Dell EMC VxBlock Systems 350 Administration Manual page 5

Setting up Java and Internet Explorer on the management workstation or VM (vSphere 6.x).............76
Managing VMware vCenter SSO for VMware vSphere 6.x.................................................................... 78
VMware vCenter SSO overview...........................................................................................................78
Unlocking and resetting the VMware vCenter SSO administrator password ...................................... 78
Managing the lockout status of VMware vCenter SSO account ..........................................................78
Managing VMware vCenter SSO default password policies................................................................ 79
Managing VMware vCenter SSO lockout policies................................................................................79
Adding an AD identity source to VMware vCenter SSO.......................................................................79
Backing up or restoring the VMware external PSC configuration........................................................ 81
File-Based Backing up and Restoring vCenter Server Appliance (vSphere 6.5)................................. 81
Redirecting VMware vCenter Server to the secondary external Platform Services Controller ............81
Managing virtualization............................................................................................................................ 83
Patching VMware vSphere ESXi hosts with the VUM (vSphere 6.0)................................................... 83
Patching VMware vSphere ESXi hosts with the VUM (vSphere 6.5)................................................... 85
Supported guest operating systems.....................................................................................................88
Using VMware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility with Cisco UCS blade servers................................. 88
Enabling VMware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility within a cluster.................................................... 89
Configuring the Virtual Flash Read Cache........................................................................................... 89
Managing VMware VDS............................................................................................................................ 91
Provisioning a VMware VDS configuration...........................................................................................91
Modifying an existing distributed port group.................................................................................. 91
Creating a distributed port group................................................................................................... 93
Configuring a VMkernel interface...................................................................................................93
Associating VMware vSphere ESXi hosts to an existing VMware VDS.........................................95
Configuring jumbo frames on VMware VDS.................................................................................. 96
Configuring jumbo frames on distributed port groups.................................................................... 97
Modifying CoS settings.................................................................................................................. 97
Decommissioning VMware VDS components......................................................................................98
Deleting a distributed port group....................................................................................................99
Disassociating the VMware vSphere ESXi host.......................................................................... 101
Removing a VMware VDS........................................................................................................... 105
Using disjoint layer 2 configuration on VMware VDS......................................................................... 108
Creating a VMware VDS for Disjoint Layer 2 configuration......................................................... 108
Creating distributed port groups for disjoint layer 2..................................................................... 109
Adding VMware vSphere ESXi hosts to VMware VDS................................................................ 110
Backing up and restoring a VMware VDS data configuration............................................................. 111
Exporting a backup of a VMware dvSwitch configuration............................................................ 111
Importing a backup of a dvSwitch configuration...........................................................................112
Restoring a backup of the dvSwitch configuration....................................................................... 113
VMware VDS basic troubleshooting................................................................................................... 113
Managing the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch.................................................................................115
Managing licenses..............................................................................................................................115
Adding hosts.......................................................................................................................................115
Creating a port profile......................................................................................................................... 115
Modifying the uplink port profiles........................................................................................................ 116
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