vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide ESX 4.1 ESXi 4.1 vCenter Server 4.1 This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition To check for more recent editions of this document, see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs EN-000297-00 vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware Web site at: http://www.vmware.com/support/ The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates If you have comments about this documentation, submit your feedback to: docfeedback@vmware.com Copyright © 2009, 2010 VMware, Inc All rights reserved This product is protected by U.S and international copyright and intellectual property laws VMware products are covered by one or more patents listed at http://www.vmware.com/go/patents VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc in the United States and/or other jurisdictions All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies VMware, Inc 3401 Hillview Ave Palo Alto, CA 94304 www.vmware.com VMware, Inc Contents About This Book Virtualization with VMware vSphere vSphere Concepts and Features 13 Virtualization Basics 13 Physical Topology of vSphere Datacenter 14 vSphere Software Components 15 vSphere Managed Inventory Objects 17 Optional vCenter Server Components 19 vCenter Server Plug-Ins 20 vSphere Client Interfaces 21 Start the vSphere Client and Log In 22 Stop the vSphere Client and Log Out 22 vSphere Web Access 22 VMware Service Console 23 Using the vSphere Client 25 Getting Started Tabs 26 Status Bar, Recent Tasks, and Triggered Alarms 26 Panel Sections 27 View Virtual Machine Console 27 Searching the vSphere Inventory 27 Using Lists 29 Custom Attributes 30 Select Objects 31 Manage vCenter Server Plug-Ins 31 Save vSphere Client Data 32 Working with Active Sessions 32 Setting Up vCenter Server Using vCenter Server in Linked Mode 37 Linked Mode Prerequisites 37 Linked Mode Considerations 38 Join a Linked Mode Group After Installation 38 Reconciling Roles When Connecting vCenter Server to a Linked Mode Group 39 Isolate a vCenter Server Instance from a Linked Mode Group 40 Change the Domain of a vCenter Server System in a Linked Mode Group 40 VMware, Inc vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide Configure the URLs on a Linked Mode vCenter Server System 40 Linked Mode Troubleshooting 41 Monitor vCenter Server Services 43 Configuring Hosts and vCenter Server 45 Host Configuration 45 Configuring vCenter Server 45 Configuring Communication Among ESX, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Client 55 Setting Up Your Virtual Infrastructure Organizing Your Inventory 59 Create Datacenters 60 Add Hosts 60 Create Clusters 61 Create Resource Pools 62 Create Datastores 62 Create Host-Wide Networks 63 Create Datacenter-Wide Networks 64 Managing ESX/ESXi and vCenter Server Licenses 69 About License Key Capacity 70 About vSphere and vCenter Server License Keys 71 About Using a License Server to Manage ESX 3.x/ESXi 3.5 Hosts 71 About the License Portal 72 About License Inventories 73 Controlling License Permissions 74 View License Information 74 Add a License Key to the License Inventory and Assign It to an Asset 75 Add Multiple License Keys to the License Inventory 75 Assign a License Key to Multiple Assets 76 Export Report Data 77 License a Host Without vCenter Server 78 License a Host When Adding It to the vCenter Server Inventory 78 View Which Features Are Licensed on a Host 78 Set an ESX/ESXi Host to Evaluation Mode 79 About the Licensing Reporting Manager 79 About Licensing Reports 79 View Licensing Usage Reports with the Licensing Reporting Manager 81 Download a Licensing Report 81 Set a Threshold for License Usage 82 Troubleshooting Licensing 82 Managing Users, Groups, Roles, and Permissions 87 Managing vSphere Users 87 Groups 89 Removing or Modifying Users and Groups 90 Best Practices for Users and Groups 90 VMware, Inc Contents Using Roles to Assign Privileges 90 Permissions in vSphere 94 Best Practices for Roles and Permissions 102 Required Privileges for Common Tasks 102 Monitoring Your Virtual Infrastructure Working with Performance Statistics 107 Statistics Collection for vCenter Server 107 Statistics Collection for Microsoft Windows Guest Operating Systems 114 vCenter Server Performance Charts 115 Monitoring and Troubleshooting Performance 119 10 Monitoring Host Health Status 125 Monitor Health Status When Directly Connected to a Host 126 Monitor Health Status When Connected to vCenter Server 126 Reset Hardware Sensors When Directly