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Contents About vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 1 VMware Host Client Overview 7 VMware Host Client System Requirements Using the VMware Host Client 8 5 7 2 Host Management with the VMware Host Client 11 Managing System Settings in the VMware Host Client 11 Managing Hosts in vCenter Server 21 Reboot or Shut Down an ESXi Host in the VMware Host Client 22 Using the ESXi Shell 23 Place a Host in Maintenance Mode in the VMware Host Client 24 Managing Permissions in the VMware Host Clien
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About vSphere Single Host Management VMware Host Client vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client provides information about managing single hosts with the VMware Host Client. The VMware Host Client can be utilized to conduct emergency management when vCenter Server is unavailable. You can use the VMware Host Client to perform administrative tasks and basic troubleshooting tasks, as well as advanced administrative tasks.
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1 VMware Host Client Overview The VMware Host Client is an HTML5-based client that is used to connect to and manage single ESXi hosts. You can use the VMware Host Client to perform administrative and basic troubleshooting tasks, as well as advanced administrative tasks on your target ESXi host. You can also use the VMware Host Client to conduct emergency management when vCenter Server is not available.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Using the VMware Host Client The embedded VMware Host Client is an HTML5-based client that has a similar interface to the vSphere Web Client but is only used to manage single ESXi hosts. You use the VMware Host Client to conduct emergency management when vCenter Server is temporarily unavailable.
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Host Management with the VMware Host Client 2 With the VMware Host Client, you can manage single ESXi hosts during vCenter Server upgrades or when vCenter Server stops responding or becomes unavailable. The VMware Host Client has a crucial set of troubleshooting functions, which allow you to perform tasks on the ESXi host that you are logged in to if vCenter Server is unavailable.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 2 Right-click the appropriate item from the list and select Edit option from the drop-down menu. The Edit option dialog box is displayed. 3 Edit the value and click Save to apply your changes. 4 (Optional) Right-click the appropriate item from the list and select Reset to default to go back to the original settings of the item.
Chapter 2 Host Management with the VMware Host Client Managing Hardware for an ESXi Host by Using the VMware Host Client When you log in to an ESXi host by using the VMware Host Client, you can manage PCI devices and configure power management settings. Host Power Management Policies You can apply several power management features in ESXi that the host hardware provides to adjust the balance between performance and power. You can control how ESXi uses these features by selecting a power management policy.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Licensing for ESXi Hosts ESXi hosts are licensed with vSphere licenses. Each vSphere license has a certain CPU capacity that you can use to license multiple physical CPUs on ESXi hosts. When you assign a vSphere license to a host, the amount of CPU capacity that is consumed is equal to the number of physical CPUs in the host. vSphere Desktop that is intended for VDI environments is licensed on per virtual machine basis.
Chapter 2 Host Management with the VMware Host Client If you upgrade an ESXi host to a version that starts with a different number, you must apply a new license. For example, if you upgrade an ESXi host from 5.x to 6.x, you need to license the host with a vSphere 6 license. vSphere Desktop vSphere Desktop is intended for VDI environments such as Horizon View.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client If a link to a metadata.zip file is provided, the entire ESXi system is updated to the version described by the metadata.zip file. Caution If the host is managed by vSphere Update Manager, updating the host via this message might cause Update Manager to report the host as non-compliant. Procedure 1 Click Manage in the VMware Host Client and click Packages. 2 Click Install update and enter the URL of the VIB or a metadata.zip file. 3 Click Update.
Chapter 2 Host Management with the VMware Host Client n name.tld/container/path (for example, domain.com/OU1/OU2): The account is created under a particular organizational unit (OU). To use the vSphere Authentication Proxy service, see vSphere Security. Procedure 1 Click Manage in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Security & Users. 2 Click Authentication and click Join domain. 3 Enter a domain name. Use the form name.tld or name.tld/container/path.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 2 Click Certificates. You can view the following certificate details. Field Description Issuer The issuer of the certificate. Not valid after Date on which the certificate expires. Not valid before Date on which the certificate is generated. Subject The subject used during certificate generation.
Chapter 2 Host Management with the VMware Host Client Procedure 1 Log in to ESXi with the VMware Host Client. You cannot create ESXi users with the vSphere Web Client. You must directly log in to the host with the VMware Host Client to create ESXi users. 2 Click Manage in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Security & Users. 3 Click Users. 4 ClickAdd user. 5 Enter a user name, and a password. Note Do not create a user named ALL.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Managing ESXi Roles in the VMware Host Client ESXi grants access to objects only to users who are assigned permissions for the object. When you assign a user permissions for the object, you do so by pairing the user with a role. A role is a predefined set of privileges. ESXi hosts provide three default roles, and you cannot change the privileges associated with these roles. Each subsequent default role includes the privileges of the previous role.
Chapter 2 Host Management with the VMware Host Client Remove a Role in the VMware Host Client When you remove a role that is not assigned to any users or groups, the definition is removed from the list of roles. When you remove a role that is assigned to a user or group, you can remove assignments or replace them with an assignment to another role. Caution You must understand how users will be affected before removing all assignments or replacing them.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 3 Open the /etc/vmware/rhttpproxy/endpoints.conf file in an editor and add the following line. /ui local 8308 redirect allow 4 Restart the reverse Web proxy . /etc/init.d/rhttpproxy restart 5 Try to access the VMware Host Client at http://host-name/ui or http://host-IP-address/ui.
