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VMware ESX 4.0 manuals available for free PDF download: Installation Manual, Update Manual, Management Manual, Getting Started
VMWARE ESX 4.0 Installation Manual (140 pages)
Brand:
VMWARE
| Category:
Software
| Size: 0.87 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Updated Information
7
About this Book
9
1 Introduction to Vmware Vsphere
11
2 System Requirements
13
ESX Hardware Requirements
13
Vcenter Server and Vsphere Client Hardware Requirements
16
Vcenter Server Software Requirements
17
Vsphere Client Software Requirements
18
Support for 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems
18
Requirements for Creating Virtual Machines
18
Required Ports
18
Supported Remote Management Firmware Versions
19
3 Introduction to Installing ESX
21
Prerequisites for Installing ESX
21
About the Esxconsole.vmdk
22
Options for Accessing the Installation Media, Booting the Installer, and Running the Installer
22
About ESX Evaluation Mode
23
ESX Installation Options
23
4 Location of the ESX Installation Media
27
Download the ESX ISO Image and Burn the Installation DVD
27
Creating a Media Depot
27
5 Booting the ESX Installer
29
Bootstrap Commands
29
Boot the ESX Installer from the Installation DVD
30
PXE Booting the ESX Installer
31
Required Files
38
Installation Mode
38
6 Installing Vmware ESX
41
Install ESX Using the Graphical Mode
41
Install ESX Using the Text Mode
45
Installing ESX Using Scripted Mode
47
7 ESX Partitioning
63
Required Partitions
63
Optional Partitions
64
8 Post-Installation Considerations for ESX
65
Download the Vsphere Client
65
Licensing the Host
65
Set an Esx/Esxi Host to Evaluation Mode
66
9 Installing, Removing, and Updating Third-Party Extensions
67
About Patching Hosts with Vsphere Host Update Utility
67
About the Vihostupdate Command-Line Utility
68
Update an Esx/Esxi Host Using Offline Bundles with the Vihostupdate Utility
68
Update an Esx/Esxi Host Using a Depot with the Vihostupdate Utility
69
Remove Custom Packages on ESX Using the Service Console
70
Remove Selected Custom Packages on Esx/Esxi Using the Vsphere Command Line
70
10 Preparing the Vcenter Server Databases
73
Vcenter Server Database Patch and Configuration Requirements
73
Create a 32-Bit DSN on a 64-Bit Operating System
75
Configure Vcenter Server to Communicate with the Local Database after Shortening the Computer Name to 15 Characters or Fewer
75
About the Bundled Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Database Package
76
Maintaining a Vcenter Server Database
76
Configure DB2 Databases
76
Configure Microsoft SQL Server Databases
85
Configure Oracle Databases
89
11 Introduction to Installing Vcenter Server
95
Vcenter Server Prerequisites
95
Using a User Account for Running Vcenter Server with SQL Server
96
About Installing Vcenter Server on Ipv6 Machines
97
Configure the Urls on a Standalone Vcenter Server System
97
Running the Vcenter Server and Vsphere Client Installers from a Network Drive
97
Vcenter Server Components
98
Required Data for Installing Vcenter Server
98
12 Installing Vcenter Server
101
Download the Vcenter Server Installer
101
Install Vcenter Server in a Virtual Machine
101
Install Vcenter Server
102
13 Postinstallation Considerations for Vcenter Server
105
Install the Vsphere Client
106
Install the Vsphere Host Update Utility
107
Uninstall Vmware Vsphere Components
108
14 Creating Vcenter Server Linked Mode Groups
109
Linked Mode Prerequisites
109
Linked Mode Considerations
110
Configure the Urls on a Linked Mode Vcenter Server System
110
Joining to a Linked Mode Group During and after Installation
111
Join a Linked Mode Group after Installation
111
Isolate a Vcenter Server Instance from a Linked Mode Group
112
Linked Mode Troubleshooting
113
15 Install Additional Modules
117
Install Vmware Vcenter Guided Consolidation
117
Install Vmware Vcenter Update Manager
118
Install Vmware Vcenter Converter
119
16 Managing Esx/Esxi and Vcenter Server Licenses
121
About License Key Capacity
122
About Vsphere and Vcenter Server License Keys
123
About Using a License Server to Manage ESX 3.X/Esxi 3.5 Hosts
123
About the License Portal
123
About License Inventories
124
Controlling License Permissions
125
View License Information
126
