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  • Produktbild: VMware vSphere 5 Administration Instant Reference
  • Introduction xix

    Part I: Building a VMware vSphere Environment 1

    Chapter 1: Introduction to vSphere 3

    Understand the Legacy Features of vSphere 5

    VMotion 5

    VMware Cluster 7

    Distributed Resource Scheduler 7

    High Availability 8

    VMware vCenter Converter 9

    VMware vSphere Update Manager 10

    64-Bit 11

    VMware Capacity Planner 11

    Host Profiles 11

    vCenter Linked Mode 12

    Distributed Power Management 12

    Enhanced VMotion Compatibility 12

    VMware Data Recovery 13

    vSphere Client 13

    VMkernel Protection 14

    Virtual Disk Thin Provisioning 14

    VMware DCUI 15

    vSphere Web Client 15

    Understand the New Features of vSphere 16

    Enhancements in Storage 16

    Storage DRS 16

    Enhancements in VMFS-5 16

    Enhancements in Storage VMotion 17

    Virtual Machine Scalability 17

    vCenter Improvements 18

    Fault Tolerance 18

    Networking Enhancements 19

    VMware vShield 5 Suite 19

    Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring ESXi 21

    Prepare for Installation 22

    Install ESXi 24

    Install ESXi Manually 26

    Automate ESXi Installation 29

    Configure Post-Install Options 34

    Configure ESXi from the Console 35

    Install the vSphere Client 38

    Configure ESXi from within the vSphere Client 39

    Chapter 3: Installing and Configuring vCenter Server 51

    Prepare for Installation 52

    Identify Hardware Requirements 53

    Identify Operating System Requirements for

    vCenter Server and vSphere Client 53

    Identify Database Requirements 55

    Identify Networking Requirements 56

    Identify Authentication Requirements 58

    Install a Database 58

    Create a vCenter Database in Microsoft SQL

    Server 2008 R2 58

    Create a vCenter Database in Oracle 61

    Prepare and Install vCenter Server 63

    Prepare for Installation 64

    Install vCenter Server 65

    Deploy a vCenter Server Appliance 69

    Configure a vCenter Server Appliance 73

    Install Additional Components 78

    Install vSphere Client 85

    Configure vCenter Server 86

    Connect to vCenter Server 86

    Install Plug-Ins in vSphere Client 87

    Configure Advanced vCenter Server Settings 89

    Create a Datacenter 90

    Add a Cluster 91

    Add a Host 100

    Chapter 4: Understanding Licensing 103

    Become Familiar with VMware Licensing 104

    Review the Versions of vSphere 106

    Review the Licensing Method in vSphere 110

    Manage Licenses 111

    Install Licenses 111

    Assign Licenses 114

    Unassign and Remove Licenses 118

    Change Licenses Assigned to Assets 120

    Install Licenses for Legacy Hosts 121

    Review Installed Licenses 124

    View Licenses by Product 125

    View Licenses by License Key 126

    View Licenses by Asset 127

    Chapter 5: Upgrading to vSphere 5 129

    Prepare for the Upgrade 130

    Upgrade vCenter Server 132

    Upgrade to vCenter Server 5.0 on the Same System 133

    Upgrade to vCenter Server 5.0 on a Different System 134

    Install vCenter Server Appliance 135

    Perform Postupgrade Tasks 136

    Upgrade ESX/ESXi Hosts 139

    Upgrade ESX/ESXi Using vCenter Update Manager 140

    Perform a Manual In-Place Upgrade 144

    Upgrade with a Fresh ESX/ESXi Installation 144

    Perform Postupgrade Tasks 145

    Upgrade VMware Tools 145

    Upgrade Virtual Machine Hardware 146

    Part II: Configuring Your vSphere Environment 149

    Chapter 6: Creating and Managing Virtual Networking 151

    Understand the Basics 153

    Work with Virtual Switches 153

    Understand Network Services 154

    Use NIC Teaming 154

    Configure VLANs 155

    Use VLAN Tagging 155

    View Networking Configuration and Network Adapter Information 156

    Network with vSwitches 157

    Set Up NIC Teaming on the Management Network 157

    Assign Static IP Addresses for the Management Network 159

    Create a vSwitch for Virtual Machine Networking 159

    Network with vSphere Distributed Switches 163

    Configure a vSphere Distributed Switch 164

    Add Hosts and Adapters to a vDS 167

    Edit General and Advanced vDS Settings 168

    Manage Physical and Virtual Network Adapters 168

