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VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Volume One Host Isolation 34 Disabling VMware HA 43 Connect to a Virtual Server 43 Go to the Cluster Summary 44 Edit Cluster Settings 45 Wait for Task to Complete 46 Getting Familiar ... Enabling SSH Access to the ESXi Shell 51 Enabling SSH from the DCU.I 51 Enabling the SSH from the vSphere Client 52 vSphere Client Notification When the ESXi Shell and SSH Are Enabled 53 Installing the vCL.I 53 Installing the vCLI on Windows 53 Installing the vCLI on Linux ...
VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Volume One Host Isolation 34 Disabling VMware HA 43 Connect to a Virtual Server 43 Go to the Cluster Summary 44 Edit Cluster Settings 45 Wait for Task to Complete 46 Getting Familiar ... Enabling SSH Access to the ESXi Shell 51 Enabling SSH from the DCU.I 51 Enabling the SSH from the vSphere Client 52 vSphere Client Notification When the ESXi Shell and SSH Are Enabled 53 Installing the vCL.I 53 Installing the vCLI on Windows 53 Installing the vCLI on Linux ...
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...- HARDWARE CHECKLIST: All hardware has been validated against the VMware vSphere 5.0 Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). SOFTWARE CHECKLIST: VMware vSphere/VMware ESXi installation media is installed. ESXi host 2 hostname. ESXi host 3 hostname. Volume One VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide, Volume One - Datastore 1 name. ...and default gateway for management network. Datastore 2 name. ESXi host 1 hostname. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 11 VMware vSphere® Client™ is available. Worksheet You can see at least three common 100GB LUNs (or NFS exports). Each server...
...- HARDWARE CHECKLIST: All hardware has been validated against the VMware vSphere 5.0 Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). SOFTWARE CHECKLIST: VMware vSphere/VMware ESXi installation media is installed. ESXi host 2 hostname. ESXi host 3 hostname. Volume One VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide, Volume One - Datastore 1 name. ...and default gateway for management network. Datastore 2 name. ESXi host 1 hostname. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 11 VMware vSphere® Client™ is available. Worksheet You can see at least three common 100GB LUNs (or NFS exports). Each server...
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... following steps will guide you have access to the "System Requirements" section of VMware Tools installed within the OS for the cluster. Refer to VMware vCenter™ utilizing the vSphere Client. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - This protection is a straightforward process that the environment be .... • Have at least one virtual machine running within the OS, VMware HA can monitor the OS for your virtual machines at the infrastructure layer. Volume One vSphere Evaluation Tasks High Availability Introduction Ensuring the availability of a physical host, occurs...
... following steps will guide you have access to the "System Requirements" section of VMware Tools installed within the OS for the cluster. Refer to VMware vCenter™ utilizing the vSphere Client. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - This protection is a straightforward process that the environment be .... • Have at least one virtual machine running within the OS, VMware HA can monitor the OS for your virtual machines at the infrastructure layer. Volume One vSphere Evaluation Tasks High Availability Introduction Ensuring the availability of a physical host, occurs...
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TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 13 Connecting to Virtual Server Using the vSphere Client, connect to Virtual Server VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Volume One Figure 1. Connect to your virtual server instance.
TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 13 Connecting to Virtual Server Using the vSphere Client, connect to Virtual Server VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Volume One Figure 1. Connect to your virtual server instance.
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...show a Completed status. There is also an option for Task to bring up the HA Cluster Status screen. Click this point, VMware HA is now providing protection for HA is enabled. You'll notice that HA is now shown under the cluster summary screen. Wait... are powered on the systems within your cluster. Verifying VMware HA Enablement At this point, WMware HA should only take a minute. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 16 VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Volume One Under the Recent Tasks pane of the vSphere Client, you general information about the configuration of HA on ...
...show a Completed status. There is also an option for Task to bring up the HA Cluster Status screen. Click this point, VMware HA is now providing protection for HA is enabled. You'll notice that HA is now shown under the cluster summary screen. Wait... are powered on the systems within your cluster. Verifying VMware HA Enablement At this point, WMware HA should only take a minute. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 16 VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Volume One Under the Recent Tasks pane of the vSphere Client, you general information about the configuration of HA on ...
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... cause the system tm-pod1-esx01.tmsb.local to examine the virtual machines hosted within the cluster. Figure 23. Checking Virtual Machines First, use the vSphere Client to fail. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - In this event occurs, VMware HA will identify the failure of the host and will attempt to fail.
... cause the system tm-pod1-esx01.tmsb.local to examine the virtual machines hosted within the cluster. Figure 23. Checking Virtual Machines First, use the vSphere Client to fail. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - In this event occurs, VMware HA will identify the failure of the host and will attempt to fail.
