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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 ...
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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...VMware vSphere® Client™ is available. Subnet, netmask and default gateway for vMotion network. Subnet, netmask and default gateway for management network. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - SOFTWARE CHECKLIST: VMware vSphere/VMware ESXi installation media is installed. ESXi host 1 hostname. Datastore 2 name. HARDWARE CHECKLIST: All hardware has been validated against the VMware vSphere... three common 100GB LUNs (or NFS exports). ESXi host 2 hostname. Volume One VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide, Volume One - Each server has the required HBA/network adaptor ...
...VMware vSphere® Client™ is available. Subnet, netmask and default gateway for vMotion network. Subnet, netmask and default gateway for management network. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - SOFTWARE CHECKLIST: VMware vSphere/VMware ESXi installation media is installed. ESXi host 1 hostname. Datastore 2 name. HARDWARE CHECKLIST: All hardware has been validated against the VMware vSphere... three common 100GB LUNs (or NFS exports). ESXi host 2 hostname. Volume One VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide, Volume One - Each server has the required HBA/network adaptor ...
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Enabling HA Enabling HA is of a physical host, occurs. Volume One vSphere Evaluation Tasks High Availability Introduction Ensuring the availability of virtual machines within the OS, VMware HA can monitor the OS for your virtual machines at least one virtual ... administrator can be configured properly. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - In the event of a failure of this section, you through this layer, VMware HA monitors the health of the virtual machine and will learn how to VMware vCenter™ utilizing the vSphere Client. Refer to the "System Requirements...
Enabling HA Enabling HA is of a physical host, occurs. Volume One vSphere Evaluation Tasks High Availability Introduction Ensuring the availability of virtual machines within the OS, VMware HA can monitor the OS for your virtual machines at least one virtual ... administrator can be configured properly. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - In the event of a failure of this section, you through this layer, VMware HA monitors the health of the virtual machine and will learn how to VMware vCenter™ utilizing the vSphere Client. Refer to the "System Requirements...
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Volume One Figure 1. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 13 Connecting to Virtual Server Using the vSphere Client, connect to Virtual Server VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Connect to your virtual server instance.
Volume One Figure 1. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 13 Connecting to Virtual Server Using the vSphere Client, connect to Virtual Server VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Connect to your virtual server instance.
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...the initialization of HA. Verifying VMware HA Enablement At this to bring up the HA Cluster Status screen. This will show you can use to Complete Figure 5. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 16 Volume One Under the Recent Tasks pane of the vSphere Client, you general information about the... configuration of HA on . You'll notice that HA is also an option for Task to verify that the configuration tasks occur in parallel among all the tasks show a Completed status. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -
...the initialization of HA. Verifying VMware HA Enablement At this to bring up the HA Cluster Status screen. This will show you can use to Complete Figure 5. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 16 Volume One Under the Recent Tasks pane of the vSphere Client, you general information about the... configuration of HA on . You'll notice that HA is also an option for Task to verify that the configuration tasks occur in parallel among all the tasks show a Completed status. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -
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In this event occurs, VMware HA will identify the failure of the host and will attempt to fail. Checking Virtual Machines First, use the vSphere Client to fail. Figure 23. Removing Power from a Host TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 30 You need to check the virtual machines in your environment and ensure that ... tm-pod1-esx01.tmsb.local to restart the protected virtual machines on the host that at least one is online on a functional host. Figure 22. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -
In this event occurs, VMware HA will identify the failure of the host and will attempt to fail. Checking Virtual Machines First, use the vSphere Client to fail. Figure 23. Removing Power from a Host TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 30 You need to check the virtual machines in your environment and ensure that ... tm-pod1-esx01.tmsb.local to restart the protected virtual machines on the host that at least one is online on a functional host. Figure 22. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -
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Enabling ESXi Shell From here, select the Enable ESXi Shell option to access the ESXi Shell. Figure 34. Accessing the ESXi Shell At the ESXi console for the host. Log in to the host. Figure 35. Volume One Figure 33. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 37 VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - This shell will notice that the vSphere Client displays a warning message. 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.
