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How to install a VMware ESX 3i server on HP Server..................................................................2 How to configure Time configuration and scratch configure for ESX host...................................13 How to install patches on ESX host with update manager..........................................................16 How to scan storage adapter to add a new LUN........................................................................21 How to add Datastore to an ESX server with the assigned LUN.................................................23 How to manage VMware datacenter in virtual center ................................................................24 How to add one ESX host to the existing cluster........................................................................27 How to manage files in the datastore.........................................................................................29 How to Vmotion a Virtual machine to another esx host..............................................................30 How to create/delete/go to VMware snapshot............................................................................33 How to install and configure VCB (VMware consolidated backup)..............................................36 How to install and use VMware converter to convert a server....................................................41 How to import/remove/delete a virtual machine..........................................................................50 How to restore a virtual machine from a VCB backup file ..........................................................55 How to backup and restore a ESXi configuration ......................................................................59 How to deploy a virtual machine with the template.....................................................................63 How to power on/power off/restart a virtual machine..................................................................65 How to install VMware tools on the virtual machine....................................................................66 How to create a virtual machine without the template................................................................72 How to manage folders in virtual center ....................................................................................77 How to attach CD medial or floppy media to virtual machine .....................................................79 How to add a disk to a virtual machine ......................................................................................82
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Copy hpvm-recovery to local disk. And mount it into virtual media. Install over network using iLOs Virtual Media. Boot or reboot your server to the virtual media.
The media is bootable and will kick off an easy self-guided application. Press Enter to continue, and press Enter again to confirm install fro m recovery CD
Un-mount the virtual media and reboot server when the installation completed. Click Disconnect on the Virtual Media page, and press Enter to reboot.
Server will boot into ESX 3i system. Press F2 to enter customize system console.
This is the service console network connection which use for remote network management of the ESXi server.
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configure IP
How to configure Time configuration and scratch configure for ESX host
Note: The Scratch configuration is only request by ESXi Cluster setup Step Action/Outcome Reference 1 Click one host and choose time configuration in the configuration tab
Click option
Choose NTP settings and click add to add the ntp servers, generally they are DC servers.
Click ScratchConfig and configure the value to direct a storage folder path.
Right click the host and click Remediate to apply the updates. Make sure all virtual machines on this host have been migrated before this action.
Choose the update which need be applied and click next to proceed.
Choose the option to apply patches immediately or schedule a time and click next.
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A progress bar will appear in below panel. It will take the host into maintenance mode and install the patches automatically.
Click the fiber channel adapter and click rescan to scan assigned LUN.
A LUN will appear in the panel if it was newly assigned , click next to add it to the VMFS storage.
Datacenter name will appear in the left panel. DataCenter Name will use Network site Code (e,g CHSGH01)
Right click a datacenter and choose new cluster to create a new cluster.
In administration Control select Allow VMs to be powered on even if they violate availability constraints
After a cluster was created, can import a host to it. Please refer how to import
In VI client, right click the cluster name and click Add host
Click Next to finish the wizard. ESX host will appear in the left panel.
To delete files in a datastore, choose one folder and click delete icon. Warning: This is un-recovery action please make sure it with no use before delete them.
To upload/downloa d filed into datastore, browse to the datastore and click the upload/downloa d button. To rename a datastore, right click a datastore name and choose rename
The migration wizard will appear, choose another host in he same cluster and click next.
To add a snapshot for a virtual machine, right click it, click snapshot>take snapshot
The snapshot which was taken will appear in the snapshot manager.
To delete or rename a snapshot, right click a virtual machine and got to snapshot>snapshot manager
To install the vcb software, double click the installation file and click next.
Installation processes
Configure the vcb configuration file to meet the backup environment. Browse to C:\Program Files\VMware \VMware Consolidated Backup Framework\co nfig , edit the config.js file.
Configure the prescan.bat file under C:\Program Files\VMware \VMware Consolidated Backup Framework\ge neric
Configure the postscan.bat file under C:\Program Files\VMware \VMware Consolidated Backup Framework\ge neric
Click next
Click install
To converter a virtual machine, run the VMware converter , choose the source type
Choose the machine which need be convertered, generally is the machine which be installed with converter.
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Type the esx host name and account which will host the virtual machine.
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Click next
Click yes, it will remove the virtual machine from inventory. Virtual machine files will not be deleted from datastore. To add a virtual machine in to inventory, browse to the virtual machine folder in datastore, right click the .vmx file and choose add to inventory The Add to inventory wizard will appear, choose the data center and click next.
To Delete a virtual machine from the storage, power off it and click delete from disk Warning: this will delete the virtual machine thoroughly. Make sure it is with no use before deleting.
Browse to the folder which store the restored virtual machine and select the .vmx file.
Type the esx host ip address and user account. Click next.
Select the storage to store the virtual machine and click next. Make sure there is enough space on the storage to store it.
It will prompt for the ESXi servers user name and password, enter the password, it will generate a file to the input path.
To restore a configuration backup file to a ESXi server, type the follow command in the command window: Vicfgcfgbackup.pl server <ipaddress> -l <backup file path>. Make sure the backup file is corresponding to the right server. After restore completed, it will prompt to restart the server. Type yes to confirm.
How to import a vm template into virtual center. Step Action/Outcome Reference 1 Browse to the storage folder which stores the vm template file. Right click the vmtx file and choose add to inventory
Set the template name and choose the location to store the template. Click next
Select the host which hosts the vm template and click next.
The template will appear in the inventorys Virtual Machines and template view.
Choose the cluster which store the virtual machine. Note: template should be within the clusters LAN.
Click next
Click Finish
To power on/power off a virtual machine , Right click it and choose power on or power off. Choose suspend /reset to suspend or reset a virtual machine. Shut Down Guest option will shut down the OS. It will not be available without the VMtools installed.
A prompt window will appear in the virtual machines console. Check Interactive Tools Upgrade
A VMware Tools installation wizard window will appear. If it doesnt appear, go to My computer and double click the cd-rom icon. Click next to proceed.
Click install.
Click Advanced.
Click the troubleshoot tab and drag the hardware acceleration bar to Full. Click OK
Click yes to restart the virtual machine or click no to schedule another time to restart it.
Select a OS version
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Browse the datastore and choose the existing iso file and click ok.
To attach a floppy media, right click the virtual machine and click edit settings, choose Floppy disk and check Datastore ISO file, browse to the floppy img file and click ok
Set the disk size and check store with the virtual machine or choose another datastore location.
Enter OS, go to computer management, right click disk management and choose rescan disks.
A new disk will appear, right click it and choose initialize disk, it will appear as the unallocated disk.
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