Note to the Reader: Throughout this index boldfaced page numbers indicate primary discussions of a topic. Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations.
A
AAA model, 434
AAM (Automated Availability Manager), 396–397
acceleration
block zeroing, 320
full copy, 320
VAAI, 652
accepteula command, 36
access control lists (ACLs), 448
access ports in VLANs, 190, 212
access to hosts, 441–448, 445–447
accounting in AAA model, 434
ACLs (access control lists), 448
Actions tab for alarms, 674
activation
iSCSI initiators, 332–335, 333–335
active-active storage systems, 292–294
Active Directory
settings, 97
on virtual appliances, 462–463
Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM), 73
Active LACP mode, 265
active-passive storage systems, 292–293
adapters
Distributed Switches, 252–257, 252, 254–257
HBAs, 294
SCSI, 483
adaptive schemes in storage design, 376–377
Add And Manage Hosts wizard
Distributed Switches, 237–239, 237
Add-DeployRule cmdlet, 44
Add-EsxSoftwareDepot command, 43
Add Features Wizard, 392
Add Host Wizard, 104–105, 105, 112
Add Networking wizard, 203, 252–253
Add New Role dialog box, 451, 452
Add New User dialog box, 435–436
Add Physical Adapters To the Switch dialog box, 219, 219
Add Send Target Server dialog box, 334
Add Storage dialog box, 656
Add Storage Adapter dialog box, 332–335, 333–335
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), 382
--addvmportgroup parameter, 36
administration, vSphere Client, 62
Administration settings, 123–124
Administrators
description, 451
passwords, 535
vCenter Server, 467
Admission Control and Admission Control Policy settings, 401–404, 403
Advanced IP Allocation dialog box, 557, 558
Advanced layout in performance graphs, 681–683, 682–683
Advanced Runtime Info dialog box, 414
Advanced settings
affinity
DRS
creating, 645
Agent VM settings, 109
agents
host, 470
vCenter Server, 109
VM, 109
aggregate capacity, 11
AHCI adapters, 365
Alarm Settings dialog box, 672
alarms
creating, 671–677, 673, 675, 677
range and frequency, 674–677, 675, 677
resource consumption, 671–674, 673
scopes, 670
vCenter Server, 469
Alarms privilege, 469
alerts, 694
aligning
virtual disks, 361
VM filesystems, 524
All Issues section, 108
Allocate Space For Host Cache option, 614
allocation. See resource allocation
Allow Connections From Any IP Address setting, 446
ALUA (Asymmetric Logical Unit Access), 293, 315
APIs
storage devices, 319–324, 321–322
vCenter Server, 63
Append A Numeric Value To Ensure Uniqueness option, 534
Application layer in HA, 380, 380
arbitrated loop (FC-AL) Fibre Channel, 295
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol), 382
arrays
auto-tiering, 604
midrange and enterprise, 292–294
Assign A New Signature option, 346
Assign Permissions dialog box, 452–453, 453, 464
assigning
storage I/O shares, 607–608, 607–608
VMFS datastore capability, 343–344, 343
Asymmetric Logical Unit Access (ALUA), 293, 315
asymmetric storage systems, 293
asynchronous replication, 426
atomic test and set (ATS), 320
Attach Baseline Or Group dialog box, 154–155
attaching baselines, 153–156, 154–156
authentication
in AAA model, 434
Active Directory integration, 440–441
local users and groups, 435–439, 437–438
overview, 434
in security model, 450
vCenter Server, 57–60, 110, 460–464
vSphere Client, 61
VUM, 136
Authentication Proxy tool, 185
Authentication Services setting, 110
authorization in AAA model, 434
image profiles, 43
privileges, 469
server installation, 40–42, 42
Stateful mode, 47
Stateless Caching mode, 46, 46
TFTP and DHCP configuration, 42
auto-tiering arrays, 604
Automated Availability Manager (AAM), 396–397
automatic rollbacks, 243
Automatically Log On As The Administrator option, 535
Automatically Select Datastores Accessible From The Host option, 412
automation, 709
DRS behavior, 641–642, 641–642
PowerCLI. See PowerCLI
SDRS settings, 657–658, 657–658
workflows. See vCenter Orchestrator (vCO)
AutoPlay dialog box, 511
AutoRun dialog box, 511
availability. See High Availability (HA)
Average Bandwidth value, 229–230
B
backend databases in vCenter Server, 68, 75
vApp, 96
backups
before upgrades, 168
bandwidth
array storage, 286
NFS datastores, 354
bare-metal hypervisors, 4
baselines
VUM, 144
Baselines And Groups settings, 143, 144
beacon-probing failover-detection, 225, 226
Bind With VMkernel Network Adapter dialog box, 333, 334
bitmaps in vMotion, 618–621, 619, 621
block zeroing, 320
blue screen of death (BSOD), 176
boot options for unattended installation, 37–38
--bootproto parameter, 36
boundaries in vMotion, 629
Browse option, VMs, 498
BSOD (blue screen of death), 176
built-in alarms, 677
built-in roles, 468
business continuity, 421
C
Cache Configuration setting, 110–111
capabilities
storage devices, 279, 343–344, 343
capacity of storage devices, 308, 372, 375–376
capturing performance data, 698
CBT (Changed Block Tracking), 423
CD/DVD drives, 483
CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol), 259–260
CEE (Converged Enhanced Ethernet), 300
certificates
FT, 415
replacing, 459
vCenter Server, 98
vCO, 743
Challenge Authentication Protocol (CHAP), 302–303
Change EVC Mode dialog box, 632–634, 632–633
Changed Block Tracking (CBT), 423
CHAP (Challenge Authentication Protocol), 302–303
Chart Options dialog box, 683–684, 683–684
settings, 691
charts. See graphs, performance
Check Imbalances Every setting, 659
CIM (Common Information Management), 40
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), 259–260
Cisco Nexus 1000V switch, 269
Cisco switches, 229
authentication, 61
mapping to optical disks, 506
Clone Existing Virtual Machine Wizard, 538–540
Clone To Template option, 541
Clone vApp Wizard, 561
Clone Virtual Machine wizard, 538, 539
VMs
cluster across boxes, 384
first cluster nodes, 388–391, 389–391
cluster in a box, 384–386, 385
Cluster Issues area, 414
clusters, 381
CPU affinity, 586
DRS. See Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
FT, 415
HA, 414
unbalanced, 404
WFC. See Windows Failover Clustering (WFC)
CNAs (converged network adapters), 28, 300
command-line options, 205
Common Information Management (CIM), 40
community VLANs, 262
compatibility
PowerCLI, 718
Compatibility Guide, 26–28, 27
compression, memory, 571
Configuration tab for VUM, 145–147, 145–146
Configure Management Network menu, 51, 200, 200
Configure Network screen, 536
Configure Replication dialog box, 429–430, 429
Configure With Default Settings options, 96
congestion threshold setting, 606
Connect At Power On option, 507
Connect-VIServer cmdlet, 43, 717, 719–720
connections
iSCSI, 303
consolidated communities of VMs, 282
constraints, replication, 428
Content Area in Web Client, 98
contention, resource, 609
continuity, business, 421
continuous availability. See Fault Tolerance (FT)
controllers for virtual SCSI adapters, 366
Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE), 300
Converged Network Adapters (CNAs), 28, 300
Convert To Template option, 541–542
copies of VMFS datastore, 346
Copy-VMGuestFile cmdlet, 716
core dump redirects, 179–180, 180
cores, CPU, 492
counters, performance
datastores, 689
issues, 673
networks, 687
Storage Path, 690
CPU Fairness counter, 690
