VMware vSphere 5 Administration Instant Reference (Paperback)

Introduction xix Part I: Building a VMware vSphere Environment 1 Chapter 1: Introduction to vSphere 3 Understand the Legacy Features of vSphere 5 VMotion 5 VMware Cluster 7 Distributed Resource Scheduler 7 High Availability 8 VMware vCenter Converter 9 VMware vSphere Update Manager 10 64-Bit 11 VMware Capacity Planner 11 Host Profiles 11 vCenter Linked Mode 12 Distributed Power Management 12 Enhanced VMotion Compatibility 12 VMware Data Recovery 13 vSphere Client 13 VMkernel Protection 14 Virtual Disk Thin Provisioning 14 VMware DCUI 15 vSphere Web Client 15 Understand the New Features of vSphere 16 Enhancements in Storage 16 Storage DRS 16 Enhancements in VMFS-5 16 Enhancements in Storage VMotion 17 Virtual Machine Scalability 17 vCenter Improvements 18 Fault Tolerance 18 Networking Enhancements 19 VMware vShield 5 Suite 19 Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring ESXi 21 Prepare for Installation 22 Install ESXi 24 Install ESXi Manually 26 Automate ESXi Installation 29 Configure Post-Install Options 34 Configure ESXi from the Console 35 Install the vSphere Client 38 Configure ESXi from within the vSphere Client 39 Chapter 3: Installing and Configuring vCenter Server 51 Prepare for Installation 52 Identify Hardware Requirements 53 Identify Operating System Requirements for vCenter Server and vSphere Client 53 Identify Database Requirements 55 Identify Networking Requirements 56 Identify Authentication Requirements 58 Install a Database 58 Create a vCenter Database in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 58 Create a vCenter Database in Oracle 61 Prepare and Install vCenter Server 63 Prepare for Installation 64 Install vCenter Server 65 Deploy a vCenter Server Appliance 69 Configure a vCenter Server Appliance 73 Install Additional Components 78 Install vSphere Client 85 Configure vCenter Server 86 Connect to vCenter Server 86 Install Plug-Ins in vSphere Client 87 Configure Advanced vCenter Server Settings 89 Create a Datacenter 90 Add a Cluster 91 Add a Host 100 Chapter 4: Understanding Licensing 103 Become Familiar with VMware Licensing 104 Review the Versions of vSphere 106 Review the Licensing Method in vSphere 110 Manage Licenses 111 Install Licenses 111 Assign Licenses 114 Unassign and Remove Licenses 118 Change Licenses Assigned to Assets 120 Install Licenses for Legacy Hosts 121 Review Installed Licenses 124 View Licenses by Product 125 View Licenses by License Key 126 View Licenses by Asset 127 Chapter 5: Upgrading to vSphere 5 129 Prepare for the Upgrade 130 Upgrade vCenter Server 132 Upgrade to vCenter Server 5.0 on the Same System 133 Upgrade to vCenter Server 5.0 on a Different System 134 Install vCenter Server Appliance 135 Perform Postupgrade Tasks 136 Upgrade ESX/ESXi Hosts 139 Upgrade ESX/ESXi Using vCenter Update Manager 140 Perform a Manual In-Place Upgrade 144 Upgrade with a Fresh ESX/ESXi Installation 144 Perform Postupgrade Tasks 145 Upgrade VMware Tools 145 Upgrade Virtual Machine Hardware 146 Part II: Configuring Your vSphere Environment 149 Chapter 6: Creating and Managing Virtual Networking 151 Understand the Basics 153 Work with Virtual Switches 153 Understand Network Services 154 Use NIC Teaming 154 Configure VLANs 155 Use VLAN Tagging 155 View Networking Configuration and Network Adapter Information 156 Network with vSwitches 157 Set Up NIC Teaming on the Management Network 157 Assign Static IP Addresses for the Management Network 159 Create a vSwitch for Virtual Machine Networking 159 Network with vSphere Distributed Switches 163 Configure a vSphere Distributed Switch 164 Add Hosts and Adapters to a vDS 167 Edit General and Advanced vDS Settings 168 Manage Physical and Virtual Netw