Index

A

• Active Directory / Configuring vMA to join an existing domain
• AD authentication
  • used, for adding vCenter to vMA / How to do it…
• added target server
  • reconfiguring / Reconfiguring an added target server
  • authentication policy, changing / Changing the authentication policy
  • user, recovering / Changing or recovering a user
• application monitoring feature / How it works...
• ATS (Atomic Test and Set) / Introduction
• authentication policy, vMA
  • changing / Changing the authentication policy
• Auto Deploy server
  • about / Installing the Auto Deploy server
  • installing / Installing the Auto Deploy server, How to do it…
  • ESXi Offline Bundle, adding / Adding the Offline Bundle to the Auto Deploy server
  • testing / Testing Auto Deploy, How to do it…
  • first boot / First boot
  • subsequent boot / Subsequent boot
  • Stateless Caching, enabling / Enabling Stateless Caching, How to do it…, How it works…
• Auto Deploy stateful install
  • performing / Performing an Auto Deploy stateful install, How to do it…, How it works…

B

• 32-bit System DSN / How to do it..., How it works...
• 32-bit vCenter Server
  • upgrading, to vCenter 5.1 / Upgrading a 32-bit vCenter Server to vCenter 5.1
  • settings, backing up / Backing up the settings from a 32-bit vCenter Server
  • configuration, restoring on new machine / Restoring the configuration on the new machine
  • backup.bat batch script, running / How it works...
  • install.bat batch script, running / How it works...
• baseline
  • about / Creating a baseline
  • creating / Creating a baseline, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
  • Host Patch / How it works...
  • Host Upgrade / How it works...
  • Host Extension / How it works...
  • VA Upgrade / How it works...
• basic switching constructs
  • configuring / Introduction
  • vSS / Introduction
  • vDS / Introduction
  • dvPortGroup / Introduction
  • port group / Introduction
  • VMkernel port / Introduction
  • dvUplink / Introduction
• bootable gPXE image / First boot

C

• CHAP
  • about / Introduction
• CLI command
  • running, target servers / Running CLI command on target servers, How to do it…
  • commands, issuing on default target / Method 1 – Issue commands on the default target
  • commands, issuing by specifying target server / Method 2 – Issue commands by specifying a target server
  • commands, issuing against a vCenter Server / Method 3 – Issuing commands against a vCenter Server added as the target
• cluster automation level, VM
  • overriding / Overriding the cluster automation level for a VM, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• community PVLAN
  • about / How it works...
• Connect-VIServer cmdlet / How it works…
• CRT
  • download link / Using the ESXi Console to view the LUN information
• custom disk shares
  • setting, on VM / Modifying disk shares on a VM, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...

D

• Datastore
  • about / Introduction
• datastore cluster
  • about / Creating a datastore cluster
  • creating / Creating a datastore cluster, How to do it
  • working / How it works…
• datastore heartbeating
  • about / Introduction
  • configuring / Configuring datastore heartbeating, How to do it..., How it works...
• datastores
  • viewing, vSphere Web Client used / Using the vSphere Web Client to view LUNs
  • viewing, ESXi Console used / Using the ESXi Console to view the datastores
• DB users
  • creating, for SSO database / Creating DB users for the SSO database, How it works...
• Dell EqualLogic MEM
  • URL / Viewing the multipathing information of a LUN
• deploy rule
  • creating / Creating a deploy rule, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • activating / Activating a deploy rule, How it works…
• depot URL / How it works…
• DHCP server
  • configuring, for PXE boot / Configuring the DHCP server for PXE boot, How to do it…, How it works…
• distributed locking
  • about / Introduction
• distributed management task force (DMTF) / Exporting a virtual machine
• distributed port mirroring
  • about / How it works...
• distributed port mirroring (legacy)
  • about / How it works...
• download sources, vSphere Update Manager
  • adding / Adding a download source, How to do it..., How it works...
• DPortGroup
  • about / Creating a distributed port group
  • creating / Creating a distributed port group, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• DRAC / Using the ESXi Console to view the LUN information
• DRS automation level
  • selecting / Choosing a DRS automation level
  • fully automated / Choosing a DRS automation level
  • partially automated / Choosing a DRS automation level
  • manual / Choosing a DRS automation level
  • working / How it works…
• DRS cluster
  • about / How it works…
• DRS Groups Manager
  • about / Creating host and VM DRS groups
• DVUplink
  • about / Introduction
• dynamic baseline
  • about / How it works...
• Dynamic Discovery
  • about / Introduction