CPU Identification Mask dialog box, 630, 631
CPU Ready counter, 700
CPU Usage In MHz (Average) counter, 700
CPU Used (%USED) counter, 697
CPUs
hot-adding, 522
reservations, 584, 584, 595–596
storage processors, 284, 292–293, 295, 299
default allocation, 582
resource pools for, 590–597, 590, 592–595
vMotion, 625
Create A New Data Source Wizard, 136
Create A New Virtual Disk option, 495
Create A New VM Storage Policy dialog box, 326
Create Cluster Wizard, 392–393
Create New Data Source To SQL Server dialog box, 80
Create New Group dialog box, 436
Create New Virtual Machine option, 489
Create Resource Pool dialog box, 590
CREATE USER statement, 76
Critical Host Patches baseline, 158
Customization Specification Manager, 533–534, 534
customization specifications in vCenter Server, 533–537, 534–536
Customize Using An Existing Customization Specification option, 545
Customize Using The Customization Wizard option, 545
D
Data Center Bridging (DCB) effort, 299
Data Path Module (DPM), 269–270
data protection, 421
VMware Data Protection, 424
data source name (DSN), 75, 79–81, 132, 136–137
Database page, 122
databases and database servers
configuring, 75
settings, 122
size estimates, 121
Datacenter Ethernet (DCE), 300
Datacenter privilege, 470
datacenters in vCenter Server, 103–104
Datastore Browser for virtual disks, 487
Datastore Capabilities dialog box, 604
DataStore Cluster dialog box, 658–660, 659
Datastore Cluster privilege, 470
datastore clusters, 604, 652–656, 653–655
Datastore Consumer role, 468, 472
DataStore Edit Cluster dialog box
datastore heartbeating, 411–412, 412
Datastore ISO File option, 506
Datastore privilege, 470
Datastore Storage Reports settings, 362
datastores
vs. datastore clusters, 604
NFS. See Network File System (NFS) datastores
performance graphs, 689
VMFS. See Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) datastores
Datastores And Datastore Clusters inventory view, 610
DCB (Data Center Bridging) effort, 299
DCE (Datacenter Ethernet), 300
DCUI (Direct Console User Interface), 199, 335, 441–443
dedicated vs. shared uplinks, 331
Default VM Compatibility setting, 109
defaults
CPU allocation, 582
gateways, 204
vApp power settings, 559
VUM port settings, 138
defense in depth, 448
Define Failover Capacity By Reserving A Percentage Of The Cluster Resources option, 402–403
Define Failover Capacity By Static Number Of Hosts option, 402
deflating process, 570
deleting
alarms, 677
local users and groups, 439
snapshots, 527
VMkernel ports, 206
VMs, 519
delta disks, 527
demilitarized zones (DMZs), 260–261
Deploy From Template Wizard, 544, 544
Deploy OVF Template dialog box, 92, 92, 546–549, 546–550
Deploy Virtual Machine From This Template option, 544
deployment
with Auto Deploy, 39–47, 40, 45
interactive installation, 31–35, 31–34
post-installation configuration, 47–54, 48, 50–51, 53
unattended installation, 35–39
vCenter Operations Manager, 692–693
vCenter Server virtual appliance, 91–97
VMs from templates
descriptions
customization specifications, 534
Destination Folder screen, 139–140, 139–140
Detach Baseline dialog box, 155–156, 156
detaching baselines, 155–156, 155–156
deterministic events, 415
Device Manager, 511
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
configuring, 42
differencing disks, 527
Direct Console User Interface (DCUI), 199, 335, 441–443
Disconnect-VIServer cmdlet, 720
discovery in iSCSI, 303
Disk Provisioning options, 496, 496
Disk Read Rate counter, 706
Disk Usage (Average, Rate) counter, 706
Disk Write Rate counter, 706
disks
resxtop statistics, 698
virtual. See virtual disks
Distributed Power Management (DPM), 110, 130, 147
Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
Fully Automated behavior, 642–643, 643
Manual behavior, 641–642, 641–642
Partially Automated behavior, 642
resource utilization, 618
host affinity, 646–649, 647–649
VM affinity, 645
Storage. See Storage DRS (SDRS)
with VUM, 130
Distributed Switch privilege, 470
Distributed Switches, 234
adapters, 252–257, 252, 254–257
Cisco Nexus 1000V, 269
ESXi Dump Collector, 179
importing and exporting configurations, 243–244
port groups, 244–251, 245, 247–251
private VLANs, 260–263, 261–263
removing, 240
removing hosts from, 239–240, 239
switch discovery protocols, 259–260, 260
virtual networks, 189
Distributed Virtual Port (dvPort) Group privilege, 471
DMZs (demilitarized zones), 260–261
Do Not Customize option, 545
Domain Naming System (DNS), 103
Download Schedule settings, 145–146
Download Settings section, 145, 145
downstream VLANs, 261
downtime, planning for, 172
DPM (Data Path Module), 269–270
DPM (Distributed Power Management), 110, 130, 147
drivers
paravirtualized, 191
DRS. See Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
DSN (data source name), 75, 77, 79–81, 132, 136–137
DTP (Dynamic Trunking Protocol), 193, 229
dvSwitches. See Distributed Switches
dynamic baselines, 144
dynamic discovery, 303
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
configuring, 42
Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP), 193, 229
E
e1000 virtual adapters, 191, 192, 494
eagerly zeroed disks, 361, 361, 418, 418–419, 543
Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB), 270
Edit Cluster dialog box
Edit Cluster Settings dialog box, 409–410, 410
Edit Congestion Threshold dialog box, 606
Edit Health Check Settings dialog box, 243
Edit Multipathing Policies dialog box, 345, 345
Edit NetFlow Settings dialog box, 258, 258
Edit Network dialog box, 536, 536
Edit Role dialog box, 457
Edit SDRS Rule dialog box, 662
Edit Settings dialog box
load balancing, 224
storage policies, 367–368, 369
uplink groups, 265
virtual disks, 363–364, 364–365
Virtual Switches, 275
Edit Storage DRS Settings Wizard, 656, 657, 660
Edit TCP/IP Stack Configuration dialog box, 208–209, 208
Edit User dialog box, 437
Edit vApp Settings dialog box, 555–558, 556, 559
editing
alarms, 677
local users and groups, 437–439, 438
VMkernel ports, 206
Editing Multipathing Policies dialog box, 298, 298
SMTP Server notifications, 146
vCenter Server, 674
Enable CPU Hot Add For This Virtual Machine option, 522
Enable Host Monitoring option, 401, 401
Enable I/O Metric For SDRS Recommendations option, 658
Enable VM Storage Policies dialog box, 343–344, 343, 368, 368
enabling
vFlash Cache, 611–613, 612–613
End User License Agreement (EULA)
ESXi, 32
vCenter Server virtual appliance, 95–96
engines, 292
Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC), 415, 630–634, 631–633
Enter A Name In The Clone/Deploy Wizard option, 534
Enterprise Acceleration Kit, 22
Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit, 22
Enterprise Plus Edition, 19–21
enterprise storage array design, 292–294
EPTs (Extended Page Tables), 570
ESX Agent Manager privilege, 470
ESX Host/Cluster Settings section, 146–147
esxcfg-vswitch cmdlet, 729–730
esxcli command, 192, 205–208, 211, 313, 321–322
ESXi Dump Collector, 175–176, 176
core dump redirects, 179–180, 180
testing, 181
on Windows server, 178–179, 178
ESXi firewall, network access via, 444–448, 445–447
ESXi hosts. See hosts
ESXi Images section, 148
esxtop utility, 696
esxupdate tool, 175
EtherChannel, 224
