6.0

Table Of Contents
answer file, update 222
applying networking policies 257
assigning license keys 46, 48
attributes, custom 19
authentication
ESXi 69
ESXi users 69
users 69
authentication proxy 76, 77
Auto Deploy 222
automatic host registration, disabling 304
automation level
datastore clusters 369
Storage DRS 373
virtual machines 358
average bandwidth 273–276, 279
B
bandwidth
average 273, 274
peak 273, 274
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) 363
beacon probing, standard switches 260
best practices, Fault Tolerance 400
binding on host, distributed port groups 44, 237
BIOS, settings 182
blocked ports
distributed ports 279
distributed port groups 279
boot options
changing BIOS settings 182
changing delay 182
burst size 273–276, 279
C
cable/interconnect, health monitoring 406
CAM server 77
CDP 293, 295
CHAP
disabling 320
for discovery targets 319
for iSCSI initiators 318
for static targets 319
CHAP authentication 317
charts
adding custom to Switch to menu 405
advanced 403
customizing 403, 404
exporting data 406
saving data to a file 405
settings 404
viewing 403
Cisco Discovery Protocol 41, 234, 294, 295
Cisco switches 293
claim rules 333
client startup options, setting 60
clones 97
cloning
templates 100, 102
vApps 198
virtual machines 97, 101
cluster settings
affinity rules 366, 367
CPUID details 132
virtual machine swapfile location 347
clustering, datastores 368, 371
clusters
creating 38
EVC 128, 129
managing profiles from 220
removing hosts 80
selecting 87
cold migration 123
Collection Intervals 27
commands, alarms 418
community string 29
compliance check, Fault Tolerance 395
compliance checks, host profiles 217
computer names, generating with a script 110
config reset at disconnect, distributed port
groups 44, 237
configuration file parameters, editing 141
configuring
dynamic discovery 316
hosts 23
static discovery 317
consoles, virtual machines 15
controllers
paravirtual SCSI 166
SCSI 92
SCSI types 165
See also storage controllers
converting, virtual machines to templates 100
copy and paste, disabled for guest operating
systems 64
CPU
health monitoring 406
managing allocation 342
virtual 379
CPU affinity, NUMA nodes 379
CPU compatibility, for vMotion 128
CPU features, virtual machines 130
CPUID, viewing details 132
CPUs
adding 90
advanced settings 147
configuration 144
defined 143
disabling security 148
vSphere Administration with the vSphere Client
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