Connected to a Host 127 Reset Health Status Sensors When Connected to vCenter Server 127 Troubleshoot the Hardware Health Service 127 11 SNMP and vSphere 129 Using SNMP Traps with vCenter Server 129 Configure SNMP for ESX/ESXi 130 SNMP Diagnostics 134 Using SNMP with Guest Operating Systems 134 VMware MIB Files 134 12 Monitoring Storage Resources 147 Working with Storage Reports 147 Working with Storage Maps 149 13 Working with Alarms 151 Alarm Triggers 152 Alarm Actions 162 Alarm Reporting 167 Creating Alarms 167 Managing Alarms 171 Managing Alarm Actions 175 Preconfigured VMware Alarms 178 14 System Log Files 181 View System Log Entries 181 View System Logs on an ESXi Host 181 External System Logs 182 Configure Syslog on ESXi Hosts 183 Export Diagnostic Data 184 Collecting Log Files 184 VMware, Inc vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide Maintaining Your Virtual Infrastructure 15 Working with Tasks and Events 189 Managing Tasks 189 Managing Events 195 Report Errors 199 16 Starting and Stopping the vSphere Components 201 Start an ESX/ESXi Host 201 Reboot or Shut Down an ESX/ESXi Host 201 Stop an ESX Host Manually 202 Starting vCenter Server 202 17 Managing Hosts in vCenter Server 205 Disconnecting and Reconnecting a Host 205 Remove a Host from a Cluster 206 Understanding Managed Host Removal 207 Remove a Managed Host from vCenter Server 208 18 Migrating Virtual Machines 209 Cold Migration 210 Migrating a Suspended Virtual Machine 210 Migration with vMotion 210 Migration with Storage vMotion 213 CPU Compatibility and EVC 214 Migrate a Powered-Off or Suspended Virtual Machine 221 Migrate a Powered-On Virtual Machine with vMotion 222 Migrate a Virtual Machine with Storage vMotion 223 Storage vMotion Command-Line Syntax 225 Limits on Simultaneous Migrations 227 19 Using vCenter Maps 229 Set the Maximum Number of Map Objects 230 vCenter vMotion Maps 230 vCenter Map Icons and Interface Controls 230 View vCenter Maps 232 Print vCenter Maps 232 Export vCenter Maps 232 Appendixes A Defined Privileges 235 Alarms 236 Datacenter 237 Datastore 237 Distributed Virtual Port Group 238 VMware, Inc Contents Extension 239 Folder 239 Global 240 Host CIM 241 Host Configuration 241 Host Inventory 243 Host Local Operations 244 Host Profile 245 Network 245 Performance 246 Permissions 246 Resource 247 Scheduled Task 248 Sessions 249 Storage Views 249 Tasks 250 vApp 250 Virtual Machine Configuration 252 Virtual Machine Interaction 255 Virtual Machine Inventory 258 Virtual Machine Provisioning 259 Virtual Machine State 261 vNetwork Distributed Switch 262 VRM Policy 263 B Performance Metrics 265 C Data Counters 267 Index 269 VMware, Inc vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide VMware, Inc About This Book ® Datacenter Administration Guide describes how to start and stop the VMware vSphere Client components, build your vSphere environment, monitor and manage the information generated about the components, and set up roles and permissions for users and groups using the vSphere environment In addition, this manual provides brief introductions to the various tasks you can perform within the system as well as cross-references to the documentation that describes all the tasks in detail Datacenter Administration Guide covers ESX, ESXi, and vCenter Server Intended Audience The information presented is for system administrators who are experienced Windows or Linux system administrators and who are familiar with virtual machine technology and datacenter operations VMware Technical Publications Glossary VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you For definitions of terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation, go to http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs Document Feedback VMware welcomes your suggestions for improving our documentation If you have comments, send your feedback to docfeedback@vmware.com VMware vSphere Documentation The vSphere documentation consists of the combined VMware vCenter Server and ESX/ESXi documentation set Abbreviations Used in Figures The figures in this manual use the abbreviations listed in Table Table Abbreviations Abbreviation Description database vCenter Server database datastore Storage for the managed host dsk# Storage disk for the managed host hostn vCenter Server managed hosts VMware, Inc vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide Table Abbreviations (Continued) Abbreviation Description SAN Storage area network type datastore shared between managed hosts tmplt Template user# User