LeL us dlscuss Lhe essenLlal componenLs requlred Lo creaLe a vSphere envlronmenL

1he flrsL componenL ls LSxl LSxl ls a vlrLuallzaLlon plaLform used Lo parLlLlon Lhe resources of a
physlcal server lnLo mulLlple vlrLual machlnes Lach vlrLual machlne represenLs a compleLe
sysLem wlLh processors memory neLworklng sLorage and 8lCS
LSxl ls avallable ln Lwo server Lypes LSxl Lmbedded and LSxl lnsLallable LSxl Lmbedded ls
facLory lnsLalled by Lhe hardware vendor lnLo flrmware on Lhe server LSxl lnsLallable ls user
lnsLalled on preexlsLlng hardware
1he second componenL requlred Lo creaLe a vSphere envlronmenL ls vSphere CllenL lL ls a
graphlcal admlnlsLraLlon user lnLerface used Lo access elLher an LSxl hosL or a vCenLer Server
vSphere CllenL ls lnsLalled on a Wlndows machlne and ls Lhe prlmary meLhod of lnLeracLlon
wlLh Lhe vlrLuallzed lnfrasLrucLure 1he vSphere CllenL sofLware can be downloaded from
vCenLer Server or from vMwares webslLe
1he Lhlrd componenL ls vCenLer Server and luglns vCenLer Server provldes Lhe daLacenLer
wlLh a convenlenL slngle polnL of conLrol lL ls a slngle Wlndows servlce and ls lnsLalled Lo run
auLomaLlcally As a Wlndows servlce vCenLer Server runs conLlnuously ln Lhe background lL
monlLors and manages Lhe LSxl hosLs and vlrLual machlnes even when no vSphere CllenLs are
connecLed or users are logged onLo Lhe compuLer where lL resldes vCenLer Server musL have
neLwork access Lo all Lhe hosLs lL manages and should be avallable for neLwork access from
any machlne where vSphere CllenL ls runnlng We wlll dlscuss Lhe oLher opLlonal componenLs
called pluglns LhaL provlde addlLlonal capablllLles and feaLures Lo vCenLer Server when we
demonsLraLe Lhe vCenLer Server lnsLallaLlon
1he lasL componenL requlred Lo creaLe a vSphere 30 envlronmenL ls Lhe daLasLore uaLasLore
ls Lhe sLorage locaLlon for Lhe flles LhaL belong Lo a vlrLual machlne 1hls locaLlon needs Lo be
speclfled when a vlrLual machlne ls creaLed 1he daLasLore formaLs used ln vSphere are Lhe
vlrLual Machlne llle SysLem (vMlS) or Lhe neLwork llle SysLem (nlS) vMlS and nlS flle
sysLems are used Lo hlde Lhe complexlLles of Lhe varlous physlcal sLorage opLlons avallable Lo
vSphere lncludlng local SCSl dlsks on Lhe hosL llbre Channel (lC) SAn dlsk arrays lSCSl SAn
dlsk arrays or neLwork ALLached SLorage (nAS) arrays All vlrLual machlnes are lmplemenLed
as a seL of flles on a daLasLore
rlor Lo lnsLalllng vMware vSphere 30 make sure LhaL all hardware ls compaLlble wlLh
vMware vSphere 30
lor compaLlblllLy lnformaLlon vlslL Lhe vMware CompaLlbllLy Culdes by followlng Lhe llnk on
Lhe screen 1hese guldes provlde lmporLanL lnformaLlon abouL SysLem l/C devlce and SLorage
compaLlblllLy lf you wanL Lo access Lhe llnk now ause Lhls presenLaLlon
vCenLer Server musL have a connecLlon Lo a daLabase Lo organlze all Lhe conflguraLlon daLa ln
plannlng Lhe vCenLer Server daLabase slze conslder Lhe number of LSxl hosLs and vlrLual
machlnes LhaL wlll run on Lhe LSxl hosLs 1he sLaLlsLlcs collecLlon level seLLlng ln vCenLer Server
ls also consldered 1he hlgher Lhe seLLlng Lhe more daLa need Lo be sLored ln Lhe daLabase
vMware recommends Lools such as vCenLer daLabase slzlng calculaLor
vMware bundles SCL Server Lxpress 2008 for smallscale deploymenLs of 3 or fewer hosLs or
30 or fewer vlrLual machlnes
1he flrsL componenL Lo lnsLall ls LSxl LeL's look aL Lhe server requlremenLs and lnsLallaLlon
sLeps 8efore you lnsLall LSxl make sure LhaL you saLlsfy Lhe mlnlmum hardware requlremenLs
1he server on whlch you are plannlng Lo lnsLall LSxl musL have four core resources 1he
processor musL be an lnLel or AMu 64blL x86 Cu Conslder uslng fasLer processors Lo
lmprove Lhe performance of LSxl ln some slLuaLlons larger caches lmprove Lhe performance
AL leasL 2C8 8AM ls requlred 1he LSxl hosL machlnes requlre more 8AM Lhan Lyplcal servers
lL musL be equlpped wlLh sufflclenL 8AM Lo run vlrLual machlnes
1he server should have one or more ClgablL or 10Cb LLherneL conLrollers lL musL also have a
SCSl dlsk llbre Channel (lC) Lun lSCSl Lun or 8Alu Lun wlLh unparLlLloned space LSxl
lnsLallaLlon requlres mlnlmum of 3C8 dlsk space