Chapter 2 Host Management with the VMware Host Client Procedure 1 Right-click the host, select Shut down host or Reboot host. Note If the host is not in maintenance mode, shutting down or rebooting it does not stop the virtual machines that are running on this host safely and unsaved data may be lost. If the host is part of a Virtual SAN cluster, you might lose access to the Virtual SAN data on the host. 2 Click Shut down or Reboot to complete the procedure.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Place a Host in Maintenance Mode in the VMware Host Client You place a host in maintenance mode when you need to service it, for example, to install more memory. A host enters or leaves maintenance mode only as the result of a user request. The host is in a state of Entering Maintenance Mode until all running virtual machines are powered off or migrated to different hosts.
Chapter 2 Host Management with the VMware Host Client Permission Validation vCenter Server and ESXi hosts that use Active Directory regularly validate users and groups against the Windows Active Directory domain. Validation occurs whenever the host system starts and at regular intervals specified in the vCenter Server settings.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 3 Click Add user. 4 Click the arrow next to the Select a user text box and select the user that you want to assign a role for. 5 Click the arrow next to the Select a role text box and select a role from the list. 6 (Optional) Select Propagate to all children.
Chapter 2 Host Management with the VMware Host Client Procedure 1 Click Monitor in the VMware Host Client and click Performance. 2 (Optional) To view the host usage for the last hour, select an option from the drop-down menu. n To view the percentage of CPU that the host used during the last hour, select CPU. n To view the percentage of memory that the host consumed during the last hour, select Memory.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client View System Logs in the VMware Host Client When you are logged in to an ESXi host with the VMware Host Client, you can view log entries to get information such as who generated an event, when the event was created, and the type of event. Procedure 1 Click Monitor in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Logs. The list of logs is displayed. 2 (Optional) Click on a log to view log details.
Chapter 2 Host Management with the VMware Host Client n Strict Lockdown Mode Users defined in the DCUI.Access advanced option for the host. This option is for emergency access to the Direct Console Interface in case the connection to vCenter Server is lost. These users do not require administrative privileges on the host. In strict lockdown mode, which is new in vSphere 6.0, the DCUI service is stopped.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Exit Lockdown Mode by Using the VMware Host Client If you have entered normal or strict lockdown mode on an ESXi host, you can exit lockdown by using the VMware Host Client. Procedure u Right-click Host in theVMware Host Client inventory, select Lockdown mode from the drop-down menu, and select Exit lockdown. Specify Lockdown Mode Exception Users in the VMware Host Client Starting with vSphere 6.
Chapter 2 Host Management with the VMware Host Client Assign a Virtual Machine to a Specific Processor in the VMware Host Client By using CPU affinity, you can assign a virtual machine to a specific processor. This way, you can assign a virtual machine only to a particular available processor in multiprocessor systems. Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine. Procedure 1 Right-click the virtual machine in the VMware Host Client inventory and select Edit settings.
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Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client 3 Virtual machines can be configured like physical computers and can perform the same tasks as physical computers. Virtual machines also support special features that physical computers do not support. You can use the VMware Host Client to create, register, and manage virtual machines, and to conduct daily administrative and troubleshooting tasks.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 3 Select a Name and a Guest Operating System for the Virtual Machine in the VMware Host Client on page 35 When you create a new virtual machine, provide a unique name for the virtual machine to distinguish it from existing virtual machines on the host you are managing. After you select a guest operating system, the wizard provides the appropriate defaults for the operating system installation.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client Procedure u Right-click Host in the VMware Host Client inventory and select Create/Register VM. The New Virtual Machine wizard opens. Select a Method for Adding a New Virtual Machine on the Host with the VMware Host Client You use the Select creation type page of the New Virtual Machine wizard to create a new virtual machine, deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file, or register an existing virtual machine.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Customize the Virtual Machine Settings in the VMware Host Client Before you deploy a new virtual machine, you have the option to configure the virtual machine hardware and the virtual machine options. For information about virtual machine options and virtual disk configuration, including instructions for adding different types of devices, see vSphere Virtual Machine Administration.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client 4 Option Description Network adapter When you configure a virtual machine, you can add network adapters (NICs) and specify the adapter type. The type of network adapters that are available depend on the following factors: n The virtual machine compatibility, which depends on the host that created or most recently updated it. n Whether the virtual machine compatibility has been updated to the latest version for the current host.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 2 Deploy a Virtual Machine from an OVF or OVA File in the VMware Host Client on page 38 Use the New Virtual Machine wizard to deploy virtual machines from OVF and VMDK files, or from OVA files. 3 Select OVF and VMDK, or OVA Files to Deploy in the VMware Host Client on page 39 Select the OVF and VMDK files, or OVA file for the virtual machine that you would like to deploy.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client Select OVF and VMDK, or OVA Files to Deploy in the VMware Host Client Select the OVF and VMDK files, or OVA file for the virtual machine that you would like to deploy. Procedure 1 Enter a name for your virtual machine. Virtual machine names can contain up to 80 characters and must be unique within each ESXi instance. 2 Click the blue pane to select an OVF and a VMDK, or an OVA file to deploy. Your local system storage opens.