with access permissions VC vCenter Server VM# Virtual machines on a managed host Technical Support and Education Resources The following technical support resources are available to you To access the current version of this book and other books, go to http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs Online and Telephone Support To use online support to submit technical support requests, view your product and contract information, and register your products, go to http://www.vmware.com/support Customers with appropriate support contracts should use telephone support for priority issues Go to http://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.html 10 Support Offerings To find out how VMware support offerings can help meet your business needs, go to http://www.vmware.com/support/services VMware Professional Services VMware Education Services courses offer extensive hands-on labs, case study examples, and course materials designed to be used as on-the-job reference tools Courses are available onsite, in the classroom, and live online For onsite pilot programs and implementation best practices, VMware Consulting Services provides offerings to help you assess, plan, build, and manage your virtual environment To access information about education classes, certification programs, and consulting services, go to http://www.vmware.com/services VMware, Inc vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide 264 VMware, Inc Performance Metrics B vSphere collects performance data on managed objects Performance metrics organize this data into the following categories: Table B-1 Metric Groups Metric group Description Cluster Services Performance statistics for clusters configured by using VMware DRS (distributed resource scheduler), VMware HA (high availability), or both CPU CPU utilization per host, virtual machine, resource pool, or compute resource Datastore Statistics for datastore utilization Disk Disk utilization per host, virtual machine, or datastore Disk metrics include I/O performance (such as latency and read/write speeds), and utilization metrics for storage as a finite resource Management Agent Memory swap statistics per COS Memory Memory utilization per host, virtual machine, resource pool, or compute resource The value obtained is one of the following: n For virtual machines, memory refers to guest physical memory Guest physical memory is the amount of physical memory presented as a virtual-hardware component to the virtual machine, at creation time, and made available when the virtual machine is running n For hosts, memory refers to machine memory Machine memory is the RAM that is installed in the hardware that comprises the ESX/ESXi system Network Network utilization for both physical and virtual network interface controllers (NICs) and other network devices, such as the virtual switches (vSwitch) that support connectivity among all components (hosts, virtual machines, VMkernel, and so on) Power Energy usage statistics per host Storage Adapter Data traffic statistics per HBA Storage Path Data traffic statistics per path System Overall system availability, such as system heartbeat and uptime These counters are available directly from ESX and from vCenter Server Virtual Machine Operations Virtual machine power and provisioning operations in a cluster or datacenter Each metric group contains one or more data counters (Appendix C, “Data Counters,” on page 267) vCenter Server collects and stores data for all counters However, the counters that are available for customizing a performance chart depend on the Statistics Level setting (“Statistics Levels,” on page 112, and the selected time period (Real Time, Past Day, and so on) VMware, Inc 265 vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide Calculations for all metrics are for the duration of the data collection cycle Collection cycle durations are specified by the Statistics Interval > Interval Duration setting You can use the vShpere Web Services SDK to query vCenter Server and get statistics for all counters The VMware vSphere API Reference contains detailed information about all data counters 266 VMware, Inc C Data Counters vCenter Server systems and ESX/ESXi hosts use data counters to query for statistics A data counter is a unit of information relevant to a given object For example, network metrics for a virtual machine include one counter that tracks the rate at which data is transmitted and another counter that tracks the rate at which data is received across a NIC instance