Specifications

Basic System Administration
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AddingaHost 119
ConnectingorDisconnectingaHost 122
RemovingaHostfromaCluster 124
RemovingaHostfromVirtualCenter 125
HostAdvancedConfigurationOptions 127
8 ConsolidatingtheDatacenter 129
AboutDatacenterConsolidation 130
ConsolidationPrerequisites 130
FirstTimeUse 131
AboutConsolidationServices 131
SpecifyingConsolidationSettings 132
DiscoveringPhysicalSystems 132
SpecifyingScope 133
SupplyingSystem‐levelAdministratorCredentials 134
ViewingAnalysisResults 134
AbouttheConfidenceMetric 135
ConsolidatingCandidates 135
AboutDiskResizing 136
ViewingConsolidationTasks 136
TroubleshootingConsolidation 137
VirtualCenterPerformance 137
AnalysisLimit 137
9 ImportingandExportingVirtualMachines 139
AboutOVF 140
ImportingaVirtualAppliance 140
ExportingaVirtualMachine 141
10 CreatingVirtualMachines 143
UsingtheNewVirtualMachineWizard 144
PerformingAdditionalConfigurationBeforeCompletion 144
CreatingTypicalVirtualMachines 145
CreatingCustomVirtualMachines 148
MappingaSANLUN 153
InstallingaGuestOperatingSystem 154
InstallingandUpgradingVMwareTools 155
DisplayingtheVMwareToolsPropertiesDialogBox 162
VMwareToolsUpgrades 163