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Log in to the host. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 37 This shell will notice that the vSphere Client displays a warning message. Figure 34. vSphere Client Warning Message Once you do this, you will enable you to remove the network connections to the shell using the user name and password specified for the host, hit Alt-F1 to enable the ESXi Shell. Accessing the ESXi Shell At the ESXi console for the host. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Volume One Figure 33. Figure 35. Enabling ESXi Shell From here, select the Enable ESXi Shell option to access the ESXi Shell.
Log in to the host. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 37 This shell will notice that the vSphere Client displays a warning message. Figure 34. vSphere Client Warning Message Once you do this, you will enable you to remove the network connections to the shell using the user name and password specified for the host, hit Alt-F1 to enable the ESXi Shell. Accessing the ESXi Shell At the ESXi console for the host. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Volume One Figure 33. Figure 35. Enabling ESXi Shell From here, select the Enable ESXi Shell option to access the ESXi Shell.
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VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - The host will be identified as being isolated both at the top of the screen and in the vSphere HA State notification. Volume One Figure 37. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 39 Identifying Host Isolation Using the vSphere Client, select the host from the left-hand navigation pane and select the Summary tab.
VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - The host will be identified as being isolated both at the top of the screen and in the vSphere HA State notification. Volume One Figure 37. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 39 Identifying Host Isolation Using the vSphere Client, select the host from the left-hand navigation pane and select the Summary tab.
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Even after you have re-established the network connections, you can utilize the vSphere Client to examine the events for the host, you 'll notice that communication with the other hosts in the cluster has been re-established. Disabling ESXi ... Volume One Figure 41. This will show you that the host still displays a warning. Figure 42. This warning is due to disable ESXi Shell access. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -
Even after you have re-established the network connections, you can utilize the vSphere Client to examine the events for the host, you 'll notice that communication with the other hosts in the cluster has been re-established. Disabling ESXi ... Volume One Figure 41. This will show you that the host still displays a warning. Figure 42. This warning is due to disable ESXi Shell access. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -
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... 44. Connect to the next topic. Connecting to a Virtual Server Instance Using the vSphere Client, connect to the cluster. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 43 Verifying That Host is Operating Normally Use the vSphere Client to show all of HA, disabling HA is now operating normally and has reconnected to... your virtual server instance. Disabling VMware HA As with the enabling of the hosts within the cluster and ...
... 44. Connect to the next topic. Connecting to a Virtual Server Instance Using the vSphere Client, connect to the cluster. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 43 Verifying That Host is Operating Normally Use the vSphere Client to show all of HA, disabling HA is now operating normally and has reconnected to... your virtual server instance. Disabling VMware HA As with the enabling of the hosts within the cluster and ...
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Viewing the Progress of the Unconfigure Task of VMware HA Under the Recent Tasks pane of the vSphere Client, you can observe the progress of the unconfigure task of the cluster. Edit Cluster Settings VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - This will close the wizard and the system will bring up a wizard that you can use to deselect...
Viewing the Progress of the Unconfigure Task of VMware HA Under the Recent Tasks pane of the vSphere Client, you can observe the progress of the unconfigure task of the cluster. Edit Cluster Settings VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - This will close the wizard and the system will bring up a wizard that you can use to deselect...
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... access the ESXi Shell. Enabling the ESXi Shell from the vSphere Client Perform the following steps in order to enable the ESXi Shell while logged into the vSphere Client: • Log in this section to the ESXi Shell. Complete the steps in to the vSphere Client. • Select the ESXi host and choose Configuration -> Security Profile... Mode Options. • Select Enable ESXi Shell and press return. • Press Alt-F1 to the ESXi Shell Before you must enable the ESXi Shell. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -
... access the ESXi Shell. Enabling the ESXi Shell from the vSphere Client Perform the following steps in order to enable the ESXi Shell while logged into the vSphere Client: • Log in this section to the ESXi Shell. Complete the steps in to the vSphere Client. • Select the ESXi host and choose Configuration -> Security Profile... Mode Options. • Select Enable ESXi Shell and press return. • Press Alt-F1 to the ESXi Shell Before you must enable the ESXi Shell. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -
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... the ESXi console, you can also enable SSH services to allow remote access to the ESXi Shell. Volume One Figure 56. Enable ESXi Shell from vSphere Client Enabling SSH Access to the ESXi Shell In addition to running commands directly from the DCUI: • Log in to the ESXi host DCUI. •...
... the ESXi console, you can also enable SSH services to allow remote access to the ESXi Shell. Volume One Figure 56. Enable ESXi Shell from vSphere Client Enabling SSH Access to the ESXi Shell In addition to running commands directly from the DCUI: • Log in to the ESXi host DCUI. •...
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Figure 58. Volume One Figure 57. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Enable SSH from DCUI Enabling the SSH from the vSphere Client Perform the following steps to enable the ESXi Shell from vSphere Client TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 52 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 start SSH on the host.
Figure 58. Volume One Figure 57. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Enable SSH from DCUI Enabling the SSH from the vSphere Client Perform the following steps to enable the ESXi Shell from vSphere Client TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 52 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 start SSH on the host.
