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vSphere a software suite. ESXi, vSphere client and vCenter are components of vSphere ESXi virtualization server. All the virtual machines or Guest OS are installed on the ESXi server. vSphere client allows administrators to connect to ESXi servers and access or manage virtual machines vCenter vMotion VMDK ova DRS(Distributed Resource Scheduler) Datacenter right click add host new cluster new folder distribuited switch new virtual machine deploy ovf template storage --new data storage,new storage cluster rescan storage migrate vm to another network move to add permissions alarms __________________________________________________________ summary monitor configure permissions hosts and clusters vms datastores networks updates _____________________________________________________________ cpu memory stroage ________________________ host right click new virtual machine deploy ovf template new resource pool import vms maintenance mode connection power certificates storage == new datastore-- scan power add networking host profiles export system logs reconfigure for vsphere HA assign license settings move to remove from inventory ___________________________________ Host monitor monitor issues and alarms performance tasks and events resource allocations -- cpu,memory,storage reservation hardware health ____________________________________ host configure storage adapters storage devices ----------------- networking virtual switch vmkernel adapters physical adapters -------------------- virtual machines vm startup/shutdown agent vm settings default vm compatibility swap file location ------------------------------ system licenisng host profile time configuration authentication services certificate power management advanced system settings firewall services security profile hardware bios manufacter bios version mother board model serial number enclosure serial number porcessor memory ---------------------- host permissions ------------------------------ vms resource pools datastores networks updates --------------------------------------------- vm power snapshots clone fault tolernace vm policies template compatibity export system logs edit settings vsan guest os compatibility esxi 7 vmtools dns name ip address host vm sdrs rules scheduled tasks policies permissons data store network snapshot ---------------------------- host hypervisor esxi 7.0.3 model # power edge R640 process type logical processor nics vms state uptime -------------------------------- storage task and events sessions security vcenter server HTTP: 80 HTTPS: 443 Add all the ESXi hosts to the cluster. life cycle manager Image Depot Updates Imported ISOs Baselines Settings vSphere HA Configuration Steps https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Telco-Cloud-Operations/1.4.0/config-guide-140/GUID-2295E269-8597-4F3F-81C6-D6C55AFF0870.html -------------------------------------------------