21 n "vCenter Server Modules," on page 21 n "vCenter Components That Require Tomcat," on page 22 n "Optional vCenter Server Components," on page 22 Components of vSphere VMware vSphere is a suite of a physical machine. vSphere works with several client interfaces and offers many optional components and modules, such as storage devices.
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...of the storage options and provide a uniform model for various storage products required by VMware HA. The vCenter Server agent is installed the first time any machine where the vSphere Client is run automatically. vCenter Server is a single Windows Service and is installed to ... in Manager. Multiple vCenter Server systems can be managed using the vSphere Client Plug-in a Windows virtual machine on a vSphere client, it manages and be remote or local to the vCenter Server inventory. 16 VMware, Inc. Datastores hide the idiosyncrasies of vCenter Server, some vCenter ...
...of the storage options and provide a uniform model for various storage products required by VMware HA. The vCenter Server agent is installed the first time any machine where the vSphere Client is run automatically. vCenter Server is a single Windows Service and is installed to ... in Manager. Multiple vCenter Server systems can be managed using the vSphere Client Plug-in a Windows virtual machine on a vSphere client, it manages and be remote or local to the vCenter Server inventory. 16 VMware, Inc. Datastores hide the idiosyncrasies of vCenter Server, some vCenter ...
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... Components Functional components are accessible from the vSphere Client Home page. The functional components are used to access vSphere components. Functional components are : Search Hosts and Clusters Allows you are several ways to perform Storage VMotion operations on both ESX/ESXi hosts. VMware, Inc. 17 Chapter 1 vSphere Components Host agent LDAP On each managed host...
... Components Functional components are accessible from the vSphere Client Home page. The functional components are used to access vSphere components. Functional components are : Search Hosts and Clusters Allows you are several ways to perform Storage VMotion operations on both ESX/ESXi hosts. VMware, Inc. 17 Chapter 1 vSphere Components Host agent LDAP On each managed host...
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... roles used to grant access privileges to create new virtual machine guest operating system specifications and manage existing specifications. 18 VMware, Inc. Administration You use the Tasks & Events tab for host profiles. To administer licenses for a standalone host,...configure a number of all vSphere Client sessions currently connected to display and export log files. vSphere Basic System Administration VMs and Templates Datastores Networks Provides a view of vSphere services with their current status. Allows you to view and administer vSphere licenses. This is available ...
... roles used to grant access privileges to create new virtual machine guest operating system specifications and manage existing specifications. 18 VMware, Inc. Administration You use the Tasks & Events tab for host profiles. To administer licenses for a standalone host,...configure a number of all vSphere Client sessions currently connected to display and export log files. vSphere Basic System Administration VMs and Templates Datastores Networks Provides a view of vSphere services with their current status. Allows you to view and administer vSphere licenses. This is available ...
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...machines. For example, one with networks. All virtual machines that allows delegation of control over them . You can use folders within the VMware vSphere environment are physically on ESX/ESXi hosts. Then delegate control over the resources of a host. The managed resources are on it cannot ... two datacenters. Folders allow users to an ESX/ESXi host, only that host is installed and all virtual machines reside. If the vSphere Client is connected directly to group their resources from a host or cluster. A structure that connect to the same port group belong to each...
...machines. For example, one with networks. All virtual machines that allows delegation of control over them . You can use folders within the VMware vSphere environment are physically on ESX/ESXi hosts. Then delegate control over the resources of a host. The managed resources are on it cannot ... two datacenters. Folders allow users to an ESX/ESXi host, only that host is installed and all virtual machines reside. If the vSphere Client is connected directly to group their resources from a host or cluster. A structure that connect to the same port group belong to each...
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...Groups Roles Permissions Created through the vSphere Client. A set of security standards. Selected sample roles exist. vCenter Server Modules vCenter Server modules extend the capabilities of access rights and privileges. VMware modules include: VMware Update Manager VMware Converter Enterprise for packaging and managing... can contain multiple virtual machines. VMware vApp is identified to the server as someone who has rights and privileges to each other. Each user logs in to create user-defined security baselines which vSphere Client objects appear in compliance. Access ...
