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Chapter 5 Discovery
VMware Discovery
VMwareproductssuchasESXServerareusedtocreatethevirtualmachinesintheformofasetof
configurationanddiskfilesthattogetherperformallthefunctionsofaphysicalmachine.Throughthe
virtualizationplatform,yourunthevirtualmachines,installoperatingsystems,runapplications,and
configurethe
virtualmachines.Thisincludesidentifyingthevirtualmachineresources,suchasastorage
device.
VMware Terminology Overview
VirtualCentermonitorsandmanagescomponentsofyourvirtualandphysicalinfrastructure.These
componentsareasfollows:
Virtualmachines—Avirtualizedx86personalcomputerenvironmentinwhichaguestoperatingsystem
andassociatedapplicationsoftwarecanrun.Multiplevirtualmachinescanoperateonthesamemanaged
hostmachineconcurrently.
Hosts—Thephysicalcomputersonwhichthevirtualizationplatformsoftware,suchasESXServer,is
installed.Theyarehoststothevirtualmachines.
Resources—Selectedresourcesbelongingtothehostandassignedtothevirtualmachinesthatare
residentonthathost.ThemanagedresourcesareCPU,memory,diskspace,andI/O.VirtualCenteruses
theresourcestoprovide,throughtheVMwareDRScomponents,variousoptionsformonitoringthe
statusoftheresources
andadjustingorsuggestingadjustmentstothevirtualmachines.
VirtualInfrastructureClient(VIC)—TheUIusedtoconnecttotheVirtualCenterServer.
VMware Discovery in ADM
ADMcandiscoverVMwareenvironment,trackchangesintheenvironment,andfinddependencieswithin
thatenvironment.ADMcandiscov ertheVMwarecomponentsandCIsinTable 5‐4.
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OTEAVirtualCenterhostisthephysicalmachineonwhichthevirtualmachinesarerunning.All
virtualmachineswithintheVMwareInfrastructureenvironmentarephysicallyonESXServerhosts.The
term“host”inthisHelpsystemreferstotheESXServerhostthathasvirtualmachinesonit.
Table 5-4. Discovered VMware Components and CIs
Component (CI type) CI Discovery Method
VirtualCenter
(service)
Product,vendor,andversion.
DocumenteddependenciestoallESXserversattachedtothat
VirtualCenter(onlywithVI‐SDK).
Telnet,WMI,
VI‐SDK
VirtualInfrastructure
Client(service)
Product,vendor,andversion. Telnet,WMI
VMwareESXServer
AllstandardLinux‐basedhardwareandsoftw are.
Foreachvirtualmachineconfiguredonit,thevirtualmachine
configuration.
GenericESXconfiguration.Virtualinfrastructureversion.
VI‐SDK(partial),
Telnet,SSH,SNMP
Virtualmachine
configuration
ConfigurationofavirtualmachineonanESXServer:
Thevirtualmachineconfiguration(contentof.vmxfile,license,and
stateofthevirtualmachine(runningorstopped)).
WhetherVM‐Toolsisinstalled.
Informationonthevirtualmachinehardwareasconfiguredonthe
ESXServer(memory,CPU,physicaldrives,andsoon).
InformationonthevirtualmachineOS,asconfiguredontheESX
Server(OStypeandfamily).
Telnet,SSH,
VI‐SDK
Virtualmachines Standardhostdiscovery. Allmethods
(excluding
VI‐SDK).