Add a License Key to the License Inventory and Assign It to an Asset
127
Add Multiple License Keys to the License Inventory
127
Assign a License Key to Multiple Assets
128
Export Report Data
129
License a Host Without Vcenter Server
130
License a Host When Adding It to the Vcenter Server Inventory
130
View Which Features Are Licensed on a Host
130
Set an Esx/Esxi Host to Evaluation Mode
131
Troubleshooting Licensing
131
Index
135
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VMWARE ESX 4.0 Update Manual (116 pages)
Brand:
VMWARE
| Category:
Software
| Size: 0.73 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Updated Information
7
About this Book
9
1 Changes to the Upgrade Process
11
Vcenter Server Upgrade
11
Host Upgrade
11
Datastore Upgrade
12
Virtual Machine Upgrade
12
Licensing
13
2 Example Upgrade Scenarios
15
About the Upgrade Process
15
Upgrading Environments with Host Clusters
16
Upgrading Environments Without Host Clusters
17
Upgrading by Moving Virtual Machines Using Vmotion
18
Upgrading by Moving Virtual Machines Using Upgrade Vmotion
20
Upgrading by Moving Powered off or Suspended Virtual Machines (with Vcenter Server)
22
Upgrading by Moving Powered off or Suspended Virtual Machines (Without Vcenter Server)
23
Upgrading to Vcenter Server on a New Machine
24
3 Changing Host Types
27
Change ESX to Esxi Installable
27
Change Esxi Embedded to ESX
27
Change Esxi Embedded to Esxi Installable
28
4 System Requirements
29
ESX Hardware Requirements
29
Esxi Hardware Requirements
32
Vcenter Server and Vsphere Client Hardware Requirements
34
Vcenter Server Software Requirements
35
Vsphere Client Software Requirements
36
Support for 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems
36
Requirements for Creating Virtual Machines
36
Required Ports
36
Supported Remote Management Firmware Versions
38
5 Preparing for the Upgrade to Vcenter Server
39
About the Vcenter Server 4.0 Upgrade
39
Vcenter Server Upgrade Summary
39
Prerequisites for the Vcenter Server Upgrade
40
Vcenter Server Database Patch and Configuration Requirements
42
Database Scenarios
43
Configure Vcenter Server to Communicate with the Local Database after Shortening the Computer Name to 15 Characters or Fewer
44
Back up Virtualcenter 2.X
45
Run the Vcenter Agent Preupgrade Check Tool
45
Downtime During the Vcenter Server Upgrade
47
6 Upgrading to Vcenter Server 4.0
49
About the Database Upgrade Wizard
49
Upgrade to Vcenter Server
49
7 Upgrading to Vcenter Server on a Different Machine and Keeping the Existing Database
53
Back up and Restore a Microsoft SQL Database
53
Detach and Attach a Microsoft SQL Server Database
54
Back up and Restore an Oracle Database
55
Create a 32-Bit DSN on a 64-Bit Operating System
56
Upgrade to Vcenter Server on a Different Machine
56
8 Postupgrade Considerations for Vcenter Server
59
Upgrade to the Vsphere Client
60
Using a License Server to Manage ESX 3.X/Esxi 3.5 Hosts
60
License Server Scenarios
61
Join a Linked Mode Group after a Vcenter Server 4.0 Upgrade
61
Set the Maximum Number of Database Connections after a Vcenter Server Upgrade
62
Restore Virtualcenter 2.X
63
9 Upgrading Datastore and Network Permissions
65
Datastore Privileges
66
Network Privileges
66
Update Datastore Permissions
67
Update Network Permissions
68
10 Preparing for the Upgrade to ESX 4.0/Esxi 4.0
71
About Host Upgrades
71
Vsphere Host Update Utility
72
Vcenter Update Manager
72
Recommendation for Static IP Addresses
73
List of Upgraded Vsphere Components
73
List of Preserved Configuration Components
74
Back up the ESX Host Configuration
75
Back up the Esxi Host Configuration
75
Release Upgrade Support for Esx/Esxi
76
11 Upgrade to ESX 4.0 or Esxi 4.0
79
Upgrade ESX Hosts
79
Upgrade Esxi Hosts
81
12 Postupgrade Considerations for Hosts
83
Restore Vsphere Web Access on ESX Hosts
84
Evaluation Period Countdown
85
Clean up the ESX Bootloader Menu after Upgrade
85
About the Esxconsole.vmdk
86
Uninstalling the Vmware License Server
86
Vsphere Host Update Utility Support for Rolling Back Esx/Esxi Upgrades
87
Roll Back an ESX Upgrade
87
Roll Back an Esxi Update, Patch, or Upgrade
88
Restore the ESX Host Configuration
88
Restore the Esxi Host Configuration
88
13 Upgrading Virtual Machines
89
About Vmware Tools
90
About Virtual Machines and Esx/Esxi Upgrades
90
