VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A - vSphere Enterprise Plus Setup Manual page 189

Figure 7‑4. Auto Deploy Reference Host Setup
DHCP Server
Auto Deploy
TFTP Server
"Configuring an Auto Deploy Reference Host,"
Configuring an Auto Deploy Reference Host
vSphere allows you to configure a reference host by using the vSphere Web Client, by using vCLI, or by
using host profiles.
To set up a host profile, you can use the approach that suits you best.
vSphere Web Client
vSphere Command-Line
Interface
Host Profiles Interface
Configure ESXi Dump Collector with ESXCLI
A core dump is the state of working memory in the event of host failure. By default, a core dump is saved to
the local disk. You can use ESXi Dump Collector to keep core dumps on a network server for use during
debugging. ESXi Dump Collector is especially useful for Auto Deploy, but is supported for any ESXi host.
ESXi Dump Collector supports other customization, including sending core dumps to the local disk.
Prerequisites
Install ESXi Dump Collector, a support tool that is included with the vCenter Server
and that is also included in the vCenter 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.
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ESXi
V C
Server
SAN
storage
storage
The vSphere Web Client supports setup of networking, storage, security, and
most other aspects of an ESXi host. You can completely set up your
environment in the reference and create a host profile from the reference host
for use by Auto Deploy.
You can use vCLI commands for setup of many aspects of your host. vCLI is
especially suitable for configuring some of the services in the vSphere
environment. Commands include
system syslog
routes and set up the default route). See
with ESXCLI,"
Best practice is to set up a host with vSphere Web Client or vCLI and create a
host profile from that host. You can also configure the host profiles directly
with the Host Profiles interface in the vSphere Web Client. See
Host Profiles for an Auto Deploy Reference Host with the vSphere Web
Client," on page 190.
reference host setup
ESXi
ESXi
local
on page 189 explains how to perform this setup.
vicfg-ntp
(set up a syslog server), and
"Configure ESXi Dump Collector
on page 189.
Chapter 7 Installing ESXi
DNS
NTP
syslog
monitoring
security
networking/IO filters
DHCP or static IP
syslog NTP DNS
Server Server Server
Enterprise Network Manager
(set up an NTP server),
esxcli
(add
esxcli network route
"Configure
application
autorun.exe
AD
Server
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