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 2 Select a Virtual Machine to Register in the VMware Host Client on page 40 If you remove a virtual machine from a datastore but you do not delete the virtual machine from the host that you are managing, you can register the virtual machine on the datastore. 3 Complete Virtual Machine Registration in the VMware Host Client on page 40 Review your selections for virtual machine registration and complete the registration.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client Using Consoles in the VMware Host Client You can access a virtual machine through a browser console or through VMware Remote Console (VMRC) in the VMware Host Client and perform different tasks on the virtual machine. Using Browser Console Note The browser console is not supported for any version of ESXi prior to 6.0. You must use VMRC in order to access the browser console.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Install the VMware Remote Console Application in the VMware Host Client The VMware Remote Console (VMRC) is a stand-alone console application for Windows that enables you to connect to client devices and launch virtual machine consoles on remote hosts. Procedure 1 Click on Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory. The list of virtual machines available on the host is displayed. 2 Select a virtual machine from the list.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client Change the Guest Operating System in the VMware Host Client When you change the guest operating system type in the virtual machine settings, you change the setting for the guest operating system in the configuration file of the virtual machine. To change the guest operating system itself, you must install the new operating system in the virtual machine.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Although the guest operating system can run without VMware Tools, many VMware features are not available until you install VMware Tools. For example, if you do not have VMware Tools installed in your virtual machine, you cannot get heartbeat information from guest operating systems or cannot use the shutdown or restart options from the toolbar.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client In Windows virtual machines, you can set VMware Tools to notify you when an upgrade is available. If this notification option is enabled, the VMware Tools icon in the Windows taskbar includes a yellow caution icon when a VMware Tools upgrade is available. To install a VMware Tools upgrade, you can use the same procedure that you used for installing VMware Tools the first time. Upgrading VMware Tools means installing a new version.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Table 3‑1. Virtual Machine Compatibility Options (Continued) Compatibility Description ESX/ESXi 4.x and later This virtual machine (hardware version 7) is compatible with ESX/ ESXi 4.x, ESXi 5.0, and ESXi 5.1. ESX/ESXi 3.5 and later This virtual machine (hardware version 4) is compatible with ESX/ESX 3.5. ESX/ESX 4.x, and ESXi 5.1. It is also compatible with VMware Server 1.0 and later. You cannot create a virtual machine with ESX/ESXi 3.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client Procedure 1 Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory. 2 Right-click a virtual machine in the list and select Edit settings from the pop-up menu. 3 Click VM Options. 4 In the VM Name text box, enter a new name for the virtual machine. 5 Click Save.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 3 4 5 6 7 On the VM Options tab, expand VMware Tools. Select an option for the virtual machine Power off ( ) control from the drop-down menu. Option Description Power Off Immediately stops the virtual machine. A Power Off action shuts down the guest operating system or powers off the virtual machine. A message indicates that the guest operating system might not shut down properly. Use this power off option only when necessary.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client n You cannot delete a configuration parameter entry. Caution You must assign a value to configuration parameter keywords. If you do not assign a value, the keyword might receive a value of 0, false, or disable, which might result in a virtual machine that cannot power on. Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine. Procedure 1 Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client n Verify that all .vmdk files are available to the ESXi host on a VMFS3, VMFS5, or NFS datastore. n Verify that the virtual machine is stored on VMFS3, VMFS5 or NFS datastores. n Verify that the compatibility settings for the virtual machines are not set to the latest supported version. n Determine the ESXi versions that you want the virtual machines to be compatible with. See vSphere Virtual Machine Administration.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client Resource allocation You can change CPU resource allocation settings, such as shares, reservation, and limit, when available resource capacity does not meet demands. For example, if at year end, the workload on accounting increases, you can increase the accounting resource pool reserve.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Change the Number of Virtual CPUs in the VMware Host Client You can change the number of virtual CPUs while your virtual machine is powered off. If virtual CPU hotplug is enabled, you can increase the number of virtual CPUs while the virtual machine is running. Virtual CPU hot add is supported for virtual machines with multicore CPU support and ESXi 5.0 and later compatibility.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client 3 On the Virtual Hardware tab, expand CPU, and allocate CPU capacity for the virtual machine. Option 4 Description Reservation Guaranteed CPU allocation for this virtual machine. Limit Upper limit for this virtual machine’s CPU allocation. Select Unlimited to specify no upper limit. Shares CPU shares for this virtual machine in relation to the parent’s total.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client The ESXi host version indicates when support began for the increased memory size. For example, the memory size of a virtual machine with ESX/ESXi 3.5 and later compatibility running on ESXi 5.0 is restricted to 65,532MB. Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine. Verify that you have the Virtual machine.Configuration.Memory privilege on the virtual machine. Procedure 1 Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client 3 4 On the Virtual Hardware tab, expand Memory, and allocate the memory capacity for the virtual machine. Option Description Reservation Guaranteed memory allocation for this virtual machine. Limit Upper limit for this virtual machine’s memory allocation. Select Unlimited to specify no upper limit. Shares The values Low, Normal, High, and Custom are compared to the sum of all shares of all virtual machines on the server. Click Save.