After the ESXi installation is complete, it is essential to configure its management network before it can be accessed. The management network is what makes the ESXi become a part of a network. It is backed by a VMkernel network interface. We will learn more about these in the networking chapter. The ESXi hypervisor runs a DHCP client, so it does procure a DHCP address if there is a DHCP server on its network; but, in most cases, that is not enough. For instance, if your management network is on a VLAN, then you will need to configure the VLAN ID. Also, it is recommended that the ESXi hosts be assigned with a static IP address. Hence, it becomes important to configure the management network of an ESXi host after it is installed. In this recipe, we will use Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) to achieve this.
VMware vSphere 5.5 Cookbook
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VMware vSphere 5.5 Cookbook
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Overview of this book
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
VMware vSphere 5.5 Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Upgrading to vSphere 5.5
Performing a New Installation of vSphere 5.5
Using vSphere Host Profiles
Using ESXi Image Builder
Using vSphere Auto Deploy
Configuring vSphere Networking
Creating and Managing VMFS Datastores
Managing iSCSI and NFS Datastores
vSphere Storage Policies and Storage I/O Control
Creating and Managing Virtual Machines
Configuring vSphere HA
Configuring vSphere DRS, DPM, and VMware EVC
Upgrading and Patching Using vSphere Update Manager
Using vSphere Management Assistant
Monitoring the Performance of a vSphere Environment
Index
Customer Reviews