Each data counter is comprised of several attributes that are used to determine the statistical value collected Table C-1 lists the data counter attributes Table C-1 Data Counter Attributes Attribute Description Unit of measurement How the statistic quantity is measured n KiloBytes (KB) – 1024 bytes n KiloBytes per second (KBps) – 1024 bytes per second n Kilobits (kb) – 1000 bits n Kilobits per second (kbps) – 1000 bits per second n MegaBytes (MB) n MegaBytes per second (MBps) n Megabits (mb) n Megabits per second (mbps) n MegaHertz (MHz) n Microseconds (µs) n Milliseconds (ms) n Number (#) n Percentage (%) n Seconds (s) Description Text description of the data counter Statistics type Measurement used during the statistics interval Related to the unit of measurement n Rate – Value over the current statistics interval n Delta – Change from previous statistics interval n Absolute – Absolute value, independent of the statistics interval VMware, Inc 267 vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide Table C-1 Data Counter Attributes (Continued) Attribute Description Rollup Type Calculation method used during the statistics interval to roll up data This determines the type of statistical values that are returned for the counter One of: n Average – Data collected during the interval is aggregated and averaged n Minimum – The minimum value is rolled up n Maximum – The maximum value is rolled up The Minimum and Maximum values are collected and displayed only in collection level Minimum and maximum rollup types are used to capture peaks in data during the interval For real-time data, the value is the current minimum or current maximum For historical data, the value is the average minimum or average maximum n n Collection level 268 Minimum and maximum rollup types are denoted in the collection level value by parentheses For example, the following information for the CPU usage chart shows that the average value is calculated and displayed at collection level and the minimum and maximum values are displayed at collection level n Counter: usage n Stats Type: Rate n Unit: Percentage (%) n Rollup Type: Average (Minimum/Maximum) n Collection Level: (4) Summation – Data collected is summed The measurement displayed in the chart represents the sum of data collected during the interval Latest – Data collected during the interval is a set value The value displayed in the performance charts represents the current value Number of data counters used to collect statistics Collection levels range from to 4, with having the most counters VMware, Inc Index Numerics 3DNow!, EVC modes 220 A abbreviations access permissions 90 privileges 235 Active Directory configuring settings 49 server 49 Active Directory Application Mode 37 Active Directory Timeout 100 active sessions, send messages 33 ADAM 37 adding dvPort groups 66 license keys 75 adding hosts 60 admin contact info 65 advanced search 28 advanced settings, vCenter Server 54 alarm action scripts, environment variables 165 alarm actions about disabling 163 disabled, identifying 175 disabling 175 email notification 178 enabling 175 removing 176 run a command 176 running scripts 165 substitution parameters 166 alarm triggers condition-state components 153 condition/state triggers 153 datastore conditions/states 156 event 157 event trigger components 157 host conditions/states 155 setting for conditions/states 169 setting for events 170 virtual machine conditions/states 154 alarms about 151 acknowledging triggered alarms 171 VMware, Inc actions 162 alarm reporting 167 changing 171 creating 167 default vSphere alarm actions 162 disabling 172 disabling actions 175 exporting alarm definitions 172 general settings 168 identifying triggered alarms 173 managing 171 managing actions 175 preconfigured vSphere alarms 178 privileges 236 removing 173 reporting settings 171 resetting triggered event alarms 173 setting up triggers 169 SMTP settings 164 SNMP traps 163 triggering on events 197 triggers 152 viewing 26, 174 viewing triggered alarms 174 annotations 30 applying licenses, troubleshooting 83 assigning license keys 76 B baselines, security 20 best practices groups 90 permissions 102 roles 102 users 90 binding on host, dvPort groups 67 C cable/interconnect, health monitoring 125 charts customizing advanced charts 118 exporting data 117 saving data to a file 117 Cisco Discovery Protocol 65 269 vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide clusters creating 61 EVC 217, 218 event triggers 161 removing hosts 206 requirements for enabling