E

• EMC PowerPath
  • URL / Viewing the multipathing information of a LUN
• encapsulated remote mirroring (L3) source
  • about / How it works...
• esxcfg-mpath
  • used, for viewing multipathing information of LUN / Using the esxcfg-mpath
• ESXi 5.1
  • installing / Installing ESXi 5.1, How to do it...
• ESXi 5.1 upgrade
  • performing / Upgrading to ESXi 5.1, How to do it..., How it works...
• ESXi Console
  • used, for viewing LUNs info / Using the ESXi Console to view the LUN information
  • used, for viewing LUN / Using the ESXi Console to view the LUN information
  • used, for viewing datastores / Using the ESXi Console to view the datastores
• ESXi host
  • adding, to vMA / Adding an ESXi host to vMA, How it works…
• ESXi hosts
  • about / Introduction
• ESXi hosts or cluster
  • remediating / Remediating a host or a cluster, How to do it...
• ESXi Image
  • selecting, for deployment / Choosing an ESXi Image to deploy, How to do it…
• ESXi Image Builder
  • about / Introduction
• ESXi Image DVD
  • about / Introduction
• ESXi Images
  • importing / How to do it...
• ESXi Offline Bundle
  • downloading / Downloading an ESXi Offline Bundle, How to do it…
  • about / Downloading an ESXi Offline Bundle
  • adding, to Auto Deploy server / Adding the Offline Bundle to the Auto Deploy server, How it works…
• ESXi server
  • upgrading / Upgrading the ESXi server
  • scripted install, performing / Performing a scripted install of the ESXi server, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• ESXi servers
  • about / Introduction
• ESX Server
  • Image Profile, applying / Applying an Image Profile to the host, How to do it…, How it works…
• ESXSoftwareDepot command / Choosing an ESXi Image to deploy

F

• failover capacity
  • about / Configuring vSphere HA admission control
  • by static number of hosts / Failover capacity by static number of hosts
  • by reserving a percentage of the cluster resources / Failover capacity by reserving a percentage of the cluster resources
  • dedicated failover hosts / Dedicated failover hosts
• fastpass Authentication
  • used, for adding vCenter to vMA / How to do it…, How it works…
• Fault Domain Manager
  • about / Introduction
• fixed baseline
  • about / How it works...
• fully qualified domain name (FQDN) / How to do it...

G

• 4 GB scratch partition / Installing ESXi 5.1
• Get-ESXImageProfle command / How to do it…
• gPXE boot image / Configuring a TFTP server with Auto Deploy files
• Guest Operating System (GOS) / How it works...
• guest OS reclamation / Virtual machine enhancements available with vSphere 5.1
• GUID Partition Table (GPT) / Installing ESXi 5.1

H

• hardware wizard components
  • Network Adapter / The virtual machine components
  • Hard disk (New/Existing/RDM) / The virtual machine components
  • SCSI Device / The virtual machine components
  • PCI Device / The virtual machine components
  • foppy drive / The virtual machine components
  • CD/DVD drive / The virtual machine components
• HBA (Host Bus Adapter)/initiator / Viewing the multipathing information of a LUN
• host/VM DRS groups
  • creating / Creating host and VM DRS groups, How to do it…
• host baseline group
  • creating / Creating a host baseline group, How to do it...
• Host Extension
  • about / How it works...
• host isolation response
  • about / Setting host isolation response for an HA cluster
  • setting, for HA cluster / Setting host isolation response for an HA cluster, How to do it...
  • leave powered on / Setting host isolation response for an HA cluster
  • power off then failover / Setting host isolation response for an HA cluster
  • shut down then failover / Setting host isolation response for an HA cluster
• host monitoring
  • about / Disabling host monitoring
  • disabling / Disabling host monitoring, How to do it...
• Host Patch
  • about / How it works...
• Host Profile
  • about / Creating a Host Profile
  • creating / How to do it…
• hosts
  • adding, to vDS / Adding hosts to a vSphere Distributed Switch, How to do it...
• Host Upgrade
  • about / How it works...
• HTTP Boot Request / First boot

