In this lab iam going to
1)Connect to an ESXi Host with the vSphere Client
2)View the Host Hardware Configuration
3)Configure the DNS and Routing Information for an ESXi Host
4)Configure an ESXi Host as an NTP Client
5)Configure an ESXi Host to Use Directory Services
VMware ESXi is an operating system.it is independent hypervisor dependent on the VMkernel operating system interfacing with various agents that are running on top of it . VMware vSphere ESXi is a host.it virtualizes various servers it is of bare metal type it utilizes lesser hardware components
we have to create an ESXi Virtual machine host.
now , we have to install VMware vSphere client software that helps in logging into the VMware ESXi host.
we have to login to a VMware ESXi host by using the vSphere Client by giving the name my ESXI host name is host1 username is root and give the password
this below shot shows the health status
this is the processor configuration
this is the memoruy configuration these are to be reviewed for the sake of knowing the configuration
i had previously configured we can see the configuration details if not you see a default set of options in it. to configure just click on Properties option which is on the upper right corner of the page. A new window pop-ups with options DNS Configuration and Routing.
give the ip addresses as per the preferred and alternate dns serevr requirement
i have added the domain and the host1
set the time configuration for the purpose of the sinking
In the NTP Options give the IP address of the server as shown below
join the domain and the activedirectory
once the right details are given give the username and the password details
then the domain will be joined successfully as shown below
critical analysis:
VMware ESXi is an enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisor developed by VMware for deploying and serving virtual computers. As a type-1 hypervisor, ESXi is not a software application that one installs in an operating system (OS); instead, it includes and integrates vital OS components, such as a kernel.
Adding the vSphere hosts to an Active Directory simplify’s user management and helps in improve security. It’s relatively easy to add local users to a hosts and to assign them administrative privileges, but if you have a lot of administrators the steps to configure each account will need to be repeated multiple times on each host.
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