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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

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How to Install and Configure ESXi Server 5.1

ESXi Overview :

ESXi Provides a virtualization layer that abstract the processor,memory,storage and networking resources of the physical host into multiple virtual machines. ESXi is a bare-metal hypervisior that creates the foundation for a dynamic and automated data center.
In ESXi architecture , applications running in virtual machine access CPU ,memory,disk & network interfaces without direct access to the underlying hardware. The ESXi Hypervisor is called the VMKernel.
We can get a free version version of ESXi , called Vsphere Hypervisor, or we can purchased a licensed  version with vsphere..
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Installation Steps:

 Step:1 Download the trail or licensed version of esxi  from “http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor/overview.html”
Now  Either burn or mount the ESXi 5.1 iso image to the DVD drive of the server and let the server boot from dvd.
 Step:2  We will get below screen
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Step:3
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Step:4 Press enter to continue at the Welcome to VMware ESXi 5.1 Installation screen.
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Step:5  Press F11 to accept the End User License Agreement.
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 Step:6 Select the hard drive you wish to install VMware ESXi 5.1 onto and press Enter.
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Select your keyboard layout and press Enter.
Step:7 Just enter the root password and then Press Enter.
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Step:8 Press F11 to begin installing ESXi 5.1
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Step:9 Once the installation is complete you are required to reboot the server. Press enter.
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Step:10 VMware ESXi is now installed. Do Basic setting like static ip address, dns, etc by pressing F2
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VMware vSphere 5.5 Course Details

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VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.5]


Objectives:  By the end of the course, you should understand vSphere 5.5 functions and features and be able to meet the following objectives:
  1. •  Deploy an ESXi host
  2. •  Deploy a vCenter Server instance
  3. •  Deploy a vCenter Server appliance
  4. •  Manage an ESXi host using vCenter Server
  5. •  Manage ESXi storage using vCenter Server
  6. •  Manage ESXi networking using vCenter Server
  7. •  Manage virtual machines using vCenter Server
  8. •  Deploy and manage thin-provisioned virtual machines
  9. •  Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere® vMotion®
  10. •  Manage vSphere infrastructure with VMware vSphere® Web Client and VMware vSphere® Client™
  11. •  Migrate virtual machines using VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion®
  12. •  Manage access control using vCenter Server
  13. •  Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server
  14. •  Manage VMware vSphere® High Availability, VMware vSphere® Fault Tolerance, and VMware vSphere®
  15.     Data Protection™ using vCenter Server
  16. •  Apply patches using VMware vSphere®Update Manager



Outline:  
  1. Course Introduction
    • Introductions and course logistics
    • Course objectives
  2. Virtualized Data Center
    • Introduce components of the virtualized data center
    • Describe where vSphere fits into the cloud architecture
    • Install and use vSphere Client
  3. Creating Virtual Machines
    • Introduce virtual machines, virtual machine hardware, and virtual machine files
    • Deploy a single virtual machine
  4. VMware vCenter Server
    • Introduce the vCenter Server architecture
    • Introduce VMware® vCenter™ Single Sign-On™
    • Install and use vSphere Web Client
    • Introduce VMware® vCenter™ Server Appliance™
    • Configure and manage vCenter Server Appliance
    • Manage vCenter Server inventory objects and licenses
  5. Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
    • Describe, create, and manage a standard switch
    • Describe and modify standard switch properties
    • Configure virtual switch load-balancing algorithms
  6. Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage
    • Introduce storage protocols and device names
    • Configure ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage
    • Create and manage vSphere datastores
    • Deploy and manage VMware® Virtual SAN™
  7. Virtual Machine Management
    • Use templates and cloning to deploy virtual machines
    • Modify and manage virtual machines
    • Create and manage virtual machine snapshots
    • Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations
    • Create a VMware vSphere® vApp™
  8. Access and Authentication Control
    • Control user access through roles and permissions
    • Configure and manage the ESXi firewall
    • Configure ESXi lockdown mode
    • Integrate ESXi with Active Directory
  9. Resource Management and Monitoring
    • Introduce virtual CPU and memory concepts
    • Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage
    • Configure and manage resource pools
    • Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server performance graphs and alarms
  10. High Availability and Fault Tolerance
    • Introduce the new vSphere High Availability architecture
    • Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster
    • Introduce vSphere Fault Tolerance
    • Describe VMware vSphere® Replication
  11. Scalability
    • Configure and manage a VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ (DRS) cluster
    • Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
    • Use vSphere HA and DRS together
  12. Patch Management
    • Use vSphere Update Manager to manage ESXi patching
    • Install vSphere Update Manager and the vSphere Update Manager plug-in
    • Create patch baselines
    • Scan and remediate hosts
  13. Installing VMware Components
    • Introduce ESXi installation
    • Describe boot-from-SAN requirements
    • Introduce vCenter Server deployment options
    • Describe vCenter Server hardware, software, and database requirements
    • Install vCenter Server (Windows-based)
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