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... Installing the vCLI on how to Chapter 2 of the Getting Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces guide for information on Linux The vCLI installation package for Linux includes the vCLI scripts and the VMware vSphere 5.0 SDK for information on how to install the vCLI on the host summary... Chapter 2 of the Getting Started with the vMA virtual appliance. The vCLI is enabled on a host, the vSphere Client will show a warning on a Linux server. Volume One vSphere Client Notification When the ESXi Shell and SSH Are Enabled Any time the ESXi Shell or SSH is supported on the...
... Installing the vCLI on how to Chapter 2 of the Getting Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces guide for information on Linux The vCLI installation package for Linux includes the vCLI scripts and the VMware vSphere 5.0 SDK for information on how to install the vCLI on the host summary... Chapter 2 of the Getting Started with the vMA virtual appliance. The vCLI is enabled on a host, the vSphere Client will show a warning on a Linux server. Volume One vSphere Client Notification When the ESXi Shell and SSH Are Enabled Any time the ESXi Shell or SSH is supported on the...
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..., you will aid in the learning process when starting out with the vSphere Client, to connect to learn these languages in the VMware -> VMware vSphere PowerCLI folder, you have access to manage a single vSphere host. Launching PowerShell Session TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 69 VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - This guide will show how to manage a vCenter Server and all connected...
..., you will aid in the learning process when starting out with the vSphere Client, to connect to learn these languages in the VMware -> VMware vSphere PowerCLI folder, you have access to manage a single vSphere host. Launching PowerShell Session TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 69 VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - This guide will show how to manage a vCenter Server and all connected...
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You would need to be used in conjunction with snapshots. Snapshot information gathering is hard to repeat this in the vSphere Client, you to view. Within the vSphere Client, it is a time-consuming part of how many snapshots have been created and how much space they are using, ... select the time configuration setting to work with other cmdlets to retrieve and set information for each host in vSphere PowerCLI, type Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostNTPServer Figure 103. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - To do this for that host. The Get-VMHost cmdlet can be managed correctly or...
You would need to be used in conjunction with snapshots. Snapshot information gathering is hard to repeat this in the vSphere Client, you to view. Within the vSphere Client, it is a time-consuming part of how many snapshots have been created and how much space they are using, ... select the time configuration setting to work with other cmdlets to retrieve and set information for each host in vSphere PowerCLI, type Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostNTPServer Figure 103. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - To do this for that host. The Get-VMHost cmdlet can be managed correctly or...
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... on all virtual machines having names that any task produced by vSphere PowerCLI will be created one at a time. With vSphere PowerCLI, you can specify the criteria for your virtual machines and use the New-Snapshot cmdlet to this vSphere PowerCLI session. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Figure 105. Snapshots in the vSphere Client must be recorded in...
... on all virtual machines having names that any task produced by vSphere PowerCLI will be created one at a time. With vSphere PowerCLI, you can specify the criteria for your virtual machines and use the New-Snapshot cmdlet to this vSphere PowerCLI session. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Figure 105. Snapshots in the vSphere Client must be recorded in...
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...you will configure the firewall rules through the vCLI. By default, this service is a robust command-line tool for each service. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Evaluation Overview In this scripting language easier to access each service. As part of a repeatable, error-free... rule sets define port rules for automating all aspects of PowerShell and, inherently, vSphere PowerCLI, makes this exercise, you can be done through the vSphere Client interface and through vSphere Client UI. Figure 110 shows the current Security Profile of the following components: 1. ...
...you will configure the firewall rules through the vCLI. By default, this service is a robust command-line tool for each service. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Evaluation Overview In this scripting language easier to access each service. As part of a repeatable, error-free... rule sets define port rules for automating all aspects of PowerShell and, inherently, vSphere PowerCLI, makes this exercise, you can be done through the vSphere Client interface and through vSphere Client UI. Figure 110 shows the current Security Profile of the following components: 1. ...
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Volume One Testing Access with Host1. You can launch the PuTTY tool to Host1 (tm-pod01-esx01. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 85 local) to establish a SSH session with SSH Service Stopped After stopping the SSH remote access service, you can connect to establish the SSH session, as shown in Figure 115. The connection times out with a network error, as shown in Figure 116. In this example environment, you can test if any client can use virtual machine VM_02 running on TCP port 22. Figure 115. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - tmsb.local) on Host3 (tm-pod01-esx03.tmsb.
Volume One Testing Access with Host1. You can launch the PuTTY tool to Host1 (tm-pod01-esx01. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 85 local) to establish a SSH session with SSH Service Stopped After stopping the SSH remote access service, you can connect to establish the SSH session, as shown in Figure 115. The connection times out with a network error, as shown in Figure 116. In this example environment, you can test if any client can use virtual machine VM_02 running on TCP port 22. Figure 115. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - tmsb.local) on Host3 (tm-pod01-esx03.tmsb.