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vSphere Virtual Machine Management

You're reading from   vSphere Virtual Machine Management This tutorial will help VMware administrators fine-tune and expand their expertise with vSphere. From creating and configuring virtual machines to optimizing performance, it's all here in a crystal clear series of chapters.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2014
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ISBN-13 9781782172185
Length 326 pages
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

vSphere Virtual Machine Management
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Virtual Machine Concepts 2. Creating a Virtual Machine Using the Wizard FREE CHAPTER 3. Other Ways to Provision a Virtual Machine 4. Advanced Virtual Machine Settings 5. Managing Multitiered Applications with vApps 6. Virtual Machine Performance and Resource Allocation 7. Monitoring Virtual Machines 8. Migrating Virtual Machines 9. Balancing Resource Utilization and Availability 10. Virtual Machine Design Index

Index

A

  • Accept EULAs pane
    • about / Accept EULAs
  • advanced options, vSphere virtual machine
    • General Options / The General Options section
    • VMware Remote Console Options / The VMware Remote Console Options section
    • VMware Tools / The VMware Tools section
    • Boot Options / The Boot Options section
  • advanced performance chart
    • about / Advanced performance charts
    • viewing / Advanced performance charts
    • vs, overview performance chart / Advanced performance charts
  • affinity/anti-affinity rules, DRS
    • configuring / Affinity/Anti-affinity rules
  • alarms
    • condition-based alarms / Using alarms
    • event-based alarms / Using alarms
    • using / Using alarms
  • AMD No eXecute (NX) / The CPUID mask, Configuring for vMotion
  • AMD Rapid Virtual Indexing (RVI) / Understanding monitor modes
  • anti-affinity rules, SDRS
    • about / Anti-affinity rules
    • VMDK anti-affinity / Anti-affinity rules
    • VM anti-affinity / Anti-affinity rules
  • application clustering / Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
  • Array Integration (VAAI) / Migration using Storage vMotion
  • Audio driver / VMware Tools

B

  • balloon driver / VMware Tools
  • ballooning
    • about / Ballooning
  • BIOS / Virtual machine components
  • Boot Options
    • about / The Boot Options section
  • BT
    • about / Understanding monitor modes

C

  • clones
    • used, for provisioning vSphere virtual machine / Using clones for provisioning
  • cloning
    • vSphere virtual machine, creating by / Creating a virtual machine by cloning
  • cloning, vApp / Cloning a vApp
  • cluster
    • about / Clusters
    • features / Clusters
    • creating / Creating a cluster
  • command line
    • used, for viewing vSphere virtual machine files / Using command line
  • components, vSphere virtual machine
    • BIOS / Virtual machine components
    • DVD/CD-ROM / Virtual machine components
    • floppy drive / Virtual machine components
    • hard disk / Virtual machine components
    • IDE controller / Virtual machine components
    • keyboard / Virtual machine components
    • memory / Virtual machine components
    • Motherboard/Chipset / Virtual machine components
    • network adapter / Virtual machine components
    • parallel port / Virtual machine components
    • PCI controller / Virtual machine components
    • PCI device / Virtual machine components
    • pointing device / Virtual machine components
    • processor / Virtual machine components
    • serial port / Virtual machine components
    • SCSI controller / Virtual machine components
    • SCSI device / Virtual machine components
    • SIO controller / Virtual machine components
    • USB controller / Virtual machine components
    • USB device / Virtual machine components
    • Video controller / Virtual machine components
    • VMCI / Virtual machine components
  • compute resource
    • selecting / Select a compute resource
  • condition-based alarms
    • about / Using alarms
    • creating / Creating condition-based alarms
  • configuration, DRS / Enabling and configuring DRS
  • configuration, HA / Configuring HA
  • configuration, NTP / NTP configuration
  • configuration, SDRS / Configuring SDRS
  • configuration, vMotion / Configuring for vMotion
    • prerequisites / Configuring for vMotion
  • configuration file
    • about / Configuration files
  • Configure Network pane
    • about / Configure Network
  • considerations, vSphere virtual machine
    • virtual machine, renaming / Renaming virtual machines
    • virtual hardware version, upgrading / Upgrading virtual hardware version
    • tags, using / Using tags
    • NTP configuration / NTP configuration
    • unused virtual hardware, disabling / Disabling unused virtual hardware
    • VMware Tools / VMware Tools
  • core 4 / vSphere virtual machines
  • CPU
    • about / CPU, CPU
    • monitoring, esxtop used / Monitoring CPU
  • CPU affinity
    • setting / The CPU affinity setting
  • CPU hot plug
    • enabling / Enabling CPU hot plug / memory hot add
  • CPU identification (CPUID) mask
    • about / The CPUID mask
  • CPU virtualization
    • about / CPU virtualization
  • cross-host Storage vMotion
    • about / Cross-host Storage vMotion
    • used, for migrating virtual machine / Cross-host Storage vMotion
  • custom configuration wizard
    • vSphere virtual machine, creating with / Creating a VM using the custom configuration wizard
    • Name and Location pane / Name and Location
    • Storage pane / Storage
    • Virtual Machine Version pane / Virtual Machine Version
    • Guest Operating System pane / Guest Operating System
    • CPUs pane / CPUs
    • Memory pane / Memory
    • Network pane / Network
    • SCSI controllers / SCSI controller
    • Ready to Complete pane / Ready to Complete
  • customization, vSphere virtual machine
    • configuring / Configuring virtual machine customizations
    • Sysprep files, copying to vCenter directory / Copying Sysprep files to vCenter directory
    • creating / Creating a customization
    • Specify Properties pane / New VM Guest Customization Spec
    • Set Registration Information pane / Set Registration Information
    • Set Computer Name pane / Set Computer Name
    • Enter Windows License / Enter Windows License
    • Set Administrator Password pane / Set Administrator Password
    • Run Once pane / Run Once
    • Configure Network pane / Configure Network
    • Set Workgroup or Domain pane / Set Workgroup or Domain
    • Set Operating System Options / Set Operating System Options
    • Ready to complete pane / Ready to complete
  • Customize template pane
    • about / Customize template