EULA (End User License Agreement)
ESXi, 32
vCenter Server virtual appliance, 95–96
evaluation schedule in SDRS, 663, 663
EVB (Edge Virtual Bridging), 270
EVC (Enhanced vMotion Compatibility), 415, 630–634, 631–633
Events in vCenter Server, 108, 113, 113–114
Events tab in VUM, 147–148, 148
Execute Disable (XD) feature, 625
Execute Workflow option, 747
Existing Hard Disk option, 496
Export Configuration dialog box, 243–244
Export-CSV cmdlet, 721
Export-EsxImageProfile cmdlet, 44
Export OVF Template dialog box, 550
exporting
Distributed Switch configurations, 243–244
VMs as OVF template, 549–550, 550
Extended Page Tables (EPTs), 570
Extended Statistics feature, 321
Extension privilege, 470
extensions, scanning for, 158
extents in VMFS, 311, 311, 338–339
external connectivity for storage arrays, 284
external workloads and SOIC, 610–611
F
“Failed to connect to VMware Lookup Service” message, 94
failover
hosts, 403
failover groups, 219
Failure Interval setting, 410–411
Failure Window setting, 410–411
fan-in ratio, 302
fastpass functionality, 730–732
Fault Domain Manager (FDM), 14, 396–397
Fault Tolerance (FT)
with HA, 420
implementing, 415–421, 417–419
use cases, 421
Fault Tolerance (FT) Traffic resource pool, 599, 599
FC-AL (arbitrated loop) Fibre Channel, 295
FC-P2P (point-to-point) Fibre Channel, 295
FC-SW (switched) Fibre Channel, 295, 296
FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet), 28, 296
FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP), 300
FDM (Fault Domain Manager), 14, 396–397
feature support for storage devices, 308
Fibre Channel, 28
overview, 294–299, 295–296, 298
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), 28, 296
Files screen for VMs, 507
filesystem alignment, 524
FIP (FCoE Initialization Protocol), 300
Firewall Properties dialog box, 445
Firewall Settings dialog box, 445–446, 446
firewalls
network access via, 444–448, 445–447
VUM, 133
--firstdisk parameter, 36
fixed baselines, 144
flash storage, 611
Swap to Host Cache, 613–615, 614
vFlash Cache, 611–613, 612–613
Flexible virtual NICs, 495
FlexMigration, 630
Folder Of Files (OVF) format, 550
Folder privilege, 470
forged transmits, 272–276, 272–274
frequency setting for alarms, 674–677, 675, 677
FT. See Fault Tolerance (FT)
full copies, hardware-accelerated, 320
Full File Clone functionality, 321
Fully Automated mode
G
gateway boot option, 38
--gateway parameter, 36
gateways, default, 204
GbE (Gigabit Ethernet) networks
fan-in ratio, 302
vMotion, 626
General settings for vCenter Server, 120–123, 121
Generate New Security ID (SID) option, 537
Get-Cluster cmdlet, 714–715, 728
Get-Command cmdlet, 718
Get-Credential cmdlet, 720
Get-DeployRuleSet cmdlet, 44
Get-EsxImageProfile command, 43
Get-ExecutionPolicy cmdlet, 717
Get-Folder cmdlet, 723
Get-Log cmdlet, 719
Get-Member cmdlet, 713
Get-NetworkAdapter cmdlet, 723
Get-PolicyCLIHelp cmdlet, 717
Get-ResourcePool cmdlet, 724
Get-Snapshot cmdlet, 723
Get-Variable cmdlet, 714
Get-View cmdlet, 725
Get-VIServer cmdlet, 717
Get-VM cmdlet, 712–713, 719, 723
Getting Started tab in vCenter Server, 98
Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) networks
fan-in ratio, 302
vMotion, 626
Global Information column for Web Client, 99
Global privilege, 470
granting permissions, 452–454, 452–454
granularity of roles and privileges, 450
Graphics setting in vCenter Server, 110
graphs, performance, 679
Advanced layout, 681–683, 682–683
datastores, 689
intervals, 691
metrics and counters selection, 683–684
networks, 687
Overview layout, 679–681, 680–681
Storage Path, 690
Group Lookup Base setting, 741
groups
authenticating, 435–439, 437–438
baseline in VUM, 153–156, 154–156
deleting, 439
port, 244
removing, 251
virtual networks, 190
in security model, 450
growth
degradation from, 585
Guest Customization page, 532
Guest Customization Spec Wizard, 538, 539
guest operating systems, 504–509, 505, 507, 570
Guest Shutdown setting, 559, 560
H
HA. See High Availability (HA)
hard disks. See disks; virtual disks
hardware
VMs, 171–173, 520–524, 520–521, 523
hardware acceleration
block zeroing, 320
full copy, 320
VAAI, 652
hardware-assisted locking, 320
Hardware Compatibility Guide (HCG), 26–28, 27
Hardware Status section, 108
Hardware Virtualization, 415
hash-based load-balancing, 222–224, 223–225
HBAs (host bus adapters), 294
HCG (Hardware Compatibility Guide), 26–28, 27
heads, 292
Health Check feature, 241–242, 243
Heartbeat Datastores area, 414
heartbeats
NFS datastores, 353
help in PowerCLI, 719
High Availability (HA), 379
admission control, 401–404, 403
capability testing, 400
clustering. See clusters; Windows Failover Clustering (WFC)
datastore heartbeating, 411–412, 412
example experience, 396
FT. See Fault Tolerance (FT)
functionality, 396–399, 398–399
NFS datastores, 349–355, 349–353
overview, 13–15, 14, 395–396, 396
isolation response, 407–409, 408
VM Restart Priority options, 405–407, 406
vMotion, 629
High Availability Admission Control, 147
high-throughput workloads, 355
home screen in Web Client, 98–99, 99
Host Agent Check tool, 185
host bus adapters (HBAs), 294
Host Cache Configuration feature, 614, 614
Host Device option, 506
Host Isolation Response setting, 408
Host Limit setting, 598
Host privilege, 470
Host Profile privilege, 470
Host Profile setting, vCenter Server, 110
Host Profiles view, 114–115, 114
Host Remediation Options page, 162, 162
--hostname parameter, 36
Active Directory integration, 440–441
affinity rules, 646–649, 647–649
attaching baselines to, 153–154, 154
baseline groups, 151
Distributed Switches, 236–240, 239
extension baselines, 144
failover, 403
FT, 415
logging, 458
migrating VMs on, 722
importance, 163
scanning for, 158
VUM, 130
permissions. See permissions
security. See security
upgrades, 175
extensions, 166
vCenter Server
number of, 89
Hosts And Clusters view, 100–103
hot-add functionality, 522
hot sparing, 289
HP FlexFabric Virtual Switch 5900v, 270
HTTPS (HTTP over Secure Sockets Layer), 98
hurricanes, 425
Hyper-V, 18
hypervisors
swapping, 570
types, 4
I
I/O Imbalance Threshold option, 660
I/O Latency option, 659
I/O operations per second (IOPS)
limit, 609
NFS datastores, 355
performance requirements, 281–282
iBFT (iSCSI Boot Firmware Table), 304–305
IBM Distributed Virtual Switch 5000V, 269–270
idle memory tax, 569
IDS (intrusion-detection system), 271–272
IEFT standard, 303
images and image profiles, 39
creating, 43
ISO
operating systems, 506
VMware Tools, 510
VMs, 504
importing
Distributed Switch configurations, 243–244
machines from other environments, 562
VCenter Server licenses, 743–744
vCO server certificates, 743
in-guest iSCSI initiators, 370
Incorrect Monitor Mode message, 418
Increase Datastore Capacity wizard, 339, 340
Independent mode option, 498
initiators, iSCSI, 302
activating and configuring, 332–335, 333–335
in-guest, 370
install command, 36
Install ESXi, Overwrite VMFS Datastore option, 34
Install ESXi, Preserve VMFS Datastore option, 34
installing, 30. See also deployment
Inventory Service, 83
OS installation media, 505–508, 505, 507
scripts for, 35
vCenter Operations Manager, 692–694
VUM
steps, 131–132, 137–140, 138–140