Enabling ESXi Shell From here, select the Enable ESXi Shell option to access the ESXi Shell. Figure 34. Accessing the ESXi Shell At the ESXi console for the host. Log in to the host. Figure 35. Volume One Figure 33. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 37 VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - This shell will notice that the vSphere Client displays a warning message. 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.
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Volume One Figure 37. 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. 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.
Volume One Figure 37. 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. 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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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 the host still displays a warning. Examining Events for the Host Once you restore the ...
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 the host still displays a warning. Examining Events for the Host Once you restore the ...
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...section will walk you through the required steps before continuing on to a Virtual Server Figure 44. Connect to the next topic. Disabling VMware HA As with the enabling of the hosts within the cluster and verify that the previously isolated host is a simple, straightforward process. ...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. Connecting to a Virtual ...
...section will walk you through the required steps before continuing on to a Virtual Server Figure 44. Connect to the next topic. Disabling VMware HA As with the enabling of the hosts within the cluster and verify that the previously isolated host is a simple, straightforward process. ...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. Connecting to a Virtual ...
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... cluster summary screen, select the Edit Settings option. Figure 47. 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. Click the check box next to Turn... On vSphere HA to modify the settings of HA on the systems within the cluster. This will unconfigure VMware HA. Edit Cluster Settings VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide...
... cluster summary screen, select the Edit Settings option. Figure 47. 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. Click the check box next to Turn... On vSphere HA to modify the settings of HA on the systems within the cluster. This will unconfigure VMware HA. Edit Cluster Settings VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide...
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...VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Complete the steps in this section to the ESXi Shell Before you must enable the ESXi Shell. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 50 Figure 55. 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... from the DCUI Perform the following steps to 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. •...
...VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Complete the steps in this section to the ESXi Shell Before you must enable the ESXi Shell. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 50 Figure 55. 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... from the DCUI Perform the following steps to 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. •...
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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. • Select Troubleshooting Options. • Select Enable ESXi Shell and press return. • Press Alt-F1 to access the ESXi Shell. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide...
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. • 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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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 Volume One Figure 57. Figure 58. Enable SSH from DCUI Enabling the SSH from the vSphere Client Perform the following steps to start SSH on the host. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -
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 Volume One Figure 57. Figure 58. Enable SSH from DCUI Enabling the SSH from the vSphere Client Perform the following steps to start SSH on the host. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -
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... When the ESXi Shell and SSH Are Enabled Any time the ESXi Shell or SSH is enabled on a host, the vSphere Client will show a warning on the host summary page serving as a reminder to Chapter 2 of the Getting Started with the vMA The vMA includes a Linux environment, ...-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 your Linux distribution and run the installation script. Notification That the ESXi Shell Has Been Enabled Installing the vCLI The vCLI is available ...
... When the ESXi Shell and SSH Are Enabled Any time the ESXi Shell or SSH is enabled on a host, the vSphere Client will show a warning on the host summary page serving as a reminder to Chapter 2 of the Getting Started with the vMA The vMA includes a Linux environment, ...-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 your Linux distribution and run the installation script. Notification That the ESXi Shell Has Been Enabled Installing the vCLI The vCLI is available ...
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...Session TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 69 VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Figure 90. Connecting to a vSphere Host or vCenter With vSphere PowerCLI, you have access to both vSphere hosts and vCenter servers. This guide will show examples of both vSphere PowerCLI and PowerShell, and will...when starting out with the vSphere Client, to connect to the following items: • vSphere PowerCLI (32-Bit) • vSphere PowerCLI • vSphere PowerCLI Administration Guide • vSphere PowerCLI Cmdlets Reference • vSphere SDK for .NET API Reference • vSphere SDK for .NET Dev...
...Session TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 69 VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Figure 90. Connecting to a vSphere Host or vCenter With vSphere PowerCLI, you have access to both vSphere hosts and vCenter servers. This guide will show examples of both vSphere PowerCLI and PowerShell, and will...when starting out with the vSphere Client, to connect to the following items: • vSphere PowerCLI (32-Bit) • vSphere PowerCLI • vSphere PowerCLI Administration Guide • vSphere PowerCLI Cmdlets Reference • vSphere SDK for .NET API Reference • vSphere SDK for .NET Dev...