1he sLorage Lypes LhaL supporL LSxl lnsLallaLlon and booLlng are
SA1A dlsk drlves
Serlal ALLached SCSl (SAS) dlsk
uedlcaLed SAn dlsk on lC or lSCSl
and
uS8 devlces
Serlal ALLached SCSl (SAS) dlsks SA1A lC and lSCSl are used for lnsLalllng LSxl and for sLorlng
vlrLual machlnes on vMlS parLlLlons noLe LhaL sharlng Lhe vMlS volume on Lhe SA1A dlsks
across mulLlple LSxl hosLs ls noL supporLed lor more lnformaLlon on supporLed hardware and
sofLware refer Lo Lhe LSxl CompaLlblllLy Culde avallable ln Lhe llnk dlsplayed on Lhe screen
LeL us now look aL Lhe server Lypes of LSxl
llrsL ls LSxl Lmbedded and second ls LSxl lnsLallable
LSxl Lmbedded ls avallable Lhrough server lnLegraLlon elLher ln Lhe form of an Su flash or
lnLernal uS8 key from selecLed CLM compuLer manufacLurers as a parL of Lhelr flrmware
LSxl lnsLallable ls avallable as an lSC lmage and can be downloaded from Lhe vMware Web
slLe lL ls provlded for Lhose sysLems LhaL are shlpped from Lhe manufacLurer wlLhouL LSxl
Lmbedded prelnsLalled on Lhem 1here ls no dlfference ln funcLlonallLy or feaLures beLween
Lhese Lwo verslons
LeL us now dlscuss Lhe opLlons for lnsLalllng LSxl
LSxl can be lnsLalled uslng several opLlons

llrsL ls an lnLeracLlve lnsLaller 1he scrlpLed lnsLallaLlon Lyplcally ls used Lo deploy a cusLomlzed
sofLware lmage buL can also lnsLall Lhe sLandard LSxl lmage
Second ls Lhe scrlpLed lnsLallaLlon 1he scrlpLed lnsLallaLlon can also lnsLall a sLandard sofLware
lmage on Lhe LSxl hosL alLhough lL can also lnsLall a cusLomlzed sofLware lmage Powever Lhe
prlmary beneflL of Lhe scrlpLed lnsLallaLlon ls LhaL Lhe conflguraLlon seLLlng lnformaLlon ls
conLalned ln a usergeneraLed scrlpL LhaL ls auLomaLlcally accessed over Lhe neLwork by Lhe
lnsLallaLlon uLlllLy 1hls ellmlnaLes Lhe Llmeconsumlng and errorprone process where a user
enLers Lhe lnformaLlon lnLeracLlvely
And lasL ls Lhe vSphere AuLo ueploy AuLo ueploy can lnsLall a nonsLandard sofLware lmage
on Lhe LSxl hosL 1hls sofLware packages are lnsLalled and are conLrolled by a sofLware proflle
LhaL ls bullL by Lhe user by uslng Lhe lmage 8ullder sofLware nonsLandard sofLware packages
mlghL lnclude speclflc sofLware enhancemenLs from a hardware CLM or LSxl paLches 1he
conflguraLlon seLLlngs lnformaLlon ls auLomaLlcally provlded Lo Lhe LSxl hosL afLer Lhe
lnsLallaLlon by Lhe vCenLer Server PosL roflles feaLure
LeL us now look aL Lhe lnLeracLlve lnsLallaLlon of LSxl
lnLeracLlve lnsLallaLlon of LSxl ls sulLable for small deploymenLs of up Lo 3 hosLs ln lnLeracLlve
lnsLallaLlon you booL Lhe hosL wlLh a LSxl lnsLaller Cu/uvu and follow Lhe prompLs Lo lnsLall
LSxl on Lhe local dlsk of Lhe hosL or lC or lSCSl SAn 1he lnsLaller formaLs and parLlLlons Lhe
LargeL dlsk and lnsLalls LSxl booL lmage
8efore lnsLalllng LSxl you should dlsconnecL your neLwork sLorage or SAn as Lhls wlll decrease
Lhe Llme for Lhe lnsLaller Lo search for avallable dlsks Also do noL rely on Lhe dlsk order ln Lhe
llsL for selecLlng a dlsk Lo be used for LSxl lnsLallaLlon as Lhe ulSk order ls deLermlned by 8lCS
and dlsk llsL shown durlng LSxl lnsLallaLlon mlghL be ouL of order
1he demo on Lhe subsequenL sllde wlll walk you Lhrough Lhe lnLeracLlve lnsLallaLlon of LSxl
ln lnLeracLlve lnsLallaLlon of LSxl demonsLraLlon we wlll show you Lhe sLeps for LSxl
lnsLallaLlon When you are ready Lo begln Lhe demonsLraLlon cllck Lhe lay buLLon
ln Lhls demonsLraLlon you wlll learn how Lo lnsLall LSxl
1o begln we wlll lnserL Lhe LSxl lnsLaller Cu or uvu lnLo Lhe Cu or uvu8CM drlve or aLLach
Lhe lnsLaller uS8 flash drlve wlLh Lhe compuLer 1hen we wlll resLarL Lhe compuLer
We wlll seL Lhe 8lCS Lo booL from Lhe Cu8CM devlce or Lhe uS8 flash drlve Welcome Lo
Lhe vMware LSxl
lnsLallaLlon" message wlll appear
lease noLe LhaL LSxl lnsLaller wlll now load Lhe flles lnLo compuLer's memory lL may Lake a
few mlnuLes
We wlll Lhen cllck Lhe LnLer key Lo conLlnue Lnd user Llcense
AgreemenL wlndow wlll appear
We wlll read Lhe compleLe lnformaLlon
lease noLe LhaL Lhe lnsLallaLlon process wlll noL proceed lf you do noL accepL Lhe llcense
agreemenL
nexL we wlll press l11 key Lo accepL lL 1hen SelecL a ulsk Lo
lnsLall or upgrade wlndow wlll appear