Intelligent Operations Group feature, 694
intelligent placement, 12, 640
interactive installation, 31–35, 31–34
internal-only vSwitch, 196–197, 196
Internet Information Services, 86
intervals
performance graphs, 691
intrusion-detection system (IDS), 271–272
inventory, vCenter Server, 100
Inventory Service, 62
installing, 83
Inventory Service privilege, 471
Invoke-VMscript cmdlet, 716
IOPS (I/O operations per second)
limit, 609
NFS datastores, 355
performance requirements, 281–282
IP addresses
hash-based load-balancing, 222–224, 223–225
OVF templates, 548
pools, 557
vApps, 94–95, 556–557, 557–558
VMs, 172
IP Allocation Policy option, 556
ip boot option, 38
--ip parameter, 36
IPSec, 303
IQNs (iSCSI qualified names), 302
Is Above condition, 673
iSCSI
initiators, 302
activating and configuring, 332–335, 333–335
in-guest, 370
NICs, 29
iSCSI Boot Firmware Table (iBFT), 304–305
iSCSI Naming Service (iSNS), 303
iSCSI qualified names (IQNs), 302
ISO images
operating systems, 506
VMware Tools, 510
isolated VLANs, 262
isolation
HA, 399
VMs, 704
issues in vCenter Server, 108
J
jumbo frames in iSCSI, 305
jump boxes, 448
K
Keep Existing Signature option, 346
Keep Virtual Machines Together option, 645
Keep VMDKs Together By Default option, 659
keyboard command, 36
keyboards in VMs, 483
L
LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol), 193, 224
disabling, 229
LANs
virtual, 190
large bandwidth workloads on NFS, 354
large throughput workloads on NFS, 355
latency
storage, 603
Lazy File Clone feature, 321
LBT (Load-Based Teaming), 250
legends in performance graphs, 683
levels of Server statistics, 121
licenses
backup agents, 423
Web Client administration, 124
limits
link aggregation
vs. trunking, 190
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), 193, 224
disabling, 229
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), 259–260
link state tracking, 225
link status failover-detection, 225
linked mode groups, 88–91, 90–91
Linked Mode Options screen, 90, 90
Linux, VMware Tools installation in, 514–516, 516
live migration. See vMotion
LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol), 259–260
load-balancing
IP hash-based, 222–224, 223–225
NIC teaming, 220
NLB
HA, 381
Notify Switches, 229
virtual switch policies, 274–275
Load-Based Teaming (LBT), 250
loading PowerCLI functions, 728
local access to hosts, 441
local accounts, SSO with, 461–462
local storage vs. shared, 283–284
Local Users & Groups tab, 435–436
local users and groups
authenticating, 435–439, 437–438
deleting, 439
locking, hardware-assisted, 320
Log Browser section, 108
Log Insight product, 185
Logging Settings area, 122
logical inventory, 490
logical units (LUNs)
Fibre Channel, 296–298, 327–328
iSCSI, 301–302, 330–336, 332–335
RAID, 290
storage arrays, 292
VMFS, 310
logs and logging
hosts, 458
Syslog Collector, 185
LSI Logic controllers, 366
LUNs. See logical units (LUNs)
M
MAC addresses, 271–275, 271–274
MAC-based load-balancing, 221–222, 222
Mail page in vCenter Server, 122
maintenance mode in SDRS, 655–656
major versions of VMs, 492
Manage Distributed Port Groups wizard, 258–259
Manage Physical Network Adapters dialog box, 219–220, 255
Manage tab
Distributed Switches, 241
vCenter Server hosts, 108–110, 109
Manage Virtual Adapters option, 252
management, separating workloads from, 73
management networks
Standard Switches, 198–202, 199–202
manifest files, 550
Manual mode
masking
LUN, 297
master/slave architecture in HA, 397–398
master SSO passwords, 82
Maximum Failures setting, 410–411
Maximum Per-VM Resets setting, 411
Maximum Resets Time Window setting, 411
MBREAD/s statistic, 698
MBWRTN/s statistic, 698
megabytes per second in arrays, 286
memory
resource allocation, 568–569, 568
advanced technologies, 569–572
compression, 571
summary, 581
transparent page sharing, 569–570
resxtop statistics, 697
usage
vCenter Server host settings, 110
vMotion bitmaps, 618–621, 619, 621
Memory Fairness counter, 690
Memory Hot Plug option, 522
Memory Swap Used (Average) counter, 702
message of the day (MOTD), 123
.mf files, 550
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, 500–501
midrange array storage, 292–294
Migrate Virtual Machine Wizard, 635–636, 636
Migrate Virtual Machine Networking wizard, 256–257, 256–257
migrating
virtual adapters, 256–257, 256–257
virtual disks, 635
vMotion. See vMotion
VMs, 722
Minimum Space Utilization Difference setting, 660
Minimum Uptime setting, 411
MMX (Multimedia Extension) instructions, 625
Monitor tab for Distributed Switches, 241
monitoring
performance. See performance
Most Recently Used path, 314
MOTD (message of the day), 123
mounting NFS datastores, 355–358, 357
mouse, 483
Move Datastores Into Cluster dialog box, 654–656, 655
moving VMs between resource pools, 723–724
MPIO (multipath I/O) storage framework, 331
Multimedia Extension (MMX) instructions, 625
multipath I/O (MPIO) storage framework, 331
multipathing
overview, 312–317, 312, 314, 316, 318
Multiple Connections Per Session, 303
multiple NICs with vMotion, 620
Multisite mode in SSO, 70
Must Not Run On Hosts In Group rule, 648
Must Run On Hosts In Group rule, 648
N
NAA (Network Address Authority) identifiers, 297
names
customization specifications, 534
iSCSI Naming Service, 303
resolution configuration, 53–54
resolution problems, 103
vApps, 554
VMFS datastores, 344
nameserver boot option, 38
NAS (network attached storage) best practices, 372–377
native VLANs, 215
Navigator for Web Client, 98, 100
NetFlow mechanism, 257–259, 258–259
NetIOC (Network I/O Control)
netmask boot option, 38
--netmask parameter, 36
Network Address Authority (NAA) identifiers, 297
Network Administrator role, 468, 472
network attached storage (NAS) best practices, 372–377
network command, 36
Network Connectivity settings, 145
Network Data Transmit Rate counter, 704–705
Network File System (NFS) datastores, 28–29, 349
connectivity troubleshooting, 358
creating and mounting, 355–358, 357
large bandwidth workloads, 354
large throughput workloads, 355
Network I/O Control (NetIOC)
network interface card (NIC) teams, 190
constructing, 219
failover detection and failover policy, 225–229, 226–228
IP hash-based load-balancing policy, 222–224, 223–225
MAC-based load-balancing policy, 221–222, 222
port-based load-balancing policy, 220–221, 221
virtual networks, 191
network interface cards (NICs), 29–30
Service Console, 191
Network Load Balancing (NLB)
HA, 381
Notify Switches, 229
virtual switch policies, 274–275
Network Packets Transmitted counter, 705
network partitions, 399
network portals, 302
Network privilege, 470
Network Resource Pool option, 245
Network Resource Pool Settings dialog box, 600
Network Restore Options screen, 201, 202
Network Rollback feature, 243
Network Syslog Collector, 182, 182
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
configuring, 514
networks
access control to, 444–448, 445–447
adapters. See network interface cards (NICs)
interactive installation on, 35
performance graphs, 687
resource pools, 597–602, 599–600
for software iSCSI initiator, 331–332, 332
utilization control, 597–602, 598–602
vCenter Server host settings, 111
vCO, 739
virtual. See virtual networks