Orchestrated Upgrade of Virtual Machines Scenario
90
Planning Downtime for Virtual Machines
91
Downtime for Upgrading Virtual Machines
91
Perform an Interactive Upgrade of Vmware Tools on a Microsoft Windows Guest
92
Perform an Interactive Upgrade of Vmware Tools on a Linux Guest in an X Terminal
93
Perform an Interactive Upgrade of Vmware Tools on a Linux Guest with the RPM Installer
94
Perform an Interactive Upgrade of Vmware Tools on a Linux Guest with the Tar Installer
96
Perform an Interactive Upgrade of Vmware Tools on a Solaris Guest
97
Perform an Interactive Upgrade of Vmware Tools in a Netware Virtual Machine
98
Perform an Automatic Upgrade of Vmware Tools
99
Upgrade Vmware Tools on Multiple Virtual Machines
100
Configure a Virtual Machine to Automatically Upgrade Vmware Tools
101
Upgrade Virtual Hardware
101
Upgrade Virtual Hardware on Multiple Virtual Machines
102
14 About Host Updates and Patches
105
Best Practices for Updates
105
About Patching Hosts with Vsphere Host Update Utility
105
About the Vihostupdate Command-Line Utility
108
Index
113
VMware ESX 4.0 Management Manual (106 pages)
Brand:
VMware
| Category:
Software
| Size: 1.12 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Updated Information
5
About this Book
7
1 Getting Started with Resource Management
9
What Is Resource Management
9
Configuring Resource Allocation Settings
10
Viewing Resource Allocation Information
13
Admission Control
16
2 Managing CPU Resources
17
CPU Virtualization Basics
17
Administering CPU Resources
18
3 Managing Memory Resources
25
Memory Virtualization Basics
25
Performance Considerations
27
Administering Memory Resources
28
4 Managing Resource Pools
37
Why Use Resource Pools
38
Create Resource Pools
39
Add Virtual Machines to a Resource Pool
40
Removing Virtual Machines from a Resource Pool
41
Resource Pool Admission Control
41
5 Creating a DRS Cluster
45
Admission Control and Initial Placement
46
Single Virtual Machine Power on
46
Virtual Machine Migration
47
DRS Cluster Prerequisites
49
Create a DRS Cluster
50
Set a Custom Automation Level for a Virtual Machine
51
Disable DRS
51
6 Using DRS Clusters to Manage Resources
53
Using DRS Rules
53
Adding Hosts to a Cluster
55
Adding Virtual Machines to a Cluster
56
Remove Hosts from a Cluster
56
Removing Virtual Machines from a Cluster
57
DRS Cluster Validity
58
Valid Drs Clusters
58
Managing Power Resources
62
7 Viewing DRS Cluster Information
67
Viewing the Cluster Summary Tab
67
Cpu Utilization
68
Using the DRS Tab
69
8 Using NUMA Systems with Esx/Esxi
73
What Is NUMA
73
How Esx/Esxi NUMA Scheduling Works
74
Vmware NUMA Optimization Algorithms and Settings
75
Resource Management in NUMA Architectures
76
Specifying NUMA Controls
77
Performance Monitoring Utilities: Resxtop and Esxtop
81
Using the Esxtop Utility
81
Using the Resxtop Utility
81
Using Esxtop or Resxtop in Interactive Mode
82
Interactive Mode Command-Line Options
82
A Performance Monitoring Utilities: Resxtop and Esxtop
83
Memory Panel
86
Storage Adapter Panel
89
Storage Device Panel
91
Virtual Machine Storage Panel
93
Network Panel
95
Using Batch Mode
96
Interrupt Panel
96
Using Replay Mode
97
Advanced Attributes
99
Set Advanced Host Attributes
99
Set Advanced Virtual Machine Attributes
101
Index
103
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VMWARE ESX 4.0 Getting Started (26 pages)
Brand:
VMWARE
| Category:
Software
| Size: 0.99 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Getting Started Tasks
5
ESX Installation
6
Prerequisites for Installing ESX
6
ESX Hardware Requirements
6
Install ESX Using the Graphical Mode
7
Managing Your First ESX Host
10
Vsphere Client Hardware Requirements
10
Vsphere Client Software Requirements
10
Download the Vsphere Client
10
Install the Vsphere Client
11
Start the Vsphere Client and Log in to ESX
11
Add Your First Virtual Machine by Importing a Virtual Appliance
12
Managing Multiple Hosts with Vcenter Server
14
Vsphere and Vcenter Server
14
Vcenter Server Installation
15
Setting up a Basic Inventory with the Getting Started Tabs
20
Start the Vsphere Client and Log in to Vcenter Server
21
Create a Datacenter
21
Add a Host
23
Create a Virtual Machine
24
Where to Go Next
25
The Vsphere Tutorial
25
Vsphere Documentation
25
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