Install The Vsphere* Client; Manage Multiple Hosts With Vcenter Server - Intel S5520HC Installation Manual

Install the vSphere* Client

The vSphere* Client enables connection to an ESX* host and to a vCenter Server* system. The vSphere
Client must be installed on a Windows* machine that has network access to the ESX host and Internet
access. To install the vSphere* Client, perform these steps:
1) Run the vSphere* Client installer.
2) Double-click the VMware-viclientbuild number.exe file to run the vSphere Client installer.
3) Choose a language for the installer, then click "OK".
4) When the Welcome screen appears, click "Next".
5) Select "I agree to the terms in the license agreement", then click "Next".
6) Type the user name and organization name, then click "Next".
7) Select the installation location.
8) Accept the default installation location, then click "Next" or click "Change" to select a different location,
then click "Next".
9) Click "Install" to begin the installation.
10) Click "Finish" to complete the installation.

Manage Multiple Hosts with vCenter Server*

VMware vSphere* with vCenter Server* can be deployed to manage multiple hosts at the same time. Using
vCenter Server to manage multiple hosts allows experimentation with advanced management options, such
as resource sharing, and all of the other options available within the vSphere environment. Deploying
vCenter Server provides many advantages over deploying a single, standalone ESX host. Table 6 illustrates
some of the advantages and compares multiple-host management with vCenter Server as opposed to
single-host management.
Feature
Scale of Deployment
Capacity planning
Server consolidation wizard
Instant server provisioning
No downtime maintenance
Load balancing
Failover
Power savings
Centralized access control
Table 6 – vCenter* Multiple Hosts Management Compared to Single Host ESX* Management
vCenter Server*
Multiple Hosts
Built in
Built in
Available with templates and cloning
Possible with VMotion*
Possible with VMware* DRS
Possible with VMware* HA
Possible with VMware* Distributed Power Management (DPM) Not available
Available with Active Directory Integration
VMware vSphere* 4.1 Installation Guide for ESX*
Single Host
Available separately
Available separately
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
ESX*
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