Specifications

Basic System Administration
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TheESXServer3ConfigurationGuidedescribesthetasksyoumustcompleteto
configureESXServer3hostnetworking,storage,andsecurity.TheESXServer3i
ConfigurationGuidedescribesthesetasksforanESXServer3ihost.Inaddition,these
guidesprovideoverviews,recommendations,andconceptualdiscussionstohelpyou
understand
thesetasks.TheyexplainhowtodeployanESXServerhosttomeetyour
needs.BeforeusingtheinformationintheESXServer3ConfigurationGuideortheESX
Server3iConfigurationGuide,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sectionsummarizesthehostconfigurationoptionsandthecontentsoftheESX
Server3ConfigurationGuideandESXServer3iConfigurationGuidesothatyoucanfind
theinformationyouneed.
SelectahostandtheConfigurationtabforthehost.The
configurationtabdisplaysall
oftheconfigurationoptionsavailable.
Hardware Tab
Thehardwaretabdisplaysthefollowingconfigurationoptions:
 HealthStatus(ESXServer3ionly)–Displaysthestatusofhardwarecomponents
suchasprocessors,memory,andstorage.
 Processors–Displaysthehost’sprocessorinformationsuchastype,speed,
manufacturer.Thepropertiesdialogboxallowsyoutoenableordisable
Hyperthreading.
 Memory–Displaysthehost’smemoryconfiguration,includingtotalmemory
available,amountsforthehost’ssystem,amountsforthevirtualmachines,and
amountsfortheESXServer3serviceconsole.OnanESXServer3host,the
propertiesdialogboxallowsyoutosettheamountdedicatedtotheservice
console.
 Storage(SCSI,SAN,NFS)–Displaysthestoragevolumesconfiguredforthehost
anddetailsabouteachstoragedevice.Thisincludesvolumelabels,filesystem
type,blocksize,extents,andcapacity.TheRefresh,Remove,AddStorage,and
Propertiesdialogboxesallowyoutochangevolumeproperties,addextents,
managepaths,add
diskorLUNdatastores,andaddnetworkfilesystem(NFS)
datastores.
 Networking–Displayscurrentnetworksattachedtothehost.TheRefresh,Add
Networking,Remove,andPropertiesdialogboxesallowyoutoconfigureports
andnetworkadapters,anddefineconnectiontypestothehost’svirtualmachines
andVMkernel.OnanESXServer3host,youcanalsodefineconnectionstothe
service
console.