After you choose a database type, make sure you understand the configuration and patch requirements for the database.
Table 8‑1 lists the configuration and patch requirements for the databases that are supported with vCenter Server.
Contact your DBA for the appropriate database credentials, or install the bundled Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express database.
Table 8‑1. Configuration and Patch Requirements
Database Type

Patch and Configuration 220 702 Requirements
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express

Bundled database that you can use for small deployments of up to 5 hosts and 50 virtual machines.
If the machine has Microsoft SQL Native Client installed, remove it before installing vCenter Server with the bundled database.
If the machine has MSXML Core Services 6.0 installed, remove it before installing vCenter Server with the bundled database. If you cannot remove it using the Add or Remove Programs utility, use the Windows Installer CleanUp utility. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968749.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005

For Microsoft Windows XP, apply MDAC 2.8 SP1 to the client. Use the SQL Native Client driver (version 9.x) for the client.
Ensure that the machine has a valid ODBC DSN entry.
If Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is not already installed and the machine has MSXML Core Services 6.0 installed, remove MSXML Core Services 6.0 before installing Microsoft SQL Server 2005. If you cannot remove it using the Add or Remove Programs utility, use the Windows Installer CleanUp utility. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968749.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008

For Microsoft Windows XP, apply MDAC 2.8 SP1 to the 9L0-403 client. Use the SQL Native Client driver (version 10.x) for the client.
Ensure that the machine has a valid ODBC DSN entry.
Oracle 10g

If necessary, first apply patch 10.2.0.3 (or later) to the client and server. Then apply patch 5699495 to the client.
Ensure that the machine has a valid ODBC DSN entry.
For the Oracle Instant client, copy ojdbc14.jar to the vCenter Server tomcat directory (\Infrastructure\tomcat\lib)
The Oracle 10g client comes with ojdbc14.jar (\oracle\product\10.2.0\\jdbc\lib). The vCenter Server installer copies the file from the Oracle client install location to the vCenter Server tomcat directory (\Infrastructure\tomcat\lib)
If the ojdbc14.jar file is not found in the Oracle 10g client location, the vCenter Server installer prompts you to copy the file manually. You can download the file from http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/java/sqlj_jdbc/htdocs/jdbc101040.html.
Oracle 11g

Ensure that the machine has a valid ODBC DSN entry.
For the Oracle Instant client, copy ojdbc14.jar to the vCenter Server tomcat directory (\Infrastructure\tomcat\lib)
The Oracle 11g client comes with ojdbc14.jar (9L0-510 install location>\app\Administrator\product\11.1.0\\sqldeveloper\jdbc\lib). The vCenter Server installer copies the file from the Oracle client install location to the vCenter Server tomcat directory (\Infrastructure\tomcat\lib)
If the ojdbc14.jar file is not found in the Oracle 11g client location, the vCenter Server installer prompts you to copy the file manually. You can download the file from http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/java/sqlj_jdbc/htdocs/jdbc101040.html.

The vSphere Client is a Windows program that you can use to configure the host and to operate its virtual machines. You can download vSphere Client from any host.
Prerequisites
You must have the URL of the host. This is the IP 220 701 address or host name.
Procedure
1

From a Windows machine, open a Web browser.
2

Enter the URL for the host.
For example, http://testserver.vmware.com or http://10.20.80.176.
The welcome page appears.
3

Click Download the vSphere Client under 220 702 Getting Started.
4

Click Yes in the security warning dialog box that appears.
What to do next
Install the vSphere Client.vCenter Server and vCenter Update Manager require databases to store and organize server data.
You do not need to install a new database for the vCenter Server installation to work. During installation, you can point the vCenter Server system to any existing supported database. vCenter Server supports Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases. vCenter Update Manager also supports Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases. For detailed information about supported database versions, see the Compatibility Matrixes on the VMware vSphere documentation Web site.
* Caution
If you have a VirtualCenter database that you want to preserve, do not perform a fresh installation of vCenter Server. See the Upgrade Guide.