D

  • -delta.vmdk file / Virtual machine files, Snapshot files
  • data link / Network
  • data migration / Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
  • datastore heartbeating / Overview of HA
  • Dependent disk / Disk Mode
  • Deploy OVF Template
    • Select source / Select source
    • Review details pane / Review details
    • Accept EULAs pane / Accept EULAs
    • Select name and location pane / Select name and location
    • Select storage pane / Select storage
    • Setup networks pane / Setup networks
    • Customize template pane / Customize template
    • Ready to complete pane / Ready to complete
  • Deploy VM from this Template option
    • about / Deploying VMs from the template
  • Destination Location pane
    • about / Destination Location
  • Destination System pane
    • about / Destination System
  • Destination Virtual Machine pane
    • about / Destination Virtual Machine
  • device drivers, VMware Tools
    • SVGA driver / VMware Tools
    • SCSI driver / VMware Tools
    • Paravirtual SCSI driver / VMware Tools
    • VMXNET NIC drivers / VMware Tools
    • Mouse driver / VMware Tools
    • Audio driver / VMware Tools
    • vShield Endpoint / VMware Tools
    • ThinPrint driver / VMware Tools
    • Memory control driver / VMware Tools
    • VMCI Sockets drivers / VMware Tools
  • disk / Disk
  • disk alignment / Disk alignment
  • Disk Mode
    • Dependent disk / Disk Mode
    • Independent disk / Disk Mode
  • Disk Provisioning
    • Thin provision / The Disk Provisioning types
    • Thick provision eager zeroed / The Disk Provisioning types
    • Thick provision lazy zeroed / The Disk Provisioning types
  • Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) / Select a compute resource, Resource pools
  • DPM
    • about / Clusters
  • DRS / Clusters
    • overview / Overview of DRS
    • initial placement / Overview of DRS
    • load balancing / Overview of DRS
    • requirements / Overview of DRS
    • enabling / Enabling and configuring DRS
    • configuring / Enabling and configuring DRS
    • monitoring / DRS recommendations and monitoring DRS
    • recommendations, viewing / DRS recommendations and monitoring DRS
    • affinity/anti-affinity rules / Affinity/Anti-affinity rules
  • DVD/CD-ROM / Virtual machine components

