Specifications

Basic System Administration
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TheESXServer3ConfigurationGuideandESXServer3iConfigurationGuideinclude
appendixesthatprovidespecializedinformationyoumightfindusefulwhen
configuringanESXServerhost:
 ESXServerTechnicalSupportCommands–(IntheESXServer3Configuration
Guideonly)CoverstheESXServer3configurationcommandsthatcanbeissued
throughacommandlineshellsuchasSSH.Whilethesecommandsareavailable
foryouruse,youshouldnotconsiderthemanAPIuponwhichyou
canbuild
scripts.ThesecommandsaresubjecttochangeandVMwaredoesnotsupport
applicationsandscriptsthatrelyonESXServer3configurationcommands.This
appendixprovidesyouwithVMwareInfrastructureClientequivalentsforthese
commands.
 Command‐LineInterfaces–(IntheESXServer3iConfigurationGuideonly)
DescribestheESXServer3iconfigurationcommandsthatcanbeissuedthrough
theremotecommand‐lineinterface.
 Usingvmkfstools–Coversthevmkfstoolsutility,whichyoucanusetoperform
managementandmigrationtasksforvirtualdisksandVMFSvolumes.
VirtualCenter Configuration
Setsofpropertiesandsettingsdialogboxesmakeadjustmentstothecorresponding
VirtualCenterenvironment.
To view the VMware VirtualCenter Configuration
SelectAdministration>VirtualCenterManagementServerConfiguration.
ChangestothissettingapplytothecurrentVirtualCenterServeronly.Ifyoulogout
andlogintoanotherVirtualCenterServer,thesettingsarespecifictothatVirtualCenter

Server.
Thedialogboxtabsdisplayandallowyoutoconfigure:
 LicenseServer–Specifythelicenseserverandwhetherahostlicenseserveris
supersededwhenthehostisaddedtotheVirtualCenterinventory.Specifythe
VirtualCenterServerlicenseedition.
SeetheInstallationGuideforESXServer3,ortheSetupGuideforyourESXServer3i
productformoreinformation
onlicenseconfiguration.
 Statistics–Specifythecollectionintervals,statisticscollectionthreadlimit,and
statisticscollectionlevel.Specifiesthenumberofthreadsusedforcollecting
performancestatisticsfrommanagedhosts.