EVC 216 shared storage 211 cold migration 209, 210 collection intervals about 109 configuring 110 Collection Intervals 47 combining license keys 72 command-line interface, remote 24 commands, service console 24 communities, SNMP 131 community string 51 components ESX/ESXi 15 host agent 15 managed 17 vCenter Server 15 vCenter Server agent 15 vCenter Server database 15 vSphere 15 condition and state triggers 152 condition/state alarm triggers datastores 156 hosts 155 virtual machines 154 config reset at disconnect, dvPort groups 67 configuration files, virtual machines 226 configure vCenter Server, using licese server 71 consoles, virtual machines 27 core dumps 185 cores per CPU 70 CPU health monitoring 125 performance 119 CPU compatibility EVC 216 for vMotion 214 masks 221 CPU families 215 CPU features kernel level 215 user-level 215 virtual machines 219 creating clusters 61 datastores 62 resource pools 62 creating datacenter-wide networks 64 270 creating datacenters 60 creating host-wide networks 63 custom attributes adding 30 editing 30 D data counters, about 267 database configuring number of connections 53 impact of statistics on 48 limiting size 53 retention policy 53 vCenter Server 15 databases, preparing 37 datacenters creating 60 creating datacenter-wide networks 64 event triggers 160 privileges 237 topology maps 229 datastores about 17 condition/state alarm triggers 156 creating 62 event triggers 160 performance 123 privileges 237 relocate virtual machine files 213 determining which features are licensed 78 DHCP 24 diagnostic data export 182 exporting 184 diagnostics, SNMP 144 directory service 89 Directory Services 40 disk I/O, performance 120 distributed virtual port groups, privileges 238 distribution groups, Active Directory 89 dividing license keys 72 DNS 41 domain, changing for vCenter Server 40 domain controller 41 downgrading license keys 72 download licensing report, troubleshooting 85 dvPort groups adding 66 binding on host 67 config reset at disconnect 67 description 66 live port moving 67 name 66 VMware, Inc Index number of ports 66 override settings 67 port group type 66 port name format 67 dvPorts, event triggers 161 E early binding port groups 66 Email messages 50 email notification, setting up 178 Enhanced vMotion Compatibility, See EVC environment variables, alarm actions 165 error logs, VMkernel 185 ESX configuring SNMP 130 licensing 69 shut down 202 ESX/ESXi about 15 rebooting 201 shutdown 201 syslog service 183 ESX/ESXi hosts, start 201 ESXi, configuring SNMP 130 evaluation, licensing after 84 EVC configuring 219 creating a cluster 217 enabling on a cluster 218 requirements 216 supported processors 216 EVC modes virtual machines 219 without 3DNow! 220 event triggers clusters 161 datacenters 160 datastores 160 dvPort groups 161 hosts 159 networks 162 virtual machines 158 vNetwork Distributed Switch 161 events about 195 configuring retention policy 53 exporting 198 filtering for hosts and datacenters 197 filtering using keywords 197 viewing 196 expired license 84 export license data 77 exporting diagnostic data 184 VMware, Inc lists 29 logs 184 vCenter Server data 32 extensions privileges 239 troubleshooting 32 F fans, monitoring 125 feedback filtering, lists 29 firewall configure communication 55 network-based 43 Windows 42 folders, privileges 239 G Getting Started tabs disabling 26 restoring 26 global data 38, 40 global privileges 240 Global.licenses permission 74 gpupdate /force command 41 group policy update 41 groups best practices 90 modifying 90 removing 90 requirements 37 searching 100 guest operating systems, SNMP 134 GUID 41 H hardware, health troubleshooting 127 hardware health reset sensors 127 troubleshooting 127 health status, monitoring 126 host certificates, verifying 54 host health, reset sensors 127 host profiles, privileges 245 hosts about 17 adding 60 adding to a vNetwork Distributed Switch 65 CIM privileges 241 condition/state alarm triggers 155 configuration privileges 241 configuring 45 configuring licensing 78 connecting to vCenter Server 205 271 vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide custom attributes 30 definition 17 disconnecting 205 disconnecting from vCenter Server 205 ESX/ESXi 201 event triggers 159 hardware monitoring 125 health status 126 inventory privileges 243 local operations privileges 244 managing 205 reconnecting 206 removing from cluster 206 removing from vCenter Server 207, 208 shutdown 202 hypervisor 13 I information panels 27 installing plug-ins 31 VirtualCenter Server 37 