VMware recommends using separate databases for vCenter Server and vCenter Update Manager. However, for a small deployments, a separate database for vCenter Update Manager might not be necessary.
Each vCenter Server instance must have its own database. 220 701 vCenter Server instances cannot share the same database schema. Multiple vCenter Server databases can reside on the same database server, or they can be separated across multiple database servers. For Oracle, which has the concept of schema objects, you can run multiple vCenter Server instances in a single database server if you have a different schema owner for each vCenter Server instance, or use a dedicated Oracle database server for each vCenter Server instance.
Subtopics

Creating a virtual machine is like building a computer. After you finish creating a virtual machine, you must install a guest operating system, applications, and VMware Tools on it.
Prerequisites
Make sure that you have an ISO image and 640 802 Dumps a license for the operating system to install on the virtual machine.
Procedure
1

In the Inventory panel, select the host machine.
2

Click Create a new virtual machine on the Getting Started tab.
3

Select Typical and click Next.
4

Type a virtual machine name and click Next.
5

Select a datastore in which to store the 640-802 virtual machine files and click Next.
The datastore must be large enough to hold the virtual machine and all of its virtual disk files.
6

Under Guest Operating System, select the operating system family (Microsoft Windows, Linux, Novell NetWare, Solaris, or other) and select the version from the drop-down list.
This is the operating system for your virtual machine. Base your choice on your planned use of the virtual machine.
Note
The wizard does not install the guest operating system. The New Virtual Machine wizard uses this information to select appropriate default values, such as the amount of memory needed.

7

Specify the size of the virtual disk and click Next.
Enter the disk size in megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB). The default is 8GB. The virtual disk must be large enough to hold the guest operating system and all of the software that you intend to install, with room for data and growth.
8

On the Ready to Complete New Virtual Machine page, 640 802 braindumps review your selections and click Finish to create the new virtual machine.
After you create the virtual machine, install a guest operating system and VMware Tools on it. You can find instructions for how to install a guest operating system and VMware Tools in the vSphere Tutorial accessible from the vSphere Client. Select the virtual machine and follow the links on the Getting Started tab to learn how to install an operating system.

When you add your host to a datacenter, vCenter Server manages it.
Procedure
1

In the Inventory panel, select the datacenter you vcp 4 created if it is not selected.
2

On the Getting Started tab, follow the on-screen instructions and click Add a host.
a

Type the IP address or name of the ESXi host in the Host name field.
b

Enter the Username and Password for a user account that has administrative privileges on the selected managed host.
3

Click Next.
4

To confirm the Host Summary information, click Next.
5

Assign an existing license key to the host and click Next.
6

(Optional) Select Enable Lockdown Mode to disable remote vmware vcp 4 access for the administrator account after vCenter Server takes control of this host.
Select this check box to ensure that the host is managed only through vCenter Server with root privileges.
7

Click Next.
8

Select a location from the list of inventory objects and click Next.
9

Click Finish to complete adding a host.
The vSphere Client displays a progress bar in the Recent Tasks pane while the host is added. Adding a new host can take a few minutes and the Status percentage might appear to pause at different increments during the process.
When a new host is added, the host might appear as disconnected until vCenter Server completes the task. After the host is added, the status changes to connected, indicating that the host 640 802 connection is complete.
The host you installed and setup earlier and the virtual appliance you imported are added to the inventory managed by vCenter Server.
What to do next
You already have a virtual machine in the inventory because you added the host with the virtual appliance to vCenter Server. Try to create a new virtual machine.

Install the vSphere Client
The vSphere Client enables you to connect to an ESX/ESXi host and to a vCenter Server system.
The vSphere Client must be installed on a WinYou can deploy VMware vSphere with vCenter Server to manage multiple hosts at the same time.
Using vCenter Server to manage multiple hosts allows you to experiment with advanced management options, such as resource sharing, and all of the other options available within the vSphere environment.
Deploying vCenter Server provides many advantages over deploying a single, standalone ESXi host. Table 1 illustrates some of the advantages and compares multiple-host management with vCenter Server as opposed to single-host management.
Table 1. Comparison of Multiple and Single vcp-410 Host Management
Feature

vCenter Server

ESXi
Scale of deployment

Multiple hosts

Single host
Capacity planning

Built in

Available separately
Server consolidation wizard

Built in

Available separately
Instant server provisioning

Available with templates and cloning

Not available
No downtime maintenance

Possible with VMotion

Not available
Load balancing

Possible with VMware DRS

Not available
Failover

Possible with VMware HA

Not available
Power savings

Possible with VMware vmware vcp 410 Distributed Power Management (DPM)

Not available
Centralized access control

Available with Active Directory Integration

Not available
Subtopics
vSphere and vCenter Server
vCenter Server Installationdows machine that has network access to the ESXi host and Internet access.
The vSphere Client must be installed on a Windows machine that has network access to the ESX host and Internet access.
Procedure
1