lease noLe LhaL lL Lakes a few seconds Lo scan Lhe avallable sLorage devlces ln Lhe processor
lurLher we wlll selecL Lhe drlve on whlch we wanL Lo lnsLall LSxl from Lhe SelecL a ulsk Lo
lnsLall opLlon nexL we wlll press l1 key for lnformaLlon abouL Lhe selecLed dlsk lf Lhe dlsk we
selecLed conLalns daLa Lhe Conflrm ulsk
SelecLlon wlndow wlll appear
lease noLe LhaL we do noL rely on Lhe dlsk order ln Lhe llsL Lo selecL a dlsk 1he dlsk order ls
deLermlned by Lhe 8lCS and mlghL be ouL of order 1hls mlghL occur on sysLems where drlves
are conLlnuously belng added and removed
1hen we wlll cllck Lhe LnLer key Lo conLlnue
We wlll Lhen selecL Lhe lnsLall opLlon from Lhe wlndow for fresh lnsLallaLlon of LSxl
lease noLe LhaL lf you are lnsLalllng LSxl on a dlsc wlLh a prevlous LSxl or LSx lnsLallaLlon or
vMlS daLasLore Lhe lnsLaller provldes several cholces
We wlll selecL Lhe keyboard Lype for Lhe hosL from Lhe glven opLlon
lease noLe LhaL you can change Lhe keyboard Lype afLer lnsLallaLlon ln Lhe ulrecL Console
nexL we wlll enLer Lhe password rooL" for Lhe hosL
lease noLe LhaL you can leave Lhe password blank Powever a password ls requlred Lo secure
Lhe sysLem from Lhe flrsL booL ?ou can change Lhe password afLer lnsLallaLlon ln Lhe ulrecL
Console lnsLallaLlon wlll Lake some Llme Lo gaLher addlLlonal daLa abouL Lhe sysLem and wlll
open a wlndow wlLh all Lhe lnformaLlon lL has found on Lhe sysLem We wlll read Lhe
lnformaLlon
1hen we wlll press Lhe l11 key Lo
sLarL Lhe lnsLallaLlon process
lease noLe LhaL when Lhe lnsLallaLlon process ls compleLe we wlll remove Lhe lnsLallaLlon Cu
uvu or uS8 flash drlve from Lhe compuLer and press Lhe LnLer key Lo rebooL Lhe hosL
lf we are performlng a new lnsLallaLlon or choose Lo overwrlLe an exlsLlng vMlS daLasLore
durlng Lhe rebooL operaLlon vlA1 scraLch and vMlS parLlLlons are creaLed on Lhe hosL dlsk
We wlll seL Lhe flrsL booL devlce as a drlve on whlch we lnsLalled LSxl
lor lnformaLlon abouL changlng Lhe booL order see your hardware vendor's documenLaLlon
AfLer Lhe lnsLallaLlon ls compleLe you can mlgraLe an exlsLlng vMlS daLa Lo Lhe LSxl hosL
?ou can booL a slngle machlne from each LSxl lmage 8ooLlng mulLlple devlces from a slngle
shared LSxl lmage ls noL supporLed
ln Lhls demonsLraLlon we saw how Lo lnsLall LSxl
LeL us now look aL Lhe ScrlpLed LSxl lnsLallaLlon process
ScrlpLed LSxl lnsLallaLlon can be used when you have Lo lnsLall LSxl on many hosLs ln an
unaLLended manner An lnsLallaLlon scrlpL ls creaLed wlLh varlous conflguraLlon seLLlngs 1he
same scrlpL ls used Lo conflgure mulLlple hosLs wlLh slmllar conflguraLlon ?ou have Lo creaLe
separaLe scrlpLs lf you wanL a dlfferenL conflguraLlon for hosL
1he lnsLall commands are used Lo creaLe Lhe lnsLallaLlon scrlpL 1he ablllLy Lo relnsLall qulckly ls
useful ln cases such as hardware fallure where Lhe hosL musL be replaced buL Lhe new
hardware musL have same sofLware conflguraLlon as Lhe orlglnal hosL
1he lnsLallaLlon scrlpL musL be sLored ln a locaLlon LhaL a hosL can access Lhrough P11 P11S
l1 nlS Cu8CM or uS8 ?ou can use xL Lo booL Lhe LSxl lnsLaller or booL lL from a Cu/uvu
or uS8 drlve
Lnsure LhaL you have Lhe lnsLallaLlon scrlpL ready
1o conflgure Lhe hosL booL Lhe LSxl lnsLaller from Lhe Cu or uvu uslng Lhe local Cu/uvu8CM
drlve or uS8 devlce or xL booL server
1he LSxl lnsLaller wlndow opens ress ShlfL+C Lo edlL booL opLlons
1ype a booL opLlon LhaL calls Lhe defaulL lnsLallaLlon and upgrade scrlpL or Lhe lnsLallaLlon or
upgrade scrlpL flle LhaL you have creaLed
1he booL opLlon has Lhe klck sLarL flle LhaL sLarLs wlLh ks(aLh Lo lnsLallaLlon ScrlpL)
lor example kshLLp//1921681023/klcksLarL/ksosdcpdp101cfg
nameserver1921681040 lp1921681031 neLmask2332332330 gaLeway192168101
ress LnLer
lnsLallaLlon process runs uslng Lhe opLlons you have speclfled
AfLer dlscusslng Lhe procedure for scrlpLed lnsLallaLlon of LSxl leL us dlscuss AuLo ueploy
meLhod for LSxl lnsLallaLlon
AuLo ueploy meLhod ls used when you need Lo provlslon or reprovlslon hundreds of physlcal
hosLs uslng Lhe AuLo ueploy feaLure vCenLer Server loads Lhe LSxl lmage dlrecLly lnLo Lhe
