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vSphere Virtual Machine Administration The PCI and SIO virtual hardware devices are part of the virtual motherboard, but cannot be configured or removed. Table 1-2. Virtual Machine Hardware and Descriptions Hardware Device Description CPU You can configure a virtual machine that runs on an ESXi host to have one or more virtual processors. A virtual machine cannot have more virtual CPUs than the actual number of logical CPUs on the host. You can change the number of CPUs allocated to a virtual machine and configure advanced CPU features, such as the CPU Identification Mask and hyperthreaded core sharing. Chipset The motherboard uses VMware proprietary devices based on the following chips: n Intel 440BX AGPset 82443BX Host Bridge/Controller n Intel 82371AB (PIIX4) PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator n National Semiconductor PC87338 ACPI 1.0 and PC98/99 Compliant SuperI/O n Intel 82093AA I/O Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller DVD/CD-ROM Drive Installed by default when you create a new vSphere virtual machine. You can configure DVD/CD-ROM devices to connect to client devices, host devices, or Datastore ISO files. You can add, remove, or configure DVD/CD-ROM devices. Floppy Drive Installed by default when you create a new vSphere virtual machine. You can connect to a floppy drive located on the ESXi host, a floppy (.flp) image, or the floppy drive on your local system. You can add, remove, or configure floppy devices. Hard Disk Stores the virtual machine's operating system, program files, and other data associated with its activities. A virtual disk is a large physical file, or a set of files, that can be copied, moved, archived, and backed up as easily as any other file. IDE 0, IDE 1 By default, two Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) interfaces are presented to the virtual machine. The IDE interface (controller) is a standard way for storage devices (Floppy drives, hard drives and CD-ROM drives) to connect to the virtual machine. Keyboard Mirrors the keyboard that is connected to the virtual machine console when you first connect to the console. Memory The virtual hardware memory size determines how much memory applications that are running inside the virtual machine have available to them. A virtual machine cannot benefit from more memory resources than its configured virtual hardware memory size. Network Adapter ESXi networking features provide communication between virtual machines on the same host, between virtual machines on different hosts, and between other virtual and physical machines. When you configure a virtual machine, you can add network adapters (NICs) and specify the adapter type. Parallel port Interface for connecting peripherals to the virtual machine. The virtual parallel port can connect to a file. You can add, remove, or configure virtual parallel ports. PCI controller Bus on the virtual machine motherboard that communicates with components such as hard disks and other devices. One PCI controller is presented to the virtual machine. You cannot configure or remove this device. PCI Device You can add up to six PCI vSphere DirectPath devices to a virtual machine. The devices must be reserved for PCI passthrough on the host on which the virtual machine runs. Snapshots are not supported with DirectPath I/O passthrough devices. Pointing device Mirrors the pointing device that is connected to the virtual machine console when you first connect to the console. 12 VMware, Inc.
Table 1-2. Virtual Machine Hardware and Descriptions (Continued) Hardware Device Description Serial Port Interface for connecting peripherals to the virtual machine. The virtual serial port can connect to a physical serial port, to a file on the host computer, or over the network. You can also use it to establish a direct connection between two virtual machines or a connection between a virtual machine and an application on the host computer. A virtual machine can use up to four virtual serial ports. You can add, remove, or configure virtual serial ports. SCSI controller Provides access to virtual disks. The SCSI virtual controller appears to a virtual machine as different types of controllers, including LSI Logic Parallel, LSI Logic SAS, and VMware Paravirtual. You can change the SCSI controller type, allocate bus sharing for a virtual machine, or add a paravirtualized SCSI controller. SCSI device By default, a SCSI device interface is available to the virtual machine. The SCSI interface is a typical way to connect storage devices (floppy drives, hard drives, and DVD/CD-ROMs) to a virtual machine. You can add, remove, or configure SCSI devices. SIO controller Provides serial and parallel ports, floppy devices, and performs system management activities. One SIO controller is available to the virtual machine. You cannot configure or remove this device. USB controller The USB hardware chip that provides USB function to the USB ports that it manages. The virtual USB Controller is the software virtualization of the USB host controller function in the virtual machine. USB device You can add multiple USB devices, such as security dongles and mass storage devices, to a virtual machine. The USB devices can be connected to an ESXi host or a client computer. VMCI Virtual Machine Communication Interface device. Provides a high-speed communication channel between a virtual machine and the hypervisor. You can also enable VMCI for communication between virtual machines. You cannot add or remove VMCI devices. Virtual Machine Options and Resources Chapter 1 Introduction to VMware vSphere Virtual Machines Each virtual device performs the same function for the virtual machine as hardware on a physical computer does. A virtual machine might be running in any of several locations, such as ESXi hosts, datacenters, clusters, or resource pools. Many of the options and resources that you configure have dependencies on and relationships with these objects. Every virtual machine has CPU, memory, and disk resources. CPU virtualization emphasizes performance and runs directly on the processor whenever possible. The underlying physical resources are used whenever possible. The virtualization layer runs instructions only as needed to make virtual machines operate as if they were running directly on a physical machine. All recent operating systems provide support for virtual memory, allowing software to use more memory than the machine physically has. Similarly, the ESXi hypervisor provides support for overcommitting virtual machine memory, where the amount of guest memory configured for all virtual machines might be larger than the amount of the host's physical memory. You can add virtual disks and add more space to existing disks, even when the virtual machine is running. You can also change the device node and allocate shares of disk bandwidth to the virtual machine. VMware, Inc. 13
Page 1 and 2: vSphere Virtual Machine Administrat
Page 3 and 4: Contents About vSphere Virtual Mach
Page 5 and 6: Add a Shared Smart Card Reader to V
Page 7 and 8: About vSphere Virtual Machine Admin
Page 9 and 10: Introduction to VMware vSphere 1 Vi
Page 11: Virtual Machine Lifecycle You creat
Page 15 and 16: vSphere Client and vSphere Web Clie
Page 17 and 18: About Provisioning Virtual Machines
Page 19 and 20: Deploying Virtual Machines in the 3
Page 21 and 22: Start the New Virtual Machine Creat
Page 23 and 24: 3 If you selected Other as the gues
Page 25 and 26: n Datastore.Low level file operatio
Page 27 and 28: Procedure u Select to deploy a virt
Page 29 and 30: 3 Select a datastore location for t
Page 31 and 32: n Virtual machine.Provisioning.Cust
Page 33 and 34: Select the Virtual Machine Name and
Page 35 and 36: Procedure 1 Apply a customization s
Page 37 and 38: Procedure u Select an option to clo
Page 39 and 40: Clone a Template to a Template in t
Page 41 and 42: 2 Click Next. Select a Datastore fo
Page 43 and 44: Procedure u Select how to convert a
Page 45 and 46: Create a vCenter Server Application
Page 47 and 48: 4 Provide licensing information for
Page 49 and 50: Option Action Enter a name in the C
Page 51 and 52: 7 Select the time zone for the virt
Page 53 and 54: 10 Select the type of network setti
Page 55 and 56: Remove a Customization Specificatio
Page 57 and 58: Deploying Virtual Machines in the 4
Page 59 and 60: Procedure 1 On the Configuration pa
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Procedure 1 On the Memory page of t
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2 Select the format for the virtual
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2 From the list of SAN disks or LUN
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n To customize the guest operating
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Option Action Show all storage reco
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Option Action Thick Provision Eager
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Procedure 1 Right-click the templat