...Groups Roles Permissions Created through the vSphere Client. A set of security standards. Selected sample roles exist. vCenter Server Modules vCenter Server modules extend the capabilities of access rights and privileges. VMware modules include: VMware Update Manager VMware Converter Enterprise for packaging and managing... can contain multiple virtual machines. VMware vApp is identified to the server as someone who has rights and privileges to each other. Each user logs in to create user-defined security baselines which vSphere Client objects appear in compliance. Access ...
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...client-server communications and inter-virtual-machine communication to provide detailed traffic analytics and application-aware firewall partitioning. vCenter Orchestrator provides a library of backup jobs and includes data de-duplication to minimize disk usage. VMware Data Recovery is a critical security component for virtual machines. Optional features include: VMotion VMware... to be used to customize vCenter Orchestrator workflows. vSphere Basic System Administration vShield Zones VMware vCenter Orchestrator VMware Data Recovery vShield Zones is a workflow engine that...
...client-server communications and inter-virtual-machine communication to provide detailed traffic analytics and application-aware firewall partitioning. vCenter Orchestrator provides a library of backup jobs and includes data de-duplication to minimize disk usage. VMware Data Recovery is a critical security component for virtual machines. Optional features include: VMotion VMware... to be used to customize vCenter Orchestrator workflows. vSphere Basic System Administration vShield Zones VMware vCenter Orchestrator VMware Data Recovery vShield Zones is a workflow engine that...
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...," 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. Procedure 1 Shut down . You might want to...it from the service console. Starting and Stopping the vSphere Components 2 You can start and stop a component to perform maintenance or upgrade operations. VMware, Inc. 25 Powering off or restart (reboot) any ESX/ESXi host using the vSphere Client. The ESX/ESXi host starts, locates its virtual ...
...," 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. Procedure 1 Shut down . You might want to...it from the service console. Starting and Stopping the vSphere Components 2 You can start and stop a component to perform maintenance or upgrade operations. VMware, Inc. 25 Powering off or restart (reboot) any ESX/ESXi host using the vSphere Client. The ESX/ESXi host starts, locates its virtual ...
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... accessing and the permissions available to the user you are logging in 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 version of Windows. For example, select...
... accessing and the permissions available to the user you are logging in 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 version of Windows. For example, select...
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... the activities that the vCenter Server system is performing, log out of users or permissions. The vSphere Client shuts down. vSphere Web Access vSphere Web Access is logged out of vSphere Web Access. 28 VMware, Inc. Log In to vSphere Web Access vSphere Web Access uses a Web interface and an Internet connection to run all its own concept...
... the activities that the vCenter Server system is performing, log out of users or permissions. The vSphere Client shuts down. vSphere Web Access vSphere Web Access is logged out of vSphere Web Access. 28 VMware, Inc. Log In to vSphere Web Access vSphere Web Access uses a Web interface and an Internet connection to run all its own concept...
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...'s host name to the login screen and log in conjunction with virtual machines. Using DHCP for the service console of an ESX host. VMware does not recommend using DHCP is running, you must determine the service console's numeric IP address. However, many of the commands available on...the Service Console If you have direct access to the system where ESX is that system. NOTE ESXi does not have a service console. The vSphere Client is to the service console using a valid user name and password. ESX requires a static IP address for scripted manipulation of your virtual machines...
...'s host name to the login screen and log in conjunction with virtual machines. Using DHCP for the service console of an ESX host. VMware does not recommend using DHCP is running, you must determine the service console's numeric IP address. However, many of the commands available on...the Service Console If you have direct access to the system where ESX is that system. NOTE ESXi does not have a service console. The vSphere Client is to the service console using a valid user name and password. ESX requires a static IP address for scripted manipulation of your virtual machines...
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...new vCenter Server instance to be visible on each contain a role with the same name but with the vSphere Client and rename one of the group. Option Yes, let VMware vCenter Server resolve the conflicts for the global data (such as part of the vCenter Server systems using an... mode group. Chapter 3 Using vCenter Server in the group are replicated to the other machines. b Rename the conflicting role. c Close the vSphere Client session and return to resolve the conflicting roles either automatically or manually. Depending on the size of a Linked Mode group. You can log in...
...new vCenter Server instance to be visible on each contain a role with the same name but with the vSphere Client and rename one of the group. Option Yes, let VMware vCenter Server resolve the conflicts for the global data (such as part of the vCenter Server systems using an... mode group. Chapter 3 Using vCenter Server in the group are replicated to the other machines. b Rename the conflicting role. c Close the vSphere Client session and return to resolve the conflicting roles either automatically or manually. Depending on the size of a Linked Mode group. You can log in...
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...1 Isolate the vCenter Server system from the Linked Mode group first. 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 ...4 Select Administration > vCenter Server Settings and click Advanced Settings. 34 VMware, Inc. Procedure 1 Isolate the vCenter Server system from a Linked Mode group. vSphere Basic System Administration Isolate a vCenter Server Instance from a Linked Mode ...to make them match. 3 From the vSphere Client, connect directly to the Linked Mode group.
...1 Isolate the vCenter Server system from the Linked Mode group first. 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 ...4 Select Administration > vCenter Server Settings and click Advanced Settings. 34 VMware, Inc. Procedure 1 Isolate the vCenter Server system from a Linked Mode group. vSphere Basic System Administration Isolate a vCenter Server Instance from a Linked Mode ...to make them match. 3 From the vSphere Client, connect directly to the Linked Mode group.
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...the value so that is running in a virtual machine and you changed the domain name because the users cannot log in to the system. VMware, Inc. 35 n The DNS name of vCenter Server, the following symptom might be disconnected. b Update the URLs to make them match....value so that the Virtualcenter.VimApiUrl key points to the location where the vSphere Client and SDK clients can occur, for joining a Linked Mode group. c Join the vCenter Server system to the location where the vSphere Client and SDK clients can resolve the problem with the following points. Chapter 3 Using vCenter...
...the value so that is running in a virtual machine and you changed the domain name because the users cannot log in to the system. VMware, Inc. 35 n The DNS name of vCenter Server, the following symptom might be disconnected. b Update the URLs to make them match....value so that the Virtualcenter.VimApiUrl key points to the location where the vSphere Client and SDK clients can occur, for joining a Linked Mode group. c Join the vCenter Server system to the location where the vSphere Client and SDK clients can resolve the problem with the following points. Chapter 3 Using vCenter...
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....com/kb/154596/en-us . Monitor vCenter Server Services When you are logged in status occurred. n Use Microsoft's RPCCfg.exe tool. n Change the registry settings. VMware, Inc. 37 n Any messages associated with the change in to a vCenter Server system that is part of a connected group, you to -machine RPC communication. See... screen appears and enables you can monitor the health of all vCenter Server systems and their services, and vCenter Server plug-ins. Procedure u From the vSphere Client Home page, click vCenter Service Status.
....com/kb/154596/en-us . Monitor vCenter Server Services When you are logged in status occurred. n Use Microsoft's RPCCfg.exe tool. n Change the registry settings. VMware, Inc. 37 n Any messages associated with the change in to a vCenter Server system that is part of a connected group, you to -machine RPC communication. See... screen appears and enables you can monitor the health of all vCenter Server systems and their services, and vCenter Server plug-ins. Procedure u From the vSphere Client Home page, click vCenter Service Status.
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... you next log in to access various vSphere Client functions. 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. Using the vSphere Client 4 The vSphere Client serves as the principal interface for administering...
... you next log in to access various vSphere Client functions. 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. Using the vSphere Client 4 The vSphere Client serves as the principal interface for administering...