This chapter focuses on different tasks related to host management in vCenter. We will discuss options available for storage, support, and redundancy.
Networking concepts incorporated in vSphere will be a large part of the discussion.
We will also talk about options available for the support of hosts with different processors.
The last part of this chapter is devoted to host profiles; a feature that can greatly simplify host management.
In this chapter, we will cover:
Adding and removing existing hosts
Host storage adapters and storage configuration—Fibre Channel, Internet SCSI, network-attached storage (NAS)
Storage logical unit number (LUNs) and datastores
Storage multipathing and failover
Storage Thin Provisioning
Network adapters and network configuration
Virtual switch concept—vSphere Standard and Distributed Switch
Setting up networking with redundancy
Managing hosts with different CPUs
Host profiles—profile workflow, managing profiles, and checking compliance