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
hardware requirements 66
network settings, changing 73
networking requirements 66
overview 65
proxy settings 73
rebooting 75
registering services 71
registering a service 74
restarting the service 72
shut down 75
shutdown 75
shutting down 75
solution user 71
supported host operations 76
supported third-party hosts 66
supported virtual machine operations 76
synchronizing the time 72
system requirements 66
vCenter Host Gateway appliance
configuring 72
support bundles downloading 75
troubleshooting 75
vCenter Server license 95
vCenter Server services, configuring 50
vCenter Server settings, message of the day 48
vCenter Server 5.1 plug-in, default
workflows 158
vCenter Server Appliance services,
configuring 50
vCenter with Operations Managemen
licensing 97
vCloud
licensing 96
solutions 96
suite 96
VCSA services, configuring 50
view license information 102
view license key 103
view product 103
Virtual SAN, licensing 100
virtual machine console, installing 26
virtual machine folder management
workflows 161
virtual machines
best practices for vMotion networking 123
convert 21
CPU compatibility masks 134
definition 18
EVC modes 132
migrating 117, 119, 135, 138, 140
migrating with vMotion 120
migration 117
migration between vCenter Server
systems 125
requirements for vMotion 123
security compliance 21
virtualization 13
vMotion
3DNow! 133
compatibility checks 128, 145
limits 144
MAC addresses management 126
migrating virtual machines with 137
migration between vCenter Server
systems 125
migration of VMs between vCenter Server
systems 125
network compatibility checks 126
networking 123
networking requirements 121
requirements 121
routable network 141
storage requirements 121
swapfile considerations 124
TCP/IP Stack 141
virtual machine requirements 123
without shared storage 124, 125
VMware Tools workflows 172
vSphere
components of 15
introduction 13
vSphere HA cluster 61
vSphere inventory objects 152
vSphere licensing 94
vSphere DRS 20
vSphere HA 61
vSphere High Availability (HA) 20
vSphere license 94
vSphere Update Manager 21
vSphere Web Client
communication through firewall 58
customizing interface 25, 26
navigating 25
rearranging interface 26
stored user data 33
timeout 33
user preferences 33
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Watchdog 61, 62
Web service settings 45
windows customization clone workflows 168
Work in Progress 27
Work In Progress, removing items 33
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