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

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