Run the vSphere Client installer.
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In the vCenter Server installer, double-click the autorun.exe file at C:\\ and click VMware vSphere Client.
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If you downloaded the vSphere Client, double-click the VMware-viclient.exe file.
2

Choose a language for the installer and click OK.
3

When the Welcome screen appears, click Next.
4

Select I agree to the terms in the license agreement and click Next.
5

Type your user name and company name and click Next.
6

Select Install VMware vSphere Host Update Utility vmware vcp 410 to manage host patches, updates, and upgrades from this machine and click Next.
7

Accept the default installation location and click Next, or click Change to select a different location and click Next.
8

Click Install to begin the installation.
9

Click Finish to complete the installation.
What to do next
Connect to the host with the vSphere Client.

Make sure that the vSphere Client hardware meets the requirements.
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CPU – 1 CPU
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Processor – 266MHz or faster Intel or Passed VCP410 AMD processor (500MHz recommended).
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Memory – 200MB RAM
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Disk Storage – 1GB free disk space for a complete installation, which includes the following components:
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Microsoft .NET 2.0
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Microsoft .NET 3.0 SP1
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Microsoft Passed VCP 4 Visual J#
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vSphere Client 4.0
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vSphere Host Update Utility 4.0
You must also have 400MB free on the drive that has your %temp% directory.
If all of the prerequisites are already installed, 300MB of free space is required on the drive that has your %temp% directory, and 450MB is required for the vSphere Client 4.0.
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Networking – Gigabit connection recommended.The vSphere Client is a Windows program that you can use to configure the host and to operate its virtual machines. You can download vSphere Client from any host.
Prerequisites
You must have the URL of the host. This is the IP address or host name.
Procedure
1

From a Windows machine, open a Web vcp 410 browser.
2

Enter the URL for the host.
For example, http://testserver.vmware.com or http://10.20.80.176.
The welcome page appears.
3

Click Download the vSphere Client under Getting Started.
4

Click Yes in the security warning dialog box that appears.
What to do next
Install the vSphere Client.

A list of virtual machines that provides a means to import and store virtual machines as templates. You can deploy the templates at a later time to create new virtual machines.
UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
One of the core protocols in the Internet protocol suite. UDP VCP-410 questions enables a program to send packets (datagrams) to other programs on remote machines. UDP does not require a connection and does not guarantee reliable communication. It is a quick and efficient method for broadcasting messages over a network. See also TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol).
UUID (universally unique identifier)
A number used to uniquely identify some object or entity. The UUID is either assigned by VMware vSphere (in the case of virtual machines) or is hardware-assigned (in the case of SCSI LUNs). vCenter Server attempts to ensure that the UUIDs of all virtual machines being managed are unique, changing the UUIDs of conflicting virtual machines if necessary.
VCS (Veritas Cluster Server)
Symantec clustering software for reducing application downtime. VCS runs on UNIX, Linux, Windows, and VMware systems.
view
(1) An XML document that contains information about objects, particularly virtual machines and hosts. Use a view to access virtual machines and other top-level objects through the Web service. (2) In the Perl Toolkit, an object stored in the client that encapsulates the properties of a managed object with methods to access the properties and act on the managed object.
view definition
An XML document that specifies the elements that appear in a VCP-410 dumps view. View definitions typically specify the items of interest in the view but might include additional elements for presentation or computation related to those items.
virtual appliance
A software solution that is composed of one or more virtual machines. A virtual appliance is packaged as a unit by an appliance vendor and is deployed, managed, and maintained as a unit. Converting virtual appliances allows you to add preconfigured virtual machines to your Virtual Center, ESX Server, Workstation, or Player inventory.
vCenter Server administrator
A role in which the user can set the user+role permissions and control vCenter Server licensing.
vCenter Server agent
Installed on each virtual machine host, this software coordinates actions received from the vCenter Server.
vCenter Server database
A persistent storage area for maintaining the status of each virtual machine and user that is managed in the vCenter Server environment. Located on the same machine as the vCenter Server.
virtual disk
A file or set of files that appears as a physical disk drive to a guest operating system. These files can be on the host machine or on a remote file system. See also growable disk, physical disk.
virtual hardware
The devices that make up a virtual machine. The virtual hardware includes the virtual disk, removable devices such as the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM and floppy drives, and the virtual Ethernet adapter. See also virtual machine settings editor.
virtual machine
A virtual machine is a software computer that, like a Passed VCP-410 physical computer, runs an operating system and applications. Multiple virtual machines can operate on the same host system concurrently.
See the guidelines for using the acronym VM in place of virtual machine.
virtual machine administrator
A role in which the user can perform all the virtual machine management functions.
virtual machine array

