6.0.1
Table Of Contents
- vCenter Server and Host Management
- Contents
- About VMware vCenter Server and Host Management
- Updated Information
- vSphere Concepts and Features
- Using the vSphere Web Client
- Log in to vCenter Server by Using the vSphere Web Client
- Log Out of vCenter Server Using the vSphere Web Client
- Use the vSphere Web Client Navigator
- Customize the User Interface
- Install the Client Integration Plug-In
- Pause and Resume a Task in Progress
- Refresh Data
- Searching the Inventory
- Use Quick Filters
- View Recent Objects
- Configure the vSphere Web Client Timeout Value
- Remove Stored User Data
- Drag and Drop Objects
- Export Lists
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Configuring Hosts and vCenter Server
- Host Configuration
- Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network
- Configuring vCenter Server
- Configure License Settings for vCenter Server
- Configuring Statistics Settings
- Configure Runtime Settings for vCenter Server
- Configure User Directory Settings
- Configure Mail Sender Settings
- Configure SNMP Settings
- View Port Settings
- Configure Timeout Settings
- Configure Logging Options
- Configure Database Settings
- Verifying SSL Certificates for Legacy Hosts
- Configure Advanced Settings
- Send a Message to Other Logged In Users
- Edit the Settings of Services
- Start, Stop, and Restart Services
- Configuring Services in the vSphere Web Client
- Using Enhanced Linked Mode
- Configuring Communication Among ESXi , vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client
- Configuring Customer Experience Improvement Program
- Providing vCenter Server Availability
- Managing Third-Party Hypervisors by Using vCenter Host Gateway
- vCenter Host Gateway System Requirements
- Supported Third-Party Hypervisors
- Deploy the vCenter Host Gateway Appliance
- vCenter Host Gateway User Permissions
- Configure the vCenter Host Gateway Appliance
- Restart the vCenter Host Gateway Service
- Synchronize the Time Settings of the vCenter Host Gateway Appliance
- Change Network Settings of the vCenter Host Gateway Appliance
- Configure Proxy Settings
- Manage the Registration of the vCenter Host Gateway Service
- Change the Administrator Password of the vCenter Host Gateway Appliance
- Restart or Shut Down the vCenter Host Gateway Appliance
- Download a Support Bundle
- Add Third-Party Hosts to the vCenter Server Inventory
- Supported Actions for Managing Third-Party Hosts in the vSphere Web Client
- Supported Actions for Managing Third-Party Virtual Machines in the vSphere Web Client
- Organizing Your Inventory
- Tagging Objects
- License Management and Reporting
- Working with Tasks
- Reboot or Shut Down an ESXi Host
- Managing Hosts with vCenter Server in the vSphere Client
- Migrating Virtual Machines
- Cold Migration
- Migration with vMotion
- Migration with Storage vMotion
- CPU Compatibility and EVC
- CPU Compatibility Scenarios
- CPU Families and Feature Sets
- About Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
- EVC Requirements for Hosts
- Create an EVC Cluster
- Enable EVC on an Existing Cluster
- Change the EVC Mode for a Cluster
- Determine EVC Modes for Virtual Machines
- Determine the EVC Mode that a Host Supports
- Prepare Clusters for AMD Processors Without 3DNow!
