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vSphere Virtual Machine Administration n Have a network adapter connected to the network where the PXE server resides. For details about guest operating system installation, see the Guest Operating System Installation Guide at http://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/home.html. Install a Guest Operating System from Media You can install a guest operating system from a CD-ROM or from an ISO image. Installing from an ISO image is typically faster and more convenient than a CD-ROM installation. If the virtual machine’s boot sequence progresses too quickly for you to open a console to the virtual machine and enter BIOS or EFI setup, you might need to delay the boot order. See “Delay the Boot Sequence in the vSphere Client,” on page 226. Prerequisites n Verify that the installation ISO image is present on a VMFS datastore or network file system (NFS) volume accessible to the ESXi host. n Verify that you have the installation instructions that the operating system vendor provides. Procedure 1 Log in to the vCenter Server system or host on which the virtual machine resides. 2 Select an installation method. Option Action CD-ROM Insert the installation CD-ROM for your guest operating system into the CD- ROM drive of your ESXi host. ISO image a Right-click the virtual machine and select Edit Settings. The virtual machine Edit Settings dialog box opens. If the Virtual Hardwaretab is not preselected, select it. 3 Right-click the virtual machine and select Power On. b Select Datastore ISO File from the CD/DVD drop-down menu, and browse for the ISO image for your guest operating system. A green right arrow appears next to the virtual machine icon in the inventory list. 4 Follow the installation instructions that the operating system vendor provides. What to do next Install VMware Tools. Installing VMware Tools in the guest operating system is important. Although the guest operating system can run without VMware Tools, you lose important functionality and convenience without them. See the Installing and Configuring VMware Tools documentation. Upload ISO Image Installation Media for a Guest Operating System You can upload an ISO image file to a datastore from your local computer. You can do this when a virtual machine, host, or cluster does not have access to a datastore or to a shared datastore that has the guest operating system installation media that you require. Prerequisites n Verify that the Client Integration Plug-In is installed. See “Install the Client Integration Plug-In in the vSphere Web Client,” on page 263. The installation process requires you to close any open browsers. n Required privileges: n Datastore.Browse datastore on the datastore. 24 VMware, Inc.
n Datastore.Low level file operations on the datastore. Procedure 1 In the inventory, click Datastores and on the Objects tab, select the datastore to which you will upload the file. 2 Click the Navigate to the datastore file browser icon ( ). 3 (Optional) Click the Create a new folder icon. 4 Select the folder that you created or select an existing folder, and click the Upload a File icon ( ). 5 If the Client Integration Access Control dialog box appears, click Allow to allow the plug-in to access your operating system and proceed with the file upload. 6 On the local computer, find the file and upload it. ISO upload times vary, depending on file size and network upload speed. 7 Refresh the datastore file browser to see the uploaded file in the list. What to do next After you upload the ISO image installation media, you can configure the virtual machine CD-ROM drive to access the file. Deploy a Virtual Machine from a Template in the vSphere Web Client Deploying a virtual machine from a template creates a virtual machine that is a copy of the template. The new virtual machine has the virtual hardware, installed software, and other properties that are configured for the template. Prerequisites You must have the following privileges to deploy a virtual machine from a template: n Virtual machine .Inventory.Create from existing on the datacenter or virtual machine folder. n Virtual machine.Configuration.Add new disk on the datacenter or virtual machine folder. Required only if you customize the original hardware by adding a new virtual disk. n Virtual machine.Provisioning.Deploy template on the source template. n Resource.Assign virtual machine to resource pool on the destination host, cluster, or resource pool. n Datastore.Allocate space on the destination datastore. n Network.Assign network on the network to which the virtual machine will be assigned. Required only if you customize the original hardware by adding a new network card. n Virtual machine.Provisioning.Customize on the template or template folder if you are customizing the guest operating system. n Virtual machine.Provisioning.Read customization specifications on the root vCenter Server if you are customizing the guest operating system. Procedure 1 Start the Deploy a Virtual Machine from a Template Task on page 26 Chapter 3 Deploying Virtual Machines in the vSphere Web Client To save time, you can create a virtual machine that is a copy of a configured template. You can open the New Virtual Machine wizard from any object in the inventory that is a valid parent object of a virtual machine, or directly from the template. The wizard provides several options for creating and deploying virtual machines and templates. VMware, Inc. 25
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 and 12: Virtual Machine Lifecycle You creat
Page 13 and 14: Table 1-2. Virtual Machine Hardware
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: 3 If you selected Other as the gues
Page 27 and 28: Procedure u Select to deploy a virt
Page 29 and 30: 3 Select a datastore location for t
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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hosts clustering 59 connecting virt
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