VMware Chapter 2 - sliders16/VMware GitHub Wiki

What type of Server?

  • Check VMware compatibility website
  • RAM and CPU requirements
  • PCI slots #
  • Blade / Racks

Type of Storage

  • check Vmware compatibility website
  • NFS, FC, FCOE, ISCSI

Network Configuration 2 NICS - Management Network + Vmotion 2 NICS - traffic originating from the VM 2 NICS - FT 2 NICS - ISCSI / FCOE/ NFS

Ways of installing ESXi host

  • interactive installation
    • mount iso CD and follow the steps
  • Unattended (Scripted)
    • using kickstart scripts
  • Automated installation
    • Using auto deploy
      • is a network deployment service that build esxi hosts via image template over the network
      • Pre-requsite - need a vcenter
  • Auto deploy mode

    • stateless

    • use auto deploy to build esxi hosts

    • load the esxi host directly to the host memory as it boot

    • no installation

    • stateless cache

    • same as stateless

    • cache the image to the local disk

    • stateful

      • set the boot first (local disk)
      • auto deploy is not required unless configured

Auto deploy components

  • deployment rule
    • which hosts is assign to which esxi image
  • image profile
    • store the esxi image