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vSphere 5.5
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  • Page 1 Installation and Setup vSphere 5.5 This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition. To check for more recent editions of this document, see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs. EN-001266-02...
  • Page 2 VMware products are covered by one or more patents listed at http://www.vmware.com/go/patents. VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Required Information for Installing or Upgrading vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client 63 Download the vCenter Server Installer 68 Microsoft SQL Database Set to Unsupported Compatibility Mode Causes vCenter Server Installation or Upgrade to Fail 69 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 4 Install vCenter Server Components 102 Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups 111 Configuring VMware vCenter Server - tc Server Settings in vCenter Server 116 VMware vCenter Management Webservices Service Fails to Start 118 Back Up the Inventory Service Database on Windows 118...
  • Page 5 Disable Support for Non-ASCII Characters in Virtual Machine File and Directory Names 266 Disable ESXi 266 After You Install and Set Up ESXi 267 Managing the ESXi Host with the vSphere Web Client 267 Licensing ESXi Hosts 267 Index 269 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 6 Installation and Setup VMware, Inc.

  • Page 7: About Vsphere Installation And Setup

    About vSphere Installation and Setup ® vSphere Installation and Setup describes how to install new configurations of VMware vCenter Server and ESXi. Intended Audience vSphere Installation and Setup is intended for anyone who needs to install and set up vCenter Server and ESXi.
  • Page 8 Installation and Setup VMware, Inc.

  • Page 9: Updated Information

    “Configure an Oracle Database User,” on page 43. “Use a Script to Create a Local or Remote Oracle Database,” on page 44. “(Optional) Use a Script to Create the Oracle Database Schema,” on page 44. EN-001266-01 Updated Table 2-8. EN-001266-00 Initial release. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 10 Installation and Setup VMware, Inc.

  • Page 11: Introduction To Vsphere Installation And Setup

    This overview does not apply to the vCenter Server Appliance. To deploy the vCenter Server Appliance, see “Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance,” on page 94. The following illustration shows the order of installation for vCenter Server components.
  • Page 12 Optionally, you can install the vSphere Syslog Collector to collect logs from all hosts. See “Providing Sufficient Space for System Logging,” on page 23, “Configure Syslog on ESXi Hosts,” on page 262, “Install or Upgrade vSphere Syslog Collector,” on page 108. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 13: System Requirements

    Hardware and System Resources To install and use ESXi 5.5, your hardware and system resources must meet the following requirements: Supported server platform. For a list of supported platforms, see the VMware Compatibility Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. ESXi 5.5 will install and run only on servers with 64-bit x86 CPUs.

  • Page 14: Storage Systems

    You cannot connect a SATA CD-ROM device to a virtual machine on an ESXi 5.5 host. To use the SATA CD-ROM device, you must use IDE emulation mode. Storage Systems For a list of supported storage systems, see the VMware Compatibility Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. ESXi 5.5 supports installing on and booting from the following storage systems: SATA disk drives.
  • Page 15 CD-ROM drives, or USB media. Network booting or provisioning with VMware Auto Deploy requires the legacy BIOS firmware and is not available with UEFI. ESXi can boot from a disk larger than 2TB provided that the system firmware and the firmware on any add- in card that you are using support it.
  • Page 16 Web Client to set up VMFS. Processors Faster processors improve ESXi performance. For certain workloads, larger caches improve ESXi performance. Hardware compatibility Use devices in your server that are supported by ESXi 5.5 drivers. See the Hardware Compatibility Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 17: Hardware Requirements For Vcenter Server, The Vsphere Web Client , Vcenter Inventory Service, And Vcenter Single Sign-On

    12GB. Memory requirements are higher if the vCenter Server database runs on the same machine as vCenter Server. vCenter Server includes several Java services: VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices (tc Server), Inventory Service, and Profile-Driven Storage Service. When you install vCenter Server, you select the size of your vCenter Server inventory to allocate memory for these services.
  • Page 18 Two 64-bit CPUs or one 64-bit dual-core processor. Processor 2.0GHz or faster Intel 64 or AMD 64 processor. The Itanium (IA64) processor is not supported. Processor requirements might be higher if the database runs on the same machine. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 19 RAM are required. Memory requirements are higher if the vCenter Server database runs on the same machine as vCenter Server. vCenter Server includes several Java services: VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices (tc Server), Inventory Service, and Profile-Driven Storage Service. When you install vCenter Server, you select the size of your vCenter Server inventory to allocate memory for these services.
  • Page 20 Gigabit connection recommended JVM heap settings for vCenter Server The JVM heap settings for vCenter Server depend on your inventory size. See “Configuring VMware vCenter Server - tc Server Settings in vCenter Server,” on page 116. Table 2‑7. JVM Heap Settings for vCenter Server...
  • Page 21 1-1000 virtual machines) Medium inventory 512MB (100-400 hosts or 1000-4000 virtual machines) Large inventory (More 12GB than 400 hosts or 4000 virtual machines) “Configuring VMware vCenter Server - tc Server Settings in vCenter Server,” on page 116. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 22: Vcenter Server Software Requirements

    Microsoft Web site. You can also install MSI 4.5 directly from the vCenter Server autorun.exe installer. The VMware vCenter Server Appliance can be deployed only on hosts that are running ESX version 4.x or ESXi version 4.x or later. vSphere Web Client Software Requirements Make sure that your browser supports the vSphere Web Client.

  • Page 23: Providing Sufficient Space For System Logging

    108. Required Ports for vCenter Server The VMware vCenter Server system must be able to send data to every managed host and receive data from every vSphere Web Client. To enable migration and provisioning activities between managed hosts, the source and destination hosts must be able to receive data from each other.
  • Page 24 UDP port 902 to the vCenter Server system. This port must not be blocked by firewalls between the server and the hosts or between hosts. 8080 Web Services HTTP. Used for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services. 8443 Web Services HTTPS. Used for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Web Services.

  • Page 25: Required Ports For The Vcenter Server Appliance

    Required Ports for the vCenter Server Appliance The VMware vCenter Server system must be able to send data to every managed host and receive data from every vSphere Web Client. For migration and provisioning activities between managed hosts, the source and destination hosts must be able to receive data from each other.

  • Page 26: Conflict Between Vcenter Server And Iis For Port 80

    (DNS). Ping the computer name to test the connection. For example, if the computer name is , run the following command in the host-1.company.com Windows command prompt: ping host-1.company.com If you can ping the computer name, the name is updated in DNS. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 27: Supported Remote Management Server Models And Minimum Firmware Versions

    1.54 (Build 15), 1.70 (Build 21) 1.6.0_24 Dell DRAC 5 1.0, 1.45, 1.51 1.6.0_20,1.6.0_203 Dell DRAC 4 1.75 1.6.0_23 HP ILO 1.81, 1.92 1.6.0_22, 1.6.0_23 HP ILO 2 1.8, 1.81 1.6.0_20, 1.6.0_23 IBM RSA 2 1.03, 1.2 1.6.0_22 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 28 Installation and Setup VMware, Inc.

  • Page 29: Before You Install Vcenter Server

    Before You Install vCenter Server You can install vCenter Server on a physical system or on a virtual machine running on an ESXi host. You can also download the VMware vCenter Server Appliance, a preconfigured Linux-based virtual machine optimized for running vCenter Server.

