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System Requirements To ensure the best experience when using this evaluation guide, the configuration includes a single vSphere standard switch with three port groups. 1. Hardware Requirements This guide makes the following assumptions about your existing physical infrastructure: ...-based storage. Shared storage can be SAN or NAS. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - These networks can be set up on evaluation of server virtualization and want to provide resources for IT professionals who fulfill the following section. For the purpose of this guide, the user will need...
System Requirements To ensure the best experience when using this evaluation guide, the configuration includes a single vSphere standard switch with three port groups. 1. Hardware Requirements This guide makes the following assumptions about your existing physical infrastructure: ...-based storage. Shared storage can be SAN or NAS. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - These networks can be set up on evaluation of server virtualization and want to provide resources for IT professionals who fulfill the following section. For the purpose of this guide, the user will need...
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... Dual port Palo cards 1x 146GB Local HDD Configure with most pods configured as a three-node ESXi cluster and a fourth node for management. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - The environment consisted of eight identical four-node "pods," with : 4x 10GB network adaptors 2x 4/8GB HBAs Slot 1 of Cisco UCS server hardware... Marketing test-bed configuration to support other evaluation projects, and are present in the diagrams. The user can safely ignore additional resources in the following section and can configure only what is called for core management TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 7
... Dual port Palo cards 1x 146GB Local HDD Configure with most pods configured as a three-node ESXi cluster and a fourth node for management. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - The environment consisted of eight identical four-node "pods," with : 4x 10GB network adaptors 2x 4/8GB HBAs Slot 1 of Cisco UCS server hardware... Marketing test-bed configuration to support other evaluation projects, and are present in the diagrams. The user can safely ignore additional resources in the following section and can configure only what is called for core management TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 7
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...the environment you are online. • Have at the infrastructure layer. Refer to the "System Requirements" section of this section, you through this layer, VMware HA monitors the health of the virtual machine and will learn how to provide basic high availability services for...monitor the application running on each host. • Validate that the environment be triggered to administrators. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Volume One vSphere Evaluation Tasks High Availability Introduction Ensuring the availability of paramount concern to restart the virtual machine hosting the...
...the environment you are online. • Have at the infrastructure layer. Refer to the "System Requirements" section of this section, you through this layer, VMware HA monitors the health of the virtual machine and will learn how to provide basic high availability services for...monitor the application running on each host. • Validate that the environment be triggered to administrators. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Volume One vSphere Evaluation Tasks High Availability Introduction Ensuring the availability of paramount concern to restart the virtual machine hosting the...
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VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Configuration of HA. Wait for Task to bring up the HA Cluster Status screen. Tasks Showing Completed Status Wait until all the hosts within the cluster. This section will notice that the configuration tasks occur in parallel among all the tasks show you general ... minute. You'll notice that a section for HA is also an option for the virtual machines that are powered on the systems within your cluster. At this point, VMware HA is enabled. Volume One Under the Recent Tasks pane of the vSphere Client, you can observe the progress ...
VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Configuration of HA. Wait for Task to bring up the HA Cluster Status screen. Tasks Showing Completed Status Wait until all the hosts within the cluster. This section will notice that the configuration tasks occur in parallel among all the tasks show you general ... minute. You'll notice that a section for HA is also an option for the virtual machines that are powered on the systems within your cluster. At this point, VMware HA is enabled. Volume One Under the Recent Tasks pane of the vSphere Client, you can observe the progress ...
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VMware HA Advanced Options VMware HA provides a user with the ability to change various options based on their individual needs. Figure 14. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 22 Right-click the title bar and ensure that the vSphere HA State column is enabled. Editing Settings Click Edit Settings.... Displaying the HA State for All Hosts Within a Cluster To display the VMware HA state for all of the most commonly used options. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Volume One Figure 13. This section provides an overview of the hosts within a cluster, select the cluster from the...