VM configuration, 723
vMotion security, 624
New Datastore Wizard, 336–338, 337, 356–357, 357
New Datastore Cluster Wizard, 652–654, 653
New-DeployRule cmdlet, 44
New Distributed Port Group Wizard, 245, 245, 262–263, 263
New Distributed Switch wizard, 235–236, 235–236
New-EsxImageProfile command, 44
New Hard Disk option, 496
New Link Aggregation Group dialog box, 266–267, 266
New Network option, 521
New Network Resource Pool dialog box, 600, 600
New Resource Pool option, 454
New Virtual Machine wizard, 489–499, 489–491, 493–494, 497–499
Nexus 1000V switch, 269
NFS. See Network File System (NFS) datastores
NIC teams. See network interface card (NIC) teams
NICs. See network interface cards (NICs)
NLB (Network Load Balancing)
HA, 381
Notify Switches, 229
virtual switch policies, 274–275
NMP Module, 313
No Execute/Execute Disable (NX/XD) bit, 629–630, 630
nodes, 292
NoExecute (NX) feature, 625
Non-Critical Host Patches baseline, 158
Notification Check Schedule, 146
Notifications
SNMP, 674
Notifications tab, 148
Notify Switches option, 229
NTP (Network Time Protocol)
configuring, 514
NTP Daemon (ntpd) Options dialog box, 52, 53
NX (NoExecute) feature, 625
NX/XD (No Execute/Execute Disable) bit, 629–630, 630
O
objects
ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) DSN
vCenter Server, 75, 77, 81, 84
VUM, 132
ODBC Microsoft SQL Server Setup dialog box, 137
online transaction processing (OLTP) databases, 281
Open Virtualization Format (OVA) package, 692
Open Virtualization Format (OVF) templates, 545–546
deploying VMs from, 546–548, 546–550
exporting VMs as, 549–550, 550
operating system specific packages (OSP), 157
operating systems, 504–509, 505, 507, 570
Options tab for vApps, 556
orchestrated upgrades, 173
OS images, 420
OSP (operating system specific packages), 157
out-IP policy, 222
outbound traffic in NIC teaming, 220
.ova files, 552
OVA (Open Virtualization Format) package, 692
overcommitment
HA, 402
Overview layout for performance graphs, 679–681, 680–681
--overwritevmfs parameter, 36
OVF (Open Virtualization Format) templates, 545–546
deploying VMs from, 546–548, 546–550
exporting VMs as, 549–550, 550
OVF Template Details screen, 547
P
P2V (physical-to-virtual) conversion tools, 71
PAgP (Port Aggregation Protocol), 224, 229
parallel ports, 483
paravirtualized devices, 483
kernels, 416
SCSI adapters, 366
parity RAID, 288–290, 288, 290
Partially Automated setting, 642
partitions in HA, 399
Passive LACP mode, 265
passwords
Administrator, 535
vCenter Server virtual appliance, 95
VIRuntime library, 735
Patch Repository tab, 148
description, 131
hosts, 449
importance, 163
scanning for, 158
stateless PXE-booted servers, 147
VMs, 478
baselines, 144
displaying, 148
settings, 145
paths in VMFS datastores, 344–346, 345
per-VM CPU masking, 629–630, 630–631
per-VM DRS settings, 649–651, 650
performance
arrays storage, 286
as design consideration, 374–375
monitoring, 667
alarms. See alarms
graphs. See graphs, performance
issues, 707
storage devices, 279, 281–282, 308
vCenter Operations Manager, 692–695
Performance privilege, 470
Performance section, vCenter Server hosts, 108
permissions
hosts
custom roles, 451
resource pools for, 454–455, 455
MSDB, 134
SQL Server, 79
users, 437
vCenter Server, 466
Permissions privilege, 470
Physical Adapter Shares setting, 599
Physical Adapters setting, 111
Physical Compatibility Mode RDMs (pRDM), 347–348
physical inventory, 490
Physical layer in HA, 380, 380
physical machines, provisioning, 503
physical switches vs. virtual, 193–194
physical-to-virtual clustering, 384, 393–394, 393–394
physical-to-virtual (P2V) conversion tools, 71
ping command, 622
network infrastructure integration, 29–30
playing back performance data, 698
plug-ins
vCO, 744
Pluggable Storage Architecture (PSA), 312–313, 312
point-to-point (FC-P2P) Fibre Channel, 295
policies, VM storage, 367–370, 367–369, 490, 491
pools
array, 371
IP, 557
resource. See resource pools
Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP), 224, 229
Port Allocation settings, 245
port-based load-balancing policy, 220–221, 221
Port Binding settings, 245
ports and port groups, 198, 244
iSCSI, 301
removing, 251
Service Console, 190
Standard Switches, 194–196, 195
vCenter Server, 122
virtual networks, 190
virtual switches, 194, 231, 231
VMs, 483
VUM settings, 138
Ports page, 122
post-installation, 47
management network reconfiguration, 50–52, 50–51
time synchronization, 52–53, 53
Power Management setting, 110
power settings
FT, 416
power states
capabilities, 717–718, 725–729
compatibility, 718
configuration change script, 721–722
execution policy, 717
function loading, 728
help, 719
installing and configuring, 715–717, 715, 717
profile tasks, 44
vCenter Server and host connections, 719–720
powered-on VMs, cloning, 540
PowerShell. See PowerCLI
pRDM (Physical Compatibility Mode) RDMs, 347–348
preCopy, vMotion, 618
predictive schemes in storage design, 376
--preservevmfs parameter, 36
previous major VM versions, 492
priority
VMotion migration, 628
private VLANs (PVLANs), 260–263, 261–263
proactive hot sparing, 289
Proactive Smart Alerts, 694
processors. See CPUs
Processors setting in vCenter Server, 110
products and features overview, 1–3
profile-driven storage, 13
SDRS, 12
storage and network I/O control, 12–13
VADP and VDR, 16
vCenter Orchestrator, 8
vMotion and Storage vMotion, 9–10
vSphere Replication, 17
vSphere Virtual Symmetric Multi-Processing, 8–9, 9
VUM, 7
profile-driven storage, 13, 324–326, 325–327
Profile-Driven Storage privilege, 470
profiles
images. See images and image profiles
vCenter Server hosts, 114–116, 114–115
Promiscuous mode for Standard Switches, 271–272, 272
promiscuous ports for PVLANs, 262
Prompt The User For An Address When The Specification Is Used option, 537
Propagate To Child Objects option, 453
proprietary VAAI, 321
protocols for storage devices, 294
Fibre Channel, 294–299, 295–296, 298
Fibre Channel over Ethernet, 299–300, 299
provisioned size of virtual disks, 362, 362
provisioning virtual machines, 503
.ps1 files, 723
PSA (Pluggable Storage Architecture), 312–313, 312
PSOD (purpose screen of death), 176–177
purpose screen of death (PSOD), 176–177
PVLANs (private VLANs), 260–263, 261–263
PXE-booted servers, 147
Q
QoS Tag setting, 598
Quiesce Guest File System (Needs VMware Tools Installed) option, 526
quiesced VMs, 620
R
RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks), 286–290, 287–288, 290
RAM. See memory
range setting for alarms, 674–677, 675, 677
Rapid Virtualization Indexing (RVI), 570
RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol), 229, 621
Raw Device Mappings (RDMs), 347–348
SCSI nodes for, 390
Storage vMotion, 635
VMs, 496
RBO (Retail and Branch Offices) kits, 22
RDM Disk option, 496
RDMs. See Raw Device Mappings (RDMs)
%RDY counter, 697
Read Rate counter, 706
READS/s statistic, 698
Ready Time (%RDY) counter, 697
Real-Time option for performance graphs, 691
reboot command, 37
recovery model in vCenter Server, 85
recovery point objectives (RPOs), 285
Recovery Settings screen, 430, 430
redirecting
Syslog Collector, 183–184, 183–184
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID), 286–290, 287–288, 290