interfaces 21 Internet Explorer, security settings 127 inventory organize 59 searching 27 selecting objects 31 topology maps 229 inventory panels 27 IP address, vCenter Server 49 K kernel-level CPU features 215 L late binding port groups 66 LDAP 38 license expiration 84 license inventory 73 license key applying 78 names 71 license keys assigning 78 change history 72 combining 72 dividing 72 license portal 72 license report, export data 77 license settings, configuring 46 license troubleshooting 84 272 licensed features 78 licenses, viewing 74 licensing adding license keys 75 after evaluation 84 assigning 76 legacy assets 69 per-instance 70 per-processor 70, 76 troubleshooting 82 usage reports 81 vCenter Server 46 licensing report, downloading 81 Licensing Reporting Manager download a licensing report 81 licensing reports 79 troubleshooting 85 Licensing Reporting Manager, troubleshooting 85 licensing reports 79 limiting users or groups 49 limits migration operations 227 provisioning operations 227 Storage vMotion 227 vMotion 227 Linked Mode affect on license inventory 73 and databases 38 and permissions 38 groups 37 reachability 40, 41 requirements 37 roles 39 troubleshooting 41–43 lists exporting 29 filtering 29 live port moving, dvPort groups 67 load balancing 19 log detail, setting the log level 52 log files collecting 184, 185 ESX 185 export 182 external 182 turning off compression 185 logging in vSphere Client 22 vSphere Web Access 23 Logging options, configuring 52 logging out vSphere Client 22 vSphere Web Access 23 VMware, Inc Index logs collecting 185 ESX 182 ESXi 182 export 184 vSphere Client 182 Long operations 52 M Mail Sender settings, configuring 50 man pages, service console 24 managed components 17 managed devices, MIB files 134 managed entities, permissions 95 maps exporting 149 hiding items 150 moving items on a 150 storage 149 maximum MTU 65 maximum number of ports 65 memory health monitoring 125 performance 121 metrics, performance 265 MIB files 134 migrating powered-off virtual machines 221 powered-on virtual machines 222 suspended virtual machines 221 virtual machine disks 223 virtual machines with Storage vMotion 223 with vMotion 222 migration about 209 compatibility checks 224 limits 227 of suspended virtual machines 210 relocate virtual machine files 213 Storage vMotion 213 with snapshots 213 with vMotion 210 modules, See plug-ins monitoring performance 119 reports 147 statistics levels 113 N networks event triggers 162 health monitoring 125 performance 122 VMware, Inc privileges 245 requirements for vMotion 211 Normal operations 52 O object identifiers (OIDs) 134 objects, selecting 31 override settings, dvPort groups 67 P panels 27 per-instance licensing 70 per-processor licensing 70, 76 Perfmon utility 114 performance advanced charts 116 archiving statistics in vCenter database 113 configuring collection intervals 110 CPU 119 data counters 108 Disk I/O 120 memory 121 metrics 265 monitoring 119 network 122 overview charts 116 performance chart types 115 privileges 246 statistics collection 107 statistics impact on vCenter Server database 114 statistics intervals, enabling and disabling 111 statistics levels about 112 using effectively 113 storage 123 troubleshooting 119 virtual machine 114 performance charts advanced charts about 116 deleting views 119 viewing 117 chart types 115 customizing advanced charts 118 exporting data 117 overview charts about 116 viewing 116 viewing Help 116 saving data to a file 117 273 vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide performance statistics, Windows guest operating systems 114 permissions access 90 assigning 90, 99 best practices 102 changing 101 Global.licenses 74 inheritance 95, 98, 99 overriding 98, 99 privileges 246 Read-only 74 removing 101 search 27 settings 97 validating 99, 101 vNetwork Distributed Switches 95 physical topology computing servers 14 desktop clients 14 IP networks 14 storage networks and arrays 14 vCenter Server 14 plug-ins disabling 31 downloading 31 enabling 31 installing 31 managing 31 privileges 239 removing 32 troubleshooting 32 viewing installed 31 port name format, dvPort groups 67 ports for SNMP 132 vNetwork Distributed Switch 64 power, health monitoring 125 power management 19 power on virtual machines 84 printing, vSphere Client window 32 privileges alarms 236 assigning 90 configuration 241 datacenter 237 datastores 237 distributed virtual port groups 238 extension 239 folder 239 global 240 host CIM 241 host inventory 243 274 host local operations 244 host profiles 