hosL memory AuLo ueploy does noL sLore Lhe LSxl sLaLe on Lhe hosL dlsk vCenLer Server
sLores and manages Lhe LSxl updaLes paLchlng Lhrough an lmage proflle and opLlonally hosLs
conflguraLlon Lhrough a hosL proflle
1he flrsL Llme you lnsLall a hosL uslng Lhe AuLo ueploy meLhod Lhe hosL xL booLs and
esLabllshes conLacL wlLh Lhe AuLo ueploy server lL Lhen sLreams Lhe lmage proflle and any
hosL proflle Lo Lhe hosL 1he PosL Lhen sLarLs uslng Lhe lmage proflle and AuLo ueploy asslgns
Lhe hosL Lo Lhe approprlaLe vCenLer Server sysLem
When you resLarL Lhe hosL vCenLer Server uses Lhe AuLo ueploy feaLure Lo provlslon Lhe hosL
wlLh Lhe approprlaLe lmage and hosL proflle lf Lhe lmage proflle changes for example for an
updaLe or a paLch Lhe admlnlsLraLor can propagaLe changes Lo all Lhe hosLs LhaL are
provlsloned wlLh AuLo ueploy and managed by Lhe vCenLer Server sysLem 1hls ablllLy makes
AuLo ueploy an efflclenL way Lo provlslon and reprovlslon a large numbers of hosLs and Lo
enforce compllance Lo a masLer LSxl lmage
LeL us now dlscuss Lhe AuLo ueploy archlLecLure
When a physlcal hosL seLup for AuLo ueploy ls Lurned on AuLo ueploy uses a xL booL
lnfrasLrucLure ln con[uncLlon wlLh Lhe vSphere hosL proflles Lo provlslon and cusLomlze LhaL
hosL no sLaLe ls sLored on Lhe hosL lLself lnsLead Lhe AuLo ueploy server manages Lhe sLaLe
lnformaLlon for each hosL
now leL us dlscuss Lhe componenLs of AuLo ueploy

1he flrsL ls Lhe AuLo ueploy server lL serves lmages and Lhe hosL proflles Lo Lhe LSxl hosLs lL ls
locaLed aL Lhe hearL of Lhe AuLo ueploy lnfrasLrucLure
1he second componenL ls Lhe AuLo ueploy rules englne lL enables Lhe AuLo ueploy server Lo
allocaLe Lhe correcL lmage and Lhe correcL hosL proflle Lo Lhe approprlaLe hosL AdmlnlsLraLors
use AuLo ueploy owerCLl Lo deflne Lhe rules LhaL asslgn lmage proflles and hosL proflles Lo
hosLs

1he Lhlrd componenL of AuLo ueploy ls Lhe lmage proflle lL deflnes a seL of vMware
lnfrasLrucLure 8undles (vl8s) Lo booL wlLh Lhe LSxl hosLs vMware and Lhe vMware parLners
make Lhe lmage proflles and vl8s avallable ln publlc depoLs use Lhe lmage 8ullder owerCLl Lo
examlne depoL and Lhe AuLo ueploy rule englne Lo speclfy Lhe correcL lmage proflle LhaL needs
Lo be asslgned Lo Lhe approprlaLe hosL 1he vMware cusLomers can creaLe a cusLom lmage
proflle based on Lhe publlc lmage proflles and vl8s ln depoL and apply LhaL lmage proflle Lo Lhe
hosL

1he fourLh componenL ls Lhe hosL proflle lL deflnes Lhe machlnespeclflc conflguraLlon such as
neLworklng or sLorage seLup 1he admlnlsLraLors creaLe Lhe hosL proflles by uslng Lhe hosL
proflle ul ?ou can save Lhe hosL proflle for an lndlvldual hosL and reuse lL Lo reprovlslon LhaL
hosL ?ou can save Lhe hosL proflle of a LemplaLe hosL and use lL for oLher hosLs

1he lasL componenL ls Lhe answer flle lL sLores lnformaLlon LhaL user provldes when Lhe hosL
proflles are applled Lo Lhe hosL Cnly one answer flle exlsLs for each hosL
lor hosLs LhaL are provlsloned wlLh AuLo ueploy and managed by Lhe vCenLer Server sysLem
subsequenL booLs can become compleLely auLomaLlc A hosL ls provlsloned by Lhe vCenLer
Server sysLem LhaL sLores lnformaLlon abouL Lhe lmage proflle and hosL proflle for each hosL ln
a daLabase
now leL us look aL Lhe booL process
An admlnlsLraLor rebooLs a hosL As Lhe hosL booLs up AuLo ueploy provlslons Lhe hosL wlLh lLs
lmage and Lhe hosL proflle whlch are sLored ln vCenLer Server vlrLual machlnes are broughL
up or mlgraLed Lo a hosL based on Lhe seLLlng of Lhe hosL ln a sLandalone hosL vlrLual
machlnes are poweredon accordlng Lo Lhe auLo sLarL rules as deflned ln Lhe hosL
ln Lhe ulsLrlbuLed 8esource Scheduler (u8S) clusLer hosL vlrLual machlnes LhaL were
successfully mlgraLed Lo oLher hosLs sLay ln Lhe new locaLlon vlrLual machlnes for whlch a hosL
does noL have enough resources are reglsLered Lo Lhe rebooLed hosL
lf Lhe vCenLer Server sysLem ls unavallable a hosL conLacLs Lhe AuLo ueploy server for Lhe
lmage proflles Lhe hosL proflles and Lhe hosL rebooLs Powever AuLo ueploy cannoL seL up
vSphere ulsLrlbuLed SwlLches lf vCenLer Server ls unavallable
vlrLual machlnes are asslgned Lo hosLs only lf Lhey parLlclpaLe ln a vSphere Plgh AvallablllLy