E

  • e1000 / The virtual network adapters
  • e1000 network adapter
    • about / Network
  • e1000e / The virtual network adapters
  • e1000e network adapter
    • about / Network
  • Edit settings, vApp
    • IP allocation policy / IP addressing policies
    • virtual machine startup action / Virtual machine startup/shutdown order
    • virtual machine shutdown action / Virtual machine startup/shutdown order
  • election
    • about / Overview of HA
  • End User License Agreement (EULA) / Accept EULAs
  • Enter Windows License pane
    • about / Enter Windows License
  • ESXi host / vSphere virtual machines
  • esxtop
    • using / Using esxtop
    • interactive mode / Using esxtop
    • batch mode / Using esxtop
    • Replay mode / Using esxtop
    • used, for monitoring CPU / Monitoring CPU
    • used, for monitoring memory / Monitoring memory
    • used, for monitoring network / Monitoring network
    • used, for monitoring storage / Monitoring storage
    • help option / The esxtop options
  • EVC
    • about / Clusters
  • event-based alarms
    • about / Using alarms
    • creating / Creating event-based alarms
  • expandable reservation / Expandable reservations
  • Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) / The Boot Options section

F

  • -flat.vmdk file / Virtual machine files, Virtual disks
  • Fault Domain Manager (FDM)
    • about / Overview of HA
  • floppy drive / Virtual machine components

G

  • General Options
    • about / The General Options section
  • group ID (GID) / Monitoring CPU

H

  • HA
    • about / Clusters, High Availability
    • overview / Overview of HA
    • responsibilities / Overview of HA
    • configuring / Configuring HA
  • hard disk / Virtual machine components
  • help option, esxtop / The esxtop options
  • host network isolation / Overview of HA
  • HV
    • about / Understanding monitor modes
  • HWMMU
    • about / Understanding monitor modes
  • hypervisor / vSphere virtual machines
  • hypervisor swapping
    • about / Hypervisor swapping

I

  • IDE controller / Virtual machine components
  • Independent disk
    • Independent-Persistent / Disk Mode
    • Independent-Nonpersistent / Disk Mode
  • initial placement / Overview of DRS
  • Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) / Storage constraint
  • Input/output Operations Per Second (IOPS)
    • about / The SCSI controller
  • installation, VMware Tools
    • in Windows virtual machine / Installing VMware Tools in a Windows virtual machine
    • in Linux virtual machine / Installing VMware Tools in a Linux virtual machine
  • Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) / Virtual machine components
  • Intel eXecute Disable (XD) / The CPUID mask, Configuring for vMotion
  • Intel Extended Page Tables (EPT) / Understanding monitor modes
  • IP allocation policy
    • about / IP addressing policies
    • Static - Manual option / IP addressing policies
    • Static - IP Pool option / IP addressing policies
    • Transient option / IP addressing policies
    • DHCP option / IP addressing policies

K

  • keyboard / Virtual machine components

L

  • .log file / Virtual machine files, Other files
  • limits / Limits
  • Linux virtual machine
    • VMware Tools, installing / Installing VMware Tools in a Linux virtual machine
  • load balancing / Overview of DRS

M

  • Managed Object ID (MOID)
    • about / Overview of HA
  • megabytes (MB) / Monitoring memory
  • memory / Virtual machine components
    • about / Memory, Memory
    • monitoring, esxtop used / Monitoring memory
  • memory compression
    • about / Compression
  • Memory control driver / VMware Tools
  • memory hot add
    • enabling / Enabling CPU hot plug / memory hot add
  • memory management unit (MMU) / Introducing the virtual machine monitor
  • memory reclamation
    • about / Memory reclamation
    • transparent page sharing (TPS) / Transparent page sharing (TPS)
    • ballooning / Ballooning
    • compression / Compression
    • swapping, to host cache / Swapping to host cache
    • hypervisor swapping / Hypervisor swapping
  • monitor mode
    • about / Understanding monitor modes
    • BT / Understanding monitor modes
    • HV / Understanding monitor modes
    • HWMMU / Understanding monitor modes
  • Motherboard/Chipset / Virtual machine components
  • Mouse driver / VMware Tools

N

  • .nvram file / Virtual machine files, Configuration files
  • N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) / Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
  • network
    • about / Network
    • virtual switch / Network
    • virtual Ethernet adapters / Network
    • monitoring, esxtop used / Monitoring network
  • network adapter / Virtual machine components
  • Network Attached Storage (NAS) / Disk
  • network constraint, resource contention / Network constraint
  • Network I/O Control
    • about / Network I/O Control
    • set up / Network I/O Control
  • network interface card (NIC) / Network
  • network partition / Overview of HA
  • network resource pool
    • configuring / Network I/O Control
    • assigning, to distributed port group / Network I/O Control
  • NTP
    • configuration / NTP configuration
    • about / NTP configuration

