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VMware ESXi Installation

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2. Create Data Center
The vCenter Server can contain multiple datacenters. Large companies might use multiple datacenters to represent
organizational units in their enterprise

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3. Create Cluster/HA

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Adding Host to vCenter

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IP Information

Host Name

IP

Subnet mask

sebldcvesxi1.southeastback.com.bd

Gateway

10.100.222.211

Sebldcvesxi2.southeastback.com.bd

13.4 vCenter Information

Table 18: vCenter
Host Name

vappvc.sust.e
du

File
System
/dev/sda1
SWAP
/dev/sda3
/dev/sdb1
/dev/sdb2
/dev/sdb3

Mount
Point
/
/boot
/storage/cor
e
/storage/log
/storage/db

Capacity

IP/MASK

10 GB
15GB
130M
20GB

10.100.222.234

Kernel

3.0.42-0.7-default

20GB
60GB

Figure-31: Internal Connectivity of ESXi Hosts, LUNs, Storage and VMs

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6. Supplemental Resources
For more information, see the following supplemental configuration and administration guides, white
papers, and best practices documents.

17.1 Core Documentation

Configuration Maximums for VMware vSphere 5.1
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r51/vsphere-51-configuration-maximums.pdf
VMware Compatibility Guide http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php
VMware Product Interoperability Matrix
http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide/sim/interop_matrix.php
VMware vSphere Basics
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-51basics-guide.pdf
vSphere Installation and Setup

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http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-51installation-setup-guide.pdf
vSphere Upgrade http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxivcenter-server-51- upgrade-guide.pdf
vCenter Server and Host Management
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-51host-management-guide.pdf
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-51virtual-machine-admin-guide.pdf
vSphere Host Profiles
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-51host-profiles-guide.pdf
vSphere Networking
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-51networking-guide.pdf
vSphere Storage
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenterserver-51- storage-guide.pdf
vSphere Security
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenterserver-51- security-guide.pdf
vSphere Resource Management
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-51resource-management-guide.pdf

vSphere Availability
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-51availability-guide.pdf
vSphere Monitoring and Performance
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-51monitoring-performance-guide.pdf
Project IP Plan
Host Name
st1.sust.edu
st2.sust.edu
fom.sust.edu
dhcp.sust.edu
esust.sust.edu
library.sust.edu
mail.sust.edu
ns5.sust.edu
proxy.sust.edu

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10.100.222.201
10.100.222.202
10.100.222.238
10.100.222.223
180.211.180.16
180.211.180.20
10.100.222.225
180.211.180.5
10.100.222.224/

User Name
admin
admin
--root
root

Password
Sust@1234
Sust@1234
--Sust@1234

exchange\administrator
root
admin

Sust@1234
Sust@1234
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vappvc.sust.edu
vdp.sust.edu
dns1.sust.edu

180.211.180.15
10.100.222.234
10.100.222.226
180.211.180.2

root
root
root
admin
root

Sust@1234
vmware
Sust12345
$ust@1234
Sust@1234

17.2 Other Materials

vSphere High Availability Deployment Best Practices
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/vmw-vsphere-high-availability.pdf
Performance Best Practices for VMware vSphere 5.1
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/Perf_Best_Practices_vSphere5.1.pdf
Best Practices for Performance Tuning of Latency-Sensitive Workloads in vSphere VMs
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/VMW-Tuning-Latency-Sensitive-Workloads.pdf
VMware vSphere 5.1 Upgrade Best Practices
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/vSphere-51-Upgrade-Best-Practices-Guide.pdf
vMotion Architecture, Performance, and Best Practices in VMware vSphere 5.1
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vmotion-perf-vsphere51.pdf
VMware vCenter Update Manager 5.1 Performance and Best Practices
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vum-perf-vsphere51.pdf
Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenterserver-51- mscs-guide.pdf
Thin Provisioning Whats the scoop?
http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/03/thin-provisioning-whats-the-scoop.html

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