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Table of Contents
LAB-1; INSTALLING ESXi
LAB-2: CONFIGURATION OF ESXi USING DCL...
LAB-3: LOGIN TO ESXi HOST USING VSPHERE CLIEN’
LAB-4: VIRTUAL NETWORKING WITH VIRTUAL SWITCHES..
LAB-5: CREATING A VIRTUAL MACHINE AND INSTALLING GUEST OS ON AVM.
LAB-6: INSTALLING VMWARE TOOLS IN THE GUEST OS
LAB-7: CONFIGURATION ESXi HOST AS NTP CLIENT
LAB-8: SYNCHRONIZING GUEST OS TIME WITH ESXi HOST
LAB-9: INSTALLING VCENTER SERVER
LAB-10: ADDING ESXi HOST TO VCENTER SERVER INVENTORY...
LAB-12: SNAPSHOTS OF VM.
LAB-13: CLONE A VM
LAB-14: TEMPLATE OF VM.
LAB-15: vMOTION (MIGRATION OF VM).
LAB-16: STORAGE VMOTION 0.
LAB-17: ENHANCED vMOTION..
LAB-18: SPHERE HIGH AVAILABILITY
LAB-19: vSPHERE DISTRIBUTED RESOURCE SCHEDULER...
LAB-20: vSPHERE FAULT TOLERANCE ..
LAB-21: UPDATE MANAGER.
LAB-22: ACCESS CONTROL...
LAB-23: RESOURCE POOLS FOR VM
LAB-24: PERFORMANCE MONITORING ..
LAB-25: VSPHERE DISTRIBUTED SWITCH......
LAB-26: HOST PROFILES
LAB-27: STORAGE DISTRIBUTED RESOURCE SCHEDULER,
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LAB-1; INSTALLING ESXi
Objective:
To Install ESXi on a Server
Pre-requisi
es:
Server, CD/DVD with iso image of ESXi
Steps:
1. Power on the Server
ESXi-5.5.8-1331828-standard installer
Automatic boot in 8 seconds Enter to start the Installation
System copies the files from the installation media
Helcone to the Viware ESXi 5.5.8 Installat
Viuare ESXi 5.5.0 installs on most systens but only
systems on VMuare’s Compatibility Guide are supported.
Consult the VMware Compatibility Guide at:
[Link] [Link]/resources/conpat ibility
Select the operation ta perform.
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4, Enter to continue with the installation
End User License Agreenent (EULA)
VMHARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TERMS OF THIS END USER LICENSE
AGREEMENT SHALL GDVERN YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE. REGARDLESS
OF ANY TERMS THAT MAY APPEAR DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE
SOF THARE .
INPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, OR
USING THE SOFTHARE, YOU CTHE INDIVIDUAL OR LEGAL ENTITY)
AGREE 10 BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS END USER LICENSE
AGREEMENT (“EULA”). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE 10 THE TERMS OF
THIS EULA, YOU MUST NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, OR USE THE
SOFTWARE, AND YOU MUST DELETE OR RETURN THE UNUSED SOFTWARE
TO THE VENDOR FROM WHICH YOU ACQUIRED IT WITHIN THIRTY (30)
DAYS AND REQUEST & REFUND OF THE LICENSE FEE, IF ANY, THAT
Use the arrow keys to scroll the EULA text
5. Press Fito accept EULA
Select a Disk to Install or Upgrade
* Contains a YMFS partition
# Clained by vSAN
Pe ot eMC ra Dre oy Select a disk to install, Enter to Continue
Please select a keyboard layout
Suiss French
Suiss German
Turkish
US Dvorak
Ukrainian
United Kingdon
Use the arrow keys to scroll.
Select a keyboard layout, Enter to Continue
Enter a root passuord
Root passuard:
Confirm passuard:
Enter the new root password
Enter a root passuord
Root password:
Confirm password:
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9. Enter to Continue
Confirn Install
The installer is configured to ESXi 5.5.0 on:
[Link] :CO:T8:L0.
1 This disk will be repartitioned.
10. Press F11 to confirm the installation
11, Installation will start
Installation Complete
ESKi 5.5.0 has been =——_sinstallled.
ESKi 5.5.8 will operate in evaluation mode for 68 days. To
use ESXi 5.5.8 after the evaluation period, you nust
register for a Vfware praduct license. To adninister your
server, use the Sphere Client or the Direct Control User
Interface.
the installation disc before reboot ing.
Reboot the server to start using ESXi 5.5.0.
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Reboot ing Server
The server will shut doun and reboot.
‘The process will take a short tine to conplete.
13. _ Installation of ESXi is complete
NO Cre S nor} Pre ey ONFIGURATION OF ESXi USING DCUI
Objective:
To do the initial configuration of ESXi
Tasks:
Configuring IP Address
Default Gateway
DNs.
Hostname
Enabling shell access
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1. Press F2 to Login to DCU!
2. Enter the credentials, Enter to continue
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6. Enter the IP, Subnet & Default Gateway, Enter to continue
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8 Enter DNS Server IP and give a Hostname, Enter to continue
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9. Dropdown to Custom DNS Suffixes, Enter
10. Enter the domain name, Enter to continue
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12. Press Y for changes to take effect
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Verification:
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IP Address & Hostname is configured Initial configuration of ESXi is complete.
TONE Te Er Cee Pe oy LAB-3: LOGIN TO ESXi HOST USING vSPHERE CLIENT
Objectiv
To use a vSphere client to log in to ESKi Host
Pre-requisites:
Client Machine with vsphere Client installed
Steps:
Launch vSphere Client on your local system
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POR eu Page |19 Pea cr Rl LAB-4: VIRTUAL NETWORKING WITH VIRTUAL SWITCHES
Objective:
To configure Virtual Networking on ESXi Host
Tasks:
‘© Creating a Virtual Machine Port Group
‘© Creating a VMkernel port
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ON AVM
Objective:
To Create a Virtual Machine
To Install a Guest Operating System
Tasks:
© Login to ESXi Host
© Create a new Virtual Machine
‘+ Install Guest Operating System on the Virtual Machine
Steps:
1. Login to Host using vSphere Client
Right click on Host click on New Virtual Machine
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Objective:
To install VMware tools in the Guest OS
Steps:
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Objective:
To Configure ESKi Host as an NTP Client
Tasks:
'* Login to ESXi Host and
‘© Configure ESXi host as NTP Client
Steps:
1. Login to ESXi Host
Click on configuration tab
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Objective:
‘To synchronize the guest operating system time with the E:
Steps:
1. Login to ESXi Host
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Objective:
To Install vCenter Server
Prerequisites:
Virtual machine with minimum 2CPU, 4G8 RAM
Windows server 2008R2/2012 installed
Member of the domain
1SO image of vCenter Server
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LAB-10: ADDING ESXi HOST TO vCENTER SERVER INVENTORY
Objective:
To Add ESXi Host to vCenter Server Inventory
Prerequisites:
vCenter Server, ESXi Hosts
Tasks:
© Create a Datacenter in vCenter Server
‘© Add ESXi host to Datacenter
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