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Cancel a Task 53
Schedule Tasks 53
Policy Rules for Task Operations 57
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Securing the Management Interface 59
Securing ESXi Hosts 59
Securing Virtual Machines 63
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ESXi Authentication and User Management 69
Managing Users with the vSphere Client 69
Assigning Permissions for ESXi 72
Managing ESXi Roles 73
Using Active Directory to Manage ESXi Users 76
Use vSphere Authentication Proxy to Add a Host to a Domain 77
Adjust the Search List in Large Domains 78
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Managing Hosts in vCenter Server 79
Disconnecting and Reconnecting a Host 79
Remove a Host from a Cluster 80
Remove a Managed Host from vCenter Server 81
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Using vCenter Maps 83
Set the Maximum Number of Map Objects 84
View vCenter Maps 84
Print vCenter Maps 84
Export vCenter Maps 84
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Creating a Virtual Machine in the vSphere Client 85
Start the Virtual Machine Creation Process in the vSphere Client 85
Select a Configuration Option for the New Virtual Machine in the vSphere Client 86
Enter a Name and Location for the Virtual Machine in the vSphere Client 87
Select a Host or Cluster in the vSphere Client 87
Select a Resource Pool in the vSphere Client 88
Select a Datastore in the vSphere Client 88
Select a Virtual Machine Version in the vSphere Client 89
Select an Operating System in the vSphere Client 89
Select the Number of Virtual CPUs in the vSphere Client 90
Configure Virtual Memory in the vSphere Client 90
Configure Networks in the vSphere Client 91
Select a SCSI Controller in the vSphere Client 92
Selecting a Virtual Disk Type 92
Complete Virtual Machine Creation in the vSphere Client 96
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Working with Templates and Clones in the vSphere Client 97
Clone a Virtual Machine in the vSphere Client 97
Create a Scheduled Task to Clone a Virtual Machine in the vSphere Client 100
Create a Template in the vSphere Client 100
Deploy a Virtual Machine from a Template in the vSphere Client 103
vSphere Administration with the vSphere Client
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