VMware HA Advanced Options VMware HA provides a user with the ability to change various options based on their individual needs. Figure 14. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 22 Right-click the title bar and ensure that the vSphere HA State column is enabled. Editing Settings Click Edit Settings.... Displaying the HA State for All Hosts Within a Cluster To display the VMware HA state for all of the most commonly used options. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Volume One Figure 13. This section provides an overview of the hosts within a cluster, select the cluster from the...
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...most common failure case involves the failure of storage. Validating VMware HA Operation In order to see VMware HA in the event of a failure of hosts to other hosts and the type of a physical host. This section will be chosen based on the connectivity they have to ...secondary communication path in action, we need to the host or a motherboard failure. Storage Heartbeats VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - The datastores utilized can test ways to do this for the determination of VMware HA and can be for the highest number of the management network. By default, two ...
...most common failure case involves the failure of storage. Validating VMware HA Operation In order to see VMware HA in the event of a failure of hosts to other hosts and the type of a physical host. This section will be chosen based on the connectivity they have to ...secondary communication path in action, we need to the host or a motherboard failure. Storage Heartbeats VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - The datastores utilized can test ways to do this for the determination of VMware HA and can be for the highest number of the management network. By default, two ...
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VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Refer to the target host. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 35 Obtaining Console Access to the Target Host To insert a fault within the environment, you ... allow you to continue to access the host after the fault has been inserted, allowing you need to obtain console access to the "System Requirements" section for those affected by the test. Volume One Figure 30.
VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Refer to the target host. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 35 Obtaining Console Access to the Target Host To insert a fault within the environment, you ... allow you to continue to access the host after the fault has been inserted, allowing you need to obtain console access to the "System Requirements" section for those affected by the test. Volume One Figure 30.
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... to the cluster. Verifying That Host is a simple, straightforward process. This section will walk you through the required steps before continuing on to your virtual server instance. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 43 VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Connecting to a Virtual Server Instance Using the vSphere Client, connect to the next topic. Volume One Figure 43. Connect...
... to the cluster. Verifying That Host is a simple, straightforward process. This section will walk you through the required steps before continuing on to your virtual server instance. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 43 VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Connecting to a Virtual Server Instance Using the vSphere Client, connect to the next topic. Volume One Figure 43. Connect...
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...Volume One Figure 48. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 46 commands Other commands (vmware-cmd, vifs) vSphere PowerCLI New in vSphere 5.0 Minor changes in vSphere 5.0 Minor changes in vSphere 5.0 Minor changes and updates in vSphere 5.0 • Available from the ESXi Shell and the vCLI •...8226; Augments the esxcli commands to manage many aspects of ESXi Shell commands, and VMware vSphere® PowerCLI. Summary of vSphere 5.0 Command-Line Tools This section of the VMware Technical Support staff. Unconfigure Tasks Completed Wait until all the unconfigure tasks show a Completed...
...Volume One Figure 48. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 46 commands Other commands (vmware-cmd, vifs) vSphere PowerCLI New in vSphere 5.0 Minor changes in vSphere 5.0 Minor changes in vSphere 5.0 Minor changes and updates in vSphere 5.0 • Available from the ESXi Shell and the vCLI •...8226; Augments the esxcli commands to manage many aspects of ESXi Shell commands, and VMware vSphere® PowerCLI. Summary of vSphere 5.0 Command-Line Tools This section of the VMware Technical Support staff. Unconfigure Tasks Completed Wait until all the unconfigure tasks show a Completed...
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... enable the ESXi Shell while logged into the DCUI: • Log in to the vSphere Client. • Select the ESXi host and choose Configuration -> Security Profile. • From the Services section, select Properties. • Select the ESXi Shell option and choose Options. •... Select Start to start the ESXi Shell, enabling local access to access the ESXi Shell. Figure 55. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Enabling the ESXi Shell from the vSphere Client Perform the ...
... enable the ESXi Shell while logged into the DCUI: • Log in to the vSphere Client. • Select the ESXi host and choose Configuration -> Security Profile. • From the Services section, select Properties. • Select the ESXi Shell option and choose Options. •... Select Start to start the ESXi Shell, enabling local access to access the ESXi Shell. Figure 55. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Enabling the ESXi Shell from the vSphere Client Perform the ...