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client The following NIC types are supported: E1000E Emulated version of the Intel 82574 Gigabit Ethernet NIC. E1000E is the default adapter for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. E1000 Emulated version of the Intel 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet NIC, with drivers available in most newer guest operating systems, including Windows XP and later and Linux versions 2.4.19 and later.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client Network Adapters and Legacy Virtual Machines Legacy virtual machines are virtual machines that are supported by the product in use, but are not current for that product. The default network adapter types for all legacy virtual machines depend on the adapters available and compatible to the guest operating system and the version of virtual hardware on which the virtual machine was created.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 3 Click the Virtual Hardware tab and click Add network adapter. 4 In the network connection panel, select either a network with a specific label or a legacy network. 5 (Optional) To configure the virtual NIC to connect when the virtual machine is powered on, select Connect at power on. 6 Click Save.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client You can use Storage vMotion or cross-host Storage vMotion to transform virtual disks from one format to another. Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed Creates a virtual disk in a default thick format. Space required for the virtual disk is allocated when the disk is created. Data remaining on the physical device is not erased during creation, but is zeroed out on demand at a later time on first write from the virtual machine.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 5 6 (Optional) To change the way that disks are affected by snapshots, select a disk mode from the Disk Mode drop-down menu. Option Description Dependent Dependent disks are included in snapshots. Independent-Persistent Disks in persistent mode behave like conventional disks on your physical computer. All data written to a disk in persistent mode are written permanently to the disk.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client 8 9 Select the format for the virtual machine disk. Option Description Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed Create a virtual disk in a default thick format. Space required for the virtual disk is allocated during creation. Any data remaining on the physical device is not erased during creation, but is zeroed out on demand at a later time on first write from the virtual machine.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Prerequisites n Verify that you are familiar with controller and virtual device node behavior for different virtual hard disk configurations. n Verify that you have the Virtual machine.Configuration.Add existing disk privilege on the destination folder or datastore. Power off the virtual machine. Procedure 1 Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client 6 In the Limit - IOPs text box, enter the upper limit of storage resources to allocate to the virtual machine, or select Unlimited. 7 Click Save. Virtual Machine Controller Configuration in the VMware Host Client In the VMware Host Client, you can add various controllers to virtual machines, such as USB controllers, SCSI controllers, Paravirtual SCSI controllers, and SATA controllers.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 3 On the Virtual Hardware tab, click Add other device, and click USB Controller from the drop-down menu. The new USB controller appears at the bottom of the Virtual Hardware device list. 4 Expand New USB Controller to change the USB controller type. If compatibility errors appear, fix them before you add the controller. 5 Click Save. What to do next Add one or more USB devices to the virtual machine.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client 4 5 Select the type of sharing in the SCSI Bus Sharing list. Option Description None Virtual disks cannot be shared by other virtual machines. Virtual Virtual disks can be shared by virtual machines on the same server. Physical Virtual disks can be shared by virtual machines on any server. Click Save.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Add a Paravirtual SCSI Controller in the VMware Host Client You can add a VMware Paravirtual SCSI high performance storage controller to provide greater throughput and lower CPU utilization. VMware Paravirtual SCSI controllers are best suited for environments, especially SAN environments, that run I/O-intensive applications. Prerequisites n Verify that the virtual machine has a guest operating system with VMware Tools installed.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client n Power off the virtual machine. Procedure 1 Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory. 2 Right-click a virtual machine in the list and select Edit settings from the pop-up menu. 3 On the Virtual Hardware tab, select Add other device, and select SATA Controller from the dropdown menu. The SATA controller appears in the hardware list. 4 Click Save.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Prerequisites n Power off the virtual machine. n Verify that you have the Virtual machine.Configuration.Add or remove device privilege on the virtual machine. Procedure 1 Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory. 2 Right-click a virtual machine in the list and select Edit settings from the pop-up menu. 3 On the Virtual Hardware tab, select Add other device and select Floppy Drive from the drop-down menu.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client Procedure 1 Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory. 2 Right-click a virtual machine in the list and select Edit settings from the pop-up menu. 3 On the Virtual Hardware tab, select Add other device and select Serial Port. The Serial Port appears in the hardware list. 4 In the hardware list, expand the serial port and select the type of media port to access.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client n Verify that you have the Virtual machine.Configuration.Add or remove device privilege on the virtual machine. Procedure 1 Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory. 2 Right-click a virtual machine in the list and select Edit settings from the pop-up menu. 3 On the Virtual Hardware tab, select Add other device and select Parallel Port. The parallel port appears in the hardware list.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client Managing Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client After creating a virtual machine in the VMware Host Client, you can perform different management tasks on the virtual machine, including deleting the virtual machine from the host, remove the virtual machine from a datastore, registering it back on a datastore, and so on. You can also return the virtual machine to the host.