clusLer unLll Lhe hosL ls reconnecLed Lo vCenLer Server and Lhe hosL proflle ls applled vlrLual
machlnes cannoL sLarL
AfLer looklng aL Lhe lnsLallaLlon of LSxl leLs dlscuss Lhe sLeps Lo conflgure Lhe LSxl hosL
When you swlLchon Lhe LSxl for Lhe flrsL Llme lL enLers an auLoconflguraLlon phase uurlng
Lhls phase Lhe sysLem neLwork and Lhe sLorage devlces are conflgured wlLh defaulL values
AfLer Lhe hosL compleLes Lhe auLoconflguraLlon phase Lhe ulrecL Console user lnLerface
(uCul) appears on Lhe aLLached monlLor
?ou can use Lhe ulrecL Console user lnLerface (uCul) provled by Lhe LSxl hosL for dlrecL logln
Lhrough a physlcal console (dlrecLly aLLached keyboard and dlsplay) or remoLe console (for
example P lLC 8emoLe Console) 1o conflgure Lhe LSxl hosL examlne Lhe defaulL neLwork
conflguraLlon applled durlng Lhe auLoconflguraLlon phase and LroubleshooL Lhe LSxl sofLware
As a sysLem admlnlsLraLor you can make changes Lo Lhe defaulL conflguraLlon such as creaLlng
an admlnlsLraLor password or seLLlng a sLaLlc l address 1he admlnlsLraLlve username for Lhe
LSxl hosL ls rooL" 8y defaulL Lhe admlnlsLraLlve password ls noL seL ?ou can use uCulLo seL a
password for Lhe admlnlsLraLor accounL

When you have a neLwork envlronmenL wlLh a uPC server Lhe l address subneL mask and
defaulL gaLeway are asslgned auLomaLlcally Lo Lhe LSxl hosL lf Lhere ls no uPC server you
need Lo conflgure Lhe l seLLlngs manually by uslng Lhe uCul AfLer you flnlsh Lhe lnlLlal seLup
of Lhe hosL download and lnsLall vSphere CllenL and manage Lhe LSxl hosL
AfLer looklng aL Lhe lnsLallaLlon of LSxl leLs dlscuss Lhe sLeps Lo conflgure Lhe LSxl hosL
When you swlLchon Lhe LSxl for Lhe flrsL Llme lL enLers an auLoconflguraLlon phase uurlng
Lhls phase Lhe sysLem neLwork and Lhe sLorage devlces are conflgured wlLh defaulL values
AfLer Lhe hosL compleLes Lhe auLoconflguraLlon phase Lhe ulrecL Console user lnLerface
(uCul) appears on Lhe aLLached monlLor
?ou can use Lhe ulrecL Console user lnLerface (uCul) provled by Lhe LSxl hosL for dlrecL logln
Lhrough a physlcal console (dlrecLly aLLached keyboard and dlsplay) or remoLe console (for
example P lLC 8emoLe Console) 1o conflgure Lhe LSxl hosL examlne Lhe defaulL neLwork
conflguraLlon applled durlng Lhe auLoconflguraLlon phase and LroubleshooL Lhe LSxl sofLware
As a sysLem admlnlsLraLor you can make changes Lo Lhe defaulL conflguraLlon such as creaLlng
an admlnlsLraLor password or seLLlng a sLaLlc l address 1he admlnlsLraLlve username for Lhe
LSxl hosL ls rooL" 8y defaulL Lhe admlnlsLraLlve password ls noL seL ?ou can use uCulLo seL a
password for Lhe admlnlsLraLor accounL
When you have a neLwork envlronmenL wlLh a uPC server Lhe l address subneL mask and
defaulL gaLeway are asslgned auLomaLlcally Lo Lhe LSxl hosL lf Lhere ls no uPC server you
need Lo conflgure Lhe l seLLlngs manually by uslng Lhe uCul AfLer you flnlsh Lhe lnlLlal seLup
of Lhe hosL download and lnsLall vSphere CllenL and manage Lhe LSxl hosL
LeL us now look aL vCenLer Server lnsLallaLlon procedure and lLs componenLs
vCenLer Server ls Lhe managemenL server for Lhe LSxl hosLs and vlrLual machlnes
vCenLer Server requlres a 64blL Wlndows plaLform lnsLalled elLher ln a physlcal machlne or a
vlrLual machlne wlLh mlnlmum sysLem requlremenLs and access Lo a supporLed daLabase
1he flrsL sLep ln Lhe lnsLallaLlon process ls Lo prepare Lhe vCenLer Server daLabase 1hls
daLabase sLores Lhe lnvenLory lLems securlLy roles resource pools performance daLa and
oLher crlLlcal lnformaLlon and also organlzes all conflguraLlon daLa
nexL you should ensure LhaL vCenLer Server sysLem ls conflgured Lo be a parL of a domaln A
sLaLlc l address and hosL name lsasslgned Lo lL for a proper unS resoluLlon 1here should be
no nA1 flrewall beLween Lhe vCenLer Server sysLem and Lhe hosLs lL wlll manage llnally
compuLer name musL noL have more Lhan 13 characLers
1he vCenLer Server should also be able Lo communlcaLe wlLh an AcLlve ulrecLory AppllcaLlon
Mode (AuAM) server Cnce Lhe vCenLer Server daLabase ls prepared lnsLall vCenLer Server
vCenLer Server has some opLlonal componenLs LhaL are packaged and lnsLalled wlLh Lhe base