- CPU Compatibility Masks
- View CPUID Details for an EVC Cluster
- Migrate a Powered-Off or Suspended Virtual Machine
- Migrate a Virtual Machine to a New Compute Resource
- Migrate a Virtual Machine to a New Compute Resource and Storage
- Migrate a Virtual Machine to New Storage
- Place vMotion Traffic on the vMotion TCP/IP Stack of an ESXi Host
- Place Traffic for Cold Migration on the Provisioning TCP/IP Stack
- Limits on Simultaneous Migrations
- About Migration Compatibility Checks
- Automating Management Tasks by Using vRealize Orchestrator
- Concepts of Workflows
- Performing Administration Tasks on the vSphere Objects
- Configure the Default vRealize Orchestrator
- Managing Associations of Workflows with vSphere Inventory Objects
- Managing Workflows
- Workflows for Managing Inventory Objects
- Cluster and Compute Resource Workflows
- Guest Operation Files Workflows
- Guest Operation Processes Workflows
- Custom Attributes Workflows
- Data Center Workflows
- Datastore and Files Workflows
- Data Center Folder Management Workflows
- Host Folder Management Workflows
- Virtual Machine Folder Management Workflows
- Basic Host Management Workflows
- Host Power Management Workflows
- Host Registration Management Workflows
- Networking Workflows
- Distributed Virtual Port Group Workflows
- Distributed Virtual Switch Workflows
- Standard Virtual Switch Workflows
- Resource Pool Workflows
- Storage Workflows
- Storage DRS Workflows
- Basic Virtual Machine Management Workflows
- Clone Workflows
- Linked Clone Workflows
- Linux Customization Clone Workflows
- Tools Clone Workflows
- Windows Customization Clone Workflows
- Device Management Workflows
- Move and Migrate Workflows
- Other Workflows
- Power Management Workflows
- Snapshot Workflows
- VMware Tools Workflows
- About Headless Systems
- Index
8 (Optional) On the IPv4 seings page, select an option for obtaining IP addresses.
Option Description
Obtain IP settings automatically
Use DHCP to obtain IP seings. A DHCP server must be present on the
network.
Use static IP settings
Enter the IPv4 IP address and subnet mask for the VMkernel adapter.
The VMkernel Default Gateway and DNS server addresses for IPv4 are
obtained from the selected TCP/IP stack.
9 (Optional) On the IPv6 seings page, select an option for obtaining IPv6 addresses.
Option Description
Obtain IPv6 addresses
automatically through DHCP
Use DHCP to obtain IPv6 addresses. A DHCPv6 server must be present on
the network.
Obtain IPv6 addresses
automatically through Router
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Use router advertisement to obtain IPv6 addresses.
Static IPv6 addresses
a Click Add to add a new IPv6 address.
b Enter the IPv6 address and subnet prex length, and click OK.
c To change the VMkernel default gateway, click Edit.
The VMkernel Default Gateway address for IPv6 is obtained from the
selected TCP/IP stack.
10 Review your seing selections in the Ready to complete page and click Finish.
After you create a VMkernel adapter on the provisioning TCP/IP stack, you can use only this stack for cold
migration, cloning, and snapshots on this host. The VMkernel adapters on the default TCP/IP stack are
disabled for the provisioning service. If a live migration uses the default TCP/IP stack while you congure
VMkernel adapters with the provisioning TCP/IP stack, the data transfer completes successfully. However,
the involved VMkernel adapters on the default TCP/IP stack are disabled for future cold migration, cross-
host cloning, and snapshot sessions.
Limits on Simultaneous Migrations
vCenter Server places limits on the number of simultaneous virtual machine migration and provisioning
operations that can occur on each host, network, and datastore.
Each operation, such as a migration with vMotion or cloning a virtual machine, is assigned a resource cost.
Each host, datastore, or network resource, has a maximum cost that it can support at any one time. Any new
migration or provisioning operation that causes a resource to exceed its maximum cost does not proceed
immediately, but is queued until other operations complete and release resources. Each of the network,
datastore, and host limits must be satised for the operation to proceed.
vMotion without shared storage, migrating virtual machines to a dierent host and datastore
simultaneously, is a combination of vMotion and Storage vMotion. This migration inherits the network,
host, and datastore costs associated with those operations. vMotion without shared storage is equivalent to a
Storage vMotion with a network cost of 1.
Network Limits
Network limits apply only to migrations with vMotion. Network limits depend on the version of ESXi and
the network type. All migrations with vMotion have a network resource cost of 1.
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