I

• identity source / There's more...
• ILO / Using the ESXi Console to view the LUN information
• Image Profile / How it works…
  • about / Image Profiles
  • creating, by cloning / Creating an Image Profile by cloning an existing one, How to do it…
  • removing / Removing an Image Profile, How to do it…
  • VIB, adding / Adding a VIB (software package) to an Image Profile, How to do it…
  • exporting / Exporting an Image Profile as an ISO or Offline Bundle, How to do it…
  • creating, from scratch / Creating an Image Profile from scratch, How to do it…
  • applying, to host / Applying an Image Profile to the host, How to do it…
• Image Profile, cloning
  • performing / How to do it…, Cloning an Image Profile to form a new one
  • Software Depot existence, verifying in current version / Verifying the existence of a Software Depot in the current session
  • Software Depot, adding / Adding a Software Depot
  • available Image Profiles, listing / Listing available Image Profiles
• in-place upgrade, VMware vCenter 5.1 upgrade
  • about / Performing an in-place upgrade of vCenter Server
  • performing / Performing an in-place upgrade of vCenter Server, How to do it..., How it works...
• independent disk mode, VMDX
  • persistence mode / Virtual machine disk modes
  • non-persistence mode / Virtual machine disk modes
• installation
  • vCenter 5.1 / Installing vCenter 5.1
  • vCSA / Installing the vCenter Server Appliance update
  • ESXi 5.1 / Installing ESXi 5.1
• inter-VM affinity/Anti-affinity rule
  • creating / Creating "Inter-VM" affinity/anti-affinity rules, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • VMs, keeping together / Keep virtual machines together:
  • VMs, seperating / Separate virtual machines:
• iSCSI connection
  • about / Introduction
• iSCSI fundamentals
  • about / Introduction
  • iSCSI initiator / Introduction
  • iSCSI target / Introduction
  • iSCSI session / Introduction
  • iSCSI connection / Introduction
  • iSCSI portal / Introduction
  • CHAP / Introduction
  • Dynamic Discovery / Introduction
  • Static discovery / Introduction
• iSCSI initiator
  • about / Introduction
• iSCSI multipathing
  • about / Preparing the vSphere network for iSCSI multipathing
  • vSphere network, preparing for / Preparing the vSphere network for iSCSI multipathing, How to do it...
• iSCSI or NFS storage
  • about / Introduction
• iSCSI portal
  • about / Introduction
• iSCSI session
  • about / Introduction
• iSCSI target
  • about / Introduction
• iSCSI target server
  • adding, to software iSCSI adapter / Adding an iSCSI target server to the software iSCSI adapter, How to do it..., How it works...
• isolated PVLAN
  • about / How it works...

L

• local appliance key / How to do it...
• LUN
  • multipathing information, viewing / Viewing the multipathing information of a LUN
  • multipathing information, viewing with vSphere Web Client GUI / Using the vSphere Web Client GUI
  • multipathing information, viewing with esxcfg-mpath / Using the esxcfg-mpath
  • paths, masking / Masking paths to a LUN, How to do it…
  • paths, unmasking / Unmasking paths to a LUN, How to do it…
• LUN information
  • viewing, on ESXi host / How to do it...
  • viewing, on ESXi host using vSphere Web Client / Using the vSphere Web Client to view LUNs
  • viewing, on ESXi host using ESXi Console / Using the ESXi Console to view the LUN information

M

• management network
  • migrating, to DSwitch / How to do it...
• managing controller / How it works...
• migration threshold
  • about / Setting a migration threshold
  • setting / How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • Conservative Level / How it works…
  • Conservative Level +1 / How it works…
  • Mid-level (default) / How it works…
  • Aggressive Level -1 / How it works…
  • Aggressive Level / How it works…
• Multipathing Extension Module (MEM) / There's more...
• Multipathing Plugins (MPP) / Viewing the multipathing information of a LUN

N

• Native Multipathing Plugin (NMP) / Viewing the multipathing information of a LUN
• NetFlow
  • about / Enabling NetFlow on a DSwitch
  • enabling, on DSwitch / Enabling NetFlow on a DSwitch, How to do it..., How it works...
• New-ESXImageProfile cmdlet
  • about / Cloning an Image Profile to form a new one
• new VMkernel adapter, for iSCSI or NFS
  • creating / Creating a new VMkernel interface for iSCSI or NFS, How to do it...
• NFS datastore
  • about / Creating an NFS datastore
  • creating / How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• NFS volume
  • about / Introduction