producL and requlre a separaLe llcense We wlll look aL Lhese opLlonal componenLs as we
conLlnue wlLh Lhls module
llnally Lhe vCenLer Server sysLem should be able Lo send and recelve daLa from every
managed LSxl hosL and from each vSphere CllenL 1he vCenLer Server sysLem musL use speclflc
porLs for Lhls communlcaLlon We wlll dlscuss Lheses porLs ln comlng slldes
8efore you lnsLall vCenLer Server make sure LhaL Lhe physlcal sysLem or vlrLual machlne on
whlch you wanL Lo lnsLall vCenLer Server meeLs Lhe mlnlmum sysLem requlremenLs
vCenLer Server requlres aL leasL Lwo 64blL slngle core Cus or one 64blL dual core Cu 1he
processor musL be an lnLel or AMu 64blL Cu wlLh a speed of 2CPz or more AL leasL 4C8 of
physlcal memory and 4C8 of dlsk space ls requlred 1he memory requlremenLs and dlsk
requlremenLs mlghL be hlgher lf Lhe daLabase runs on Lhe same machlne vCenLer Server
lncludes a servlce called vMware vlrLual CenLer ManagemenL Web servlces 1hls servlce
requlres 312M8 Lo 44C8 of addlLlonal memory
Cne LLherneL lnLerface card wlLh ClgablL connecLlon ls requlred
1he vCenLer Server hosL machlne ls supporLed on four Lypes of operaLlng sysLems 1hese
lnclude
Wlndows Server 2003 SLandard
LnLerprlse uaLacenLer 64blL S2
Wlndows Server 2003 82 SLandard
LnLerprlse uaLacenLer 64blL S1
Wlndows Server 2008 SLandard
LnLerprlse uaLacenLer 64blL S2
And
Wlndows Server 2008 82 SLandard
LnLerprlse uaLacenLer 64blL
vCenLer Server requlres MlcrosofL nL1 33 S1 lramework lf lL ls noL lnsLalled on your sysLem
Lhe vCenLer Server lnsLaller auLomaLlcally lnsLalls lL 1he nL1 33 S1 lnsLallaLlon process mlghL
requlre an lnLerneL connecLlvlLy Lo download addlLlonal flles
1hese are LhlrdparLy sofLware componenLs requlred by vCenLer Server and are lnsLalled by Lhe
vCenLer Server lnsLaller
1he mosL crlLlcal requlremenL for lnsLalllng vCenLer Server ls Lhe prelnsLalled and conflgured
daLabase vCenLer Server supporLs Lhe followlng daLabase verslons
l8M u82 93 llx pack 3 ls requlred
llx pack 7 ls recommended
l8M u82 97 llx pack 2 ls requlred
llx pack 3a ls recommended
MlcrosofL SCL Server 2008 82
Lxpress ls bundled wlLh vCenLer
Server and ls used for small deploymenLs conLalnlng up Lo 3 hosLs and 30 vlrLual machlnes
MlcrosofL SCL Server 2003 32blL and 64blL verslons are supporLed
S3 ls requlred buL S4 ls recommended
MlcrosofL SCL Server 2008 32blL and 64blL verslons are supporLed
S1 ls requlred buL S2 ls recommended
MlcrosofL SCL Server 2008 82
?ou can refer Lo vSphere lnsLallaLlon and seLup manual ln vSphere 8C documenLaLlon Lo
conflgure vCenLer Server daLabase
So before lnsLalllng Lhe vCenLer Server creaLe a daLabase lnsLance and conflgure lL for sLorlng
daLa
Cnce you flnlsh creaLlng Lhe daLabase and Lhe daLabase user wlLh requlred prlvlleges make
sure LhaL Lhe daLabase ls remoLely accesslble 1he vCenLer Server requlres 64blL Cu8C uaLa
Source Lo connecL Lo Lhe daLabase Lven lf your daLabase ls 32blL Lhe uSn creaLed on Lhe hosL
ln whlch you are lnsLalllng vCenLer Server musL be 64blL sysLem uSn
now leL's look aL Lhe porLs LhaL vCenLer Server uses Lo communlcaLe wlLh Lhe managed hosLs
and vSphere CllenL ?ou can pause Lhe presenLaLlon Lo look aL Lhe porLs requlred for
communlcaLlon
lf Lhe machlnes where you wlll lnsLall vCenLer Server uses a Wlndows flrewall you musL
conflgure Lhe porL excepLlon rules so LhaL Lhe flrewall allows communlcaLlon Lhrough Lhese
porLs
8efore we dlve deep lnLo Lhe lnsLallaLlon sLeps leL's dlscuss Lhe vCenLer Server componenLs
LhaL Lhe vCenLer Server sofLware lnsLalls

AfLer dlscusslng Lhe sysLem daLabase and porL requlremenLs for vCenLer Server leL us dlscuss
Lhe vCenLer Server componenLs
When you lnsLall Lhe vCenLer Server sofLware you can conLrol Lhe lnsLallaLlon of addlLlonal
componenLs
vCenLer Server ls a Wlndows servlce LhaL manages Lhe LSxl hosLs vCenLer Server musL be
lnsLalled on a 64blL Wlndows plaLform and should also belong Lo an AcLlve ulrecLory domaln
lL enables Lhe use of advanced feaLures such as u8S vMware Plgh AvallablllLy (PA) vMware
laulL 1olerance vMware vSphere vMoLlon and vSphere SLorage vMoLlon 1hese feaLures
are packaged and lnsLalled aL Lhe same Llme as Lhe base producL buL Lhey requlre separaLe
