A virtual machine can be created using both vSphere Client and vSphere Web Client. However, vSphere Client is less featured than vSphere Web Client in vSphere 5.5. The added functionality makes vSphere Web Client the preferred client for accessing and administering vCenter server. A typical creation of a virtual machine will result in the default selection for the virtual hardware, whereas a custom creation will allow for the specification of virtual hardware by the administrator. Each virtual machine is equipped with virtual hardware and devices that allow the same functionality as physical hardware. These include one or more virtual CPUs, memory, video card, IDE devices, SCSI devices, DVD/CD-ROM, parallel and serial ports, and network adapters. The selected virtual hardware version dictates compatibility with an ESXi host. Virtual hardware versions 9 and 10 are only available for selection using vSphere Web Client. Once a virtual machine is upgraded to hardware version 10, the...
vSphere Virtual Machine Management
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Overview of this book
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
vSphere Virtual Machine Management
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Virtual Machine Concepts
Creating a Virtual Machine Using the Wizard
Other Ways to Provision a Virtual Machine
Advanced Virtual Machine Settings
Managing Multitiered Applications with vApps
Virtual Machine Performance and Resource Allocation
Monitoring Virtual Machines
Migrating Virtual Machines
Balancing Resource Utilization and Availability
Virtual Machine Design
Index
Customer Reviews