Installation guide

Chapter 4: Solution Implementation
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EMC VSPEX End-User Computing: VMware Horizon View 5.3
and VMware vSphere for up to 2,000 Virtual Desktops
Implementation Guide
Task
Description
Reference
Install the vCenter
guest OS
Install Windows Server 2008 R2
Standard Edition on the vCenter
host virtual machine.
VMware vSphere
Documentation
Update the virtual
machine
Install VMware Tools, enable
hardware acceleration, and
allow remote console access.
vSphere Virtual Machine
Administration
Create vCenter ODBC
connections
Create the 64-bit vCenter and
32-bit vCenter Update Manager
ODBC connections.
 vSphere Installation and
Setup
 Installing and Administering
VMware vSphere Update
Manager
Install vCenter
Server
Install the vCenter Server
software.
vSphere Installation and Setup
Install vCenter
Update Manager
Install the vCenter Update
Manager software.
Installing and Administering
VMware vSphere Update
Manager
Create a virtual
datacenter
Create a virtual datacenter.
vCenter Server and Host
Management
Apply vSphere
license keys
Type the vSphere license keys
in the vCenter licensing menu.
vSphere Installation and Setup
Add vSphere Hosts
Connect the vCenter server to
the vSphere hosts.
vCenter Server and Host
Management
Configure vSphere
clustering
Create a vSphere cluster and
move the vSphere hosts into it.
vSphere Resource Management
Perform vSphere
host discovery from
the array
Perform vSphere host discovery
from the Unisphere console.
Using EMC VNX Storage with
VMware vSphere–TechBook
Install the vCenter
Update Manager
plug-in
Install the vCenter Update
Manager plug-in from the
administration console.
Installing and Administering
VMware vSphere Update
Manager
Deploy the VMware
Storage APIs for
Array Integration
(VAAI) Plug-in
Using Update Manager, deploy
the VAAI Plug-in for VNX to all
vSphere hosts.
 EMC VNX VAAI NFS Plug-in–
Read Me file on EMC Online
Support.
 Installing and Administering
VMware vSphere Update
Manager
Deploy EMC
PowerPath/VE (block
variant)
Use Update Manager to deploy
the PowerPath/VE plug-in to all
vSphere hosts.
EMC PowerPath/VE for VMware
vSphere Installation and
Administration Guide
Install the EMC VSI
for VMware vSphere
plug-in
Install the VSI for VMware
vSphere plug-in on the
administration console.
EMC VSI for VMware vSphere:
Unified Storage Management—
Product Guide