O

• Offline Bundle
  • about / Offline Bundle
• open virtual machine format (OVF) / Exporting a virtual machine

P

• patches
  • staging, for remediation / Staging patches, How it works...
• paths
  • masking, to LUN / Masking paths to a LUN, How to do it…
  • unmasking, to LUN / Unmasking paths to a LUN, How to do it…
• Path Selection Plugin (PSP) / Viewing the multipathing information of a LUN
• physical adapter (vmnic)
  • mapping, to dvUplink / Mapping a physical adapter (vmnic) to a dvUplink, How to do it...
  • mapping, to dvUplink with vSphere Web Client / Using the vSphere Web Client
  • mapping, to dvUplink with esxcfg-vswitch / Using esxcfg-vswitch, How it works...
• port group
  • about / Introduction
  • deleting / Deleting a port group
  • deleting, vSphere Web Client used / Using vSphere Web Client
  • deleting, esxcfg-vswitch used / Using esxcfg-vswitch
• port mirroring
  • about / Enabling port mirroring on a DSwitch
  • enabling, on DSwitch / Enabling port mirroring on a DSwitch, How to do it...
  • mirroring session types / How it works...
  • distributed port mirroring / How it works...
  • remote mirroring source / How it works...
  • remote mirroring destination / How it works...
  • encapsulated remote mirroring (L3) source / How it works...
  • distributed port mirroring (legacy) / How it works...
• PowerCLI session
  • about / How it works…
• power management
  • enabling, on per-host level / Enabling power management on a per-host level, How to do it…
  • about / Enabling power management on a per-host level
• pre-upgrade checks, VMware vCenter 5.1 upgrade
  • about / Carrying out pre-upgrade checks before performing a vCenter upgrade
  • ESX server compatibility, checking / Checking the ESX server compatibility
  • VMware vCenter Host Agent Pre-Upgrade Checker, running / Running VMware vCenter Host Agent Pre-Upgrade Checker
  • database compatibility, checking / Checking database compatibility
  • SSL certificates backup, performing / Backing up the SSL certificates
  • SSL certificate verification, enabling / Enabling SSL certificate verification
  • non-default software and plugins, uninstalling / Uninstalling the non-default software and plugins
• profile-driven storage
  • about / Profile-driven storage
• promiscuous PVLAN
  • about / How it works...
• PSA (Pluggable Storage Architecture) / Viewing the multipathing information of a LUN
• putty
  • download link / Using the ESXi Console to view the LUN information
• PVLANs
  • about / Configuring private VLANs (PVLANs) on a DSwitch
  • configuring, on DSwitch / How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
  • promiscuous PVLAN / How it works...
  • community PVLAN / How it works...
  • isolated PVLAN / How it works...
• PXE (Preboot Execution Environment)
  • about / Introduction
• PXE boot configuration
  • testing / Testing the PXE boot configuration
  • working / How it works…

R

• RDM
  • about / Attaching RDM to a virtual machine
  • using / Attaching RDM to a virtual machine
  • physical compatibility mode / Attaching RDM to a virtual machine
  • virtual compatibility mode / Attaching RDM to a virtual machine
  • attaching, to VM / How to do it...
• remediation
  • about / Remediating a host or a cluster
  • host maintenance mode options / Host maintenance mode options for remediation
  • cluster maintenance mode options / Cluster maintenance mode options for remediation
• remote mirroring destination
  • about / How it works...
• remote mirroring source
  • about / How it works...
• Rule Engine / Subsequent boot

