VMware ESX 4.0 - GETTING STARTED UPDATE 1 Manuel d'utilisateur

Getting Started with ESXESX 4.0vCenter Server 4.0This document supports the version of each product listed andsupports all subsequent versions until t

4 Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next.You cannot install this product unless you accept the license agreement.NOTE If

14 Select a location to install ESX.CAUTION The installer erases all content on the selected storage device.Installing ESX on a USB device is not su

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 re

5 Type your user name and company name and click Next.6 Select Install VMware vSphere Host Update Utility to manage host patches, updates, and upgrade

What to do nextAfter you connect to the host with the vSphere Client, use the Getting Started tabs to import a virtual appliance.Add Your First Virtua

2 Select VA Marketplace and click Next.3 Select a virtual appliance from the list and click Download now.For the shortest download time, VMware recomm

Table 1. Comparison of Multiple and Single Host Management (Continued)Feature vCenter Server ESXNo downtime maintenance Possible with VMotion Not ava

Figure 3. vSphere ComponentsvCenter Server InstallationInstall vCenter Server to manage multiple hosts.To get started with vCenter Server quickly and

nMicrosoft SQL Server 2005 Express disk requirements – Up to 2GB free disk space to decompress theinstallation archive. Approximately 1.5GB of these f

nIf you install vCenter Server on Windows Server 2003 SP1, the disk for the installation directory must havethe NTFS format, not the FAT32 format.nvCe

Getting Started with ESX2 VMware, Inc.You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware Web site at:http://www.vmware.com/suppo

7 Click Install SQL Server 2005 Express instance (for small-scale deployments).This database is suitable for small deployments of up to 5 hosts and 50

10 Accept the default destination folders and click Next.11 Select Create a standalone VMware vCenter Server instance and click Next.12 For each compo

You must have an empty vCenter Server inventory to view the Getting Started tabs wizard. After you haveset up the basic inventory, the Getting Started

Figure 5. vCenter Server with no inventory objects and the first step in the Getting Started tab wizardProcedure1 On the Getting Started tab in the I

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 ESX host in the Host name fi

Create a Virtual MachineCreating a virtual machine is like building a computer. After you finish creating a virtual machine, you mustinstall a guest o

8 On the Ready to Complete New Virtual Machine page, review your selections and click Finish to createthe new virtual machine.After you create the vir

IndexDdatacentersadding hosts 23creating 22documentation, for vSphere 26Ggetting started tasks 7Hhostsadding to datacenter 23logging in to 13man

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ContentsUpdated Information 5Getting Started with ESX 7Getting Started Tasks 7ESX Installation 8Prerequisites for Installing ESX 8ESX Hardware Requir

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Updated InformationThis Getting Started with ESX is updated with each release of the product or when necessary.This table provides the update history

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Getting Started with ESXGet started with ESX quickly with this information about installation and initial setup. Follow the proceduresincluded here t

ESX InstallationInstall ESX to get started with running virtual machines. The machine running ESX virtualization softwareacts as a host in your virtua

nFor hardware iSCSI, a disk attached to an iSCSI controller, such as the QLogic qla405x. Software iSCSI isnot supported for booting or installing ESX.