Register Virtual Machine Wizard, 517, 517
registering
vCenter Operations Manager, 693–694
Related Objects tab
performance monitoring, 668, 668
relaxed co-scheduling algorithm, 582
Remediate dialog box
hosts, 161–163, 161–163, 169, 170
Remediate Wizard, 169
remediation
description, 153
hosts, 160–163, 161–163, 169, 170
RemoteSigned script execution, 717
Remove Hosts option, 239
removing
Distributed Switches, 240
hosts from Distributed Switches, 239–240, 239
port groups, 251
VMFS datastores, 347
VMs, 519
renaming VMFS datastores, 344
replacing certificates, 459
working with, 427–431, 427–430
requirements
reservations
HA, 404
Reserve Space functionality, 320
Reset command, 519
resetting
VMs, 519
resource allocation, 565
CPU utilization. See CPUs
memory. See memory
network I/O utilization, 597–602, 598–602
pools. See resource pools
storage I/O utilization. See storage I/O utilization
vApp settings, 553–555, 555–556
Resource Allocation tab
performance monitoring, 668
resource pools, 593–594, 593, 596, 598–601
resource consumption alarms, 671–674, 673
resource contention, 609
Resource Pool Administrator role, 468, 472
resource pools
CPU usage, 590–597, 590, 592–595
Resource privilege, 470
resource utilization, 617
DRS. See Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
SDRS. See Storage DRS (SDRS)
Storage vMotion
with vMotion, 637–640, 637–639
vMotion. See vMotion
Resources pane in performance monitoring, 668
restart
Restart Guest command, 519
Restart Management Network option, 200, 201
Restore Configuration dialog box, 244
Restricted script execution, 717
resxtop utility, 668, 695–698, 696
Retail and Branch Offices (RBO) kits, 22
return on investment (ROI), 22
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP), 229, 621
reverting to snapshots, 528–529, 528–529
ROI (return on investment), 22
roles
vCenter Server
Web Client administration, 124
Roles settings, 124
rollbacks
Distributed Switch configuration, 243
root passwords, 34
ESXi hosts, 458
setting, 36
root users, 436
rootpw parameter, 37
Round Robin paths, 314–315, 346
RPOs (recovery point objectives), 285
rules
host affinity, 646–649, 647–649
VM affinity, 645
runtime behavior of SDRS, 658–660
Runtime Settings area in vCenter Server, 122
RVI (Rapid Virtualization Indexing), 570
S
Same Format As Source option, 543
SANs (storage area networks)
flash storage for, 611
SATA controllers, 483
SATA storage adapters, 364–367, 365
SATP modules, 313–315, 314, 316
Save Options As option, 691
saving performance graphs, 691
scale of midrange storage, 293–294
Schedule Storage DRS Task Wizard, 661
Schedule Update Download Wizard, 145
Scheduled Task privilege, 470
schedules
patches, 146
remediation, 161, 162, 164–165, 165
scopes of alarms, 670
scripts
installation, 35
SCSI
nodes for RDMs, 390
VM controllers, 495
SCSI-3 dependency, 311
SDRS. See Storage DRS (SDRS)
SDRS Maintenance Mode Migration Recommendations dialog box, 655, 655
Search bar in Web Client, 99
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates
vCO, 743
security, 433
hosts, 434
authentication, 434–441, 437–438
logging, 458
patched, 449
permissions. See permissions
recommended practices, 458
permissions. See permissions
virtual switches, 270–276, 271–274
vMotion, 624
VMs, 478
Security IDs (SIDs), 537
Security Profile settings, 110
segmentation of VLANs, 212, 212
Select An Existing Standard Switch option, 203
Select an Object dialog box, 124–125, 125
Select Member Hosts dialog box, 239
Select New Host dialog box, 237
Select-Object cmdlet, 713
Select Switch dialog box, 203
Select Users And Groups dialog box, 452–453
Separate Virtual Machines rule, 646
serial ports, 483
server certificates, 743
servers
size and number, 12
vCenter Server. See vCenter Server
vCO, 737
virtual Mac, 505
Service Console, 190
service time, 317
Services Properties dialog box, 442–443
Sessions privilege, 470
Set Custom Configuration option, 96
Set-ExecutionPolicy cmdlet, 716
Set-NetworkAdapter cmdlet, 723
Set-VMHostSyslogServer cmdlet, 721–722
Settings tab for vCenter Server, 109–111, 109
Setup a Reoccurring Schedule For This Action option, 660
shared nothing vMotion, 637
shared storage
shared uplinks vs. dedicated, 331
shares
Should Not Run On Hosts In Group rule, 648
Should Run On Hosts In Group rule, 648
Shut Down Guest OS command, 519, 522
Shutdown Action, 559
SIDs (Security IDs), 537
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), 4
alarms, 669
configuration, 122
notifications, 674
Single File (OVA) format, 550
Single Sign-On (SSO)
protecting, 70
SIOC (Storage I/O Control), 12, 603–606, 605
Site Recovery Manager (SRM), 17, 426
size
databases, 121
servers, 12
vCenter Operations Manager, 693
virtual disks, 362, 362, 483, 502, 503
SMTP Server for email notifications, 146
Snapshot The Virtual Machine's Memory option, 525
snapshots, 524–529, 525–526, 528–529, 723
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), 4
alarms, 669
configuration, 122
notifications, 674
SnS (Support and Subscription), 21
software depots, 43
software for storage arrays, 285
software iSCSI initiators
activating and configuring, 332–335, 333–335
sp_changedbowner stored procedure, 78
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), 194, 229
sparse files, 360
spindles, 286
SQL Server
permissions, 79
vCenter Server databases, 77–78, 78
VUM, 134
SQL Server 2008 Express Edition, 69
SRM (Site Recovery Manager), 17, 426
SSDs
SAN storage, 291
uses, 615
vFlash Cache, 612
SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2), 625
SSH
certificate replacement, 459
remote CLI access via, 443–444
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates
vCO, 743
SSL Settings page, 123
SSO (Single Sign-On)
protecting, 70
stacked views, 706
Stage Wizard, 160
Standard Acceleration Kit, 21
creating and configuring, 194
management networking, 198–202, 199–202
NIC teaming. See network interface card (NIC) teams
vs. physical switches, 193–194
ports and port groups, 194–196, 195
virtual networks, 189
VMkernel networking, 202–206, 203–204, 206–207
standby adapters, 226–228, 227
standby vCenter Servers, 71
Start Order tab for vApps, 558–559, 560
Stateful mode, 47
Stateless Caching mode, 46, 46
stateless ESXi hosts, 45
stateless PXE-booted servers, patching, 147
static discovery in iSCSI, 303
statistics
Storage Adapters setting, 111
storage and storage devices, 279
architecture determination, 28–29
arrays. See arrays
disks. See disks
in-guest iSCSI initiators, 370
midrange and enterprise, 292–294
multipathing, 312–317, 312, 314, 316, 318
NFS datastores. See Network File System (NFS) datastores
profile-driven, 324–326, 325–327
protocols, 294
Fibre Channel, 294–299, 295–296, 298
Fibre Channel over Ethernet, 299–300, 299
SAN and NAS best practices, 372–377
Virtual Machine File System, 310–312, 311
VM storage policies, 367–370, 367–369
VMFS datastores. See Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) datastores
storage area networks (SANs)
flash storage for, 611
Storage Devices setting, 111
Storage DRS (SDRS)
automation settings, 657–658, 657–658
configuring, 656
datastore clusters, 652–656, 653–655
enabling and disabling, 656, 657