S

• scripted install, ESXi server
  • performing / Performing a scripted install of the ESXi server, How to do it..., How it works...
• SecureCRT / Using the ESXi Console to view the LUN information
• Security Support Provider Interface service (SSPI) / How to do it...
• SE Sparse / Virtual machine enhancements available with vSphere 5.1
• Set-Execution policy cmdlet / How it works…
• shared repository
  • creating / Creating a shared repository
  • using / Using a shared repository, How to do it...
• SIOC
  • about / Storage I/O Control (SIOC), Enabling Storage I/O Control (SIOC)
  • enabling / How to do it..., How it works...
• Sizing Estimator
  • about / See also
• snapshot consolidation
  • about / Consolidating snapshots
  • performing / Consolidating snapshots, How it works...
• Software Depot
  • about / Offline Bundle
• software iSCSI adapter
  • adding / Adding the software iSCSI adapter
  • creating / How to do it...
  • enabling / How to do it...
  • working / How it works..., How it works...
  • VMkernel interfaces, binding to / Binding VMkernel interfaces to the software iSCSI adapter, How to do it...
  • iSCSI target server, adding / Adding an iSCSI target server to the software iSCSI adapter, How to do it...
• SQL Express database / How it works...
• staging
  • about / Staging patches
• stateful install
  • about / Performing an Auto Deploy stateful install
• Stateless Caching
  • enabling / Enabling Stateless Caching, How to do it…, How it works…
• Static discovery
  • about / Introduction
• Storage Array Type Plugin (SATP) / Viewing the multipathing information of a LUN
• Storage DRS
  • about / Enabling Storage DRS
  • enabling / How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • initial placement / Initial placement
  • space utilization, balancing / Balancing space utilization
  • I/O load, balancing / Balancing I/O load
• storage provider
  • adding, to vCenter server / Adding a storage provider, How to do it..., How it works...
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Linux (SLES) 11 SP1 / Preparing vMA for first use

T

• table space
  • creating, for SSO on SQL instance / Creating a table space for SSO on a SQL instance, How to do it..., How it works...
• TFTP server
  • about / Configuring a TFTP server with Auto Deploy files
  • configuring, for PXE boot / How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• thin-provisioned disk / Virtual machine disk provisioning methods

U

• UDMS
  • installing / Installing the Update Manager Download Service (UMDS), How to do it...
  • configuring / How to do it...
  • data, downloading / How to do it...
• uplink
  • addin to vSS, vSphere Web Client used / Using vSphere Web Client
  • addin to vSS, esxcfg-vswitch used / Using esxcfg-vswitch
• user, vMA
  • recovering / Changing or recovering a user
• user-defined storage capabilities
  • creating / Creating user-defined storage capabilities, How to do it...
  • mapping, to datastores / Mapping user-defined storage capabilities to datastores, How to do it...