  • Page 30: Preparing Vcenter Server Databases

    Server installation, you can point the vCenter Server system to any existing supported database. vCenter Server supports Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases. Update Manager supports Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases. For information about supported database server versions, see the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php.
  • Page 31 Prerequisites Make sure the database server is running. Make sure that the vCenter Server computer name is updated in the domain name service (DNS). Procedure Update the data source information, as needed. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 32 You can create database objects manually with this method of configuring the SQL database. Configure a SQL Server ODBC Connection on page 40 After you create a vCenter Server user, establish a connection with a SQL Server database. This connection is required to install a vCenter Server system. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 33 CREATE USER [vpxuser] for LOGIN [vpxuser] You now have a Microsoft SQL Server database that you can use with vCenter Server. What to do next “Set Database Permissions By Manually Creating Database Roles and the VMW Schema,” on page 34. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 34 Server users and administrators to be granted through Microsoft SQL Server database roles. VMware recommends this method because it removes the requirement to set up the database dbo schema and db_owner role for vCenter Server users who install and upgrade vCenter Server.
  • Page 35 Server users who install and upgrade vCenter Server. Prerequisites Create the vCenter Server database. See “Create a SQL Server Database and User for vCenter Server,” page 33 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 36 GRANT ALTER ON SCHEMA :: [VMW] to VC_ADMIN_ROLE; GRANT REFERENCES ON SCHEMA :: [VMW] to VC_ADMIN_ROLE; GRANT INSERT ON SCHEMA :: [VMW] to VC_ADMIN_ROLE; GRANT CREATE TABLE to VC_ADMIN_ROLE; GRANT CREATE VIEW to VC_ADMIN_ROLE; GRANT CREATE Procedure to VC_ADMIN_ROLE; VMware, Inc.
  • Page 37 “Set Database Permissions by Using the dbo Schema and the db_owner Database Role,” on page 35 and “Use a Script to Create a vCenter Server User by Using the dbo Schema and db_owner Database Role,” on page 35. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 38 SQL Server Management Studio and press F5 to execute each script in the order shown here. VCDB_mssql.SQL load_stats_proc_mssql.sql purge_stat2_proc_mssql.sql purge_stat3_proc_mssql.sql purge_usage_stats_proc_mssql.sql stats_rollup1_proc_mssql.sql stats_rollup2_proc_mssql.sql stats_rollup3_proc_mssql.sql cleanup_events_mssql.sql delete_stats_proc_mssql.sql upsert_last_event_proc_mssql.sql load_usage_stats_proc_mssql.sql TopN_DB_mssql.sql calc_topn1_proc_mssql.sql calc_topn2_proc_mssql.sql calc_topn3_proc_mssql.sql calc_topn4_proc_mssql.sql clear_topn1_proc_mssql.sql clear_topn2_proc_mssql.sql clear_topn3_proc_mssql.sql clear_topn4_proc_mssql.sql rule_topn1_proc_mssql.sql rule_topn2_proc_mssql.sql rule_topn3_proc_mssql.sql rule_topn4_proc_mssql.sql process_license_snapshot_mssql.sql l_stats_rollup3_proc_mssql.sql l_purge_stat2_proc_mssql.sql l_purge_stat3_proc_mssql.sql l_stats_rollup1_proc_mssql.sql l_stats_rollup2_proc_mssql.sql VCDB_view_mssql.sql VMware, Inc.
  • Page 39 If you ran the script Step 4, grant the following execute process_performance_data_mssql.sql privilege to the vCenter Server database. grant execute on process_performance_data_proc to vCenter_db_user VMware, Inc.
  • Page 40 Source list and click Configure. To create a new SQL Server ODBC connection, click Add, select SQL Native Client, and click Finish. Type an ODBC datastore name (DSN) in the Name text box. For example, VMware vCenter Server. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 41 Restart the SQL Server service from SQL Server Configuration Manager > SQL Server Services. Start the SQL Server Browser service from SQL Server Configuration Manager > SQL Server Services. What to do next Optionally, you can enable Database Monitoring for Microsoft SQL database users. Otherwise, install vCenter Server. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 42 Before a vCenter Server system can access the Oracle database remotely, you must configure an Oracle connection. Connect to an Oracle Database Locally on page 47 Before a vCenter Server system can connect to an Oracle database locally, you must set up the connection. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 43 ORA-01536: space quota exceeded for tablespace '<tablespace>' (Optional) After you have successfully installed vCenter Server with the Oracle database, you can revoke the following privileges. revoke select on dba_tablespaces from VPXADMIN; revoke select on dba_temp_files from VPXADMIN; revoke select on dba_data_files from VPXADMIN; VMware, Inc.
  • Page 44 Create the Oracle database and user. You can create the Oracle database and user manually or by using scripts. Procedure Open a SQL*Plus window with a user that has schema owner rights on the vCenter Server database. Locate the dbschema scripts in the vCenter Server installation package /installation directory. directory/vCenter-Server/dbschema VMware, Inc.
  • Page 45 @path/job_topn_past_month_oracle.sql @path/job_topn_past_year_oracle.sql @path/job_property_bulletin_oracle.sql You now have a database schema that is compatible with vCenter Server. On the machine that you are installing vCenter Server on, create a DSN that points to the database server that has the schema. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 46 Install the Oracle client on the vCenter Server system machine. Download and install the ODBC driver. Create a new tablespace for a vCenter Server system using a SQL statement such as the following statement. CREATE TABLESPACE "VPX" DATAFILE 'C:\Oracle\ORADATA\VPX\VPX.dat' SIZE 1000M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 500K; VMware, Inc.
  • Page 47 Create a new tablespace for a vCenter Server system using a SQL statement such as the following statement. CREATE TABLESPACE "VPX" DATAFILE 'C:\Oracle\ORADATA\VPX\VPX.dat' SIZE 1000M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 500K; Create a user, such as vpxAdmin, for accessing the tablespace through ODBC. CREATE USER vpxAdmin IDENTIFIED BY vpxadmin DEFAULT TABLESPACE vpx; VMware, Inc.
  • Page 48 Server database user. Create an ODBC connection to the database. The following code shows example settings. Data Source Name: VMware vCenter Server TNS Service Name: VPX User Id: vpxAdmin You now have a database that you can connect to locally.

  • Page 49: Prerequisites For Installing Vcenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, And Vcenter Server

    Decide whether the vCenter Server instance will be a standalone instance or in a Linked Mode group. “Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups,” on page 111. Download the vCenter Server installer from the VMware Web site. System Prerequisites Verify that your system meets the requirements listed in “Hardware Requirements for vCenter Server,...
  • Page 50 Before the vCenter Server installation, in the Administrative Tools control panel of the vCenter Single Sign-On instance that you will register vCenter Server to, verify that the following services are started: VMware Certificate Service, VMware Directory service , VMware Identity Manager Service, VMware KDC service, and tcruntime-C-ProgramData-VMware-cis-runtime-VMwareSTSService.

  • Page 51: How Vcenter Single Sign-On Affects Vcenter Server Installation

    Starting with version 5.1, vSphere includes a vCenter Single Sign-On component as part of the vCenter Server management infrastructure. This change affects vCenter Server installation. Authentication by vCenter Single Sign-On makes the VMware cloud infrastructure platform more secure by allowing the vSphere software components to communicate with each other through a secure token exchange mechanism.

  • Page 52: Vcenter Single Sign-On Deployment Modes

    Multiple vCenter Servers in Linked Mode Multisite vCenter Single Sign-On vCenter Servers with high availability Basic vCenter Single Sign-On with VMware vSphere HA (provides high availability for vCenter Server and vCenter Single Sign-On ) Basic vCenter Single Sign-On with vCenter Server...
  • Page 53 (for example, Apache HTTPD or vCNS). Each vCenter Single Sign-On has its own VMware Directory Service that replicates information with other vCenter Single Sign-On servers. vCenter Single Sign- On administrator users, when connected to vCenter Server through the vSphere Web Client, will see the primary vCenter Single Sign-On instance.

  • Page 54: Vcenter Single Sign-On And High Availability

    Server protection. Protecting one without the other does not provide an effective availability solution. The solution you choose to protect vCenter Server will provide the same protection for vCenter Single Sign-On without the additional complexity caused by including third-party technologies. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 55 Any backup solution must be independent of vCenter Server. Solutions like VMware Data Protection require an operational vCenter Server with a functioning vCenter Single Sign-On server to restore a virtual machine.

  • Page 56: Vcenter Single Sign-On Components

    Service multi-tenanted, multi-mastered directory service that makes an LDAP directory available on port 11711. In multisite mode, an update of VMware Directory Service content in one VMware Directory Service instance results in the automatic update of the VMware Directory Service instances associated with all other vCenter Single Sign-On nodes.

  • Page 57: Authenticating To The Vcenter Server Environment

    Single Sign-On server and to the vCenter Server system. The user root@localos has administrative privileges on the vCenter Single Sign-On server and can authenticate to the vCenter Server system. Assign permissions to root@localos to allow that user access to the vCenter Server system. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 58: Identity Sources For Vcenter Server With Vcenter Single Sign-On

    When a user logs in to a vCenter Server system from the vSphere Web Client, the login behavior depends on whether the user is in the default domain. Users who are in the default domain can log in with their user name and password. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 59: Synchronizing Clocks On The Vsphere Network

    Select Use Network Time Protocol (Enable NTP client). Set the NTP Service Startup Policy. Enter the IP addresses of the NTP servers to synchronize with. Click Start or Restart in the NTP Service Status section. Click OK. The host synchronizes with the NTP server. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 60 On systems that are joined to a Windows domain, the vCenter Server Appliance clock is synchronized automatically with the domain controller. On other systems, you can enable synchronizing the clock through VMware Tools. As an alternative, you can use this procedure. Procedure Open a Web browser and navigate to thevCenter Server Appliance Management Interface (https://vCenter-Appliance-Address:5480/).

  • Page 61: Download The Vcenter Server Installer

    The Microsoft Windows built-in system account has more permissions and rights on the server than the vCenter Server system needs, which can contribute to security problems. For SQL Server DSNs configured with Windows authentication, use the same user account for the VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices service and the DSN user.

  • Page 62: Jdbc Url Formats For The Vcenter Server Database

    VMware vCenter Server JDBC configuration for Microsoft SQL Server might not work by default with direct IPv6 addresses. You must use one of the following forms: Use the host name form for a standard Type-4 JDBC URL (recommended):...