llcenses
MlcrosofL SCL Server 2008 82 Lxpress allows you Lo seL up a llmlLed number of hosLs and
vlrLual machlnes 1he mosL crlLlcal componenL of vCenLer Server ls a daLabase vCenLer Server
supporLs several oLher daLabase producLs for larger deploymenLs ln Lhls course we wlll noL
dlscuss Lhe lnsLallaLlon or conflguraLlon sLeps for vCenLer Server daLabase
MlcrosofL nL1 33 S1 lramework ls a sofLware LhaL ls requlred by vCenLer Server lf you are
uslng Lhe bundled daLabase lL ls also used by Lhe daLabase upgrade wlzard and vSphere CllenL
1hls course provldes a seL of Lools Lo manage Lhe vlrLual l1 envlronmenL
vSphere Web CllenL ls a browserbased lnLerface used for conflgurlng and admlnlsLerlng vlrLual
machlnes When you flrsL log ln Lo vSphere Web CllenL a home page appears wlLh an ob[ecL
navlgaLor pane LhaL you can use Lo browse for lnvenLory ob[ecLs 1he home page also conLalns
a search box LhaL you can use Lo run a global search across all appllcaLlons and ob[ecLs a
cenLral pane LhaL conLalns lnformaLlon abouL Lhe selecLed ob[ecL and a slde panel LhaL
conLalns panes for Lasks evenLs and so on


LeL us now look aL vCenLer Server Appllance overvlew

vCenLer Server Appllance ls a preconflgured Llnuxbased vlrLual machlne LhaL ls opLlmlzed for
runnlng vCenLer Server and assoclaLed servlces As an alLernaLlve Lo lnsLall vCenLer Server on a
Wlndows machlne you can download Lhe vMware vCenLer Server Appllance

vCenLer Server Appllance can be lnsLalled on LSx verslon 4x or LSxl verslon 4x or laLer and
requlres aL leasL 7C8 of dlsk space
1o download and conflgure vCenLer Server Appllance flrsL log on Lo vMware uslng your
vMware accounL lrom Lhe uownloads page download Lhe vMuk and Cvl flles for Lhe
vCenLer Server Appllance onLo your sysLem and save ln Lhe same folder 1he open vSphere
CllenL and selecL Lhe llle opLlon from Lhe ueploy Cvl 1emplaLe and enLer Lhe paLh Lo
Lhe Cvl flle on your sysLem 1hen follow Lhe prompLs ln Lhe ueploy Cvl 1emplaLe Wlzard Lo
creaLe Lhe vCenLer Server Appllance 1hen log ln Lo Lhe vCenLer Server vlrLual Appllance Web
Console by accesslng Lhe u8L menLloned hLLps//vCenLer Server vlrLual Appllance l
address3480" Lo conflgure Lhe vCenLer Server vlrLual Appllance 1he defaulL username for
accesslng vCenLer Server Appllance Web Console ls rooL" and password ls vmware"
We are now ready Lo access and manage Lhe newly lnsLalled LSxl hosL LeL us move Lo vSphere
CllenL
vSphere CllenL provldes Lhe slmplesL way Lo manage Lhe LSxl hosL and operaLes lLs vlrLual
machlnes ?ou can use vSphere CllenL Lo connecL dlrecLly Lo Lhe LSxl hosL lf you use vCenLer
Server you can also use vSphere CllenL Lo connecL and operaLe vCenLer Server
vSphere provldes vSphere CllenL lnsLalled on Wlndowsbased operaLlng sysLem Powever
vSphere Web CllenL ls browser based
?ou can download vSphere CllenL from any LSxl hosL or vCenLer Server
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8efore you lnsLall vSphere CllenL ensure LhaL Lhe sysLem on whlch you wanL Lo lnsLall vSphere
CllenL meeLs Lhe mlnlmum sysLem requlremenLs
vSphere CllenL requlres a processor of 300MPz or more AL leasL 1C8 of physlcal memory and
13C8 of dlsk space ls requlred Lo compleLe Lhe lnsLallaLlon process ulsk space requlremenLs
for lnsLalllng vSphere CllenL vary dependlng on Lhe lnsLallaLlon of componenLs such as
MlcrosofL nL1 30 S1 and MlcrosofL vlsual !# Cne LLherneL lnLerface card wlLh ClgablL
connecLlon ls requlred

1he vSphere Web CllenL ls a browserbased lnLerface for conflgurlng and admlnlsLerlng vlrLual
machlnes wlLh several ob[ecLs such as search fleld a cenLral pane and many more
vSphere Web CllenL can be used Lo deploy vlrLual machlnes 1hree Lypes of deploymenL can be
done from Lhe Web CllenL 1hey are deploylng a vlrLual machlne from a LemplaLe creaLlng a
clone of Lhe vlrLual machlne and creaLlng a new vlrLual machlne
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now leL's look aL Lhe llcenslng feaLures of vSphere and lLs componenLs
A llcense edlLlon enables a speclflc seL of feaLures for Lhe producL Lhe llcense ls assoclaLed
wlLh lor example llcense edlLlons are vSphere LnLerprlse vSphere SLandard vSphere Server