V

• (vSphere Storage API for Storage Awareness)
  • about / Profile-driven storage
• VA
  • remediating / Remediating a VM or a VA, How to do it...
• VAAI
  • about / Introduction
• VA Upgrade
  • about / How it works...
• vCenter 5.1
  • installing / Installing vCenter 5.1, Getting ready, How to do it...
• vCenter Server
  • storage provider, adding / Adding a storage provider, How to do it...
• vCenter Single Sign On / Getting ready
• vCSA
  • about / VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA)
  • deploying / Deploying a VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA), How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
  • limitations / There's more...
  • preparing, for first use / Preparing vCenter Server Appliance for first use, How to do it...
  • update, installing / Installing the vCenter Server Appliance update, How to do it..., How it works...
  • upgrading / Upgrading a vCenter Server Appliance
• vDS
  • about / Introduction
  • creating / Creating a vSphere Distributed Switch, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
  • hosts, adding / Adding hosts to a vSphere Distributed Switch, How to do it...
  • VMkernel interface, creating / Creating a VMkernel interface on a vSphere Distributed Switch, How to do it...
  • importing, into datacenter from backup / Importing a vSphere Distributed Switch into the datacenter from a backup, How it works...
  • port mirroring, enabling / Enabling port mirroring on a DSwitch, How to do it...
  • NetFlow, enabling / Enabling NetFlow on a DSwitch, How to do it...
  • PVLANs, configuring / Configuring private VLANs (PVLANs) on a DSwitch, How it works...
• vDS configuration
  • exporting / Exporting the vSphere Distributed Switch configuration, How to do it..., How it works...
  • restoring / Restoring the vSphere Distributed Switch configuration, How it works...
• Veritas Dynamic Multipathing
  • URL / Viewing the multipathing information of a LUN
• VIB
  • about / VIB (vSphere Installation Bundle)
  • adding, to Image Profile / Adding a VIB (software package) to an Image Profile
• VIBs (vSphere Installation Bundles) / How it works…
• VIBs, adding to Image Profile
  • Image Profile, verifying if read-only / Verifying whether the Image Profile is read-only
  • Offline Bundle, adding to PowerCLI / Adding the driver's Offline Bundle to the PowerCLI
  • needed software package (VIB) availability, checking / Checking the availability of the needed software package (VIB)
• virtualized hardware virtualization (VHV) / Virtual machine enhancements available with vSphere 5.1
• virtual machine BIOS file
  • about / The virtual machine BIOS file
• virtual machine configuration (VMX) file
  • about / The virtual machine configuration file
  • entries / The virtual machine configuration file
  • numvcpus / The virtual machine configuration file
  • cpuid.coresPerSocket / The virtual machine configuration file
  • scsiX.virtualDev / The virtual machine configuration file
  • ethernetX.virtualDev / The virtual machine configuration file
  • ethernetX.generatedAddress / The virtual machine configuration file
  • guestOS / The virtual machine configuration file
  • uuid.bios / The virtual machine configuration file
  • vc.uuid / The virtual machine configuration file
• virtual machine disk modes
  • about / Virtual machine disk modes
  • dependent disk mode / Virtual machine disk modes
  • independent disk mode / Virtual machine disk modes
• virtual machine hardware
  • upgrading / Upgrading the virtual machine hardware, How it works...
• virtual machine networking
  • migrating, to DSwitch / Migrating virtual machine network from vSphere Standard Switch to vSphere Distributed Switch, How to do it..., How it works...
• virtual machine snapshot
  • creating / Creating a virtual machine snapshot, How to do it..., How it works...
  • deleting / Deleting a virtual machine snapshot, How to do it..., How it works...
  • delete operation / Deleting a virtual machine snapshot
  • delete all operation / Deleting a virtual machine snapshot
  • reverting / Reverting to a current virtual machine snapshot, How it works...
• virtual machine snapshot database (VMSD) / How it works...
• VM
  • about / Introduction, Introduction
  • configuration file / Files that back a virtual machine
  • enhancements, available with vSphere 5.1 / Virtual machine enhancements available with vSphere 5.1
  • creating / Creating a virtual machine, How to do it..., Creating virtual machines to host affinity rules
  • new hard disk, creating / Creating a new hard disk for a virtual machine, How to do it...
  • existing hard disk, adding / Adding an existing hard disk to a virtual machine, How to do it...
  • RDM, attaching / Attaching RDM to a virtual machine, How to do it...
  • vNIC, mapping to different port group / Mapping a virtual machine's vNIC to a different port group, How to do it...
  • new virtual network, adding / Adding a new virtual network adapter to a virtual machine, How to do it...
  • virtual machine snapshot, creating / Creating a virtual machine snapshot, How to do it..., How it works...
  • virtual machine snapshot, deleting / Deleting a virtual machine snapshot, How to do it..., How it works...
  • virtual machine snapshot, reverting / Reverting to a current virtual machine snapshot, How to do it...