  • Page 63: Running The Vcenter Server Installer From A Network Drive

    Depending on the type of installation or upgrade you are doing, some entries might not be required. Table 3‑3. Information Required for vCenter Single Sign-On Installation. Required Information Default Your Entry Setup Language. English This selection controls the language only for the installer. vCenter Single Sign-On HTTPS port. 7444 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 64 Your name for the vCenter Single Sign-On site. Partner host name. Required only if you are installing additional vCenter Single Sign-On servers. The partner host name is the DNS name of the existing vCenter Single Sign-On server to replicate from. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 65 Fully Qualified Domain Name. The FQDN for the Inventory Service local system. vCenter Inventory 10443 Service HTTPS port. vCenter Inventory 10109 Service management “Required Ports for vCenter port. Server,” on page 23. vCenter Inventory 10111 Service Linked Mode communication port. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 66 Large (more than 400 hosts or 4000 virtual machines. This setting determines the maximum JVM heap settings for VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices (Tomcat), Inventory Service, and Profile-Driven Storage Service. You can adjust this setting after installation if the number of hosts in your environment changes.
  • Page 67 “Required Ports for vCenter Server,” Management page 23. Webservices. Web Services 60099 change service notification port. LDAP port for the Directory Services for the local vCenter Server instance. SSL port for the Directory Services for the local vCenter Server instance. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 68: Download The Vcenter Server Installer

    (%). Download the vCenter Server Installer Download the installer for vCenter Server, the vSphere Web Client, and associated vCenter components and support tools. Procedure Download the vCenter Server installer from the VMware downloads page at http://www.vmware.com/support/. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 69: Microsoft Sql Database Set To Unsupported Compatibility Mode Causes Vcenter Server Installation Or Upgrade To Fail

    Chapter 3 Before You Install vCenter Server Confirm that the md5sum is correct. See the VMware Web site topic Using MD5 Checksums at http://www.vmware.com/download/md5.html. Microsoft SQL Database Set to Unsupported Compatibility Mode Causes vCenter Server Installation or Upgrade to Fail vCenter Server installation with a Microsoft SQL database fails when the database is set to compatibility mode with an unsupported version.
  • Page 70 Installation and Setup VMware, Inc.

  • Page 71: Installing Vcenter Server

    93 “vCenter Single Sign-On Installation Fails,” on page 93 “Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance,” on page 94 vCenter Server Installation and Sign-In Process As part of installation, you are prompted to make choices. Understand the complete installation, vCenter Single Sign-On setup, and permission assignment process before you start.
  • Page 72 You decide whether to install the vCenter components in different locations. For a single location, the process differs if you perform a first installation or you are installing multiple vCenter Server systems at the same location. Continue with step 2. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 73 Log in to vCenter Server and assign permissions to users and groups. You set permissions for each vCenter Server instance. See “Assign Permissions in the vSphere Web Client,” on page 89. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 74: Vcenter Server Components And Support Tools

    Windows service to manage ESXi and legacy ESX hosts. VMware vCenter Server vCenter Single Sign-On The vCenter Single Sign-On authentication service makes the VMware cloud infrastructure platform more secure by allowing the various vSphere software components to communicate with each other through a secure token exchange mechanism, instead of requiring each component to authenticate a user separately with a directory service like Active Directory.

  • Page 75: Download The Vcenter Server Installer

    Download the installer for vCenter Server, the vSphere Web Client, and associated vCenter components and support tools. Procedure Download the vCenter Server installer from the VMware downloads page at http://www.vmware.com/support/. Confirm that the md5sum is correct. See the VMware Web site topic Using MD5 Checksums at http://www.vmware.com/download/md5.html.
  • Page 76 Select the folder in which to install vCenter Single Sign-On. The installation path cannot contain any of the following characters: non-ASCII characters, commas (,), periods (.), exclamation points (!), pound signs (#), at signs (@), or percentage signs (%). Review the installation options and click Install. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 77 Server. If you are using the bundled SQL Server database, select Use Windows Local System Account. You need the user name and password entered here to log in to vCenter Server after you have installed VMware, Inc.

  • Page 78: Use Custom Install To Install Vcenter Server And Required Components

    Select the size of your vCenter Server inventory to allocate memory for several Java services that are used by vCenter Server. This setting determines the maximum JVM heap settings for VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices (Tomcat), Inventory Service, and Profile-Driven Storage Service. You can adjust this setting after installation if the number of hosts in your environment changes.
  • Page 79 “Prerequisites for Installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server,” page 49 Download the vCenter Server installer. See “Download the vCenter Server Installer,” on page 61. Procedure In the software installer directory, double-click the file to start the installer. autorun.exe Select vCenter Single Sign-On and click Install. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 80 Single Sign-On node might be useful if your deployment includes multiple vCenter Server instances. Prerequisites Review “vCenter Single Sign-On Deployment Modes,” on page 52. “Prerequisites for Installing vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and vCenter Server,” page 49. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 81 Follow the prompts in the installation wizard to choose the installer language, and agree to the end user patent and license agreements. Accept or change the HTTPS port for vCenter Single Sign-On. Select the deployment mode vCenter Single Sign-On for an additional vCenter Server with a new site. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 82 Log in as a member of the Administrators group on the host machine, with a user name that does not contain any non-ASCII characters. Procedure In the software installer directory, double-click the file to start the installer. autorun.exe Select vSphere Web Client and click Install. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 83 In subsequent sessions, you can start the vSphere Web Client from the Windows Start menu, by selecting Programs > VMware > VMware vSphere Web Client > vSphere Web Client. After you upgrade the vSphere Web Client, when you log in for the first time, you may see the error message .
  • Page 84 Select the size of your vCenter Server inventory to allocate memory for several Java services that are used by vCenter Server. This setting determines the maximum JVM heap settings for VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices (Tomcat), Inventory Service, and Profile-Driven Storage Service. You can adjust this setting after installation if the number of hosts in your environment changes.
  • Page 85 You might get a warning that the DSN points to an older version of a repository that must be upgraded. If you click Yes, the installer upgrades the database schema, making the database irreversibly incompatible with previous VirtualCenter versions. See the vSphere Upgrade documentation. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 86 Next. Change the entry to a resolvable FQDN. You must enter the FQDN, not the IP address. Select Create a standalone VMware vCenter Server instance or Join a VMware vCenter Group using Linked Mode to share information.

  • Page 87: Add A Vcenter Single Sign-On Identity Source

    Windows Authentication) This option is available for backward compatibility. It requires that you Active Directory as an LDAP Server specify the domain controller and other information. See “Active Directory LDAP Server and OpenLDAP Server Identity Source Settings,” page 89. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 88 Group OU, and must be able to read user and group attributes. This is the default Active Directory domain configuration for user permissions. VMware recommends using a special service user. If you configured an Active Directory as an LDAP Server or an OpenLDAP identity source, click Test Connection to ensure that you can connect to the identity source.
  • Page 89 You can assign the same permissions at one time on multiple objects by moving the objects to a folder and setting the permissions on the folder. Prerequisites Permissions.Modify permission on the parent object of the object whose permissions you want to modify. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 90 You set propagation for each permission. Propagation is not universally applied. Permissions defined for a child object always override the permissions that are propagated from parent objects. The figure illustrates inventory hierarchy and the paths by which permissions can propagate. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 91 To restrict a user’s privileges on a virtual machine, you must set permissions on both the parent folder and the parent host, cluster, or resource pool for that virtual machine. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 92: Install Or Upgrade Vcenter Server Java Components Separately

    Server releases. If an earlier version of JRE is present on the system, this procedure upgrades the existing JRE version. Prerequisites Verify that Microsoft Windows Installler 3.0 or later is present on your system. Download the vCenter Server installer from the VMware downloads page at http://www.vmware.com/support/ and extract the zip archive. Procedure...

  • Page 93: Install Or Upgrade Vcenter Server Tc Server Separately

    JRE version. Prerequisites Verify that Microsoft Windows Installler 3.0 or later is present on your system. Download the vCenter Server installer from the VMware downloads page at http://www.vmware.com/support/ and extract the zip archive.

  • Page 94: Download And Deploy The Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance

    For a complete list of logs, see VMware Knowledge Base article 2033430. Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance As an alternative to installing vCenter Server on a Windows machine, you can download the VMware vCenter Server Appliance. The vCenter Server Appliance is a preconfigured Linux-based virtual machine optimized for running vCenter Server and associated services.
  • Page 95 98. See the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration documentation for instructions on deploying OVA files and OVF templates. Procedure From the vSphere 5 download page on the VMware Web site, download the file or the .OVA .OVF files for the vCenter Server appliance onto your system.
  • Page 96 Add the MD5 hash to the vCenter Server Appliance configuration file. echo 'rootPwdHashMD5=hash_password' > cd/vcva.cfg hash_password is the MD5 hash of the password returned in Step 2. Use single quotes for the echo command, as shown, because the hash_password contains $ characters that must be escaped otherwise. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 97 You can also set a new vCenter Server Appliance to use an external vCenter Single Sign-On instance when you run the vCenter Server Setup wizard for a newly deployed vCenter Server Appliance. See “Download and Deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance,” on page 94. Prerequisites Verify that you have the URL of the Lookup Service for the target instance of vCenter Single Sign-On.