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VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - The Get-VMHost cmdlet can quickly cause issues within the virtual infrastructure. Volume One Figure 102. Within the vSphere Client, it is a time-consuming part of how many snapshots have been created and how much space they are using, when ... the configuration tab and select the time configuration setting to be used in conjunction with snapshots. vSphere PowerCLI includes multiple cmdlets to allow you would need to repeat this in the vSphere Client, you to work with other cmdlets to get an overview of any virtual administrator's job. To...
VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - The Get-VMHost cmdlet can quickly cause issues within the virtual infrastructure. Volume One Figure 102. Within the vSphere Client, it is a time-consuming part of how many snapshots have been created and how much space they are using, when ... the configuration tab and select the time configuration setting to be used in conjunction with snapshots. vSphere PowerCLI includes multiple cmdlets to allow you would need to repeat this in the vSphere Client, you to work with other cmdlets to get an overview of any virtual administrator's job. To...
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Snapshots in the vSphere Client must be recorded in vSphere PowerCLI. Figure 104. With vSphere PowerCLI, you can specify the criteria for the management of snapshots. Figure 105. Volume One To gain more information about all snapshots, type Get-VM | ... -Name "Patch Tuesday" -Description "A Patch added before applying all Microsoft Patches" You will also see from the preceding screen shot that any task produced by vSphere PowerCLI will be created one at a time. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 78 Snapshots are easily created in large numbers in the normal manner within vCenter and...
Snapshots in the vSphere Client must be recorded in vSphere PowerCLI. Figure 104. With vSphere PowerCLI, you can specify the criteria for the management of snapshots. Figure 105. Volume One To gain more information about all snapshots, type Get-VM | ... -Name "Patch Tuesday" -Description "A Patch added before applying all Microsoft Patches" You will also see from the preceding screen shot that any task produced by vSphere PowerCLI will be created one at a time. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 78 Snapshots are easily created in large numbers in the normal manner within vCenter and...
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... enabled or stopped on hosts 3. ESXi firewall configuration can be done through the vSphere Client interface and through vSphere Client UI. Three ESXi hosts 2. By default, this exercise, you can see that vSphere PowerCLI is protected by a service-oriented and stateless firewall, which you can configure...firewall rules. You can specify the IP addresses or range of this service is a service that are allowed to access each service. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - The design of the selected ESXi host. For remote hosts, you will configure the ESXi firewall to allow access...
... enabled or stopped on hosts 3. ESXi firewall configuration can be done through the vSphere Client interface and through vSphere Client UI. Three ESXi hosts 2. By default, this exercise, you can see that vSphere PowerCLI is protected by a service-oriented and stateless firewall, which you can configure...firewall rules. You can specify the IP addresses or range of this service is a service that are allowed to access each service. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - The design of the selected ESXi host. For remote hosts, you will configure the ESXi firewall to allow access...
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In this example environment, you can test if any client can use virtual machine VM_02 running on TCP port 22. Figure 115. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 85 local) to establish the SSH session, as shown in Figure 115. The connection times out with a network error, as shown in Figure 116. You can launch the PuTTY tool to establish a SSH session with SSH Service Stopped After stopping the SSH remote access service, you can connect to Host1 (tm-pod01-esx01. Volume One Testing Access with Host1. tmsb.local) on Host3 (tm-pod01-esx03.tmsb. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -
In this example environment, you can test if any client can use virtual machine VM_02 running on TCP port 22. Figure 115. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 85 local) to establish the SSH session, as shown in Figure 115. The connection times out with a network error, as shown in Figure 116. You can launch the PuTTY tool to establish a SSH session with SSH Service Stopped After stopping the SSH remote access service, you can connect to Host1 (tm-pod01-esx01. Volume One Testing Access with Host1. tmsb.local) on Host3 (tm-pod01-esx03.tmsb. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide -