vCenter VE Details
VMready Configuration Example
1. Enable the VMready feature.
2. Specify the VMware vCenter IPv4 address.
3. Create the VM profile.
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If a vCenter is available, the following ISCLI privileged EXEC command displays
detailed information about a specific VE:
CN4093# show virt vmware showvm {<VM UUID>|<VM IPv4 address>|<VM name>}
MAC Address 00:50:56:9c:21:2f
Port 4
Type Virtual Machine
VM vCenter Name halibut
VM OS hostname localhost.localdomain
VM IP Address 172.16.46.15
VM UUID 001c41f3ccd894bb1b946b94b03b9200
Current VM Host 172.16.46.10
Vswitch vSwitch0
Port Group BNT_Default
VLAN ID 0
This example has the following characteristics:
A VMware vCenter is fully installed and configured prior to VMready configura‐
tion and includes a "bladevm" administration account and a valid SSL certifi‐
cate.
The distributed VM group model is used.
The VM profile named "Finance" is configured for VLAN 30, and specifies
NIC‐to‐switch bandwidth shaping for 1Mbps average bandwidth, 2MB bursts,
and 3Mbps maximum bandwidth.
The VM group includes four discovered VMs on internal switch ports INT1A
and INT2A, and one static trunk (previously configured) that includes external
ports EXT2 and EXT2.
CN4093(config)# virt enable
CN4093(config)# virt vmware vmware vcspec 172.16.100.1 bladevm
When prompted, enter the user password that the switch must use for access to the
vCenter.
CN4093(config)# virt vmprofile Finance
CN4093(config)# virt vmprofile edit Finance vlan 30
CN4093(config)# virt vmprofile edit Finance shaping 1000 2000 3000
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