  • Page 98: Configuration File Format

    SSO_ADMIN_PASS2=set to the same string as SSO_ADMIN_PASS SSO_CALLTYPE=set to "typed" for SSO_ADMIN_PASS to take effect. #Microsoft Active Directory options VC_AD_STATUS=0 to disable, 1 to enable #Additional Microsoft Active Directory option if VC_AD_STATUS=1 VC_AD_DOMAIN=Active Directory fully qualified domain name VMware, Inc.
  • Page 99 This example shows a configuration file for a vCenter Server Appliance that uses an external Oracle vCenter Server database and an external vCenter Single Sign-On instance. #vCenter Server Preseed Config v1.0 #Database options VC_DB_TYPE=oracle VC_DB_SERVER=10.111.11.111 VC_DB_SERVER_PORT=1521 VC_DB_INSTANCE=orcl VC_DB_USER=VCA-6 VC_DB_PASSWORD= #vCenter Single Sign-On options SSO_TYPE=external SSO_LS_LOCATION=https://machinename.corp.com:7444/lookupservice/sdk SSO_LS_CERT_THUMBPRINT= #Microsoft Active Directory options VC_AD_STATUS=0 VC_AD_DOMAIN= VMware, Inc.
  • Page 100 Installation and Setup VMware, Inc.

  • Page 101: After You Install Vcenter Server

    Administrative Tools control panel. Security Requirement For environments that require strong security, VMware recommends that you replace the default certificates on your vCenter Server system with certificates signed by a commercial Certificate Authority (CA). See the information on increasing security for session information in the vSphere Examples and Scenarios documentation.

  • Page 102: Install Vcenter Server Components

    “Install vCenter Server Components,” on page 102 “Creating vCenter Server Linked Mode Groups,” on page 111 “Configuring VMware vCenter Server - tc Server Settings in vCenter Server,” on page 116 “VMware vCenter Management Webservices Service Fails to Start,” on page 118 “Back Up the Inventory Service Database on Windows,”...
  • Page 103 On server, to ensure that the vSphere Web Client can access the vCenter Server inventory. Close all browsers before installing or uninstalling the vSphere Web Client. Log in as a member of the Administrators group on the host machine, with a user name that does not contain any non-ASCII characters. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 104 In subsequent sessions, you can start the vSphere Web Client from the Windows Start menu, by selecting Programs > VMware > VMware vSphere Web Client > vSphere Web Client. After you upgrade the vSphere Web Client, when you log in for the first time, you may see the error message .
  • Page 105 Update Manager on the same computer on which vCenter Server is installed or on a different computer. Prerequisites See Update Manager installation prerequisites in Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager. Check the compatibility and interoperability of the vCenter Server server with SRM. You should use caution when connecting the Update Manager server to a vCenter Server instance to which the SRM server is connected.
  • Page 106 If an earlier version of the vSphere ESXi Dump Collector is installed on your system, this procedure upgrades the vSphere ESXi Dump Collector to the current version. In the vCenter Server Appliance, the vSphere ESXi Dump Collector is installed and enabled by default. These instructions apply to Windows-based deployments. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 107 The host name or IP address to identify the vSphere ESXi Dump Collector on the network. Procedure In the software installer directory, double-click the file to start the installer. autorun.exe Select vSphere ESXi Dump Collector and click Install. Follow the wizard prompts to complete the installation or upgrade. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 108 The host name or IP address to identify vSphere Syslog Collector on the network. Procedure In the software installer directory, double-click the file to start the installer. autorun.exe Select vSphere Syslog Collector and click Install. Follow the wizard prompts to complete the installation or upgrade. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 109 The host name or IP address to identify vSphere Auto Deploy on the network. Procedure In the software installer directory, double-click the file to start the installer. autorun.exe Select vSphere Auto Deploy and click Install. Follow the wizard prompts to complete the installation or upgrade. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 110 You do not have to install Auto Deploy on the same host machine as the vSphere Authentication Proxy service. Add the host machine where you will install the authentication proxy service to the domain. Use the Domain Administrator account to log in to the host machine. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 111: Creating Vcenter Server Linked Mode Groups

    Uninstall VMware vSphere Components The VMware vSphere components and support tools are uninstalled separately, even if they are on the same machine. You must have administrator privileges to uninstall VMware vCenter Server Uninstalling a vCenter Server system while it is running disrupts the vSphere Web Client AUTION connections, which can cause data loss.
  • Page 112 Inventory Service. If it is necessary to uninstall and reinstall multiple linked vCenter Servers at the same time, isolate them from the Linked Mode group first, and rejoin them to the Linked Mode group after the reinstallation is complete. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 113 On Machine 3, you upgrade to vCenter Server 5.x. After the upgrade, you configure Machine 3 to join either Machine 1 or Machine 2. Machine 1, Machine 2, and Machine 3 are now members of a Linked Mode group. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 114: Join A Linked Mode Group After Installation

    Server and vCenter Single Sign-On instances in a Linked Mode group are upgraded to the same 5.x version, you can rejoin them. Procedure Select Start > All Programs > VMware > vCenter Server Linked Mode Configuration. Click Next. Select Modify linked mode configuration and click Next.

  • Page 115: Isolate A Vcenter Server Instance From A Linked Mode Group

    You can isolate a vCenter Server instance from a Linked Mode group. Procedure Select Start > All Programs > VMware > vCenter Server Linked Mode Configuration. Click Modify linked mode configuration and click Next. Click Isolate this vCenter Server instance from linked mode group and click Next.

  • Page 116: Configuring Vmware Vcenter Server - Tc Server Settings In Vcenter Server

    Starting with vCenter Server 5.1, VMware Tomcat Server settings can no longer be configured through the Windows user interface. vCenter Server versions 5.1 and later use VMware vCenter Server - tc Server, an enterprise version of Apache Tomcat 7. Tomcat version 7 does not provide a control panel in the Windows user interface.
  • Page 117 See Getting Started with vFabric tc Server and vFabric tc Server Administration at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vfabric-tcserver.html. You can manage the Windows services for vCenter Server from the Administrative Tools control panel, under Services. The Windows service for vCenter Server is listed as VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 118: Vmware Vcenter Management Webservices Service Fails To Start

    Installation and Setup VMware vCenter Management Webservices Service Fails to Start When you reboot the vCenter Server machine after installing vCenter Server, the VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices service does not start. Problem The VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices service does not start automatically.

  • Page 119: Back Up The Inventory Service Database On Linux

    On the destination machine, stop the Inventory Service. From the Windows Administrative Tools control panel, select Services. Right-click VMware vCenter Inventory Service and select Stop. The Status changes from Started to blank. On the destination machine, open the command prompt in the vCenter Server and change the directory vCenter Server install location\Infrastructure\Inventory Service\scripts Run the following command at the command prompt to restore the Inventory Service database.

  • Page 120: Reset The Vcenter Inventory Service Database

    VMware Technical Support. Procedure Stop the vCenter Inventory Service. From the Windows Administrative Tools control panel, select Services. Right-click VMware vCenter Inventory Service and select Stop. Open a command prompt. Delete the entire contents of the C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Inventory_Service\data directory.

  • Page 121: Enable Ipv6 Support For Vcenter Inventory Service

    From the Administrative Tools control panel, select Services. Right-click vCenter Inventory Service and select Stop. In a text editor, open the file: Inventory_Service_installation_directory/lib/server/config/dataservice.properties Change the line dataservice.nio.enabled = true dataservice.nio.enabled = false Restart the vCenter Inventory Service. IPv6 support for vCenter Inventory Service is enabled. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 122 Installation and Setup VMware, Inc.

  • Page 123: Before You Install Esxi

    The installation script must be stored in a location that the host can access by HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, NFS, CDROM, or USB. You can PXE boot the ESXi installer or boot it from a CD/DVD or USB drive. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 124 About ESXi Evaluation and Licensed Modes After you purchase vSphere licenses, VMware provides a serial number that you use to license ESXi hosts. You can use evaluation mode to explore the entire set of features that are available for ESXi hosts, including features that are not included in the license that you have.

  • Page 125: Media Options For Booting The Esxi Installer

    ISO Image with a Custom Installation or Upgrade Script,” on page 128. Procedure Download the ISO image for ESXi from the VMware download page at http://www.vmware.com/download/. Burn the ISO image to a CD or DVD. Format a USB Flash Drive to Boot the ESXi Installation or Upgrade You can format a USB flash drive to boot the ESXi installation or upgrade.
  • Page 126 /path_to_syslinux-3.86_directory/syslinux-3.86/bin/syslinux /dev/sdb1 cat /path_to_syslinux-3.86_directory/syslinux-3.86/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin > /dev/sdb Mount the USB flash drive. mount /dev/sdb1 /usbdisk Mount the ESXi installer ISO image. mount -o loop VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.x.x-XXXXXX.x86_64.iso /esxi_cdrom Copy the contents of the ISO image to /usbdisk cp -r /esxi_cdrom/* /usbdisk Rename the file to isolinux.cfg...
  • Page 127 System /dev/sdb1 1951866 W95 FAT32 (LBA) Type to write the partition table and quit. Format the USB flash drive with the Fat32 file system. /sbin/mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n USB /dev/sdb1 Mount the USB flash drive. mount /dev/sdb1 /usbdisk VMware, Inc.
  • Page 128 Procedure Download the ESXi ISO image from the VMware Web site. Mount the ISO image into a folder: mount -o loop VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.x.x-XXXXXX.x86_64.iso /esxi_cdrom_mount is the ESXi build number for the version that you are installing or upgrading to.
  • Page 129 Earlier versions of tftpd32 were incompatible with PXELINUX and gPXE. You can also acquire a TFTP server from one of the packaged appliances on the VMware Marketplace. The PXELINUX and gPXE environments allow your target machine to boot the ESXi installer. PXELINUX is part of the SYSLINUX package, which can be found at http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/, although many Linux distributions include it.
  • Page 130 DHCP requests, machines can obtain incorrect or conflicting IP addresses, or can fail to receive the proper boot information. Talk to a network administrator before setting up a DHCP server. For support on configuring DHCP, contact your DHCP server vendor. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 131 When a machine attempts to PXE boot, the DHCP server provides an IP address and the location of the binary file on the TFTP server. The IP address assigned is in the range defined in the subnet pxelinux.0 section of the configuration file. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 132 “About the boot.cfg File,” on page 154 Prerequisites Verify that your environment has the following components: The ESXi installer ISO image downloaded from the VMware Web site. TFTP server that supports PXE booting with gPXE. See “About the TFTP Server, PXELINUX, and gPXE,”...