  • virtual machine snapshot, going to / Going to a virtual machine snapshot, How to do it..., How it works...
  • snapshots, consolidating / Consolidating snapshots, How it works...
  • exporting / Exporting a virtual machine, How to do it..., How it works...
  • configuring, for overriding HA cluster settings / How to do it...
  • creating, for hosting affinity rules / Creating virtual machines to host affinity rules, How to do it…
  • remediating / Remediating a VM or a VA, How to do it...
• VM-Host Affinity Rules
  • about / Creating host and VM DRS groups, Should rules:
  • working / How it works…
  • must rules / How it works…
  • should rules / Should rules:
• vMA
  • about / Introduction
  • preparing, for first use / Preparing vMA for first use, How to do it…
  • configuring, for joining existing domain / Configuring vMA to join an existing domain
  • vCenter, adding using AD authentication / Adding vCenter to vMA with AD authentication, How it works…
  • vCenter, adding using fastpass authentication / How to do it…, How it works…
  • ESXi host, adding / Adding an ESXi host to vMA, How it works…
• vMA appliance
  • deploying / Deploying the vMA appliance, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…, How it works…
• VM and VA baseline group
  • creating / Creating a VM and VA baseline group, How to do it...
• vMA virtual machine
  • about / Introduction
• VM components
  • about / The virtual machine components
• VMDK
  • about / Virtual machine disk provisioning methods
  • provisioning methods / Virtual machine disk provisioning methods
• VMDK provisioning methods
  • eager zeroed thick provisioning / Virtual machine disk provisioning methods
  • lazy zeroed thick provisioning / Virtual machine disk provisioning methods
• VMFS
  • about / Introduction
  • mounting, on snapshot LUN / Mounting VMFS on a snapshot LUN
  • mounting, on snapshot LUN using New Datastore wizard / Using the New Datastore wizard
  • mounting, on snapshot LUN using ESXi CLI / Using ESXi CLI, How it works...
  • resignaturing, on snapshot LUN / Resignaturing VMFS on a snapshot LUN
  • resignaturing, on snapshot LUN using New Datastore wizard / Using the New Datastore wizard
  • resignaturing, on snapshot LUN using ESXi CLI / Using ESXi CLI, How it works…
• VMFS-3
  • upgrading, to VMFS-5 / Upgrading VMFS-3 to VMFS-5
  • upgrading, to VMFS-5 using vSphere Web Client GUI / Upgrading the VMFS using vSphere Web Client GUI
  • upgrading, to VMFS-5 using vmkfstools / Upgrading using vmkfstools
• VMFS datastore
  • about / Introduction
  • creating / Creating a VMFS datastore
  • creating, New Datastore wizard used / Using the New Datastore wizard
  • creating, vmkfstools used / Using vmkfstools, There's more…
  • expanding / Expanding/growing a VMFS datastore
  • expanding, Increase Datastore Capacity wizard used / Using the Increase Datastore Capacity wizard
  • expanding, vmkfstools used / Using vmkfstools
  • extending / Extending a VMFS datastore, How to do it...
  • extending, Increase Datastore Capacity wizard used / Using the Increase Datastore Capacity wizard
  • extending, vmkfstools used / Using vmkfstools
  • unmounting / Unmounting a VMFS datastore
  • unmounting, vSphere Web Client GUI used / Using the vSphere Web Client GUI to unmount
  • unmounting, esxcli used / Using esxcli to unmount
  • mounting / Mounting a VMFS datastore
  • mounting, vSphere Web Client UI used / Using the vSphere Web Client UI to mount
  • mounting, esxcli used / Using esxcli to mount an unmounted volume
  • deleting / Deleting a VMFS datastore, How to do it...
• VM Guest Operating Systems
  • about / Installing vSphere Update Manager
• VMkernel interface
  • creating on vSS, vSphere Web Client used / Using vSphere Web Client
  • creating on vSS, esxcfg-vswitch used / Using esxcfg-vswitch and esxcfg-vmknic
  • creating on vSS, esxcfg-vmknic used / Using esxcfg-vswitch and esxcfg-vmknic
  • creating, on vDS / Creating a VMkernel interface on a vSphere Distributed Switch, How to do it...
• VMkernel interfaces
  • binding, to software iSCSI adapter / Binding VMkernel interfaces to the software iSCSI adapter, How to do it...
• vmkfstools
  • used, for creating VMFS datastore / Using vmkfstools
  • used, for expanding VMFS datastore / Using vmkfstools
  • used, for extending VMFS datastore / Using vmkfstools
  • used, for upgrading VMFS / Upgrading using vmkfstools
• VMM
  • about / Introduction
• VM monitoring
  • configuring / Configuring VM monitoring, How to do it...
  • about / How it works...
• VM overrides
  • creating / Configuring a VM to override host monitoring and VM monitoring settings
• VM restart priority
  • configuring, for HA cluster / Setting VM restart priority for an HA cluster, How to do it...
• VM storage profile
  • creating / Creating a VM storage profile and enabling it, How to do it...
  • enabling / How to do it...
  • assigning, to VMs / How to do it...
• VMware DPM
  • about / Introduction
• VMware EVC
  • about / Introduction
  • configuring / Configuring VMware EVC (Enhanced vMotion Compatibility), How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• VMware KB article
  • URL / Introduction
  • reference link / Using the ESXi Console to view the LUN information
• VMware PowerCLI
