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BasicSystemAdministrationdescribesthetasksyoumustcompletetoconfigurethe
VMwareInfrastructureClient(VIClient)andvirtualmachines.Beforeusingthe
informationinBasicSystemAdministration,readtheIntroductiontoVMware
Infrastructureforanoverviewofsystemarchitectureandthephysicalandvirtual
devicesthatmakeupa
VMwareInfrastructuresystem.
Thischaptersummarizestheinformationcontainedinthismanualonthefollowing
topics:
 VMwareInfrastructurecomponents
 Administrationtools
 Systemconfiguration
 Virtualmachinemanagementandconfiguration
 Accessandpermissionsmanagement
 Systemadministrationandmanagement
Using this Document
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