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... 11 vSphere Evaluation Tasks 12 High Availability 12 Introduction 12 Prerequisites 12 Enabling HA 12 Connect to Virtual Server 13 Go to Cluster Summary 14 Edit Cluster Settings 15 Wait for Task to Complete 16 Verifying VMware HA Enablement 16 HA Status Screen 16 Virtual Machine Protection State 20 Host Protection State 21 VMware...
... 11 vSphere Evaluation Tasks 12 High Availability 12 Introduction 12 Prerequisites 12 Enabling HA 12 Connect to Virtual Server 13 Go to Cluster Summary 14 Edit Cluster Settings 15 Wait for Task to Complete 16 Verifying VMware HA Enablement 16 HA Status Screen 16 Virtual Machine Protection State 20 Host Protection State 21 VMware...
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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 with the New Command-Line Interface 46 Introduction 46 The ... 58 The localcli Command 59 Bringing It All Together 60 vSphere PowerCLI by Example 62 Introduction 62 Prerequisites 62 Install vSphere PowerCLI 62 Getting Started with vSphere PowerCLI 69 Connecting to a vSphere Host or vCenter 69 Using vSphere PowerCLI 71 vSphere PowerCLI Summary 81 Evaluating the ESXi Firewall 81 Introduction 81 ...
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 with the New Command-Line Interface 46 Introduction 46 The ... 58 The localcli Command 59 Bringing It All Together 60 vSphere PowerCLI by Example 62 Introduction 62 Prerequisites 62 Install vSphere PowerCLI 62 Getting Started with vSphere PowerCLI 69 Connecting to a vSphere Host or vCenter 69 Using vSphere PowerCLI 71 vSphere PowerCLI Summary 81 Evaluating the ESXi Firewall 81 Introduction 81 ...
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...the environment be triggered to provide basic high availability services for proper operation. Enabling HA Enabling HA is important that simply entails editing the properties for proper operation. This protects against such failures as an unresponsive OS. • The application layer With some customization...also monitor the application running on each host. • Validate that you have access to VMware vCenter™ utilizing the vSphere Client. In this section, you through this layer, VMware HA monitors the health of the virtual machine and will learn how to enable, configure, ...
...the environment be triggered to provide basic high availability services for proper operation. Enabling HA Enabling HA is important that simply entails editing the properties for proper operation. This protects against such failures as an unresponsive OS. • The application layer With some customization...also monitor the application running on each host. • Validate that you have access to VMware vCenter™ utilizing the vSphere Client. In this section, you through this layer, VMware HA monitors the health of the virtual machine and will learn how to enable, configure, ...
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Edit Cluster Settings VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Click the check box next to modify the settings of the cluster. Volume One Figure 3. Initializing VMware HA TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 15 This will close the wizard and the system will bring up a wizard that you can use to Turn On vSphere HA and select OK. Editing Cluster Settings In the cluster summary screen, select the Edit Settings option. This will initialize VMware HA. Figure 4.
Edit Cluster Settings VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Click the check box next to modify the settings of the cluster. Volume One Figure 3. Initializing VMware HA TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 15 This will close the wizard and the system will bring up a wizard that you can use to Turn On vSphere HA and select OK. Editing Cluster Settings In the cluster summary screen, select the Edit Settings option. This will initialize VMware HA. Figure 4.
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... provides a user with the ability to change various options based on their individual needs. Figure 14. Editing Settings Click Edit Settings. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Displaying the HA State for All Hosts Within a Cluster To display the VMware HA state for all of the most commonly used options. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 22 This section provides...
... provides a user with the ability to change various options based on their individual needs. Figure 14. Editing Settings Click Edit Settings. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Displaying the HA State for All Hosts Within a Cluster To display the VMware HA state for all of the most commonly used options. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 22 This section provides...
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VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Once VMware HA is enabled, additional settings are displayed allowing for the configuration of VMware HA. Cluster Settings Wizard This brings up the wizard that allows you to edit the cluster settings. Volume One Figure 15. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 23
VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Once VMware HA is enabled, additional settings are displayed allowing for the configuration of VMware HA. Cluster Settings Wizard This brings up the wizard that allows you to edit the cluster settings. Volume One Figure 15. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 23
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...This allows you to specify a percentage of any host within the cluster are respected. It also serves to ensure that you to edit the Host Monitoring Status and Admission Control attributes. Admission control is possible that adequate resources within the cluster. • Percentage As..., it is used to specify the desired admission control policy. Admission Control VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Host Monitoring Status and Admission Control Attributes In the cluster settings dialog box, select vSphere HA from believing the hosts are available to ensure that the hosts will ...
...This allows you to specify a percentage of any host within the cluster are respected. It also serves to ensure that you to edit the Host Monitoring Status and Admission Control attributes. Admission control is possible that adequate resources within the cluster. • Percentage As..., it is used to specify the desired admission control policy. Admission Control VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Host Monitoring Status and Admission Control Attributes In the cluster settings dialog box, select vSphere HA from believing the hosts are available to ensure that the hosts will ...
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... the left-hand navigation pane. Virtual Machine Options Figure 17. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 25 Here, you can define the behavior of Virtual Machines for VMware HA. The two settings you can edit are the VM restart priority and the Host Isolation response. Volume...a failed host. Defining the Behavior of virtual machines for VMware HA Select Virtual Machine Options from being moved to start any virtual machines that were protected on these hosts. In the event of a failure, vSphere HA will be used as a preferred target host to these...
... the left-hand navigation pane. Virtual Machine Options Figure 17. VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 25 Here, you can define the behavior of Virtual Machines for VMware HA. The two settings you can edit are the VM restart priority and the Host Isolation response. Volume...a failed host. Defining the Behavior of virtual machines for VMware HA Select Virtual Machine Options from being moved to start any virtual machines that were protected on these hosts. In the event of a failure, vSphere HA will be used as a preferred target host to these...
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... systems within the cluster. This will unconfigure VMware HA. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 45 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 - Cluster Settings Wizard In the...
... systems within the cluster. This will unconfigure VMware HA. TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 45 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 - Cluster Settings Wizard In the...