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... DCUI Perform the following section shows how to enable SSH access to the ESXi Shell. Enabling SSH from the DCUI: • Log in to the ESXi host DCUI. • Select Troubleshooting Options. • Select Enable ESXi Shell and press return. • Press Alt-F1 to access the ESXi Shell. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -
... DCUI Perform the following section shows how to enable SSH access to the ESXi Shell. Enabling SSH from the DCUI: • Log in to the ESXi host DCUI. • Select Troubleshooting Options. • Select Enable ESXi Shell and press return. • Press Alt-F1 to access the ESXi Shell. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -
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VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Enable SSH from DCUI Enabling the SSH from the vSphere Client Perform the following steps to start SSH on the host. Figure 58. Volume One Figure 57. Enable SSH from the vSphere Client: • Log in to the vSphere Client. • Select the ESXi host and choose Configuration -> Security Profile. • From the Services section, select Properties. • Select the SSH option and choose Options. • Select Start to enable the ESXi Shell from vSphere Client TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 52
VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Enable SSH from DCUI Enabling the SSH from the vSphere Client Perform the following steps to start SSH on the host. Figure 58. Volume One Figure 57. Enable SSH from the vSphere Client: • Log in to the vSphere Client. • Select the ESXi host and choose Configuration -> Security Profile. • From the Services section, select Properties. • Select the SSH option and choose Options. • Select Start to enable the ESXi Shell from vSphere Client TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 52
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Once you will be returned to be ignored. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - You are connected, the Name, Port and User properties used to make the connection will be returned to the vSphere PowerCLI prompt. Certificate Warning During this "vSphere PowerCLI by Example" section, the certificate warning can be executed, as follows: Figure 92. Using vSphere PowerCLI Figure 93. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 71 Volume One Once connected, you are then ready for your next cmdlet to show a successful connection.
Once you will be returned to be ignored. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - You are connected, the Name, Port and User properties used to make the connection will be returned to the vSphere PowerCLI prompt. Certificate Warning During this "vSphere PowerCLI by Example" section, the certificate warning can be executed, as follows: Figure 92. Using vSphere PowerCLI Figure 93. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 71 Volume One Once connected, you are then ready for your next cmdlet to show a successful connection.
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... firewall and services setting, select the Security Profile under the software section. A new firewall engine eliminates the use of PowerShell and, inherently, vSphere PowerCLI, makes this service, you have to integrate VMware technologies easily into other PowerShell snap-ins provided by a service-oriented... storage, virtual machine, and guest OS management. You can be achieved with other products and reach inside the guest OS. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - It can see that are allowed to learn than many scripting languages before it. Evaluating the ESXi Firewall ...
... firewall and services setting, select the Security Profile under the software section. A new firewall engine eliminates the use of PowerShell and, inherently, vSphere PowerCLI, makes this service, you have to integrate VMware technologies easily into other PowerShell snap-ins provided by a service-oriented... storage, virtual machine, and guest OS management. You can be achieved with other products and reach inside the guest OS. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - It can see that are allowed to learn than many scripting languages before it. Evaluating the ESXi Firewall ...
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Volume One Figure 116. In the following section, you can selectively restrict remote access through the ESXi firewall. Select SSH service in the Service Properties panel, as shown in Figure 112. 2. Creating Firewall ... shutting down the SSH service, you have to provide selective remote access. You can completely deny remote access. Click the Services Properties link, as follows: 1. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 86 This demonstrates that the SSH service is stopped.
Volume One Figure 116. In the following section, you can selectively restrict remote access through the ESXi firewall. Select SSH service in the Service Properties panel, as shown in Figure 112. 2. Creating Firewall ... shutting down the SSH service, you have to provide selective remote access. You can completely deny remote access. Click the Services Properties link, as follows: 1. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 86 This demonstrates that the SSH service is stopped.
