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CHAPTER 1
Automating vCenter Server
Deployment and Configuration
IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN TO:
PREPARE THE VCENTER SERVER INSTALLATION
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CREATE AN AUTOMATED INSTALLATION
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SET UP YOUR VCENTER SERVER FOLDER STRUCTURE
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Creating a Folder Structure from Scratch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Exporting a Folder Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Importing a Folder Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
DEFINE USERS AND THEIR PRIVILEGES 1
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Granting Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Creating New Roles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Bringing in Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Exporting Permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Importing Permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
CONFIGURE DATACENTERS AND CLUSTERS 2
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Creating Datacenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Creating Clusters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Con guring High Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Con guring Distributed Resource Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Con guring Enhanced vMotion Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Con guring Distributed Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
LICENSING 3
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Viewing License Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Licensing a Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
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