  • Page 133: Configuration File

    Configuration File You can PXE boot the ESXi installer using PXELINUX, and use the isolinux.cfg file as the PXE configuration file. See also “About Installation and Upgrade Scripts,” on page 144 and “About the boot.cfg File,” on page 154 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 134 Installation and Setup Prerequisites Verify that your environment has the following components: The ESXi installer ISO image downloaded from the VMware Web site. TFTP server that supports PXE booting with PXELINUX. See “About the TFTP Server, PXELINUX, and gPXE,”...
  • Page 135 154 Prerequisites Verify that your environment has the following components: The ESXi installer ISO image downloaded from the VMware Web site HTTP Web server that is accessible by your target ESXi hosts DHCP server configured for PXE booting: is configured for client hosts with a TFTP /etc/dhcpd.conf...

  • Page 136: Using Remote Management Applications

    Installing and Booting ESXi with Software FCoE You can install and boot ESXi from an FCoE LUN using VMware software FCoE adapters and network adapters with FCoE offload capabilities. Your host does not require a dedicated FCoE HBA.
  • Page 137 Preserve existing installing between preserving or overwriting the VMFS VMFS datastore. ESXi on a datastore during installation drive with an existing ESXi or ESX installation. Root password Optional None The root password must contain between 6 and 64 characters. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 138 Installation and Setup VMware, Inc.

  • Page 139: Installing Esxi

    You can also PXE boot the ESXi installer to launch an interactive installation or a scripted installation. See “PXE Booting the ESXi Installer,” on page 129. Verify that the server hardware clock is set to UTC. This setting is in the system BIOS. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 140 You can change the keyboard type after installation in the direct console. Enter the root password for the host. You can leave the password blank, but to secure the system from the first boot, enter a password. You can change the password after installation in the direct console. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 141 If the target does not appear in this menu, make sure that the TCP/IP and initiator iSCSI IQN settings are correct. Check the network Access Control List (ACL) and confirm that the adapter has adequate permissions to access the target. Follow the prompts to complete the installation. Reboot the host. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 142: Installing, Upgrading, Or Migrating Hosts Using A Script

    “PXE Booting the ESXi kernelopts boot.cfg Installer,” on page 129. option must be given, to specify the location of the installation script. Otherwise, a scripted ks=... installation or upgrade will not start. If is omitted, the text installer will proceed. ks=... VMware, Inc.
  • Page 143 Performs a scripted installation with the script at path, ks=cdrom:/path which resides on the CD in the CD-ROM drive. Each CDROM is mounted and checked until the file that matches the path is found. Performs a scripted installation with the script at path. ks=file://path VMware, Inc.
  • Page 144 You cannot modify the default script on the installation media. After the installation, you can use the vSphere Web Client to log in to the vCenter Server that manages the ESXi host and modify the default settings. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 145 Chapter 7 Installing ESXi The default script contains the following commands: # Sample scripted installation file # Accept the VMware End User License Agreement vmaccepteula # Set the root password for the DCUI and Tech Support Mode rootpw mypassword # Install on the first local disk available on machine...
  • Page 146 ESXi on. Specifies the disk to partition. In the command , the diskname --disk= or --drive= --disk=diskname can be in any of the forms shown in the following examples: Path: --disk=/vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0 MPX name: --disk=mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0 VML name: --disk=vml.000000034211234 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 147 --overwritevmfs installation. Preserves an existing VMFS datastore on the disk during installation. --preservevmfs Prevents a VMFS partition from being created on this disk. Must be used --novmfsondisk with --overwritevmfs if a VMFS partition already exists on the disk. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 148 If a version 4.x host contains customizations, such as third-party VIBS or drivers, that are not included in the installer .ISO, the installer exits with an error describing the problem. The forcemigrate option overrides the error and forces the upgrade. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 149 Specifies the keyboard map for the selected keyboard type. keyboardType keyboardType must be one of the following types. Belgian Brazilian Croatian Czechoslovakian Danish Default Estonian Finnish French German Greek Icelandic Italian Japanese Latin American Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Slovenian Spanish Swedish Swiss French VMware, Inc.
  • Page 150 Specifies whether to add the VM Network port group, which is used by --addvmportgroup=(0|1) virtual machines. The default value is 1. paranoid (optional) Causes warning messages to interrupt the installation. If you omit this command, warning messages are logged. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 151 --disk=vmkLUN_UID For accepted disk name formats, see “Disk Device Names,” on page 154. --firstdisk= Partitions the first eligible disk found. By default, the eligible disks are set to the following order: disk-type1, Locally attached storage ( [disk-type2,...] local VMware, Inc.
  • Page 152 Specifies a timeout for running the script. If the script is not finished when --timeout=secs the timeout expires, the script is forcefully terminated. If true, the installation is considered a success even if the script --ignorefailure %post terminated with an error. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 153 ESXi 5.x. Deprecated in ESXi 5.0.x. Supported in ESXi 5.1. serialnum Deprecated in ESXi 5.0.x. Supported in ESXi 5.1. vmserialnum Not supported in ESXi 5.x. timezone Not supported in ESXi 5.x. virtualdisk Not supported in ESXi 5.x. zerombr VMware, Inc.
  • Page 154 --- FILEPATH2... --- FILEPATHn # Any other line must remain unchanged. The commands in configure the boot loader. boot.cfg Table 7‑4. Commands in boot.cfg Command Description Sets the boot loader title to STRING. title=STRING Sets the kernel path to FILEPATH. kernel=FILEPATH VMware, Inc.
  • Page 155 142. For a complete list of boot commands, see “Boot Options,” on page 143. Procedure Boot the ESXi installer from the CD or DVD using the local CD/DVD-ROM drive. When the ESXi installer window appears, press Shift+O to edit boot options. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 156 Type a boot option that calls the default installation or upgrade script or an installation or upgrade script file that you created. The boot option has the form Press Enter. The installation, upgrade, or migration runs, using the options that you specified. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 157: Installing Esxi Using Vsphere Auto Deploy