A data object consisting of an authorization role, a user or group name, and a managed entity reference. A permission allows a specified user to access the entity (such as a virtual machine) with any of the privileges pertaining to the role.
persistent mode
A disk mode in which all disk writes issued by software running VCP-410 exam inside a virtual machine are immediately and permanently written to a virtual disk that is configured as an independent disk. As a result, a virtual disk or physical disk in independent-persistent mode behaves like a conventional disk drive on a physical computer. See also disk mode, nonpersistent mode.
physical CPU
A single physical CPU in a physical machine.
physical disk
In hosted products, a hard disk in a virtual machine that is mapped to a physical disk drive or partition on the host machine. A virtual machine’s disk can be stored as a file on the host file system or on a local hard disk. When a virtual machine is configured to use a physical disk, vCenter Server directly accesses the local disk or partition as a raw device (not as a file on a file system). See also virtual disk.
physical Ethernet
Manages network traffic between machines on the physical network. A switch has multiple ports, each of which can be connected to a single other machine or another switch on the network.
physical network
A network of physical machines (plus cabling, switches, routers, and so on) that are connected so that they can send data to and receive data from each other. See also virtual network.
policy
A set of system enforced rules that automatically execute or inhibit actions upon entities such as virtual machines, processes, and users. Policies are set in the policy editor.
port group
A construct for configuring virtual network options such VCP-410 exam questions as bandwidth limitations and VLAN tagging policies for each member port. Virtual networks that are connected to the same port group, share network policy configuration. See also virtual network, VLAN (virtual local area network).
privilege
Authorization to perform a specific action or set of actions on a managed object or group of managed objects.
property
An attribute of an object. In the VMware vSphere SDK, a property can be a nested data object, a managed object reference, or other data such as an integer or string.
property collector
A managed object used to control the reporting of managed object properties and the primary means of monitoring status on host machines.
provisioning
The process of creating a functioning virtual machine by assigning resources such as CPU, memory, and virtual hardware and then deploying a system image.
quick switch mode
A display mode in which the virtual machine’s display fills most of the screen. In this mode, tabs at the top of the screen enable you to switch quickly from one running virtual machine to another. See also full screen switch mode.
raw disk
See physical disk.
RDM (raw device mapping)
A mechanism that enables a virtual machine to have direct access to a LUN on the physical storage subsystem (Fibre Channel or iSCSI only). At the same time, the virtual machine has access to the disk that is VCP-410 study guide using a mapping file in the VMFS name space.
read-only user
A role in which the user is allowed to view the inventory but not allowed to perform any tasks.
redo-log file
The file that stores changes made to a disk in all modes except the persistent and independent-persistent modes. For a disk in nonpersistent mode, the redo-log file is deleted when you power off or reset the virtual machine without writing any changes to the disk. You can permanently apply the changes saved in the redo-log file to a disk in undoable mode so that they become part of the main disk files. See also disk mode.
remote console