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Remove Virtual Machines from the Datastore in the VMware Host Client Remove unnecessary virtual machines from the VMware Host Client inventory to free space on the datastore. Removing a virtual machine from the host deletes all virtual machine files from the datastore, including the configuration file and virtual disk files. Prerequisites n Power off the virtual machine.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client A snapshot preserves the following information: n Virtual machine settings. The virtual machine directory, which includes the disks added or changed after you take the snapshot. n Power state. The virtual machine can be powered on, powered off, or suspended. n Disk state. State of all the virtual machine's virtual disks. n (Optional) Memory state. The contents of the virtual machine's memory.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Each snapshot creates an additional delta .vmdk disk file. When you take a snapshot, the snapshot mechanism prevents the guest operating system from writing to the base .vmdk file and instead directs all writes to the delta disk file. The delta disk represents the difference between the current state of the virtual disk and the state that existed at the time that you took the previous snapshot.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client File Description vmname-number.vmdk and vmnamenumber-delta.vmdk Snapshot file that represents the difference between the current state of the virtual disk and the state that existed at the time the previous snapshot was taken. The filename uses the following syntax, S1vm-000001.vmdk where S1vm is the name of the virtual machine and the six-digit number, 000001, is based on the files that already exist in the directory.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client problems is greatest if the virtual machine is communicating with another computer, especially in a production environment. For example, if you take a snapshot while the virtual machine is downloading a file from a server on the network, the virtual machine continues downloading the file and communicating its progress to the server.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client n To capture the memory state of the virtual machine, verify that the virtual machine is powered on. n To quiesce the virtual machine files, verify that the virtual machine is powered on and that VMware Tools is installed. n Verify that you have the Virtual machine.Snapshot management. Create snapshot privilege on the virtual machine. Procedure 1 Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client n If the snapshot includes the memory state, the virtual machine will be in the same power state as when you created the snapshot. Table 3‑4. Virtual Machine Power State After Restoring a Snapshot Virtual Machine State When Parent Snapshot Is Taken Virtual Machine State After Restoration Powered on (includes memory) Reverts to the parent snapshot, and the virtual machine is powered on and running.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client Failure of disk consolidation can reduce the performance of virtual machines. You can check whether any virtual machines require separate consolidation operations by viewing a list. For information about locating and viewing the consolidation state of multiple virtual machines and running a separate consolidation operation, see vSphere Virtual Machine Administration.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Table 3‑5. Snapshot Manager Option Description Snapshot tree Displays all snapshots for the virtual machine. You are here icon The You are here icon represents the current and active state of the virtual machine. The Restore, Delete, and Edit actions are disabled for the You are here state. Take, Restore, Delete, Edit Snapshot options. Details Shows the snapshot name and description, the date you created the snapshot.
Chapter 3 Virtual Machine Management with the VMware Host Client 6 (Optional) Use the filter controls above the list to filter the list. 7 (Optional) Click a column heading to sort the list. View Virtual Machine Tasks in the VMware Host Client When you create a virtual machine in the VMware Host Client, you can view all virtual machine tasks and information about the task target, initiator, queue time, start time, result, and time of completion.
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Managing Storage in the VMware Host Client 4 When you connect to an ESXi host by using the VMware Host Client, you can perform different storage management tasks on the ESXi host, including configuring adapters, creating datastores, and viewing storage device information.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 2 Select a Method for Adding a New Datastore to the Host in the VMware Host Client on page 84 You can use the Select creation type page of the New datastore wizard to choose whether you want to create a new VMFS datastore, extend an existing one, or mount an NFS datastore. 3 Select a Device on Which to Add a VMFS Datastore in the VMware Host Client on page 84 Select where to create a VMFS datastore in the VMware Host Client.
Chapter 4 Managing Storage in the VMware Host Client Select Partitioning Options in the VMware Host Client Use the Select partitioning options page of the New datastore wizard to select how you would like to partition the device. Procedure 1 2 Click the Select partitioning scheme drop-down menu and select an option. Option Description Use Full Disk It shows you all the free space that is available on the device. Custom Click the Free space bar and use the horizontal scroller to partition the device.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Select the Datastore You Want to Increase in the VMware Host Client Review the capacity and the available space on your datastores and choose which datastore you want to increase. Procedure u From the list of datastores, click the datastore that you want to increase and click Next.
Chapter 4 Managing Storage in the VMware Host Client 3 Mount an NFS Datastore in the VMware Host Client on page 88 Use the New datastore wizard to mount a Network File System (NFS) datastore in the VMware Host Client. 4 Provide NFS Details on page 89 Before you mount an NFS datastore in the VMware Host Client, you must specify a name, a server, and a share.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client n NFS 3 and non-Kerberos NFS 4.1 do not support the delegate user functionality that enables access to NFS volumes using nonroot credentials. If you use NFS 3 or non-Kerberos NFS 4.1, ensure that each host has root access to the volume. Different storage vendors have different methods of enabling this functionality, but typically this is done on the NAS servers by using the no_root_squash option.