    Auto Deploy stores the information for the ESXi hosts to be provisioned in different locations. Information about the location of image profiles and host profiles is initially specified in the rules that map machines to image profiles and host profiles. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 158 Tells the Auto Deploy server which image profile and which host profile to Auto Deploy rules serve to which host. Administrators use the Auto Deploy PowerCLI to define engine the rules that assign image profiles and host profiles to hosts. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 159 Auto Deploy rules engine to specify which image profile to assign to which host. VMware customers can create a custom image profile based on the public image profiles and VIBs in the depot and apply that image profile to the host.
  • Page 160 Choose an ESXi image profile in a public depot. (Optional) Create a custom image profile by using the Image Builder PowerCLI, and place the image profile in a depot that the Auto Deploy server can access. The image profile must include a base ESXi VIB. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 161 If the host is part of a DRS cluster, virtual machines from other hosts might be migrated to the host after the host has successfully been added to the vCenter Server system. “Provision a Host (First Boot),” on page 177. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 162 See “Reprovision Hosts with Simple Reboot Operations,” on page 178. Any hosts that are set up to require user input are placed in maintenance mode. See “Update the Host Customization in the vSphere Web Client,” on page 180. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 163 The host creates a standard virtual switch with the properties specified in the boot configuration parameters field. The host creates the VMkernel NICs. The VMkernel NICs allow the host to connect to Auto Deploy and to the vCenter Server system. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 164 VIBs to the clone. Add the custom image profile to the PowerCLI session. Using Image Builder for customization is required only if you have to add or remove VIBs. In most cases, you can add the depot where VMware hosts the image profiles to your PowerCLI session as a URL.
  • Page 165 Auto Deploy PowerCLI Cmdlet Overview You specify the rules that assign image profiles and host profiles to hosts using a set of PowerCLI cmdlets that are included in VMware PowerCLI. If you are new to PowerCLI, read the PowerCLI documentation and review “Using Auto Deploy Cmdlets,”...
  • Page 166 Returns a string value that Auto Deploy uses to logically Get-DeployMachineIdentity link an ESXi host in vCenter to a physical machine. Logically links a host object in the vCenter Server database Set-DeployMachineIdentity to a physical machine. Use this cmdlet to add hosts without specifying rules. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 167 Before you can start to use vSphere Auto Deploy, you must prepare your environment. You start with server setup and hardware preparation. You must register the Auto Deploy software with the vCenter Server system that you plan to use for managing the hosts you provision, and install the VMware PowerCLI.
  • Page 168 Server Appliance. Chapter 4, “Installing vCenter Server,” on page 71. “Using Auto Deploy with the VMware vCenter Server Appliance,” on page 195. Ensure that a TFTP server is available in your environment. If you require a supported solution, purchase a supported TFTP server from your vendor of choice.
  • Page 169 Locate the image profile that you want to use and the depot in which it is located. In most cases, you point to an image profile that VMware makes available in a public depot. If you want to include custom VIBs with the base image, you can use the Image Builder PowerCLI to create an image profile and use that image profile.
  • Page 170 Get help for any cmdlet by running Get-Help cmdlet_name Remember that PowerShell is not case sensitive. Use tab completion for cmdlet names and parameter names. Format any variable and cmdlet output by using or their short forms Format-List Format-Table . See Get-Help Format-List VMware, Inc.
  • Page 171 The following example assigns licenses to all hosts in a data center. You can also associate licenses with hosts and clusters. The following example is for advanced PowerCLI users who know how to use PowerShell variables. Prerequisites Install PowerCLI. See “Install PowerCLI and Prerequisite Software,” on page 170. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 172 Create a new object and a object with associated type ID and license key. LicenseData LicenseKeyEntry $licenseData = New-Object VMware.VimAutomation.License.Types.LicenseData $licenseKeyEntry = New-Object Vmware.VimAutomation.License.Types.LicenseKeyEntry $licenseKeyEntry.TypeId = "vmware-vsphere” $licenseKeyEntry.LicenseKey = "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" Associate the attribute of the...
  • Page 173 In the depot, find the image profile that you want to use by running the cmdlet. Get-EsxImageProfile By default, the ESXi depot includes one base image profile that includes VMware tools and has the string in its name, and one base image profile that does not include VMware tools.
  • Page 174 When the host boots from iPXE, it reports attributes of the machine to the console. Use the same format of the attributes when writing deploy rules. ****************************************************************** * Booting through VMware AutoDeploy... * Machine attributes: * . asset=No Asset Tag * .
  • Page 175 The folder you select must be in a datacenter or in a cluster. You cannot assign the host to a standalone top-level folder. Prerequisites Install VMware PowerCLI and all prerequisite software. If you encounter problems running PowerCLI cmdlets, consider changing the execution policy. See “Using Auto Deploy Cmdlets,”...
  • Page 176 You cannot edit a rule already added to a rule set. Instead, you copy the rule and replace the item or pattern you want to change. By default, PowerCLI uses the old name for the copy and hides the old rule. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 177 “Managing Auto Deploy with PowerCLI Cmdlets,” on page 173. When setup is complete, the Auto Deploy server and PowerCLI are installed, DHCP setup is complete, and rules for the host that you want to provision are in the active rule set. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 178 Make sure the setup you performed during the first boot operation is in place. Procedure Check that the image profile and host profile for the host are still available, and that the host has the identifying information (asset tag, IP address) it had during previous boot operations. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 179 Place the host in maintenance mode. Host Type Action VMware DRS migrates virtual machines to appropriate hosts when you Host is part of a DRS cluster place the host in maintenance mode. You must migrate all virtual machines to different hosts and place each Host is not part of a DRS cluster host in maintenance mode.
  • Page 180 Migrate all virtual machines to different hosts, and place the host into maintenance mode. Host Type Action VMware DRS migrates virtual machines to appropriate hosts when you Host is part of a DRS cluster place the host in maintenance mode.
  • Page 181 USB drive. For subsequent boots, you boot from disk. The host no stateful hosts longer uses Auto Deploy. Preparation To successfully use stateless caching or stateful installs, decide how to set up the system and set the boot order. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 182 No reboot is required. When you later reboot, the host continues to use the Auto Deploy infrastructure to retrieve its image. If the Auto Deploy server is not available, the host uses the cached image. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 183 You provision a reference with Auto Deploy and create a host profile to enable a form of caching. You write a rule that provisions additional hosts with Auto Deploy and that applies the host profile of the reference host to those hosts. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 184 Auto Deploy, prepare Auto Deploy PowerCLI rules, and set the host boot order. Prerequisites Decide which disk to use for caching and determine whether the caching process will overwrite an existing VMFS partition. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 185 In the System Image Cache Profile Settings drop-down menu, make your selection. Option Description Caches the image to disk. Enable stateless caching on the host Caches the image to a USB disk attached to the host. Enable stateless caching to a USB disk on the host VMware, Inc.
  • Page 186 You can configure the host profile on a single host. You can also create a host profile on a reference host and apply that host profile to other hosts. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 187 You can configure the storage, networking, and security settings on the reference host and set up services such as syslog and NTP. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 188 Auto Deploy, you can set up your reference host to use Setup those resources. In very large deployments, the reference host setup supports an Enterprise Network Manager, which collects all information coming from the different monitoring services in the environment. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 189 Server Appliance. Install vCLI if you want to configure the host to use ESXi Dump Collector. In troubleshooting situations, you can use ESXCLI in the ESXi Shell instead. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 190 Set up syslog for the host with the esxcli system syslog command. Syslog Save the host profile (best practice) or configure the host profile directly. “Set Up Syslog from the Host Profiles Interface in the vSphere Web Client,” on page 192. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 191 What to do next Write a rule that applies the host profile to all hosts that you want to provision with the settings that you specified in the reference host. See “Assign a Host Profile to Hosts,” on page 174. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 192 For hosts already provisioned with Auto Deploy, perform the compliance testing and repair operations to provision them with the new image profile. See “Test and Repair Rule Compliance,” on page 176. Turn on unprovisioned hosts to provision them with the new image profile. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 193 Scroll to VMkernel.Boot.autoPartition and set the value to true. (Optional) If you want local SSDs to remain unpartitioned, scroll to and set the value to true. VMkernel.Boot.skipPartitioningSsds If no host profile exists for your reference host, create it now. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 194 Stop the Auto Deploy process. Windows net stop vmware-autodeploy-waiter Edit the setup file located at c:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vCenter Auto Deploy\vmconfig-autodeploy.xml and specify the new IP address. You do not have to edit the file if you reregister for other reasons than a new IP address.
  • Page 195 Using Auto Deploy with the VMware vCenter Server Appliance The VMware vCenter Server Appliance is a preconfigured Linux-based virtual machine optimized for running vCenter Server and associated services. The appliance includes an Auto Deploy server that is disabled by default.
  • Page 196 If Auto Deploy is running on the vCenter Server Appliance, stop the built-in Auto Deploy server and unregister Auto Deploy from the Linux command prompt. service vmware-rdb-watchdog stop autodeploy-register --unregister -a localhost -l If you never started Auto Deploy on the appliance, this step is not necessary.
  • Page 197 --register -a vcenter-ip -u username -w password -R Restart the Auto Deploy daemon service vmware-rbd-watchdog restart Host Customization in the vSphere Web Client To customize hosts with shared attributes, you can create a host profile in a reference host. To customize individual hosts, you can set up some fields in the host profile to prompt the user for input for each host.
  • Page 198 Set the method for joining the domain to prompt the user. Select Edit Host Profile, click Security and Services and click Authentication configuration. Click Active Directory configuration. In the Join Domain Method drop-down menu, select Use user specified AD credentials to join the host to domain. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 199 You can decide to prompt the user in all cases or only if no User specified MAC address to be used while default is available. applying the configuration Prompt the user for the MAC address if no default is available VMware, Inc.
  • Page 200 Follow all security guidelines that you would follow in a PXE boot environment, and consider the recommendations in this chapter. Auto Deploy Best Practices This section discusses several Auto Deploy best practices. See the VMware Knowledge Base for additional best practice information. Auto Deploy and vSphere HA Best Practices You can improve the availability of the virtual machines running on hosts provisioned with Auto Deploy by following best practices.
  • Page 201 Auto Deploy server or a reverse proxy server, significantly reducing the load on the Auto Deploy server. After a massive power outage, VMware recommends that you bring up the hosts on a per-cluster basis. If you bring up multiple clusters simultaneously, the Auto Deploy server might experience CPU bottlenecks.
  • Page 202 200 gives an overview of the options you have. Protect all other servers in your environment including the DHCP server and the TFTP server. Follow VMware security guidelines, including those outlined in “Auto Deploy Security Considerations,” on page 205.
  • Page 203 In previous versions of vSphere, devices were named based on the order in which they enumerated in the BIOS. VMware did not guarantee that devices in the same slot on the same bus would have the same name when the system rebooted if any PCI bus configuration changes occurred in the interim. Some PCI bus configuration changes might be adding or removing cards, or changes resulting from card malfunction.
  • Page 204 Figure 7‑5. Highly Available Auto Deploy Infrastructure PXE boot infrastructure TFTP Auto Deploy environment DHCP PowerCLI Infrastructure Auto iPXE Boot Deploy Active Directory vCenter vCenter ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi ESXi HA and DRS ESXi ESXi enabled management cluster ESXi VMware, Inc.
  • Page 205 A host is booting with a different ESXi image profile or configuration than the image profile or configuration that the rules specify. For example, you change the rules to assign a different image profile, but the host still uses the old image profile. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 206 Use ESXCLI to configure the host to use ESXi Dump Collector. esxcli conn_options system coredump network set IP-addr,port esxcli system coredump network set -e true Use ESXCLI to disable local coredump partitions. esxcli conn_options system coredump partition set -e false VMware, Inc.
  • Page 207 A host to be provisioned with Auto Deploy boots from iPXE and displays iPXE information on the console. However, after five minutes, the host displays the following message to the console and reboots. This host is attempting to network-boot using VMware AutoDeploy. However, there is no ESXi image associated with this host.
  • Page 208 In the Services field, look for the DHCP server service and restart the service if it is not running. If the DHCP server is running, recheck the DHCP scope and the DHCP reservations that you configured for your target hosts. If the DHCP scope and reservations are configured correctly, the problem most likely involves the firewall. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 209 ESXi image from the Auto Deploy server. Cause The Auto Deploy service might be stopped or the Auto Deploy server might be unaccessible. Solution Log in to the system on which you installed the Auto Deploy server. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 210 Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools. Double-click Services to open the Services Management panel. In the Services field, look for the VMware vSphere Auto Deploy Waiter service and restart the service if it is not running.
  • Page 211 If you cannot upgrade the Auto Deploy server, you can use Image Builder PowerCLI cmdlets included with vSphere PowerCLI to create an ESXi 5.0 image profile that includes the new vmware-fdm VIB. You can supply your hosts with that image profile.
  • Page 212 List of MAC addresses for each physical NIC. List of IP addresses and fully qualified host names preassigned for target ESXi installs. Default route, netmask, and primary and secondary DNS server IP addresses. IP address and netmask for the VMkernel primary (management) network. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 213 PowerCLI installer binaries downloaded from the Downloads page on the VMware Web site. Location of the ESXi software depot on the Downloads page of the VMware Web site. You will use a URL to point to the image profile stored at that location or download a ZIP file to work with a local depot.
  • Page 214 Open a command prompt and type the following commands in sequence, pressing Enter after each line. powershell Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned Exit Download vSphere PowerCLI from the Download page of the VMware Web site and install the vSphere PowerCLI software. Confirm that PowerCLI is working. Double-click the PowerCLI icon on the desktop to open a PowerCLI window.
  • Page 215 In the New Reservation window, specify a name, IP address, and the MAC address for one of the hosts. Do not include the colon (:) in the MAC address. Repeat the process for each of the other hosts. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 216 Procedure Log in to the DNS server. Add the DHCP reservation IP addresses and the associated host names as static DNS entries. Be sure to add entries in both Forward (ARecord) and Reverse (PTR Record) Zones. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 217 Auto Deploy use and select that location. Network shares are not an option when you install Auto Deploy. Leave the defaults for everything else. When the installer prompts you for credentials, use your vCenter Server administrator credentials. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 218 Minimize the Web browser you are using with the vSphere Web Client. What to do next Prepare the depot from which Auto Deploy retrieves the ESXi software when it provisions the hosts. See “Prepare the ESXi Software Depot,” on page 219. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 219 Log in to the console of the Windows system on which vCenter Server is installed with administrator privileges, either directly or by using RDP. Download the ESXi Depot ZIP file from the VMware Web site to a location the PowerCLI Windows system can access.
  • Page 220 Perform all preceding proof of concept setup tasks. See “Auto Deploy Proof of Concept Setup,” page 212 for the complete list. Make sure you can access the ESXi software from the system on which you run the PowerCLI cmdlets. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 221 If you encounter problems, see “Troubleshooting Auto Deploy,” on page 205. Configure the first host for use as a reference host and save its host profile for use with other hosts. See “Configure the Proof of Concept Reference Host,” on page 222. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 222 Configure your time settings. Time settings Configure the security profile. Security Configure authentication. Authentication If necessary, configure DNS and route settings. DNS and routing Configure advanced settings or any other settings as required in the target Other environment. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 223 You can create a rule that applies the previously verified image profile and the host profile that you just created to all target hosts. This task assumes you have a basic knowledge of Microsoft PowerShell and vSphere PowerCLI. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 224 Start a PowerCLI session and type the following commands, followed by Enter, at the prompt. Connect-VIServer -Server your_vc_hostname -User username -Password password Add-EsxSoftwareDepot path:\VMware-Esxi-version-xxxxx-depot.zip Include the complete path and file name of the ZIP file you downloaded earlier. Adding the software depot is required each time you start a new PowerCLI session.

