Setting Up A Basic Inventory With The Getting Started Tabs - VMware ESX 4.0 - GETTING STARTED UPDATE 1 Getting Started

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Setting Up a Basic Inventory with the Getting Started Tabs

The Getting Started tabs in the vSphere Client connected to vCenter Server provide a wizard to help you set
up a basic inventory quickly.
Figure 4. vSphere Client Getting Started Tab
Setting up a basic inventory with the Getting Started tabs after you install vCenter Server involves the
following tasks:
Creating a datacenter
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Adding the host to the datacenter
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Creating a virtual machine
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You must have an empty vCenter Server inventory to view the Getting Started tabs wizard. After you have
set up the basic inventory, the Getting Started tabs continue to provide information about inventory objects
but no longer provide inventory setup wizard help.
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