The association of multiple NIC adapters with a single virtual switch to form a team. Such teams can provide passive failover and share traffic loads between members of physical and virtual networks.
NLB (Network Load Balancing)
A Microsoft clustering technology that load balances VCP-410 dumps incoming IP traffic across a cluster of nodes for applications such as Web servers and terminal services.
nonpersistent mode
A disk mode in which all disk writes issued by software running inside a virtual machine appear to be written to the independent disk. In fact, they are discarded after the virtual machine is powered off. As a result, a virtual disk or physical disk in independent-nonpersistent mode is not modified by activity in the virtual machine. See also disk mode, persistent mode.
not-shared storage
Amount of storage that is used only by a virtual machine and is not shared with other virtual machines. (This terms was formerly called unshared storage.) Also, the amount of guaranteed storage which can be reclaimed if a virtual machine is migrated out of a datastore or is deleted.
NTFS file system
The correct, redundant use of new technology file system.
NTP (Network Time Protocol)
A protocol for distributing the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks.
open virtual appliance (OVA)
A packaging format for virtual machines that allows virtual machine templates to be distributed, customized, and instantiated on any OVA supporting VMM.
Open Virtualization Format (OVF)
A distribution format for virtual appliances that uses existing packaging tools to combine one or more virtual machines with a standards-based XML wrapper. OVF gives the virtualization platform a portable package containing all required installation and configuration parameters for virtual machines. This format allows any virtualization platform that VCP-410 implements the standard to correctly install and run virtual machines.
OUI (organizationally unique identifier)
An IEEE-assigned manufacturer ID value for MAC addresses, Fibre Channel nodes, and ports.
package
An installable bundle for distribution to end users. The package might include one or more virtual machines and an application used to run virtual machines.
page file
A component of an operating system that provides virtual memory for the system. Recently used pages of memory are swapped out to this area on the disk to make room in physical memory (RAM) for newer memory pages. Also called a “swap file.” See also virtual memory.
PAM (pluggable authentication module)
A mechanism (developed at Sun Microsystems) for integrating a variety of existing authentication technologies in a UNIX or Linux environment. A set of modules can be plugged in to customize the authentication of users or programs.
paravirtual device
A device designed with specific awareness that it is running in a virtualized environment.
paravirtual appliance
Free virtual machines that are intended to demonstrate the Virtual Machine Interface (VMI) for virtual machine hypervisors. See also hypervisor.
parent
(1) The source virtual machine from which you take a snapshot or make a clone. If you delete the parent virtual machine, any snapshot becomes permanently disabled. (2) In a VMware vSphere inventory, the managed VCP-410 braindump entity that immediately encloses a given entity (considered the child entity). See also full clone, linked clone, snapshot, template.
Perfmon
A tool that enables user-level applications to collect and access performance statistics. Some form of performance monitoring is available on all Windows, Linux, and UNIX platforms, although the specific information collected and made available varies.
permission

An object that resides on a server and is passed between the client and the Web service only by reference. A managed object has operations associated with it but might not have properties. See also.
managed object reference
A data object created to uniquely identify a managed object.
message
A data element that is used by an operation to carry VCP-410 exam questions data. It lists the data types exchanged between the Web service and the client.
migration
The process of moving a virtual machine between hosts. Unless VMotion or Storage VMotion is used, the virtual machine must be powered off when you migrate it. See also migration with VMotion
migration with VMotion
The process of moving a virtual machine that is powered on and meets selected requirements, including the activation of VMotion on both the source and target hosts. When you migrate a virtual machine using VMotion, the operations of the virtual machine can continue without interruption.
MKS (mouse, keyboard, screen)
A set of basic input-output services for user interaction with a virtual machine.
MoRef (managed object reference)
A managed object has a MoRef that is server-specific. The MoRef is a pointer to an object.
MSCS (Microsoft Cluster Service)
Software that distributes data among the nodes VCP-410 study guide of the cluster. If one node fails, other nodes provide failover support for applications such as databases, file servers, and mail servers.
name
A path (such as a URL) that refers to an object or the name of an item of information in the server.
NAS (network-attached storage)
A complete storage system that is designed to be attached to a traditional data network.
NAT (network address translation)
In hosted networking, a type of network connection that enables you to connect your virtual machines to an external network when you have only one IP network address and the host computer uses that address. The VMware NAT device passes network data between one or more virtual machines and the external network. It identifies incoming data packets intended for each virtual machine and sends them to the correct destination. See also host-only networking.
nbtstat command
A diagnostic command that helps determine how a system name or IP address is resolved. Because it can display current connections using NetBIOS over TCP/IP, nbtstat is useful for determining whether Windows systems are online from a NetBIOS view. See also NetBIOS (network basic input/output system).
NetBIOS (network basic input/output system)
An API that enables applications on different computers to communicate across a LAN. NetBIOS provides the name service and offers two communication modes: session service for connection-oriented communication and datagram distribution service for connectionless communication.
Network access
Policies that give you detailed and flexible control over the network access you can provide to users of your ACE instances. Using a packet filtering firewall, the network access feature lets you specify VCP-410 questions exactly which machines or subnets an ACE instance or its host system may access.
network quarantine
A set of controls, governed by policies, that ensure only up-to-date virtual machines have access to specified resources on an organization’s network. These controls enable administrators to specify which machines or subnets a virtual machine may access.
NIC (network interface card)
An expansion board that provides a dedicated connection between a computer and a network. Also called a network adapter.
NIC teaming