Installation guide

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Templates
A master copy of a virtual machine that can be used to create and provision
new virtual machines.
Virtual machines
A virtualized x86 or x64 personal computer environment in which a guest
operating system and associated application software can run. Multiple virtual
machines can operate on the same managed host machine concurrently.
vApps
VMware vApp is a format for packaging and managing applications. A vApp
can contain multiple virtual machines.
Access Privileges Components
vSphere provides access control to managed objects by using user and group permissions and roles.
Each user logs in to a vCenter Server system through the vSphere Client. Each user is identified to the server
as someone who has rights and privileges to selected objects, such as datacenters and virtual machines, within
the vSphere environment. The vCenter Server system has full rights and privileges on all hosts and virtual
machines within the vSphere environment. The server passes on only those actions and requests from a user
that the user has permission to perform. Access privileges affect which vSphere Client objects appear in the
inventory.
The server determines which access privileges and requests to allow based on the role assigned to the user or
the user’s group on each object. vCenter Server administrators can create custom roles with specific sets of
privileges, as well as use the sample roles that vCenter Server provides.
Users and Groups
Created through the Windows domain or Active Directory database or on the
ESX/ESXi host. The server, vCenter Server or ESX/ESXi, registers users and
groups as part of the assigning privileges process.
Roles
A set of access rights and privileges. Selected sample roles exist. You can also
create roles and assign combinations of privileges to each role.
Permissions
A permission consists of a user or group and a role assigned to a particular
inventory object.
vCenter Server Plug-Ins
vCenter Server plug-ins extend the capabilities of vCenter Server by providing additional features and
functionality.
Some plug-ins are installed as part of the base vCenter Server product.
vCenter Storage
Monitoring
Allows you to review information on storage usage and visually map
relationships between all storage entities available in vCenter Server.
vCenter Hardware
Status
Uses CIM monitoring to display the hardware status of hosts managed by
vCenter Server.
vCenter Service Status
Displays the status of vCenter services.
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