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VMware vSphere 5.5 manual available for free PDF download: Setup Manual
VMware vSphere 5.5 Setup Manual (276 pages)
Setup Guide
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Software
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
About Vsphere Installation and Setup
7
Updated Information
9
1 Introduction to Vsphere Installation and Setup
11
Overview of the Vsphere Installation and Setup Process
11
2 System Requirements
13
Esxi Hardware Requirements
13
Storage Systems
14
Hardware Requirements for Vcenter Server, the Vsphere Web Client , Vcenter Inventory Service, and Vcenter Single Sign-On
17
Vcenter Server Software Requirements
22
Vsphere Web Client Software Requirements
22
Providing Sufficient Space for System Logging
23
Required Ports for Vcenter Server
23
Required Ports for the Vcenter Server Appliance
25
Conflict between Vcenter Server and IIS for Port 80
26
DNS Requirements for Vsphere
26
Supported Remote Management Server Models and Minimum Firmware Versions
27
3 Before You Install Vcenter Server
29
Preparing Vcenter Server Databases
30
Prerequisites for Installing Vcenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, and Vcenter Server
49
How Vcenter Single Sign-On Affects Vcenter Server Installation
51
Vcenter Single Sign-On Deployment Modes
52
Vcenter Single Sign-On and High Availability
54
Vcenter Single Sign-On Components
56
Setting the Vcenter Server Administrator User
56
Authenticating to the Vcenter Server Environment
57
How Vcenter Single Sign-On Affects Log in Behavior
57
Identity Sources for Vcenter Server with Vcenter Single Sign-On
58
Synchronizing Clocks on the Vsphere Network
59
Download the Vcenter Server Installer
61
Using a User Account for Running Vcenter Server
61
Installing Vcenter Server on Ipv6 Machines
61
JDBC URL Formats for the Vcenter Server Database
62
Running the Vcenter Server Installer from a Network Drive
63
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
4 Installing Vcenter Server
71
Vcenter Server Installation and Sign-In Process
71
Vcenter Server Components and Support Tools
74
Download the Vcenter Server Installer
75
Install Vcenter Single Sign-On, the Vsphere Web Client , Vcenter Inventory Service, and Vcenter Server by Using Simple Install
75
Use Custom Install to Install Vcenter Server and Required Components
78
Add a Vcenter Single Sign-On Identity Source
87
Install or Upgrade Vcenter Server Java Components Separately
92
Install or Upgrade Vcenter Server Tc Server Separately
93
Vcenter Single Sign-On Installation Fails
93
Download and Deploy the Vmware Vcenter Server Appliance
94
Configuration File Format
98
5 After You Install Vcenter Server
101
Install Vcenter Server Components
102
Creating Vcenter Server Linked Mode Groups
111
Join a Linked Mode Group after Installation
114
Isolate a Vcenter Server Instance from a Linked Mode Group
115
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
Restore an Inventory Service Database Backup on Windows
118
Back up the Inventory Service Database on Linux
119
Restore an Inventory Service Database Backup on Linux
119
Reset the Vcenter Inventory Service Database
120
Enable Ipv6 Support for Vcenter Inventory Service
121
6 Before You Install Esxi
123
Options for Installing Esxi
123
Media Options for Booting the Esxi Installer
125
Configuration File
133
Using Remote Management Applications
136
Required Information for Esxi Installation
136
7 Installing Esxi
139
Installing Esxi Interactively
139
Installing, Upgrading, or Migrating Hosts Using a Script
142
Installing Esxi Using Vsphere Auto Deploy
157
Using Vsphere Esxi Image Builder CLI
225
8 Setting up Esxi
247
Esxi Autoconfiguration
248
About the Direct Console Esxi Interface
248
Set the Password for the Administrator Account
251
Configuring the BIOS Boot Settings
251
Host Fails to Boot after You Install Esxi in UEFI Mode
252
Network Access to Your Esxi Host
253
Configure the Network Settings on a Host that Is Not Attached to the Network
253
Managing Esxi Remotely
254
Configuring Network Settings
254
Storage Behavior
258
View System Logs
261
Configure Syslog on Esxi Hosts
262
Enable Lockdown Mode Using the Direct Console
263
Enable Lockdown Mode Using the Vsphere Web Client
263
Enable Esxi Shell and SSH Access with the Direct Console User Interface
264
Set the Host Image Profile Acceptance Level
264
Reset the System Configuration
265
Remove All Custom Packages on Esxi
266
Disable Support for Non-ASCII Characters in Virtual Machine File and Directory Names
266
Disable Esxi
266
9 After You Install and Set up Esxi
267
Managing the Esxi Host with the Vsphere Web Client
267
Licensing Esxi Hosts
267
Index
269
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