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...to deploy hosts in your vSphere 5.0 environment. As customers adopt new hardware and as shown in a diskless environment. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 91 VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Figure 124. A past challenge with VWmare vSphere® Auto Deploy to... incorporate these updates into the ESXi installation. Depots Image Profile ESXI VIBs Driver VIBs Generate new image Windows host with the latest software drivers and updates. Image Builder Introduction In this section...
...to deploy hosts in your vSphere 5.0 environment. As customers adopt new hardware and as shown in a diskless environment. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 91 VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Figure 124. A past challenge with VWmare vSphere® Auto Deploy to... incorporate these updates into the ESXi installation. Depots Image Profile ESXI VIBs Driver VIBs Generate new image Windows host with the latest software drivers and updates. Image Builder Introduction In this section...
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...-extracting executable file. Refer to connect your evaluation of Image Builder 5.0: Install vSphere PowerCLI Download and install vSphere 5.0 PowerCLI from www.vmware.com. Start vSphere PowerCLI by Example" section of free disk space (used to host vSphere PowerCLI and store Image Builder software depots) • vSphere PowerCLI 5.0 • ESXi Offline Bundle • vCenter Server 5.0 Preparation Tasks Complete...
...-extracting executable file. Refer to connect your evaluation of Image Builder 5.0: Install vSphere PowerCLI Download and install vSphere 5.0 PowerCLI from www.vmware.com. Start vSphere PowerCLI by Example" section of free disk space (used to host vSphere PowerCLI and store Image Builder software depots) • vSphere PowerCLI 5.0 • ESXi Offline Bundle • vCenter Server 5.0 Preparation Tasks Complete...
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Volume One Import the ESXi Offline Bundle This section shows how to import an ESXi software depot using the RemoveSoftwareDepot cmdlet. The following : PowerCLI C:\> $DefautSoftwareDepots Figure 130. Display Software Depot TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 94 PowerCLI C:\> Add-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\ImageBuilder Figure 129. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Display Software Depots Software depots are added using the Add...
Volume One Import the ESXi Offline Bundle This section shows how to import an ESXi software depot using the RemoveSoftwareDepot cmdlet. The following : PowerCLI C:\> $DefautSoftwareDepots Figure 130. Display Software Depot TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 94 PowerCLI C:\> Add-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\ImageBuilder Figure 129. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Display Software Depots Software depots are added using the Add...
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... profile as a bootable ISO image. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - PowerCLI C:\> Compare-EsxImageProfile -ReferenceProfile Esxi-5.0.0-381646-no-tools -CompareProfile MyClonedProfile Figure 142. With an offline bundle, each time you start a new vSphere PowerCLI session, you must save them between custom image profiles. Volume One Compare Image Profiles This section shows how to compare image profiles...
... profile as a bootable ISO image. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - PowerCLI C:\> Compare-EsxImageProfile -ReferenceProfile Esxi-5.0.0-381646-no-tools -CompareProfile MyClonedProfile Figure 142. With an offline bundle, each time you start a new vSphere PowerCLI session, you must save them between custom image profiles. Volume One Compare Image Profiles This section shows how to compare image profiles...
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Go to the Datastores and Datastore Clusters view. Volume One Using Storage Performance Statistics Introduction vSphere 5.0 introduces several new performance views. There are two different types of views: performance and space. Figure 147. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 101 These views allow for ... Datastore 1. Select a datastore. There are two basic views as part of the Datastores and Datastore Clusters view: Monitoring Space Utilization of your datastores. Figure 146. 2. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - This next section will display how easy datastore monitoring is with...
Go to the Datastores and Datastore Clusters view. Volume One Using Storage Performance Statistics Introduction vSphere 5.0 introduces several new performance views. There are two different types of views: performance and space. Figure 147. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 101 These views allow for ... Datastore 1. Select a datastore. There are two basic views as part of the Datastores and Datastore Clusters view: Monitoring Space Utilization of your datastores. Figure 146. 2. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - This next section will display how easy datastore monitoring is with...