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VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide - Volume One About This Guide The purpose of the VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide, Volume One, is to support a self-guided, hands-on evaluation of VMware vSphere® 5.0 ("vSphere") features usable by all VMware vSphere customers. The companion guide, the VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide, Volume Two, is intended to highlight vSphere 5.0 features primarily targeted at larger, more complex deployment environments. Intended Audience This guide is intended to cover evaluation cases that are suitable for IT professionals who fulfill the following requirements: • They understand the basics of server virtualization and want to evaluate the features in vSphere in a small- scale deployment. • They have an existing VMware virtualization environment and want to evaluate features in vSphere that enable greater consolidation while maintaining service levels. System Requirements To ensure the best experience when using this guide, the user will need to configure hardware and software as detailed in the following section. Hardware Requirements This guide makes the following assumptions about your existing physical infrastructure: Servers You must have at least three dedicated servers capable of running VMware ESXi™ 5.0 to provide resources for this evaluation.1 Storage You must have shared storage with enough space available to allow the creation of three 100GB dedicated datastores. Shared storage can be SAN or NAS. This document assumes SAN-based storage. Networking You must have at least three virtual networks configured to separate virtual machine, vMotion, and vSphere management. These networks can be set up on a single virtual switch with multiple port groups, or across multiple virtual switches. For the purpose of this evaluation guide, the configuration includes a single vSphere standard switch with three port groups. 1. These servers must be on the VMware vSphere 5.0 Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 5

Section	Page
About This Guide	5
Intended Audience	5
System Requirements	5
Hardware Requirements	5
Servers	5
Storage	5
Networking	5
Software and Licensing Requirements	6
VMware vSphere	6
Guest Operating Systems	6
Evaluation Guide Environment Setup	7
Server Configuration	8
Logical Network Setup	8
Storage Setup	10
Virtual Machine Setup	10
VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide, Volume One – Worksheet	11
vSphere Evaluation Tasks	12
High Availability	12
Introduction	12
Prerequisites	12
Enabling HA	12
Connect to Virtual Server	13
Go to Cluster Summary	14
Edit Cluster Settings	15
Wait for Task to Complete	16
Verifying VMware HA Enablement	16
HA Status Screen	16
Virtual Machine Protection State	20
Host Protection State	21
VMware HA Advanced Options	22
Admission Control	24
Virtual Machine Options	25
Virtual Machine Monitoring	27
Storage Heartbeats	29
Validating VMware HA Operation	29
Host Failure	29
Host Isolation	34
Disabling VMware HA	43
Connect to a Virtual Server	43
Go to the Cluster Summary	44
Edit Cluster Settings	45
Wait for Task to Complete	46
Getting Familiar with the New Command-Line Interface	46
Introduction	46
The New esxcli Command	47
esxcli Command-Line Syntax	47
Remote esxcli Command Authentication	49
Enabling Access to the ESXi Shell	50
Enabling the ESXi Shell from the DCUI	50
Enabling the ESXi Shell from the vSphere Client	50
Enabling SSH Access to the ESXi Shell	51
Enabling SSH from the DCUI	51
Enabling the SSH from the vSphere Client	52
vSphere Client Notification When the ESXi Shell and SSH Are Enabled	53
Installing the vCLI	53
Installing the vCLI on Windows	53
Installing the vCLI on Linux	53
Installing the vCLI with the vMA	53
Sample esxcli Commands Run Locally from the ESXi Shell	54
Sample esxcli Commands Run Remotely from the vCLI	56
Formatting esxcli Output	58
The localcli Command	59
Bringing It All Together	60
vSphere PowerCLI by Example	62
Introduction	62
Prerequisites	62
Install vSphere PowerCLI	62
Getting Started with vSphere PowerCLI	69
Connecting to a vSphere Host or vCenter	69
Using vSphere PowerCLI	71
vSphere PowerCLI Summary	81
Evaluating the ESXi Firewall	81
Introduction	81
Evaluation Overview	81
Prerequisites	81
Stopping SSH Service to Prevent Access	81
Testing Access with SSH Service Stopped	85
Creating Firewall Rules to Block SSH Access	86
Testing SSH Firewall Rules	89
Image Builder	91
Introduction	91
Image Builder Prerequisites	92
Preparation Tasks	92
Install vSphere PowerCLI	92
Download the ESXi Offline Bundle	92
Extract the ESXi Offline Bundle	92
Start an Image Builder vSphere PowerCLI Session	92
Import the ESXi Offline Bundle	94
Display Software Depots	94
Display VIBs	95
Display Image Profiles	95
Create a New Image Profile	96
Create a New Image Profile by Manually Selecting Individual VIBs	96
Create a New Image Profile by Cloning an Existing Image Profile	98
Removing VIBs from an Image Profile	98
Compare Image Profiles	99
Export Image Profile	99
Export As an Offline Bundle	99
Export As a Bootable ISO Image	100
Product Documentation	100
Using Storage Performance Statistics	101
Introduction	101
Monitoring Performance Statistics of a Datastore	103
Help and Support During the Evaluation	105
VMware Contact Information	105

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TECHNICAL WHITE PAPER / 5

VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide –

Volume One

About This Guide

The purpose of the

VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide, Volume One

, is to support a self-guided, hands-on

evaluation of VMware vSphere® 5.0 (“vSphere”) features usable by all VMware vSphere customers. The

companion guide, the

VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide, Volume Two,

is intended to highlight vSphere 5.0

features primarily targeted at larger, more complex deployment environments.

Intended Audience

This guide is intended to cover evaluation cases that are suitable for IT professionals who fulﬁll the following

requirements:

• They understand the basics of server virtualization and want to evaluate the features in vSphere in a small-

scale deployment.

• They have an existing VMware virtualization environment and want to evaluate features in vSphere that enable

greater consolidation while maintaining service levels.

System Requirements

To ensure the best experience when using this guide, the user will need to conﬁgure hardware and software as

detailed in the following section.

Hardware Requirements

This guide makes the following assumptions about your existing physical infrastructure:

Servers

You must have at least three dedicated servers capable of running VMware ESXi™ 5.0 to provide resources for

this evaluation.

Storage

You must have shared storage with enough space available to allow the creation of three 100GB dedicated

datastores. Shared storage can be SAN or NAS. This document assumes SAN-based storage.

Networking

You must have at least three virtual networks conﬁgured to separate virtual machine, vMotion, and vSphere

management. These networks can be set up on a single virtual switch with multiple port groups, or across

multiple virtual switches. For the purpose of this evaluation guide, the conﬁguration includes a single vSphere

standard switch with three port groups.

1.±These±servers±must±be±on±the±

VMware vSphere 5.0 Hardware Compatibility List

±(HCL).