Book Image

Implementing VMware vCenter Server

By : Kostantin Kuminsky
Book Image

Implementing VMware vCenter Server

By: Kostantin Kuminsky

Overview of this book

Related Content you might be interested in

Current Title:

Small book image
Implementing VMware vCenter Server
Kostantin Kuminsky
Oct, 2013 | 324 pages
No titles found
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Implementing VMware vCenter Server
Implementing VMware vCenter Server
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
vCenter Deployment
vCenter Deployment
Key vCenter functions and capabilities
VMware terminologies – vSphere, ESX, ESXi, hypervisor, and VMFS
vSphere component layers
The VMware licensing model
Planning the vSphere environment
Installing the Management Suite
Configuring a database for vCenter Server
Accessing vCenter with vSphere Client
Accessing vCenter with web client
Summary
2
Managing ESXi Hosts
Managing ESXi Hosts
Adding and removing existing hosts
Storage
Networking
EVC mode
Host Profiles
Summary
3
Virtual Machine Management
Virtual Machine Management
Creating a new VM
VMware Tools
Cloning the existing VM
Deploying a VM from a template
Importing/exporting an OVF template
Snapshots
Summary
4
Availability Management
Availability Management
Reducing planned and unplanned downtime
Creating a vSphere HA cluster
Fault Tolerance
Summary
5
Security Management
Security Management
User management
Securing ESXi
Summary
6
Resource Management
Resource Management
Resource allocation
Resource pools
DRS
Summary
7
Events, Alarms, and Automated Actions
Events, Alarms, and Automated Actions
Events, alarms, and system monitoring
Viewing and scheduling tasks
The Update Manager plugin
Summary
8
VMware vCenter Operations
VMware vCenter Operations
Installing and configuring vCenter Operations
Evaluation tasks
Summary
9
VMware vCenter Orchestrator
VMware vCenter Orchestrator
Installing and configuring vCenter Orchestrator
Administering vCenter Orchestrator
Summary
Index
Index

Accessing vCenter with vSphere Client

Once vCenter Server is installed, you can go to http://<Your vCenter server IP address or FQDN name> and click on Download vSphere Client. vSphere Client installation is straightforward. Make sure the user you are working under has local administrator rights on the machine and the system has an Internet connection.

Run vSphere Client by navigating to Start | Programs | VMware | VMware vSphere Client and type vCenter Server's or the host's address; if you are connecting directly to a host, enter the username and password.

You can ignore the security warning that appears. If you are not able to connect, make sure that the VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices service on the server is running.

Previous Section
End of Section 9
Next Section