VMware VS4-ENT-PL-A Setup Guide - Page 189
Configuring an Auto Deploy Reference Host, Con ESXi Dump Collector with ESXCLI,
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Chapter 7 Installing ESXi Figure 7‑4. Auto Deploy Reference Host Setup Switch DHCP Server VC ESXi reference host setup ESXi ESXi DNS NTP syslog monitoring security networking/IO filters DHCP or static IP TFTP Server Auto Deploy Server SAN storage local storage syslog Server NTP Server DNS Server AD Server Enterprise Network Manager "Configuring an Auto Deploy Reference Host," on page 189 explains how to perform this setup. Configuring an Auto Deploy Reference Host vSphere allows you to configure a reference host by using the vSphere Web Client, by using vCLI, or by using host profiles. To set up a host profile, you can use the approach that suits you best. vSphere Web Client vSphere Command-Line Interface Host Profiles Interface The vSphere Web Client supports setup of networking, storage, security, and most other aspects of an ESXi host. You can completely set up your environment in the reference and create a host profile from the reference host for use by Auto Deploy. You can use vCLI commands for setup of many aspects of your host. vCLI is especially suitable for configuring some of the services in the vSphere environment. Commands include vicfg-ntp (set up an NTP server), esxcli system syslog (set up a syslog server), and esxcli network route (add routes and set up the default route). See "Configure ESXi Dump Collector with ESXCLI," on page 189. Best practice is to set up a host with vSphere Web Client or vCLI and create a host profile from that host. You can also configure the host profiles directly with the Host Profiles interface in the vSphere Web Client. See "Configure Host Profiles for an Auto Deploy Reference Host with the vSphere Web Client," on page 190. Configure ESXi Dump Collector with ESXCLI A core dump is the state of working memory in the event of host failure. By default, a core dump is saved to the local disk. You can use ESXi Dump Collector to keep core dumps on a network server for use during debugging. ESXi Dump Collector is especially useful for Auto Deploy, but is supported for any ESXi host. ESXi Dump Collector supports other customization, including sending core dumps to the local disk. Prerequisites Install ESXi Dump Collector, a support tool that is included with the vCenter Server autorun.exe application and that is also included in the vCenter Server Appliance. Install vCLI if you want to configure the host to use ESXi Dump Collector. In troubleshooting situations, you can use ESXCLI in the ESXi Shell instead. VMware, Inc. 189
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