    Migrate Existing Virtual Adapters into vDS 171

    Add a dvPort Group 173

    Edit a dvPort Group 174

    Create a Private VLAN 175

    Migrate VMs to a vDS 176

    Understand Advanced Networking 178

    Customize MAC Addresses 178

    Create VMkernel Ports for Software iSCSI 179

    Troubleshoot Using the Command Line 182

    Enable Cisco Discovery Protocol 184

    Enable IPv6 185

    Chapter 7: Configuring and Managing Storage 187

    Become Familiar with Storage Concepts 188

    Learn the Basics of Storage in vSphere 188

    Learn the Types of Supported Storage 191

    Learn the Benefits of Remote Storage 192

    Guidelines for Implementing Storage 195

    Configure Fibre Channel SAN Storage 196

    Connect Fibre Channel Storage to an ESXi Host 197

    Manage Fibre Channel Storage on an ESXi Host 198

    Configure NPIV for Virtual Machines 202

    Configure iSCSI SAN Storage 205

    Become Familiar with ESXi iSCSI SAN Requirements 205

    Configure Hardware iSCSI Initiators if Present 206

    Configure Software iSCSI Initiators 206

    Configure NFS Storage 223

    Configure NFS Storage with ESXI 223

    Chapter 8: High Availability and Business Continuity 229

    Minimize Planned Downtime 230

    Configure and Use vMotion 230

    Migrate Virtual Disks with Storage vMotion 236

    Protect Against Host Failure 237

    Set Up vSphere High Availability 237

    Set Up vSphere Fault Tolerance 243

    Guard Against VM Failure 249

    Chapter 9: Managing Virtual Machines 253

    Create Virtual Machines 254

    Create a New Virtual Machine 255

    Clone an Existing Virtual Machine 259

    Deploy a Virtual Machine from a Template 262

    Create a Template 263

    Modify Virtual Machines 266

    Reconfigure the Hardware of a Virtual Machine 267

    Add Hardware to a Virtual Machine 271

    Remove Hardware from a Virtual Machine 276

    Manage Virtual Machine Hardware Versions 276

    Determine the Virtual Machine Hardware Version 277

    Upgrade Virtual Machine Hardware 279

    Perform Other Virtual Machine Management Tasks 279

    Change the Virtual Machine Power State 280

    Work with Virtual Machine Snapshots 281

    Install or Upgrade the VMware Tools 284

    Chapter 10: Importing and Exporting Virtual Machines 287

    Understand the Migration Process 288

    Understand the Types of Migrations 288

    Review the Components in a Migration 289

    Perform a Physical-to-Virtual Migration 290

    Perform a Hot Migration 291

    Perform a Cold Migration 293

    Clean Up After a Migration 295

    Troubleshoot Physical-to-Virtual Migrations 296

    Perform a Virtual-to-Virtual Migration 297

    Migrate to or from a Different VMware Platform 298

    Migrate from a Competing Product 302

    Use a Virtual-to-Virtual Migration for Reconfiguration 302

    Troubleshoot Virtual-to-Virtual Migrations 305

    Import an Open Virtualization Format Template 306

    Understand OVF Templates 306

    Deploy an OVF Template 307

    Chapter 11: Configuring Security 311

    Configure vCenter Server Access Control 312

    Understand vCenter Server's Predefined Roles 312

    Customize Roles 314

    Manage Permissions 317

    Secure vCenter Server 319

    Harden the vCenter Server Computer 319

    Remove Default Administrative Access to vCenter Server 320

    Secure Your ESXi and ESXi Hosts 321

    Control Network Access to the Management Network 321

    Isolate the Management Network 323

    Delete Unnecessary Local Accounts 324

    Understand Lockdown Mode 325

    Secure Your Virtual Machines 325

    Configure Virtual Machine Isolation 326

    Harden the Guest Operating System 328

    Chapter 12: Managing Resources and Performance 329

    Understand Resource Allocation 330

    Allocate Resources to Virtual Machines 331

    Allocate Resources in the VM Configuration 331

    Guarantee Resources with Reservations 333

    Constrain Resource Usage with Limits 335

    Control Resource Allocation Using Shares 338

    Use Resource Pools 341

    Create a Resource Pool 342

    Control CPU Allocation with a Resource Pool 343

    Control Memory Allocation with a Resource Pool 348

    Monitor Performance 348

    Identify a Resource-Constrained ESXi Host 348

    Identify a Resource-Constrained Virtual Machine 350

    Appendix A: Fundamentals of the Command-Line Interface 355

    Index