O

  • Open Virtualization Appliance (OVA) / Creating a virtual machine from an OVF file
  • Options pane
    • about / Options
  • overview performance chart
    • about / Overview performance charts
    • viewing / Overview performance charts
    • vs, advanced performance chart / Advanced performance charts
  • OVF
    • about / Creating a virtual machine from an OVF file, What is a vApp?
  • OVF file
    • Vsphere virtual machine, creating from / Creating a virtual machine from an OVF file
    • Deploy OVF Template / Creating a virtual machine from an OVF file
  • OVF template
    • used, for provisioning vSphere virtual machine / OVF templates

P

  • parallel port / Virtual machine components
  • Paravirtual SCSI driver / VMware Tools
  • PCI controller / Virtual machine components
  • PCI device / Virtual machine components
  • Perfmon
    • about / Other places to find information
  • performance, vSphere virtual machine
    • traditional practices / Traditional performance practices
    • problem, determining / Performance problems
    • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting performance
  • performance charts
    • about / Performance charts
    • overview performance chart / Overview performance charts
    • advanced performance chart / Advanced performance charts
  • performance tuning, vSphere virtual machine / Performance tuning
  • Physical compatibility mode, RDM / Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
  • pointing device / Virtual machine components
  • primary resources, vSphere virtual machine
    • CPU / CPU
    • memory / Memory
    • network / Network
    • disk / Disk
  • processor / Virtual machine components
  • provisioning, vSphere virtual machine
    • VM template, used / Provisioning using templates
    • clones, used / Using clones for provisioning
    • virtual appliance, used / Using virtual appliances
    • OVF templates, used / OVF templates

R

  • -rdm.vmdk file / Virtual machine files, Virtual disks
  • Raw Device Mapping (RDM) / Virtual disks
  • RDM
    • about / Creating a new virtual disk, Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
    • Physical compatibility mode / Raw Device Mappings, Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
    • Virtual compatibility mode / Raw Device Mappings, Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
    • configuration issues / Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
  • Ready to complete pane
    • about / Ready to complete, Ready to complete
  • recommendations, DRS
    • viewing / DRS recommendations and monitoring DRS
  • recommendations, SDRS
    • applying / Applying SDRS recommendations
  • reservations / Reservations
  • Resource allocation, vApp
    • Shares option / Creating a vApp
    • Reservation option / Creating a vApp
    • Reservation type option / Creating a vApp
    • Limit option / Creating a vApp
  • resource contention
    • about / Resource performance concepts
    • CPU virtualization / CPU virtualization
    • memory reclamation / Memory reclamation
    • network constraint / Network constraint
    • storage constraint / Storage constraint
  • resource controls
    • about / Understanding resource controls
    • shares / Shares, Creating a resource pool
    • limits / Limits, Creating a resource pool
    • reservations / Reservations, Creating a resource pool
    • reservation type / Creating a resource pool
  • resource pool
    • about / Resource pools
    • usage / Resource pools
    • creating / Creating a resource pool
    • with expandable reservation / Expandable reservations
  • resxtop
    • using / Using esxtop
    • Interactive mode / Using esxtop
    • Batch mode / Using esxtop
    • Replay mode / Using esxtop
  • Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) / vMotion
  • Review details pane
    • about / Review details
  • Run Once pane
    • about / Run Once

