VMware vSphere 5.

0: Install, Configure, Manage Lab Addendum Lab 2: Configuring VMware ESXi

Document Version: 2011-11-30

Please note that the sequence of the lab addenda differs slightly from the sequence of the VMware vSphere Install, Configure, Manage 5.0 labs. This is necessary in order to provide compatibility with NETLAB+. The labs should be performed in the order of the lab addenda.

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1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 3 2 Objective: Configure an ESXi host ............................................................................... 3 3 Pod Topology .............................................................................................................. 4 Task 1 Connect to an ESXi host with the vSphere Client ................................................ 5 Task 2 View host hardware configuration ...................................................................... 6 Task 3 Configure DNS and routing information for an ESXi host .................................... 7 Task 4 Configure the ESXi host as an NTP client ............................................................. 8

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Introduction

This addendum provides detailed guidance on performing Lab 2, Configuring VMware ESXi of the VMware vSphere 5.0 Install, Configure, Manage course, using a NETLAB+ system. 2 Objective: Configure an ESXi host

In this lab, you will be using the vclient to complete your objectives. You will be performing the following tasks: 1. 2. 3. 4. Connect to an ESXi host with vSphere Client. View host hardware configuration. Configure DNS and routing information for an ESXi host. Configure the ESXi host as an NTP client.

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Pod Topology

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Task 1

Connect to an ESXi host with the vSphere Client

In this task, you log in to the ESXi host using the VMware vSphere Client located on the vclient. 1. Click on the vclient icon in the topology. 2. Double-click the vSphere Client icon. 3. At the vSphere Client login screen: a. Enter the Name of the ESXi host, esxi-1. b. Log in as user root. c. Enter roots password, vmware123. A security warning message appears. 4. Select the check box Install this certificate and do not display any security warnings for <hostname> to prevent this warning from being displayed in the future. Click Ignore to proceed with the connection.

5. Click OK when a VMware Evaluation Notice window appears stating when your evaluation license will expire. The vSphere Client Inventory page appears.

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6. You are presented with the Home screen. Under the Inventory pane, click the Inventory icon.

Task 2

View host hardware configuration

In this task, you view the health of the host hardware, as well as processor and memory information. You also record the MAC address of the network adapter used by the management network. 1. Click on the Configuration tab of your ESXi host. The hardware health status view is displayed. View the status of the hosts health by expanding various objects in the list. You will see a warning that The ESXi host does not have persistent storage. Disregard this notice since storage will be added in a later lab.

2. In the Hardware panel:

a. Click the Processors link. View the processor model, processor speed, and other information about your ESXi hosts processors. b. Click the Memory link. View the total physical memory, amount of memory used for system processes, and virtual machines.

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Task 3

Configure DNS and routing information for an ESXi host

In this task, you add a DNS server to your ESXi host. You also define the default gateway for your ESXi host. 1. Select your ESXi host in the inventory and click the Configuration tab. 2. In the Software panel, click the DNS and Routing link.

3. You need to set the preferred DNS server and the VMkernel default gateway. Click on the Properties link in the upper right. The DNS and Routing Configuration dialog box appears. 4. In the DNS Configuration tab, enter the preferred DNS server, 172.16.1.99. Leave the rest of the fields at their defaults. Click the Routing tab at the top. Enter the VMkernel default gateway, 172.16.1.99. 5. Verify that the DNS and Routing pane lists values for the Preferred DNS server and VMkernel default gateway.

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Task 4

Configure the ESXi host as an NTP client

In this task, you configure the Network Time Protocol (NTP) client on the ESXi host to synchronize its time with the NTP server setup on the SAN virtual machine. 1. In the Software panel, click the Time Configuration link. View the current settings, which show that the NTP client may or may not be running but has no NTP server defined.

2. In the upper-right corner, click the Properties link. The Time Configuration dialog box appears.

3. There are two information panes, under NTP Configuration, click the check box next to NTP Client Enabled.

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4. Click on the Options button.

5. In the left pane of the Options dialog box, select NTP Settings.

6. Click Add to add the NTP server, 172.16.1.99, and then click OK. 7. Select the Restart NTP service to apply changes check box and then click OK.

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8. Click OK to exit the Time Configuration dialog box. 9. Verify that the Time Configuration pane lists the NTP server you just added.

If this is the last lab you are completing during this lab reservation, it is important to manually shutdown your esxi-1 virtual machine. Click on the esxi-1 VM in the topology, press F12 to Shutdown/Restart, enter the root password, and press F2 to Shutdown. Wait until the vClient acknowledges the host connection has been lost. Click the Cancel button when the client tries to reconnect. You may now end the lab reservation. Note: In a real vSphere deployment, you would not power down your ESXi servers after making configuration changes. In the NETLAB+ environment, all virtual machines are powered off at the end of every reservation to conserve resources. NETLAB+ is unable to gracefully shutdown the ESXi server VMs like the other VMs. Performing a manual shutdown of the ESXi servers will prevent a non-graceful shutdown, which may cause configuration errors during the next lab reservation. 10. Select File > Exit to close the vSphere Client. 11. Close the vclient window.

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