  • Page 225: Using Vsphere Esxi Image Builder Cli

    VIB packages, such as driver VIBs and update VIBs. You can also use Image Builder cmdlets to export an image profile to an ISO or offline depot ZIP file that you can use to install ESXi with a customized set of updates, patches, and drivers. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 226 To add third-party driver or extension custom VIBs to your ESXi hosts, use Add custom third-party Image builder to clone the base image provided by VMware, add the custom drivers to existing VIBs, and export to ISO or to offline bundle ZIP file.
  • Page 227 Software Depot depot is a hierarchy of files and folders and can be available through an HTTP URL (online depot) or a ZIP file (offline depot). VMware and VMware partners make depots available. Companies with large VMware installations might create internal depots to provision ESXi hosts with vSphere Auto Deploy, or to export an ISO for ESXi installation.
  • Page 228 VIB, the new version replaces the existing version of the VIB. Image Profile Validation An image profile and its VIBs must meet several criteria to be valid. Image profiles must contain at least one base VIB and one bootable kernel module. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 229 Signature validation also happens during installation of VIBs on an ESXi host and when the Auto Deploy server uses VIBs. Checks that VIBs follow file path usage rules. VMware tests VMwareCertified and VMwareAccepted VIBs to guarantee those VIBs always follow file path usage rules.
  • Page 230 VIBs with the PartnerSupported acceptance level are published by a partner PartnerSupported that VMware trusts. The partner performs all testing. VMware does not verify the results. This level is used for a new or nonmainstream technology that partners want to enable for VMware systems. Today, driver VIB technologies such as Infiniband, ATAoE, and SSD are at this level with nonstandard hardware drivers.
  • Page 231 Auto Deploy. One-line summary of the VIB. Summary System.String An array of string tags for this package Tags System.String[] defined by the vendor or publisher. Tags can be used to identify characteristics of a package. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 232 1 if the first version string is higher than the second version string. returns 0 if two versions strings are equal. returns -1 if the second version Compare Compare string is higher than the first string. The object has the following properties. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 233 Before you can run Image Builder cmdlets, you must install vSphere PowerCLI and all prerequisite software. The Image Builder snap-in is included with the PowerCLI installation. You install Image Builder and prerequisite software on a Microsoft Windows system. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 234 Get-Help Using Image Builder Cmdlets Image Builder cmdlets are implemented as Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets and included in VMware PowerCLI. Users of Image Builder cmdlets can take advantage of all PowerCLI features. Experienced PowerShell users can use Image Builder cmdlets just like other PowerShell cmdlets. If you are new to PowerShell and PowerCLI, the following tips help you come up to speed.
  • Page 235 VIBs from a profile, or if you want to use hosts from different vendors and want to use the same basic profile, but want to add vendor-specific VIBs. VMware partners or large installations might consider creating a profile from scratch.
  • Page 236 VIB is not added. You can add VIBs from VMware or from VMware partners to an image profile. If you add VMware VIBs, the Image Builder PowerCLI performs validation. If you add VIBs from two or more OEM partners, no errors are reported but the resulting image profile might not work.
  • Page 237 Chapter 7 Installing ESXi Clone the profile. New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile My_Profile -Name "Test Profile 42" -Vendor "My Vendor" Image profiles published by VMware and its partners are read only. To make changes, you clone the image profile. The parameter is required.
  • Page 238 You can export the image profile to a ZIP file software depot, and add that depot in the next session. Prerequisites Install the VMware PowerCLI and all prerequisite software. See “Install Image Builder PowerCLI and Prerequisite Software,”...
  • Page 239 ESXi hosts have an acceptance level of PartnerSupported to allow for easy updates with PartnerSupported VIBs. VMware supports hosts at the PartnerSupported acceptance level. For problems with individual VIBs with PartnerSupported acceptance level, VMware refers you to the partner's support organization.
  • Page 240 VIBs with this level go through thorough testing fully equivalent to VMware in-house Quality Assurance testing for the same technology. Today, only IOVP drivers are published at this level. VMware takes support calls for VIBs with this acceptance level. VIBs with this acceptance level go through verification testing, but the tests VMwareAccepted do not fully test every function of the software.
  • Page 241 Prerequisites Install the VMware PowerCLI and all prerequisite software. See “Install Image Builder PowerCLI and Prerequisite Software,” on page 233.
  • Page 242 The workflow itself passes parameters by name, the example below passes parameters as objects by accessing variables. Before you use the cmdlets in this workflow, make sure your environment meets the following requirements. VMware PowerCLI and prerequisite is software installed. See “Install Image Builder PowerCLI and Prerequisite Software,” on page 233.
  • Page 243 Before you use the cmdlets in this workflow, make sure your environment meets the following requirements. VMware PowerCLI and prerequisite is software installed. See “Install Image Builder PowerCLI and Prerequisite Software,”...
  • Page 244 Prerequisite Software,” on page 233. You have access to a depot that includes a base image and one or more VIBs. VMware and VMware partners make public depots, accessible by a URL, available. VMware or VMware partners can create a ZIP file that you can unzip to your local environment and access by using a file path.
  • Page 245 Prerequisite Software,” on page 233. You have access to a depot that includes a base image and one or more VIBs. VMware and VMware partners make public depots, accessible by a URL, available. VMware or VMware partners can create a ZIP file that you can download to your local environment and access by using a file path.
  • Page 246 You can run the following cmdlets in sequence from the PowerCLI prompt. Add-EsxSoftwareDepot -DepotUrl depot_url $ip2 = Get-EsxImageProfile -name "Test #2" $ip2 | format-list Set-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile $ip2 -AcceptanceLevel VMwareAccepted Add-EsxImageSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile $ip2 -SoftwarePackage NewPack3 $ip2 | format-list VMware, Inc.

