6.0

Table Of Contents
host profiles, cloning profiles 214
host profiles,import answer file 223
host security, virtual disk shrinking 63
host-local swap
DRS cluster 345
standalone host 346
hosts
adding 37
adding ESXi users 70
adding to a vSphere distributed switch 42,
231
adding to DRS clusters 359, 360
advanced attributes 381
clustering 87
configuring 23
connecting to vCenter Server 79
connecting virtual machines to 87
custom attributes 18
disconnecting 79
disconnecting from vCenter Server 79
ESXi 32
hardware monitoring 406
health status 407
managing 79
reconnecting 80
removing from a DRS cluster 362
removing from cluster 80
removing from vCenter Server 81
viable for migration 148
virtual machine swapfile location 346
hot add enablement 144, 151
hyperthreaded core sharing 147
hyperthreading
disabling 343
enabling 343
server configuration for 343
hyperthreading modes 343
I
idle session timeout 62
iLO, configuring 363
image files, ISO 168, 169
importing host profile 214
inbound traffic shaping 276
independent disks 190
independent hardware iSCSI adapters
change IP address 306
change name 306
information panels 17
initial placement 356
installing, plug-ins 20
Intelligent Platform Management Interface
(IPMI), configuring 363
inter-VM anti-affinity rules, creating 376
Internet Protocol version 6 285
intra-VM anti-affinity rules 377
inventory
organize 35
searching 17
selecting objects 20
topology maps 83
inventory objects, set alarm on 411
inventory panels 17
IOMMU 254
IP address
editing 243
vCenter Server 28
IP address configuration 204
IP addresses
adding allowed 60
generating with a script 110
IP pools 204
IP storage port groups, creating 227, 241
IPv4 383
IPv6 285, 383, 393
iSCSI initiators
configuring CHAP 318
configuring advanced parameters 320
hardware 305
setting up CHAP parameters 317
iSCSI networking
binding adapters 314
changing policy 314
creating a VMkernel interface 312
iSCSI SAN 392
ISO image files 168, 169
ISO images 400
isolation response, host 387
J
jumbo frames
enabling 251
enabling for dependent hardware iSCSI 315
enabling for software iSCSI 315
using with iSCSI 315
virtual machines 250, 251
L
late binding port groups 43, 236
Layer 2 security 269
Layer 2 security policy 269
License management 45, 47
license key 45
License key 47
license report, export data 49
Index
VMware, Inc. 435