Chapter 4 Managing Storage in the VMware Host Client Procedure 1 Click Storage in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Datastores. 2 Click New datastore. The New datastore wizard opens. 3 Click Mount NFS datastore and click Next. Provide NFS Details Before you mount an NFS datastore in the VMware Host Client, you must specify a name, a server, and a share. Procedure 1 Enter a name for the NFS datastore. 2 Enter the NFS server name.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Procedure 1 Click Storage in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Datastores. 2 Right-click the datastore to unmount from the list and click Unmount. 3 Confirm that you want to unmount the datastore. Unmounting or Removing Datastore Fails When you try to unmount or remove a datastore, the operation fails. Problem The operation to unmount or remove a datastore fails if the datastore has any opened files.
Chapter 4 Managing Storage in the VMware Host Client 2 Click File browser. 3 Select the datastore that you want to store the file on. 4 (Optional) Create a new datastore directory to store the file. 5 Select the target folder and click Upload 6 Locate the item that you want to upload from your local computer and click Open. The file uploads to the datastore that you selected. 7 (Optional) Refresh the datastore file browser to see the uploaded file on the list.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Move Datastore Folders or Files in the VMware Host Client Use the datastore file browser to move files or folders to a new location, either on the same datastore or on a different datastore. Note Virtual disk files are moved and copied without format conversion. If you move a virtual disk to a datastore on a type of host that is different from the type of the source host, you might need to convert the virtual disks before you can use them.
Chapter 4 Managing Storage in the VMware Host Client Procedure 1 Click Storage in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Datastores. 2 Click File browser. 3 Click Create directory. 4 Select the target datastore. 5 (Optional) Enter a name for the new directory. 6 Click Create directory. 7 Click Close to exit the file browser. Rename a Datastore in the VMware Host Client You can change the display name of a datastore in the VMware Host Client.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Disable Hardware Acceleration for Block Storage Devices in the VMware Host Client Host hardware acceleration for block storage devices is enabled by default on all hosts. You can use the VMware Host Client advanced settings to disable hardware acceleration. Changing advanced settings is considered unsupported unless VMware Technical Support instructs you to do so. Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine.
Chapter 4 Managing Storage in the VMware Host Client 8 Under Disk Provisioning, select the Thin provisioned radio button and click Next. 9 On the Ready to complete page of the New Virtual Machine wizard, review the configuration settings for the virtual machine and click Finish to save your settings. View Virtual Machine Storage Resources in the VMware Host Client You can view how datastore storage space is allocated for your virtual machines in the VMware Host Client.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Configuring Software iSCSI Adapters in the VMware Host Client With the software-based iSCSI implementation, you can use standard NICs to connect your host to a remote iSCSI target on the IP network. The software iSCSI adapter that is built into ESXi communicates with the physical NICs through the network stack. Note Before you can use the software iSCSI adapter, you must set up networking, activate the adapter, and configure parameters such as CHAP.
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vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Figure 4‑2. 1:1 adapter mapping on separate vSphere standard switches vSwitch1 Physical adapters VMkernel adapters vmnic1 iSCSI1 vmk1 vSwitch2 Physical adapters VMkernel adapters vmnic2 iSCSI2 vmk2 An alternative is to add all NICs and VMkernel adapters to a single vSphere standard switch. In this case, you must override the default network setup and make sure that each VMkernel adapter maps to only one corresponding active physical adapter.
Chapter 4 Managing Storage in the VMware Host Client Enable iSCSI for an ESXi Host in the VMware Host Client Enable iSCSI for your host in your VMware Host Client environment to configure storage adapters parameters, such as CHAP authentication, network port bindings, static and dynamic targets, and various advanced settings. Procedure 1 Click Storage in the VMware Host Client inventory, click Adapters, and click Configure iSCSI. 2 Select the Enabled radio button.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 4 Click Select. 5 Click Save configuration. Remove Port Binding in the VMware Host Client Edit the iSCSI configuration on your host to remove a port binding. Procedure 1 Click Storage in the VMware Host Client inventory, click Adapters, and click Configure iSCSI. 2 In the Network port bindings section, select a VMkernel NIC from the list. 3 Click Remove port binding. 4 Click Save configuration.
Chapter 4 Managing Storage in the VMware Host Client 2 Click Add static target. The new static target appears in the list. 3 To add a name for the new static target, click the target in the list and enter the name. 4 To add an address for the new static target, click the target in the list and type the address. 5 (Optional) To change the port number of the new static target, click the target Port text box and type the new port number.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Prerequisites Required privilege: Host.Configuration.Storage Partition Configuration Procedure 1 Click Storage in the VMware Host Client inventory, click Adapters, and click Configure iSCSI. 2 Click Advanced settings to display the entire list of settings. 3 Edit the parameters that you want to change and click Save configuration.
Chapter 4 Managing Storage in the VMware Host Client Managing Storage Devices in the VMware Host Client You can use the VMware Host Client to manage local and networked storage devices that the ESXi host you are managing has access to. View Storage Devices in the VMware Host Client View all storage devices available to a host. If you use third-party multipathing plug-ins, the storage devices available through the plug-ins also appear on the list.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Monitoring Storage in the VMware Host Client In the VMware Host Client, you can monitor the storage health of the ESXi host that you are managing. You can also view events and tasks associated with the different datastores, storage adapters, and storage devices on the host that you are managing.