resource utilization, 618
Storage DRS Thresholds settings, 659
Storage I/O Control (SIOC), 12, 603–606, 605
storage I/O utilization
Storage Path counters, 690
storage policies, 367–370, 367–369, 490, 491
storage processors, 285, 292–293, 295, 299
Storage Reports section, 108
Storage settings for vCenter Server hosts, 111
Storage view, 100
Storage Views privilege, 470
Storage vMotion
with RDMs, 635
resource utilization, 618
and SDRS, 12
with vMotion, 637–640, 637–639
Store With The Virtual Machine option, 497
STP (Spanning Tree Protocol), 194, 229
Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2), 625
Summary tab
clusters, 644
CPU performance, 701
network performance, 704
Resources pane, 667
VM storage profiles, 367
Support and Subscription (SnS), 21
Support Information screen, 137
Suspend command, 518
Swap File Location setting, 110
Swap to Host Cache feature, 613–615, 614
switched (FC-SW) Fibre Channel, 295, 296
switches
discovery protocols, 259–260, 260
distributed. See Distributed Switches
standard. See Standard Switches
switchport trunk allowed vlan command, 216, 218
switchport trunk native vlan command, 215
synchronization
synchronous replication, 426
Syslog Collector, 181
core dump redirects, 183–184, 183–184
log reviews, 185
on vCSA, 181
on Windows Server, 181–182, 182
Syslog Collector Install Wizard, 182
syslog.global.logHost setting, 183
System Configuration menu, 200, 200
system performance counters, 687–688
System Resource Allocation settings, 110
System Swap setting, 110
T
T10 UNMAP command, 321
tags
profile-driven storage, 325, 325
vCenter Server hosts, 116–118, 117, 119
VLANs, 212
TAR files, 515
Target location screen, 430
targets in iSCSI, 302
Tasks privilege, 470
Tasks section for vCenter Server hosts, 108
TCO (total cost of ownership), 22
TCO calculator, 22
TCP/IP Configuration setting, 111
TCP/IP routing, 351
TCP/IP stacks, 207
Teaming And Failover option, 249, 250
templates
deploying VMs from, 544, 545–553, 546–550
exporting VMs as, 549–550, 550
Test-vMotion function, 725–728
testing ESXi Dump Collector, 181
TFTP configuration, 42
Thick Provision Eager Zeroed disks
in cloning, 543
creating, 497
Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed disks
in cloning, 543
creating, 497
Thin Provision disks
in cloning, 543
creating, 497
third-party products
Time Configuration dialog box, 52–53
Time Configuration setting, 110
time synchronization
timeouts
vCenter Server, 122
Topology view for port groups, 246, 248, 249
total cost of ownership (TCO), 22
TPS (transparent page sharing), 569–570, 576
traffic flows, 257–259, 258–259
traffic segmentation of VLANs, 212, 212
traffic shaping, 229–230, 230, 249, 249
Transient option in IP allocation, 556
transparent page sharing (TPS), 569–570, 576
Trigger If menu, 677
Triggered Alarms view, 677–679, 678
Triggers tab for alarms, 672, 673, 676, 677
troubleshooting
NFS connectivity, 358
trunk ports
virtual networks, 190
trunking, 190
Turn On Fault Tolerance option, 418, 418
Turn On vSphere Storage DRS option, 656
Type 1 and Type 2 Hypervisors, 4
U
UMDS (Update Manager Download Services), 132, 140–141, 141
unattended installation, 35–39
unbalanced clusters, 404
Universally Unique Identifiers (UUIDs), 272, 346
Unrestricted script execution, 717
Update Manager. See vSphere Update Manager (VUM)
Update Manager Download Services (UMDS), 132, 140–141, 141
updates and upgrades
description, 131
hosts, 175
extensions, 166
orchestrated, 173
vApps and host extensions, 166
VMFS datastores, 341–343, 341–342
VUM. See vSphere Update Manager (VUM)
upgrade command, 37
Upgrade ESXi, Preserve VMFS Datastore option, 34
Upgrade From Previous Versions option, 96
upgrading VUM, 143
uplinks
groups, 265
shared vs. dedicated, 331
Standard Switches, 196–199, 196–199, 216–218, 217
Upload Configuration File option, 96
upstream VLANs, 261
USB devices
interactive installation on, 35
VMs, 483
Use Datastores From The Specified List And Complement Automatically If Needed option, 412
Use Datastores Only From The Specified List option, 412
Use Dedicated Failover Hosts option, 404
Use Explicit Failover Order option, 226
Use The Virtual Machine Name option, 534–535
%USED counter, 697
User Directory page in vCenter Server, 122
User Lookup Base setting, 741
user-role-privilege combinations, 450
usernames
vCenter Server virtual appliance, 95
vCO, 741
VIRuntime library, 735
users
authenticating, 57–59, 437–438
deleting, 439
in security model, 450
Utilized Space setting, 659
UUIDs (Universally Unique Identifiers), 272, 346
V
VA Upgrades tab, 149
VAAI (vSphere Storage APIs for Array Integration), 144, 319–323, 321–322, 652
VADP (vSphere Storage APIs for Data Protection), 16, 144, 422–424
vApp privilege, 471
vApps. See virtual appliances (vApps)
variables in PowerCLI, 713–714
VASA (vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness), 323–326, 324
vCAT (vCloud Director Architecture Toolkit), 73
vCenter Converter plug-in, 562
vCenter Operations Manager (vC Ops)
components, 692
tags, 118
vCenter Orchestrator (vCO), 711, 736
accessing, 746
configuration export/import, 741–742
networks, 739
overview, 8
plug-ins, 744
prerequisites, 737
server certificates, 743
VCenter Server licenses, 743–744
vCenter Server, 57
administration, 62
authentication, 57–59, 460–464
backend database servers, 68, 75
business continuity, 75
component installation, 80–88, 81, 86
customization specifications, 533–537, 534–536
editions, 19
email and SNMP notifications, 674
ESXi dump collector, 175–181, 176–178, 180
exporting system logs, 124–126, 125–126
General settings, 120–123, 121
hosts
number of, 89
inventory, 100
in linked mode groups, 88–91, 90–91
message of the day, 123
performance monitoring. See performance
protecting, 71
recovery model, 85
security. See security
settings overview, 120
SSO, 70
starting, 97
Syslog Collector, 181–185, 182–184
Sysprep installation on, 532–533, 532
vCenter Server Heartbeat, 71
vCenter Solutions Area settings, 124
vCenter Virtual Server (vCSA), 132
ESXi Dump Collector on, 176–177, 177
Syslog Collector on, 181
vCloud Director Architecture Toolkit (vCAT), 73
vCO. See vCenter Orchestrator (vCO)
vCSA (vCenter Virtual Server), 132
ESXi Dump Collector on, 176–177, 177
Syslog Collector on, 181
VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure), 504
VDP (Virtual Station Interface Discovery and Configuration Protocol), 270
VDP (VMware Data Protection), 16, 424
VDR (VMware Data Recovery), 16
VEM (Virtual Ethernet Module), 269
vendor code in MAC addresses, 296
VEPA (Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregation), 270
versions
VMs, 492
vFlash Cache (vFC), 611–613, 612–613
vFlash Resource Management setting, 110
VGT (virtual guest tagging), 212
vicfg-user command, 436–439, 437
vicfg-users command, 441
vicfg-vmknic command, 205
vicfg-vswitch command, 194, 205, 730
video cards, 483
views
performance graphs, 679–681, 680–681
stacked, 706
vCenter Server inventory, 100–103, 101–102
vifptarget cmdlet, 731
vihostupdate tool, 175
Virtual Adapters setting, 111
virtual appliances (vApps), 553
deploying, 91–97, 92–93, 462–464
IP allocation, 556–557, 557–558
scanning, 157
upgrading, 166
VUM, 147
