Specifications

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Thischapterincludesbasicsystemconfigurationinformation,suchashowtoaccess
andconfigurelogfiles,configurefirewalls,andsetupSNMP.Sometopicshave
extensiveinformationdiscussedinseparatechaptersorbooks.Wherethisoccurs,
referencesareprovided.
Someofthetopicsinthischapteraretypicallyone‐timeconfiguration
tasks,thoughthe
settingscanbealteredwhenneeded.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
 “HostConfigurationforESXServerandVirtualCenter”onpage 69
 “VirtualCenterConfiguration”onpage 74
 “ConfiguringVirtualCenterCommunication”onpage 76
 “VirtualMachineConfiguration”onpage 79
 “WorkingwithActiveSessions”onpage 81
 “A b o u t SNMPandVMwareInfrastructure”onpage 83
 “SystemLogFiles”onpage 100
Host Configuration for ESX Server and VirtualCenter
ESXServerhostsareconfiguredandmanagedthroughtheVMwareInfrastructure
Client.Somehost‐relatedconfigurationisspecifictoVirtualCenter.Otherhost
configurationappliestostandalonehostsaswellasVirtualCenterregisteredhosts.
System Configuration
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