VMware vSphere 5 On Dell PowerEdge Systems ... - Dell Support
VMware vSphere 5 On Dell PowerEdge Systems ... - Dell Support VMware vSphere 5 On Dell PowerEdge Systems ... - Dell Support
vCenter Server Database vSphere Web Client Stores all the configuration data about a VMware infrastructure environment. It is recommended that you use a production database such as Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle for the vCenter Server database. The core administrative interface for vSphere starting from ESXi 5.1. Shares functionality with the vSphere Client, but can be launched from Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox without requiring a specific client installation. vSphere Client Required to manage an ESXi host by directly connecting to it or through vCenter Server. It can be installed on a system running a supported Windows operating system. vSphere Client is being replaced by the vSphere Web Client for future releases. Virtual Machine DataStore Figure 1. vSphere Components Stores virtual machine configuration and virtual disk files. The virtual machine storage can either be an internal storage local to the ESXi or an external storage that can be shared by multiple ESXi systems. Advanced features such as HA and DRS require that the disk and configuration files are stored on the external shared storage. ESXi Architecture Overview ESXi is a bare-metal enterprise class hypervisor which can be pre-installed on Dell PowerEdge systems. With the reduced footprint of the hypervisor, ESXi is integrated on PowerEdge systems through embedded Secure Digital (SD). Integrated virtualization by VMware offers: 8 • Ease of deployment • Integrated hardware monitoring • Enhanced security • Reduced patch management • Improved reliability
Figure 2. ESXi 5 Architecture 9
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vCenter Server<br />
Database<br />
<strong>vSphere</strong> Web<br />
Client<br />
Stores all the configuration data about a <strong>VMware</strong> infrastructure environment. It is<br />
recommended that you use a production database such as Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle for<br />
the vCenter Server database.<br />
The core administrative interface for <strong>vSphere</strong> starting from ESXi 5.1. Shares functionality with<br />
the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client, but can be launched from Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox without<br />
requiring a specific client installation.<br />
<strong>vSphere</strong> Client Required to manage an ESXi host by directly connecting to it or through vCenter Server. It can<br />
be installed on a system running a supported Windows operating system. <strong>vSphere</strong> Client is<br />
being replaced by the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client for future releases.<br />
Virtual Machine<br />
DataStore<br />
Figure 1. <strong>vSphere</strong> Components<br />
Stores virtual machine configuration and virtual disk files. The virtual machine storage can<br />
either be an internal storage local to the ESXi or an external storage that can be shared by<br />
multiple ESXi systems. Advanced features such as HA and DRS require that the disk and<br />
configuration files are stored on the external shared storage.<br />
ESXi Architecture Overview<br />
ESXi is a bare-metal enterprise class hypervisor which can be pre-installed on <strong>Dell</strong> <strong>PowerEdge</strong> systems. With the<br />
reduced footprint of the hypervisor, ESXi is integrated on <strong>PowerEdge</strong> systems through embedded Secure Digital (SD).<br />
Integrated virtualization by <strong>VMware</strong> offers:<br />
8<br />
• Ease of deployment<br />
• Integrated hardware monitoring<br />
• Enhanced security<br />
• Reduced patch management<br />
• Improved reliability
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