Chapter 4 Managing Storage in the VMware Host Client Change the Number of Scanned Storage Devices in the VMware Host Client An ESXi host is limited to accessing 256 SCSI storage devices, but the range of LUN IDs can be from 0 to 1023. ESXi ignores LUN IDs that are 1024 or greater. This limit is controlled by Disk.MaxLUN, which has a default value of 1024. The value of Disk.
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Networking in the VMware Host Client 5 When you connect to an ESXi host using the VMware Host Client, you can view and configure vSphere standard switches, port groups, physical NICs, VMkernel NICs, and TCP/IP stacks.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Add a Virtual Machine Port Group in the VMware Host Client You can add a port group to a virtual switch in the VMware Host Client. Port groups provide networking for virtual machines. Procedure 1 Right-click Networking in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Add port group from the popup menu. 2 Enter a name for the new port group. 3 Set the VLAN ID to configure VLAN handling in the port group.
Chapter 5 Networking in the VMware Host Client 4 (Optional) Select a virtual switch from the drop-down menu. 5 (Optional) Expand Security and select whether to reject, accept, or inherit the Security policy exceptions from vSwitch. Option Description Promiscuous Mode n n n MAC Address Changes n n n Forged Transmits n n n VMware, Inc. Reject. Placing a guest adapter in promiscuous mode has no effect on which frames are received by the adapter. Accept.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 6 (Optional) Expand NIC teaming and configure the following components. Option Description Load Balancing Specify how to choose an uplink. Inherit from vSwitch. Choose the uplink that is selected for the associated virtual switch. n Route based on IP hash. Choose an uplink based on a hash of the source and destination IP addresses of each packet. For non-IP packets, whatever is at those offsets is used to compute the hash.
Chapter 5 Networking in the VMware Host Client 7 Option Description Failback Select Yes, No, or Inherit from vSwitch to disable or enable failback. This option determines how a physical adapter is returned to active duty after recovering from a failure. If failback is set to the default setting of Yes, the adapter returns to active duty immediately upon recovery, displacing the standby adapter that took over its slot, if any.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Managing Virtual Switches in the VMware Host Client In the VMware Host Client, you can configure various virtual switch settings, such as link discovery, NIC teaming, and traffic shaping. View Virtual Switch Information in the VMware Host Client In the VMware Host Client, you can view information about virtual switches, such as configuration, network details, virtual switch topology, and so on.
Chapter 5 Networking in the VMware Host Client 7 Expand Security and accept or reject promiscuous mode, MAC address changes, and forged transmits of the virtual machines attached to the standard switch. Option Description Promiscuous mode n MAC address changes n Reject. The VM network adapter receives only frames that are addressed to the virtual machine. n Accept.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Edit Virtual Switch Settings in the VMware Host Client In the VMware Host Client, you can edit the virtual switch name and the virtual switch uplinks. Procedure 1 Click Networking in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Virtual switches. 2 Right-click the virtual switch that you want to edit and click Edit Settings. 3 (Optional) Click Add uplink to add a new physical uplink to the virtual switch. 4 Change the maximum transmission unit (MTU).
Chapter 5 Networking in the VMware Host Client 8 Expand Security and accept or reject promiscuous mode, MAC address changes, and forged transmits of the virtual machines attached to the standard switch. Option Description Promiscuous mode n MAC address changes n Reject. The VM network adapter receives only frames that are addressed to the virtual machine. n Accept.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 10 Option Description Notify Switches Select Yes, No, or Inherit from vSwitch to notify switches in the case of failover. If you select Yes, whenever a virtual NIC is connected to the distributed switch or whenever that virtual NIC’s traffic would be routed over a different physical NIC in the team because of a failover event, a notification is sent out over the network to update the lookup tables on physical switches.
Chapter 5 Networking in the VMware Host Client Managing Physical Network Adapters in the VMware Host Client Assign a physical adapter to a standard switch to provide connectivity to virtual machines and VMkernel adapters on the host that you are managing. View Physical Network Adapter Information in the VMware Host Client In the VMware Host Client, you can view various information about physical network adapter (NIC) configuration and settings.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 2 3 4 On the Add new VMkernel interface page, configure the settings for the VMkernel adapter. Option Description Port Group Label Adding a new VMkernel NIC also adds a new port group. Specify a name for that port group. VLAN ID Enter a VLAN ID to determine the VLAN for the network traffic of the VMkernel adapter to use. IP Version Select IPv4, IPv6, or both. Note The IPv6 option does not appear on hosts that do not have IPv6 enabled.
Chapter 5 Networking in the VMware Host Client 2 Select the VMkernel adapter that resides on the target standard switch, click Actions, and select Edit settings from the drop-down menu. 3 (Optional) Edit the VLAN ID. The VLAN ID determines the VLAN that the network traffic of the VMkernel adapter uses. 4 (Optional) To edit the IP version, select IPv4, IPv6, or both from the drop-down list. Note The IPv6 option does not appear on hosts that do not have IPv6 enabled.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client 2 Click a stack from the list. The configuration settings of the stack you selected are displayed. Change the Configuration of a TCP/IP Stack on a Host in the VMware Host Client You can change the DNS and default gateway configuration of a TCP/IP stack on a host. You can also change the congestion control algorithm, the maximum number of connections, and the name of custom TCP/IP stacks.
