Server Virtualization

Server Virtualization

Table of Contents
Task 1- VMware ESXi....................................................................................................................4
Deploy and configure ESXi.........................................................................................................4
Use VSphere client to manage the ESXi...................................................................................10
Task 2-Configure VNetwork standard switches............................................................................16
Plan and configure vSphere networking....................................................................................16
Vmnics on a vSphere standard switch.......................................................................................18
Configure vmkernel ports for network services........................................................................19
Port groups on a vNetwork standard switch..............................................................................20
Task 3-VmWare Vcentre...............................................................................................................22
Deploy and Configure Vcentre..................................................................................................22
Configure DataCenter................................................................................................................24
Add ESXi Host and enable locked down mode.........................................................................25
Roles and Permissions...............................................................................................................25
Assign restricted permissions to accounts.................................................................................26
Establish center Administrator Permissions..............................................................................26
Create Custom Role to manage Virtual Machine (cannot delete the VMs)..............................27
Task 4-Storage...............................................................................................................................30
Configure the iSCSI / Shared Storage.......................................................................................30
Configure LUNs and iSCSI Storage..........................................................................................32
Create a new, single volume VMFS that does not use all available space................................33
Build a new VMFS volume on a SAN LUN.............................................................................35
Partition and Format a LUN VMFS..........................................................................................36
Add a second LUN....................................................................................................................37
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Grow a VMFS............................................................................................................................38
Task 5- Create and deploy Virtual Machines................................................................................39
Deploy Virtual machines...........................................................................................................39
Hot Add a Virtual Disk..............................................................................................................40
Hot Extend a Virtual Disk.........................................................................................................41
Grow the VM System Drive......................................................................................................42
Task 6-Vcenter Alarms..................................................................................................................43
Configure a VM Alarm..............................................................................................................43
Task 7-Virtual machine Migration................................................................................................44
Create a VMkernel Port for VMotion........................................................................................45
Cold migrate a windows VM onto the Shared SAN LUN........................................................46
Power on the VMs and verify that they are running on shared SAN storage............................46
Add a second ESXi host to VMWare vCenter server................................................................46
Hot migrate a VM from one ESXi host to the second host.......................................................47
Use VMWare Storage VMotion to migrate the storage of a hot VM onto a shared SAN LUN
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Task 8-VM ware Distributed Resource Scheduler........................................................................49
Create the DRS Cluster and configure rules..............................................................................49
Add Hosts to the Cluster............................................................................................................49
Migrate VMs onto a Single ESXi Host to Unbalance the Cluster.............................................51
Task 9-VMWare High Availability...............................................................................................52
Configure HA Cluster................................................................................................................52
Prepare for a Host Failure..........................................................................................................57
Simulate an ESXi Hosts Failure................................................................................................59
Task 10-Deploy and configure a VMWare feature.......................................................................61
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Task 11- Network and Infrastructure Documentation...................................................................63
Document ESXi Name, Network Settings.................................................................................63
Document Virtual Network Infrastructure.................................................................................64
Document VCenter details.........................................................................................................64
Document DRS and HA Configuration.....................................................................................64
Physical / Logical Network Diagram........................................................................................64
Reference.......................................................................................................................................65
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Task 1- VMware ESXi
Deploy and configure ESXi
VM ESXI virtualization to be allows the multiple virtual machines on the single software they
can called on the hypervisor process to directly install on the VM ware ESXi server hosts. The
download the VM ESXi 6.0 server on the VM ware web pages,
After downloading the VM ESXI 6.0 to be used for server to be configure on the boot CD/DVD
on reboot server,
Choose the standard install of the ESXi-6, click on continue installation
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Installing process on the ESXi VM ware on the windows,
Once process is complete to display on installation menu to click on continue option.
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The windows to go the End user license page agreement, to click on accept & continue,
Once to be select the Local VM ware and press the enter,
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Upgrade the ESXi on the VMFS database and click ok,
The system to be gather the information, and scanning the whole system process,
The use the keyboard and press the F11 button to be upgrade the whole VM ware,
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