  • Page 247: Setting Up Esxi

    264 “Reset the System Configuration,” on page 265 “Remove All Custom Packages on ESXi,” on page 266 “Disable Support for Non-ASCII Characters in Virtual Machine File and Directory Names,” page 266 “Disable ESXi,” on page 266 VMware, Inc.

  • Page 248: Esxi Autoconfiguration

    You can configure the layout for the keyboard that you use with the direct console. Procedure From the direct console, select Configure Keyboard and press Enter. Select the layout to use. Press the spacebar to toggle selections on and off. Press Enter. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 249 When you redirect the direct console to a serial port by setting the boot options, the change does not persist for subsequent boots. Prerequisites Verify that the serial port is not in use for serial logging and debugging. Procedure Start the host. When the Loading VMware Hypervisor window appears, press Shift+O to edit boot options. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 250 The serial port must not already be in use for serial logging and debugging. Procedure From the vSphere Web Client, connect to the vCenter Server. Select the host in the inventory. Click the Manage tab. Select Settings. Select Advanced System Settings. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 251: Set The Password For The Administrator Account

    While the ESXi host is powering on, press the key required to enter your host’s BIOS setup. Depending on your server hardware, the key might be a function key or Delete. The option to enter the BIOS setup might be different for your server. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 252: Host Fails To Boot After You Install Esxi In Uefi Mode

    While the error message is displayed on screen, press F11 to display boot options. Select an option similar to Add boot option. The wording of the option might vary, depending on your system. Select the file on the disk that you installed ESXi on. \EFI\BOOT\BOOTx64.EFI VMware, Inc.

  • Page 253: Network Access To Your Esxi Host

    Use the direct console to configure a static IP address. Connect a network cable to the host. (Optional) Use the vSphere Web Clientto connect to a vCenter Server system. (Optional) Add the host to the vCenter Server inventory. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 254: Managing Esxi Remotely

    From the direct console, select Configure Management Network and press Enter. Select Network Adapters and press Enter. Select a network adapter and press Enter. After the network is functional, you can use the vSphere Web Client to connect to the ESXi host through vCenter Server. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 255 Select the host in the inventory. On the Manage tab, select Networking. Select Virtual adapters. Select vmk0 Management Network and click the edit icon. Select IPv4 settings. Select Use static IPv4 settings. Enter or change the static IPv4 address settings. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 256 You can use the direct console to do simple network connectivity tests. The direct console performs the following tests. Pings the default gateway Pings the primary DNS name server Pings the secondary DNS nameserver Resolves the configured host name VMware, Inc.
  • Page 257 Press Enter to start the test. Restart the Management Agents The management agents synchronize VMware components and let you access the ESXi host through the vSphere Web Clientand vCenter Server. They are installed with the vSphere software. You might need to restart the management agents if remote access is interrupted.

  • Page 258: Storage Behavior

    When you start ESXi, the host enters an autoconfiguration phase during which system storage devices are configured with defaults. Partitioning for hosts that are upgraded to ESXi 5.x from ESXi versions earlier than version 5.0 differs significantly from partitioning for new installations of ESXi 5.x. See the vSphere Upgrade documentation. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 259 Before you start the host after you reset the host to the configuration defaults. To override the VMFS formatting if automatic disk formatting already occurred, you can remove the datastore. See the vCenter Server and Host Management documentation. VMware, Inc.
  • Page 260 If the scratch partition is not present, vm-support output is stored in a ramdisk. In low- memory situations, you might want to create a scratch partition if one is not present. For the installable version of ESXi, the partition is created during installation and is selected. VMware recommends that you do not modify the partition.

  • Page 261: View System Logs

    Press the slash key (/). Type the text to find. Press Enter. The found text is highlighted on the screen. Press q to return to the direct console. What to do next See also “Configure Syslog on ESXi Hosts,” on page 262. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 262: Configure Syslog On Esxi Hosts

    (Optional) To overwrite the default log size and log rotation for any of the logs. Click the name of the log you that want to customize. Click the Edit icon and enter the number of rotations and log size you want. Click OK. Changes to the syslog options take effect immediately. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 263: Enable Lockdown Mode Using The Direct Console

    Direct Console User Interface (DCUI). Procedure Browse to the host in the vSphere Web Client inventory. Click the Manage tab and click Settings. Under System, select Security Profile. In the Lockdown Mode panel, click Edit. Select Enable Lockdown Mode. Click OK. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 264: Enable Esxi Shell And Ssh Access With The Direct Console User Interface

    VIB signatures are checked and accepted for installation based on a combination of the VIB acceptance level and the host image profile acceptance level. VIBs are tagged with an acceptance level that depends on their signature status. “Acceptance Levels,” on page 229. Prerequisites Required privileges: Host.Configuration.SecurityProfile and Host.Configuration.Firewall VMware, Inc.

  • Page 265: Reset The System Configuration

    Accepted Levels of VIBs VMware Certified VMware Certified VMware Accepted VMware Certified, VMware Accepted Partner Supported VMware Certified, VMware Accepted, Partner Supported Community Supported VMware Certified, VMware Accepted, Partner Supported, Community Supported Reset the System Configuration If you are having trouble determining the source of a problem with your ESXi host, you can reset the system configuration.

  • Page 266: Remove All Custom Packages On Esxi

    Remove VMFS datastores on the internal disks so that the internal disks are no longer set up to store virtual machines. Change the boot setting in the BIOS so that the host no longer boots into ESXi. Install another operating system in its place. VMware, Inc.

  • Page 267: After You Install And Set Up Esxi

    About ESXi Evaluation and Licensed Modes After you purchase vSphere licenses, VMware provides a serial number that you use to license ESXi hosts. You can use evaluation mode to explore the entire set of features that are available for ESXi hosts, including features that are not included in the license that you have.
  • Page 268 Recording the ESXi License Key All ESXi editions have license keys associated with them. VMware recommends that you write down the license key and tape it to the server, or put the license key in a secure, easily accessible location.

  • Page 269: Index

    DHCP server 167, 215 Auto Deploy server 157 DNS Server 216 Auto Deploy upgrade 211 EFI 167 Auto Deploy with caching 184 enable caching 182 auto-deploy register command 196 failing to complete boot 207 auto-partitioning 193 failure to boot 209 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 270 DNS 116, 256 Database Monitoring,enabling for Oracle DNS Requirements 26 user 48 DNS Server, Auto Deploy 216 database roles, setting vCenter user rights 34 DNS suffixes, direct console 256 databases domain controller 116 maintaining 32 Download TFTP ZIP 167 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 271 Get-Help PowerShell cmdlet 170 Image profiles, creating 235, 243 global data 113–115 image profiles, export 237 gpupdate /force command 116 image profiles, validation 228 gPXE 129 ImageProfile structure 230 group policy update 116 include command 145 groups, requirements 113 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 272 Web Update Manager server 105 Client 268 VirtualCenter Server 113 licensed mode 124, 267 VMware vSphere Web Client 82, 103 LicenseDataManager 171 installing ESXi, scripted 142 licensing, bulk licensing 171 installing ESXi interactively 139 licensing ESXi hosts 267...
  • Page 273 Oracle database schema 44 remote SQL Server database 33 Oracle, preparing database 46 removing 3rd-party modules 266 removing custom packages 266 removing vCenter Server 111 paranoid command 145 Repair-DeployRulesetCompliance cmdlet 176 part command 145 requirements for vSphere Web Client 22 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 274 Single Sign-On, See vCenter Single Sign-On tftp-hpa 129 SMBIOS information 157 tftpd32 129 snap-in, Auto Deploy 170 timeout error, Auto Deploy 205 software depot 219 Tomcat 116 software depots, examining 242 troubleshooting, Linked Mode 116 SoftwarePackage structure 230 VMware, Inc.
  • Page 275 Server tc Server, installing or upgrading vCenter Inventory Service separately 93 hardware requirements 17 vCenter Server upgrade 211 updating URL 120 vCenter Server VMware vCenter Server - tc vCenter Lookup Service 56 Server Settings 116 vCenter Orchestrator 74 vCenter Simple Install 75 vCenter Server...
  • Page 276 VLAN ID, direct console 255 VLANs, Auto Deploy 167 vmaccepteula command 145 VMFS 258 vmk0 193 vmkernel module, removing 266 VMware vCenter Server - tc Server settings in vCenter Server 116 VMware Directory Service 56 VMware vCenter Management Webservices 118 VMware vCenter Server Appliance...

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