Specifications

Administration Guide
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Table 1‐2!includes!tasks!from!the!VMware!Management!Interface!for!a!virtual!machine!
user,!who!creates!and!modifies!virtual!machines.!
Set!user!permissions!to!
connect!to!a!virtual!
machine!through!the!
remote!console.
For!a!user!to!connect!to!and!power!on!a!virtual!machine!in!the!
remote!console!the!user,!or!a!group!to!which!the!user!belongs,!must!
have!read!and!execute!access!to!that!virtual!machine’s!configuration!
file.!
Also,!the!user!must!have!execute!(x)!permission!on!all!parent!
directories.!See!“Setting!Permissions!for!Owners!of!Virtual!
Machines”!on!page 144.
Configure!your!SNMP!
agent.!
ESX!Server!ships!with!an!SNMP!agent!that!allows!you!to!monitor!
the!health!of!the!physical!machine!where!ESX!Server!is!running!and!
of!
virtual!machines!running!on!it.!
See!“Configuring!the!ESX!Server!Agent!Through!the!VMware!
Management!Interface”!on!page 227.
Table 1-2. VMware Management Interface Tasks
Task Description
Log!into!the!VMware!
Management!Interface!
and!download!the!
remote!console!
package.
Use!the!remote!console!to!power!on!and!power!off!your!virtual!
machines,!connect!or!disconnect!devices!(including!the!CD!drive!
and!network!adapter),!and!set!preferences!(including!mouse,!
keyboard,!and!hot!key!behavior!in!the!remote!console!window).
Install!the!remote!console!from!the!Status!Monitor!of!the!
management!interface.!Launch!the!remote!console!from!your!
desktop!(Windows!operating!systems)!or!from!the!management!
interface.
Click!the!appropriate!link!for!the!operating!system!on!your!
workstation.
Learn!to!use!the!
management!interface.
After!login,!the!starting!page!of!the!management!
interface!provides!
a!summary!of!the!virtual!machines!on!ESX!Server.!Depending!on!
your!permissions,!you’ll!be!able!to!view!and!modify!virtual!
machines.!See!“Using!the!Status!Monitor”!on!page 84
.
Clicking!on!a!virtual!machine!name!opens!the!details!page!for!that!
virtual!machine,!where!you!can!check!its!CPU,!memory,!disk,!
network,!hardware,!options,!and!users!and!events.!Familiarize!
yourself!with!the!information!contained!in!these!pages.!See!
“Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 94
Table 1-1. ESX Server Administrator Tasks (Continued)
Task Description