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Change Template Software or Virtual
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2 Select the host or cluster on whi
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Customize Windows During Cloning or
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When the new virtual machine starts
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Procedure 1 From the vSphere Client
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7 Provide licensing information for
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Duplicate SIDs do not cause problem
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Deploying OVF Templates 5 The VMwar
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11 Select a datastore to store the
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Select OVF Name and Location Specif
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Procedure 1 Select a binding servic
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Example: Folder Locations for OVF a
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Installing the Microsoft Sysprep To
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7 Repeat this procedure to extract
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Configuring Virtual Machine Hardwar
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Set the Default Compatibility for V
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Table 7-2. Supported Features for V
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Virtual CPU Limitations The maximum
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3 Select the number of cores per so
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2 On the Virtual Hardware tab, expa
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Change CPU/MMU Virtualization Setti
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3 Click OK. Change Memory Hot Add S
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Physical Serial Port Conditions Whe
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Authentication Parameters for Virtu
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2 On the Virtual Hardware tab, sele
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4 Type a name for the file in the S
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Add a Hard Disk to a Virtual Machin
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6 Select the datastore location whe
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What to do next n (Optional) Change
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Procedure 1 Right-click the virtual
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n Ensure that you are familiar with
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Configure a Client Device Type for
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3 Expand New SCSI device to change
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Configuring USB Devices for vMotion
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The USB arbitrator can monitor a ma
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If the vSphere Client disconnects f
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Remove USB Devices from a Client Co
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Configuring Virtual Machine Options
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Prerequisites n Verify that the vir
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Configuring Virtual Machines in the
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Table 9-1. ESXi Hosts and Compatibl
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Prerequisites Power off the virtual
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Virtual CPU Limitations The maximum
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4 Select a value from the Number of
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Configure Processor Scheduling Affi
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Change the Memory Configuration in
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n Affinity settings are meaningful
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Network Adapters and Legacy Virtual
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connections to a virtual machine's
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Example: Establishing Serial Port N
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5 (Optional) Select or deselect the
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If the thin disk needs more space l
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Shares is a value that represents t
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Apply Virtual Machine Storage Profi
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Change the SCSI Controller Type in
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When you add a CD/DVD-ROM drive tha
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Add a Floppy Drive to a Virtual Mac
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4 Click OK to save your changes. Vi
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USB Configuration from an ESXi Host
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n When you migrate a virtual machin
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What to do next You can now add the
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When you reopen the Properties edit
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n You can connect only one USB 3.0
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Table 9-7. USB Controller Support C
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4 Select the device to remove from
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n vmxnet 3 Prerequisites You must p
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Prerequisites Required Privilege: V
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Managing Multi-Tiered Applications
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Option Description Reservation Type
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3 Allocate memory resources for thi
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vApp Setting Description Product UR
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Map Network for Cloned vApp in the
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Select Name and Network in the vSph
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4 Click OK. Access Custom vApp Prop
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n Application URL—the application
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Managing Multi-Tiered Applications
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Allocate vApp Resources Determine h
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2 Click Resources in the Options li
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4 Select a provider for the depende
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5 (Optional) Select the Enable IP P
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6 Select a datastore and click Next
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Monitoring Solutions with the vCent
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Monitoring Agents The vCenter Solut
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Managing Virtual Machines 13 You ca
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Edit Virtual Machine Startup and Sh
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4 Click anywhere inside the console
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Return a Virtual Machine or Templat
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10 To verify that the template is r
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A delta disk has two files, includi
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Details Shows the snapshot name and
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Take a Snapshot in the vSphere Web
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Restoring Snapshots To return a vir
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The virtual machine power and data
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Prerequisites n Ensure that you are
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Procedure 1 Display the Need Consol
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Required Privileges for Common 14 T
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Table 14-1. Required Privileges for
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Index A acceleration disabling 168,
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hosts clustering 59 connecting virt
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avoiding use as virtual machine bac
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adding USB devices 159, 222 CPU adv
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