Specifications

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11. Enable remote desktop access.
12. Change the hostname to vCenter5 and reboot when prompted.
13. Set up networking for the data network:
a. Click Start, Control Panel, right-click Network Connections, and choose Open.
b. Right-click the VM traffic NIC, and choose Properties.
c. Uncheck TCP/IP (v6).
d. Select TCP/IP (v4), and choose Properties.
e. Set the IP address, subnet, gateway, and DNS server.
14. Join the VDI domain.
15. Reboot the system.
16. Install VMware tools. For more information, see
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=340
17. Reboot.
Installing vCenter 5
1. Log onto the vCenter 5 as VDI\administrator
2. From the VMware vCenter5 install media, click Autorun.
3. Click Run to start the install wizard.
4. Click the Install button on the VMware vSphere 5.0 wizard.
5. Select the install wizard language as English, and click OK.
6. At the install wizard welcome screen, click Next.
7. Accept the license agreement, and click Next.
8. Enter user information and a license key, and click Next.
9. Select Install the SQL Express instance, and click Next.
10. Select the system account for the vCenter Server service account, and click Next.
11. Keep the installation directory as C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\, and click Next.
12. Select Create a standalone VMware vCenter Server instance, and click Next.
13. Keep the vCenter default ports, and click Next.
14. Select 1024 MB for the JVM memory, and click Next.
15. Click Install to finish the vCenter Server installation.
16. When the installation completes, restart the server.
17. Using the vSphere client, log into vCenter5 as VDI\administrator
18. Right-click the root of vCenter5, and click New Data center.
19. Name the New datacenter datacenter
20. Add the server named infra.VDI.com to the datacenter.
21. Add the server named infra2.VDI.com to the datacenter.
22. Add the server named SUT.VDI.com to the datacenter.
Setting up a VM to host XenDesktop
1. Connect to the infra server via the vSphere client.
2. Log into infra with the VMware vSphere client.
3. In the vSphere client, connect to the vCenter Server, and browse to the ESXi host.
4. Click the Virtual Machines tab.
5. Right-click, and choose New Virtual Machine.
6. Choose Custom, and click Next.
7. Assign the name XD-DDC to the virtual machine, and click Next.
8. Select infra for the host, and click Next.
9. Select LUN1 for the storage, and click Next.
10. Choose Virtual Machine Version 8, and click Next.