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EMC VSPEX End-User Computing: VMware Horizon View 5.3 
and VMware vSphere for up to 2,000 Virtual Desktops 
Implementation Guide 
Task 
Description 
Reference 
Install the vCenter 
guest OS 
Install Windows Server 2008 R2 
Standard Edition on the vCenter 
host virtual machine. 
VMware vSphere 
Documentation 
Update the virtual 
machine 
Install VMware Tools, enable 
hardware acceleration, and 
allow remote console access. 
vSphere Virtual Machine 
Administration 
Create vCenter ODBC 
connections 
Create the 64-bit vCenter and 
32-bit vCenter Update Manager 
ODBC connections. 
 
vSphere Installation and 
Setup 
 
Installing and Administering 
VMware vSphere Update 
Manager 
Install vCenter 
Server 
Install the vCenter Server 
software. 
vSphere Installation and Setup 
Install vCenter 
Update Manager 
Install the vCenter Update 
Manager software. 
Installing and Administering 
VMware vSphere Update 
Manager 
Create a virtual 
datacenter 
Create a virtual datacenter. 
vCenter Server and Host 
Management 
Apply vSphere 
license keys 
Type the vSphere license keys 
in the vCenter licensing menu. 
vSphere Installation and Setup 
Add vSphere Hosts 
Connect the vCenter server to 
the vSphere hosts.  
vCenter Server and Host 
Management 
Configure vSphere 
clustering 
Create a vSphere cluster and 
move the vSphere hosts into it. 
vSphere Resource Management 
Perform vSphere 
host discovery from 
the array 
Perform vSphere host discovery 
from the Unisphere console. 
Using EMC VNX Storage with 
VMware vSphere–TechBook 
Install the vCenter 
Update Manager 
plug-in 
Install the vCenter Update 
Manager plug-in from the 
administration console. 
Installing and Administering 
VMware vSphere Update 
Manager 
Deploy the VMware 
Storage APIs for 
Array Integration 
(VAAI) Plug-in 
Using Update Manager, deploy 
the VAAI Plug-in for VNX to all 
vSphere hosts. 
 
EMC VNX VAAI NFS Plug-in–
Read Me file on 
EMC Online 
Support.
 
Installing and Administering 
VMware vSphere Update 
Manager 
Deploy EMC 
PowerPath/VE (block 
variant) 
Use Update Manager to deploy 
the PowerPath/VE plug-in to all 
vSphere hosts. 
EMC PowerPath/VE for VMware 
vSphere Installation and 
Administration Guide 
Install the EMC VSI 
for VMware vSphere 
plug-in 
Install the VSI for VMware 
vSphere plug-in on the 
administration console. 
EMC VSI for VMware vSphere: 
Unified Storage Management— 
Product Guide 