Chapter 5 Networking in the VMware Host Client Manage ESXi Firewall Settings by Using the VMware Host Client When you are logged in to an ESXi host with the VMware Host Client, you can configure incoming and outgoing firewall connections for a service or a management agent. Note If different services have overlapping port rules, enabling one service might implicitly enable other services. You can specify which IP addresses are allowed to access each service on the host to avoid this problem.
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client Monitoring Networking Events and Tasks in the VMware Host Client You can view details about the events and tasks associated with the port groups, virtual switches, physical network adapters, VMkernel network adapters, and TCP/IP stacks on the ESXi host that you are managing. Monitor Port Groups in the VMware Host Client In the VMware Host Client, you can monitor port group performance by viewing the events and tasks of the port groups on the host.
Chapter 5 Networking in the VMware Host Client Monitor VMkernel Network Adapters in the VMware Host Client In the VMware Host Client, you can monitor VMkernel network adapter performance by viewing the events and tasks of the VMkernel network adapters on the host. Procedure 1 Click Networking in the VMware Host Client inventory. 2 Click VMkernel NICs. 3 Click a VMkernel network adapter from the list. The VMkernel network adapter expands in the VMware Host Client inventory.
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Index A accessing virtual machines 71 Active Directory 17 adapter rescan, performing 104 add dynamic target 101 add hard disks 36 add static target 100 adding paravirtual SCSI controller 66 SCSI controllers 64 adding devices 36 adding NICs 117 adding USB 63 adding dynamic target 101 adding hard disk 60 adding IP addresses allowed 121 allowing IP addresses 121 adding parallel port 69 adding physical uplink 113 adding port groups 108 adding SATA 66 adding SATA controller 63 adding SCSI 63 adding serial ports
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client configuring columns 71 configuring controllers 63 configuring iSCSI 96 configuring network 55 configuring auto start 49 configuring power states 47 configuring time settings 12 configuring virtual machines 46 configuring virtual machine options 46 configuring virtual machine settings 46 congestion control algorithm 119, 120 connection error 21 connection failure 21 console 41 Console Shell 23 controllers, paravirtual SCSI 66 CPU 30 CPU information 30 CPU
Index dynamic targets, adding 101 dynamic discovery addresses 100 Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) 13 E editing partition 103 enable iSCSI 99 enabling SSH 23 enabling CEIP 9 enabling Console Shell 23 enabling lockdown mode 28 enabling Secure Shell 23 entering lockdown mode 29 entering maintenance mode 24 entering strict lockdown mode 29 ESXi Shell configuring 23 enabling 23 ESXi upgrade 21 Exception User list 28 exception users list, managing 30 exiting lockdown mode 30 extending VMFS datastor
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client maintenance mode 24 managing access 18 managing authentication 16 managing certificates 17 managing host 22 managing permissions 25 managing roles 24 managing security 16 managing snapshots 79 managing storage 83 managing users 16, 18 managing advanced settings 11 managing ESXi host 11 managing system settings 11 managing user list 18 managing virtual machines 33, 71 maximum number of connections 120 memory, hot adding 55 memory resources, allocating 54 m
Index paravirtual SCSI controller, adding 63 partition editor, using 103 partition table, clearing 103 partitioning options datastore 85, 86 selecting 85, 86 PCI devices, managing 13 performance chartvirtual machine performance, viewing 80 permissions, validating 25 physical NICs, configuring 107 physical network adapter tasks, viewing 122 physical network adapters managing 117 monitor 122 physical network adapter details 117 physical network adapter events, viewing 122 physical network adapter settings 11
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client selecting VMDK file 39 serial port, adding 68 serial port configuration 68 services, VMware Tools 43 shutting down guest 47 shutting down host 22 snapshot, delta disks 74 snapshots about 72 avoiding use as virtual machine backups 75 behavior 72 bus-sharing limitation 75 child 72 copy-on-write 74 Delete option 78 Delete all option 78 deleting 78 delta disks 72 files 74 for virtual machines with large capacity disks 75 hierarchy 72 limitations 75 manage 79
Index utilities, VMware Tools 43 V view health status 27 viewing charts 26 viewing events 27 viewing licensing information 15 viewing notifications 28 viewing certificate details 17 viewing host events 27 viewing logs 81 viewing system logs 28 viewing tasks 27 viewing virtual machines 71 virtual disk editing settings 59 increasing size 59 virtual machine assigning to a specific processor 31 deleting from host 72 deploying from OVA 37 deploying from OVF 37 finish registration 40 monitoring 80 opening conso
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client VMFS datastores, increasing 85 VMFS partition, adding 86 VMFS volume 58 VMkernel network adapters adding 117 monitor 123 VMkernel NICs adding 117 configuring 107 viewing configuration information 117 VMkernel network adapter, removing 119 VMkernel network adapter tasks, viewing 123 VMkernel network adapter events, viewing 123 VMkernel NIC, modifying settings 118 VMware Host Client functionalities 7 overview 7 VMware Paravirtual SCSI controllers 65 VMware