245 network 245 performance 246 permission 246 plug-ins 239 required for common tasks 102 resource 247 scheduled tasks 248 sessions 249 storage views 249 tasks 250 vApps 250 virtual machine 258 virtual machine configuration 252 virtual machine interaction 255 virtual machine provisioning 259 virtual machine state 261 vNetwork Distributed Switches 262 VRM policy 263 processors, health monitoring 125 Q query limit 49 R raw device mappings, migrating 214 RDMs, See raw device mappings Read-only permission 74 receiver URL 51 reconnecting hosts 206 registry settings 42, 43 remote, command-line interface 24 removing, plug-ins 32 reporting, alarms 167 reporting errors 199 reports exporting 148 filtering 148 monitoring 147 storage 149 storage, displaying 148 required privileges, for common tasks 102 reset sensors, host health 127 resource maps exporting 232 icons 230 interface controls 230 printing 232 setting maximum number of map objects 230 viewing 232 vMotion resources 230 resource pools, creating 62 VMware, Inc Index resources definition 17 management 19 privileges 247 storage 147 restart, vCenter Server 202 roles best practices 102 cloning 93 copy 93 creating 92 default 91 editing 93 in linked mode groups 39 privileges, lists of 235 removing 93, 101 renaming 94 RPCCfg.exe 42, 43 Runtime Settings, configuring 49 S scheduled tasks about 191 about canceling 194 canceling 191 creating 192 privileges 248 process rules 195 removing 194 rules 195 SDK 40, 41 search lists, adjusting for large domains 100 searching advanced search 28 inventory objects 28 simple search 28 searching inventory, permissions 27 security, baselines 20 security groups, Active Directory 89 security settings, Internet Explorer 127 service console commands 24 connection 24 DHCP 24 man pages 24 remote command-line interface, versus 24 services syslogd 183 vCenter Server 43 sessions privileges 249 viewing 33 vSphere Client, terminating 33 set host to evaluation mode 79 VMware, Inc settings, vCenter Server 45 simple search 28 SMASH 125 SMTP configuring email 178 configuring email notifications 164 notification 50 server 50 snapshots, virtual machines, migrate 213 SNMP communities 131 community string 51 configuring 129, 130, 177 configuring for ESX 130 configuring for ESXi 130 configuring traps 131, 163 diagnostics 134, 144 GET 132 guest operating systems 134 management software 133 polling 132 ports 132 receiver URL 51 settings 51 traps 51, 129 VMWARE-ENV-MIB 136 VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB 136 VMWARE-PRODUCTS-MIB 139 VMWARE-RESOURCES-MIB 140 VMWARE-ROOT-MIB 135 VMWARE-SYSTEM-MIB 140 VMWARE-TC-MIB 141 VMWARE-VC-EVENT-MIB 141 VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB 142 solution, licensing 71 solutions, licensing 69 SSH 24 SSL certificate 206 SSL settings, configuring 54 starting, vSphere Client 22 statistics about vCenter Server data 107 archiving statistics in vCenter database 113 collection intervals 110 data counters 108 impact on the database 48 performance 265 statistics intervals, enabling and disabling 111 statistics levels about 112 using effectively 113 vCenter Server database calculator 114 275 vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide Statistics, Collection Intervals 47 statistics intervals disabling 48 enabling 48 enabling and disabling 111 statistics levels about 112 best practices 112 guidelines 113 Statistics settings, configuring 47 status bar 26 storage customizing reports 149 health monitoring 125 maps 149 monitoring 147 performance 123 reports, displaying 148 storage maps, displaying 149 storage resources, monitoring 147 storage views, privileges 249 Storage vMotion command-line syntax 225 examples 226 limitations 214 limits 227 requirements 214 substitution parameters, alarm action scripts 166 support syslog 183 system logs configuring 184 ESX 182 ESXi 182 VMkernel 185 Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware, See SMASH T tabs, Getting Started 26 tasks about 189 canceling 191 configuring retention policy 53 filtering on hosts and datacenters 190 filtering with keywords 191 guidelines 195 privileges 250 removing scheduled tasks 194 rescheduling 194 rules 195 scheduled, about 191 scheduling 192 276 viewing 26, 189 viewing all tasks 190 viewing recent tasks 190 viewing scheduled tasks 190 Telnet 24 temperature, monitoring 125 thresholds 82 time zones 194 Timeout, interval 52 timeout interval, setting 49 Timeout settings, configuring 52 Tomcat Web server 15 traps, configuring SNMP traps 131 triggered alarms acknowledging 