  • configuring, for first use / Preparing VMware PowerCLI for first use, How to do it…, How it works…
• VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes / Preparing a database for vSphere Update Manager
• VMware Tools
  • about / Upgrading VMware Tools
  • upgrading / How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
  • working / How it works...
• VMware vCenter 5.1 upgrade
  • about / Introduction
  • performing / Upgrading the vCenter Server
  • pre-upgrade checks / Carrying out pre-upgrade checks before performing a vCenter upgrade
  • in-place upgrade, performing / Performing an in-place upgrade of vCenter Server
  • table space for SSO, creating / Creating a table space for SSO on a SQL instance
  • DB users, creating for SSO database / Creating DB users for the SSO database
  • 32-bit vCenter Server, upgrading to vCenter 5.1 / Upgrading a 32-bit vCenter Server to vCenter 5.1
  • ESXi 5.1, upgrading to / Upgrading to ESXi 5.1
  • vSphere Web Client, installing / Installing vSphere Web Client, How to do it...
  • VMware Tools, upgrading / Upgrading VMware Tools
  • virtual machine hardware, upgrading / Upgrading the virtual machine hardware
• VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.1 / Introduction
• vNIC
  • about / Mapping a virtual machine's vNIC to a different port group
  • mapping, to different port group / How to do it...
• vSphere Auto Deploy
  • about / Introduction
• vSphere Cluster
  • about / Introduction
• vSphere DPM
  • about / Configuring vSphere Distributed Power Management (DPM)
  • configuring / How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • protocols / How it works…
  • operating modes / How it works…
• vSphere DRS
  • enabling, on cluster / Enabling vSphere DRS on a cluster, How to do it…
  • about / Enabling vSphere DRS on a cluster
  • working / How it works…
  • DRS automation level, modifying / Choosing a DRS automation level, How it works…
• vSphere Environment / Introduction
• vSphere HA
  • about / Introduction
  • enabling, on cluster / Enabling vSphere HA on a cluster, How to do it...
  • host isolation response setting / Setting host isolation response for an HA cluster
  • VM restart priority, configuring / Setting VM restart priority for an HA cluster
  • VM monitoring, configuring / Configuring VM monitoring, How to do it...
  • datastore heartbeating, configuring / Configuring datastore heartbeating, How to do it..., How it works...
  • host monitoring, disabling / Disabling host monitoring
• vSphere HA admission control
  • configuring / Configuring vSphere HA admission control, How to do it...
  • methods / Configuring vSphere HA admission control
  • working / How it works...
• vSphere installation guide
  • reference link / There's more...
• vSphere network
  • preparing, for iSCSI multipathing / Preparing the vSphere network for iSCSI multipathing, How to do it...
• vSphere networking
  • basic switching constructs / Introduction
• vSphere Update Manager
  • database, preparing for / Preparing a database for vSphere Update Manager, How to do it...
  • Sizing Estimator / See also
  • installing / Installing vSphere Update Manager, How to do it..., How it works...
  • download source, adding / Adding a download source, How to do it..., How it works...
  • baseline, creating / Creating a baseline, How to do it...
  • ESXi Images, importing / Importing ESXi Images, How it works...
  • host baseline group, creating / Creating a host baseline group, How to do it...
  • VM and VA Baseline groups, creating / Creating a VM and VA baseline group, How to do it...
  • ESXi server or host, remediating / Remediating a host or a cluster, How to do it..., How it works...
• vSphere Update Manager plugin
  • installing / Installing the vSphere Update Manager plugin, How to do it...
• vSphere Web Client
  • about / vSphere Web Client, Installing vSphere Web Client
  • installing / How to do it...
  • syntax / There's more...
  • URL / There's more...
  • used, for viewing LUN / Using the vSphere Web Client to view LUNs
  • used, for viewing datastore / Using the vSphere Web Client to view LUNs
  • used, for viewing multipathing information of LUN / Using the vSphere Web Client GUI
  • used, for unmounting VMFS datastore / Using the vSphere Web Client GUI to unmount
  • used, for mounting VMFS datastore / Using the vSphere Web Client UI to mount
  • used, for upgrading VMFS / Upgrading the VMFS using vSphere Web Client GUI
• vSphere Web Client interface / How to do it…
• vSS
  • about / Introduction
  • creating / Creating a vSphere Standard Switch
  • creating, vSphere Web Client used / Using vSphere Web Client
  • creating, esxcfg-vswitch used / Using esxcfg-vswitch
  • deleting / Deleting a vSphere Standard Switch
  • deleting, vSphere Web Client used / Using the vSphere Web Client
  • deleting, esxcfg-vswitch used / Using esxcfg-vswitch
  • VMkernel interface, creating / Creating a VMkernel interface on a vSphere Standard Switch, How to do it...
  • uplink, adding / Adding an uplink to a vSphere Standard Switch, How to do it...
  • uplink, adding using vSphere Web Client / Using vSphere Web Client
  • uplink, adding using esxcfg-vswitch / Using esxcfg-vswitch
• vSwitches
  • about / Creating a vSphere Standard Switch

W

• WinAgents TFTP server manager / Configuring a TFTP server with Auto Deploy files