LssenLlals and many more
ln vSphere llcense reporLlng and managemenL are cenLrallzed All producLs and feaLure
llcenses are encapsulaLed ln 23characLer llcense keys LhaL you can manage and monlLor from
vCenLer Server ln effecL vCenLer Server replaces Lhe llcense server Lach LSxl hosL and Lhe
vCenLer Server lnsLance requlre one llcense key
When you apply a mlnor upgrade or paLch Lo Lhe LSxl or vCenLer Server sofLware you don'L
need Lo replace Lhe exlsLlng llcense key wlLh a new one Powever lf you upgrade Lhe edlLlon
you need Lo replace Lhe exlsLlng llcense key wlLh a new upgraded llcense key
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1he evaluaLlon mode provldes Lemporary access Lo all feaLures avallable ln a sLandalone LSxl
hosL 1he evaluaLlon perlod ls for 60 days lL beglns as soon as you poweron Lhe LSxl machlne
even lf you sLarL lL ln Lhe llcense mode lnlLlally
1o make full use of Lhe evaluaLlon perlod declde wheLher Lo use Lhe evaluaLlon mode or Lhe
llcensed mode lf you do noL enLer a llcense key durlng Lhe lnsLallaLlon process LSxl ls lnsLalled
ln Lhe evaluaLlon mode 1he LSxl lnsLallable flle wlll be ln Lhe evaluaLlon mode afLer
lnsLallaLlon
LSxl Lmbedded ls prelnsLalled on an lnLernal uS8 devlce LhaL ls avallable from your hardware
vendor When you recelve Lhe LSxl Lmbedded hosL lL can elLher be ln an evaluaLlon mode or
prellcensed by your hardware vendor
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8esldes LSxl you can also run vCenLer Server ln Lhe evaluaLlon mode
lf you lnsLall vCenLer Server and do noL enLer a llcense key durlng lnsLallaLlon vCenLer Server
wlll auLomaLlcally be lnsLalled ln evaluaLlon mode When Lhe vCenLer Server lnsLallaLlon wlzard
prompLs you for a llcense key slmply leave Lhe llcense key fleld blank 1he vCenLer Server
evaluaLlon allows you Lo manage an unllmlLed number of hosLs and use Llnked Mode vCenLer
Server PosLs are dlsconnecLed from Lhe vCenLer Server sysLem lf evaluaLlon perlod explres
before you asslgn a llcense ?ou can use vMoLlon vMware Plgh AvallablllLy (PA) u8S and
many more useful feaLures
Cnce Lhe 60day evaluaLlon perlod explres you wlll noL be able Lo perform some operaLlons
on vCenLer Server ln order Lo perform all Lhe operaLlons ln LSxl and vCenLer Server you musL
acqulre a llcense
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upon explraLlon of Lhe evaluaLlon verslon Lhe vCenLer Server sofLware and Lhe LSxl sofLware
conLlnues Lo run buL cerLaln operaLlons sLop worklng
lf a vCenLer Server llcense explres Lhe managed hosLs auLomaLlcally dlsconnecL from Lhe
vCenLer Server lnvenLory and you cannoL add hosLs Lo Lhe lnvenLory Powever Lhe hosLs and
Lhe vlrLual machlnes on Lhe hosLs conLlnue Lo run 8y connecLlng vSphere CllenL dlrecLly Lo a
hosL you can poweron or reseL Lhe vlrLual machlnes
1he Lable presenLs varlous funcLlons LhaL can be performed durlng Lhe evaluaLlon mode buL
may noL be allowed Lo perform afLer Lhe explraLlon of Lhe evaluaLlon mode ause Lhe
presenLaLlon Lo look lnLo Lhe deLalls


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1hls concludes Lhe vMware vSphere 30 lnsLallaLlon course ln summary
rlor Lo lnsLalllng Lhe producL lL ls lmporLanL Lo make sure LhaL all of Lhe hardware planned
for supporLlng Lhe vlrLual lnfrasLrucLure ls on Lhe supporLed LesLed compaLlblllLy documenLs
and LhaL Lhey have Lhe capaclLy for opLlmal performance
1he LSxl lnsLaller handles creaLlon of Lhe requlred parLlLlon for proper operaLlon
vSphere CllenL ls used Lo access and manage LSxl hosLs
vCenLer Server lnsLaller allows you Lo lnsLall opLlonal modules 1he llcense requlremenL for
Lhe opLlonal modules depend upon Lhe edlLlon of vSphere 30
vCenLer Server ls lnsLalled as a slngle server lnsLance or connecLed Lo an exlsLlng group of
vCenLer Servers
1he evaluaLlon llcense allows you Lo use vSphere 30 as a fully funcLlonal producL for slxLy
days
now we wlll LesL your undersLandlng of Lhls course wlLh a qulz leel free Lo revlew Lhe course
maLerlal unLll you are ready Lo proceed When you are ready Lo proceed close Lhls wlndow
and reLurn Lo MyLearn on Learnlng ManagemenL SysLem