virtual CPUs
hot-adding, 522
VMs, 492
virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), 504
Virtual Device Node option, 498, 498
virtual disks
aligning, 361
migrating, 635
overview and types, 359–364, 359–360
Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM), 269
Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregation (VEPA), 270
virtual guest tagging (VGT), 212
Virtual Infrastructure Client Wizard, 49
virtual LANs, 190
port groups, 246
virtual Mac servers, 505
Virtual Machine File System (VMFS), 310–312, 311, 385
Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) datastores, 327
assigning storage capability to, 343–344, 343
copies, 346
LUNs
multipathing policy, 344–346, 345
removing, 347
renaming, 344
VMFS-5, 311–312, 341–343, 341–342
Virtual Machine Power User role, 467, 471
Virtual Machine privilege, 471
Virtual Machine Properties dialog box, 572
Virtual Machine User role, 467–468, 471
virtual machines (VMs)
adding and registering, 516–518, 517
affinity rules, 645
cloning
clustering. See clusters
console, 508
CPUs. See CPUs
creating, 488–499, 489–491, 493–494, 497–499
deleting, 519
deploying from templates, 544, 545–553, 546–550
exporting as templates, 549–550, 550
filesystem alignment, 524
graphics, 504
guest operating systems, 504–509, 505, 507
isolation response, 407–409, 408
VM Restart Priority options, 405–407, 406
hardware, 171–173, 520–524, 520–521, 523
IP addresses, 172
isolation, 704
memory. See memory
Microsoft licensing and Windows activation, 508–509
migrating, 722
moving between resource pools, 723–724
network configuration, 723
outside view, 484–488, 486–487
overview, 481
patching, 478
port groups
virtual networks, 190
provisioning, 503
quiesced, 620
removing, 519
resource allocation. See resource allocation
running ESXi as, 32
security, 478
snapshots, 524–529, 525–526, 528–529, 723
storage policies, 367–370, 367–369
upgrading, 175
values selection, 499–503, 502
per vCenter Server instance, 89–90
vFlash Cache for, 611–613, 612–613
virtual disks. See virtual disks
VMware Tools installation, 509–516, 513, 516
Virtual Machines settings, 413
Virtual Machines tab, 668, 668
Virtual Mode RDMs (vRDM), 348
virtual networks, 189
distributed switches. See Distributed Switches
Nexus 1000V, 269
standard switches. See Standard Switches
virtual port storage systems, 292
virtual SANs (vSANs), 16–17, 290–291, 291, 297
virtual SCSI controllers, 495
Virtual Shared Graphics Acceleration, 504
Virtual Station Interface Discovery and Configuration Protocol (VDP), 270
virtual storage adapters, 364–367, 365
Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM), 269
virtual switches. See Standard Switches
Virtual Symmetric Multi-Processing (vSMP) product, 8–9, 9
Virtualization layer in HA, 380, 380
virtualization-optimized devices, 483, 509
Virtualization Technology (VT), 625
VIRuntime library, 735
VLAN ID 4095, 212
vlance adapters, 191
vlanid boot option, 38
--vlanid parameter, 36
VLANs (virtual LANs), 190
port groups, 246
VM Hardware Upgrade To Match Host baseline, 171
VM Overrides option, 662
VM Properties dialog box, 521
VM Restart Priority options, 405–407, 406
VM Settings section in VUM, 146, 146
VM Startup/Shutdown setting, 109
VM Storage Policies dialog box, 368, 368
VM Storage Policies settings, 326, 326–327
vMA (vSphere Management Assistant)
vmaccepteula command, 36
.vmdk files, 385, 486–488, 486–487
VMDKs. See virtual disks
VMFS (Virtual Machine File System), 310–312, 311, 385
VMFS datastores. See Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) datastores
network configuration, 202–206, 203–204, 206–207, 209–211, 210
ports, 198
iSCSI, 301
virtual networks, 190
TCP/IP stacks, 207–209, 208–209
vmkernel log files, 634
vmknic ports. See VMkernel
.vmoconfig files, 741
vMotion
boundaries, 629
compatibility, 629–634, 630–633
HA, 629
migration steps, 626–629, 627–628
per-virtual machine CPU masking, 629–630, 630–631
resource utilization, 618–622, 619–622
security, 624
Storage vMotion. See Storage vMotion
and vSwitch, 196
VMs. See virtual machines (VMs)
VMs And Templates view in vCenter Server, 101–103
VMware Consolidated Backup User role, 468, 472
VMware Data Protection (VDP), 16, 424
VMware Data Recovery (VDR), 16
VMware Horizon View, 504
VMware Paravirtualized SCSI adapters, 366
VMware Tools
VMware Tools Upgrade To Match Host baseline, 155, 164
VMware vCenter Installer, 81, 81
VMware vCenter Orchestrator. See vCenter Orchestrator (vCO)
VMware vSphere PowerCLI Installation Wizard, 716
Volume Shadow Copy Service, 422, 430
vpxuser account security, 464–465
vRAM entitlements, 19
vRDM (Virtual Mode RDMs), 348
VRMPolicy privilege, 470
vSANs (virtual SANs), 16–17, 290–291, 291, 297
vService privilege, 471
vSGA, 504
VSM (Virtual Supervisor Module), 269
vSMP (Virtual Symmetric Multi-Processing) product, 8–9, 9
vSphere APIs for Data Protection (VADP), 144
administration, 62
authentication, 61
customization specifications, 533–537
vSphere Compatibility Matrixes, 68, 133
vSphere Fault Tolerance. See Fault Tolerance (FT)
vSphere Flash Read Cache, 17–18
vSphere Health Monitoring feature, 694–695, 695
vSphere high availability. See High Availability (HA)
vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)
vSphere overview. See products and features overview
vSphere Replication, 17
vSphere Standard Switches. See Standard Switches
vSphere Storage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI), 144, 319–323, 321–322, 652
vSphere Storage APIs for Data Protection (VADP), 16, 144, 422–424
vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA), 323–326, 324
vSphere Update Manager (VUM), 7, 129
baselines, 144
Baselines And Groups settings, 143, 144
configuring, 143, 143, 145–147, 145–146
installing, 131–132, 137–140, 138–140
Notifications settings, 148
orchestrated upgrades, 173
Patch Repository settings, 148
baselines, 144
displaying, 148
host, 130
settings, 145
plug-in installation, 141–142, 142
remediating hosts, 160–163, 161–163
UMDS installation, 140–141, 141
Update Manager Utility, 142–143
upgrading, 143
VA Upgrades settings, 149
vApps and host extensions, 166
Web Client, 130
vSphere vMotion. See vMotion
administration, 123–126, 125–126
mapping to optical disks, 506
VUM, 130
vSphere Web Client Guest Customization Wizard, 534, 535
vSwitches. See Standard Switches
.vswp files, 614
VT (Virtualization Technology), 625
VUM. See vSphere Update Manager (VUM)
W
W32Time service, 514
VUM, 130
WFC. See Windows Failover Clustering (WFC)
Windows, VMware Tools installation in, 510–514, 513
Windows Failover Clustering (WFC), 348, 381
cluster across boxes, 384
first cluster nodes, 388–391, 389–391
cluster in a box, 384–386, 385
physical to virtual clustering, 393–394, 393–394
Windows Integrated authentication, 136
Windows Server
ESXi Dump Collector on, 178–179, 178
Syslog Collector on, 181–182, 182
as time server, 53
workflows. See vCenter Orchestrator (vCO)
workloads, separating from management, 73
worldwide names (WWNs), 296–297
Write Rate (Average/Rate) counter, 706
write same functionality, 320
WRITES/s statistic, 698
WWNs (worldwide names), 296–297
X
XD (Execute Disable) feature, 625
XenServer, 18
Z