171 identifying 173 triggers, condition and state 153 troubleshooting CPU performance 119 datastore performance 123 Disk I/O performance 120 extensions 32 hardware health 127 Linked Mode 40, 41 log files 181, 184 memory performance 121 network performance 122 performance 119 plug-ins 32 troubleshooting applying licenses 83 troubleshooting licensing 82, 84 U URLs, configuring 40, 41 usage reports for licensing 81 user-level CPU features 215 users Active Directory 88 best practices 90 host 88 removing 99 searching 100 vCenter 88 using license server to manage hosts, about 71 V validation enabling 49 of users or groups 49 period 49 vApps, privileges 250 vCenter database, archiving statistics, about 113 vCenter Linked Mode 37, 88 VMware, Inc Index vCenter Server about 15 active sessions, view 32 advanced settings 54 agent 15 changing domain 40 communication through firewall 55 configure to use license server 71 configuring 45 configuring SNMP 130, 177 configuring URLs 40, 41 custom attributes 30 database 15 database connections 53 events 195 ID 49 IP address 49 joining a group 38, 40 licensing 69 name 49 performance statistics 107 plug-ins 15, 20 removing hosts 207 requirements for joining a group 37 restarting 202 SNMP 129 start 202 stop 202 verify on Windows 202 vCenter Server database configuring collection intervals 110 statistics impact calculation 114 statistics intervals, enabling and disabling 111 vCenter Server license 71 vCenter Server services, monitoring 43 vCenterServer.VimApiUrl 40, 41 vCenterServer.VimWebServicesUrl 40, 41 vDS adding a host to 65 admin contact info 65 Cisco Discovery Protocol 65 IP address 65 maximum MTU 65 maximum number of ports 65 verbose logging, configuring 184 verifying, host certificates 54 virtual disks determining path 226 migrating 226 virtual machines condition/state alarm triggers 154 configuration files 226 VMware, Inc configuration privileges 252 convert 20 CPU compatibility masks 221 custom attributes 30 definition 17 EVC modes 219 event triggers 158 interaction privileges 255 inventory privileges 258 migrating 210, 221, 223 migrating with vMotion 210 migration 209 performance 114 provisioning privileges 259 requirements for vMotion 212 security compliance 20 state privileges 261 view console 27 virtual disks 226 virtualization 13 VLAN ID 66 VLAN Trunking 66 VMkernel, logs 185 vMotion 3DNow! 220 compatibility checks 214, 224 limits 227 migrating virtual machines with 222 network requirements 211 requirements 211 resource maps 230 storage requirements 211 swapfile considerations 212 virtual machine requirements 212 VMware Converter, about 20 VMware DRS 19 VMware High Availability (HA) 19 VMware Service Console 21 VMware Update Manager 20 VMWARE-ENV-MIB, definitions 136 VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB, definitions 136 VMWARE-PRODUCTS-MIB, definitions 139 VMWARE-RESOURCES-MIB, definitions 140 VMWARE-ROOT-MIB, definitions 135 VMWARE-SYSTEM-MIB, definitions 140 VMWARE-TC-MIB, definitions 141 VMWARE-VC-EVENT-MIB, definitions 141 VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB, definitions 142 vNetwork Distributed Switch, adding a host to 65 vNetwork Distributed Switches adding hosts to 65 admin contact info 65 277 vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide Cisco Discovery Protocol 65 event triggers 161 IP address 65 maximum MTU 65 maximum number of ports 65 permission 95 privileges 262 vpxd, log files 185 VRM policy, privileges 263 vSphere components 201 components of 15 introduction 13 vSphere Client about 25 communication through firewall 55 logging in 22 logging out 22 278 logs 182 panels 27 printing data 32 sessions 33 starting 22 stop 22 vSphere license 71 vSphere Web Access logging in 23 logging out 23 VWS 40, 41 W watchdog, health monitoring 125 Web Service settings, configuring 51 Windows, performance statistics 114 VMware, Inc ... Inc vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide VMware, Inc About This Book ® Datacenter Administration Guide describes how to start and stop the VMware vSphere Client components, build your vSphere... VMware, Inc Virtualization with VMware vSphere VMware, Inc 11 vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide 12 VMware, Inc vSphere Concepts and Features VMware vSphere™ leverages the power of virtualization... “Stop the vSphere Client and Log Out,” on page 22 n “vSphere Web Access,” on page 22 n “VMware Service Console,” on page 23 VMware, Inc 21 vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide Start the vSphere