Specifications

VMware, Inc. 9
Contents
Switching!User!Names 177
The!proc!File!System 177
Getting!Help!for!Service!Console!Commands 180
Authentication!and!Security!Features 180
Authenticating!Users 180
Using!Your!Own!Security!Certificates!when!Securing!Your!Remote!
Sessions 182
Default!Permissions 182
TCP/IP!Ports!for!Management!Access 182
High!Security 183
Medium!Security 183
Low!Security 183
Using!Devices!With!ESX!Server 184
Supporting!Generic!Tape!and!Media!Changers 184
Editing!the!vmware‐device.map.local!
File 184
Finding!Disk!Controllers 184
When!You!Change!Storage!Adapters 185
Enabling!Users!to!View!Virtual!Machines!Through!the!VMware!Remote!
Console 185
6 Administering!ESX!Server 187
Startup!Profile 188
Network!Connections 188
Creating!and!Editing!Virtual!Switches 189
Creating!Port!Groups 190
Disabling!vmkernel!VLAN!Tagging 190
Configuring!Physical!Adapters 191
Configuring!Network!Speed!and!Duplex!Settings 192
Users!and!Groups 192
Adding!Users!and!Groups 192
Editing!and!Removing!Users!and!Groups 193
Security!Settings 194
Using!Custom!Security!Settings 195
SNMP!Configuration 196
Licensing!and!Serial!Numbers 196
Storage!Management 196
Configuring!Storage:!Disk!Partitions!and!File!
Systems 196
Creating!a!Disk!Partition 197
Editing!a!Disk!Partition 199
Setting!the!Volume’s!Access!Mode 200