S

  • SAN-Aware Technologies / Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
  • SCSI controller / Virtual machine components
    • adapter type / SCSI controller
    • Do not create disk pane / Do not create disk
    • about / The SCSI controller
  • SCSI controllers
    • new virtual disk, creating / Creating a new virtual disk
    • existing virtual disk, using / Using an existing virtual disk
    • RDM / Raw Device Mappings
  • SCSI device / Virtual machine components
  • SCSI driver / VMware Tools
  • SDRS
    • about / Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler (SDRS)
    • overview / Overview of SDRS
    • requirements / Overview of SDRS
    • configuring / Configuring SDRS
    • recommendations, applying / Applying SDRS recommendations
    • anti-affinity rules / Anti-affinity rules
  • Security ID (SID)
    • about / Set Operating System Options
  • Select a name and folder option
    • about / Select a name and folder
  • Select clone options
    • about / Select clone options
  • Select name and location pane
    • about / Select name and location
  • Select source pane / Select source
  • Select storage pane
    • about / Select storage, Select storage
  • serial port / Virtual machine components
  • service level agreement (SLA) / Performance problems
  • Set Administrator Password pane
    • about / Set Administrator Password
  • Set Computer Name pane
    • about / Set Computer Name
  • Set Operating System Options pane
    • about / Set Operating System Options
  • Set Registration Information pane
    • about / Set Registration Information
  • Setup networks pane
    • about / Setup networks
  • Set Workgroup or Domain pane
    • about / Set Workgroup or Domain
  • shares / Shares
  • SIO controller / Virtual machine components
  • snapshot file
    • about / Snapshot files
  • socket
    • about / CPU
    / CPU virtualization
  • solid-state drives (SSD)
    • about / Swapping to host cache
  • Source Machine pane
    • about / Source Machine
  • Source System pane
    • about / Source System
  • Specify Properties pane
    • about / New VM Guest Customization Spec
  • storage
    • monitoring, esxtop used / Monitoring storage
    • about / Storage
    • Disk Provisioning / The Disk Provisioning types
    • Disk Mode / Disk Mode
    • SCSI controller / The SCSI controller
    • RDM / Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
  • Storage Area Networks (SAN) / Disk
  • storage constraint, resource contention / Storage constraint
  • Storage I/O Control
    • about / Storage I/O Control
    • enabling / Storage I/O Control
    • configuring / Storage I/O Control
    • setting / Storage I/O Control
    • vStorage API / vSphere Storage APIs
  • Storage vMotion
    • about / Storage, Migration using Storage vMotion
    • used, for migrating vSphere virtual machine / Migration using Storage vMotion
  • Summary pane
    • about / Summary (pane)
  • SVGA driver / VMware Tools
  • Swap file
    • about / Swap files
  • symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) / CPU virtualization
  • Sysprep files
    • copying, to vCenter directory / Copying Sysprep files to vCenter directory

T

  • tags
    • using / Using tags
    • about / Using tags
  • template
    • vSphere virtual machine, creating from / Creating a virtual machine from a template
    • creating / Creating a template
    • about / Creating a template
    • Deploy VM from this Template option / Deploying VMs from the template
    • Select a name and folder option / Select a name and folder
    • compute resource, selecting / Select a compute resource
    • Select storage pane / Select storage
  • Thick provision eager zeroed / The Disk Provisioning types
  • Thick Provision Eager Zeroed virtual disk / Create a Disk
  • Thick provision lazy zeroed / The Disk Provisioning types
  • Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed virtual disk / Create a Disk
  • ThinPrint driver / VMware Tools
  • Thin provision / The Disk Provisioning types
  • Thin Provision virtual disk / Create a Disk
  • Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB) / Understanding monitor modes
  • transparent page sharing (TPS)
    • about / Transparent page sharing (TPS)
  • troubleshooting, vSphere virtual machine performance / Troubleshooting performance
  • typical configuration wizard
    • vSphere virtual machine, creating with / Creating a VM using the typical configuration wizard
    • Name and Location pane / Name and Location
    • Storage pane / Storage
    • Guest Operating System pane / Guest Operating System
    • Network pane / Network
    • Create a Disk pane / Create a Disk
    • Ready to Complete pane / Ready to Complete
    • virtual machine settings, editing / Editing the settings

U

  • unused virtual hardware
    • disabling / Disabling unused virtual hardware
  • USB controller / Virtual machine components
  • USB device / Virtual machine components

V

  • .vmdk file / Virtual machine files, Virtual disks
  • .vmfx file / Virtual machine files
  • .vmsd file / Virtual machine files, Snapshot files
  • .vmsn file / Virtual machine files, Snapshot files
  • .vmss file / Virtual machine files, Other files
  • .vmtx file / Virtual machine files, Configuration files
  • .vmx file / Virtual machine files, Configuration files
  • .vswp file / Virtual machine files, Swap files
  • .vswp file location
    • setting / Setting the .vswp location
  • vApp
    • about / What is a vApp?
    • benefits / What is a vApp?
    • creating / Creating a vApp
    • Resource allocation / Creating a vApp
    • Edit settings / vApp options
    • exporting / Exporting a vApp
    • cloning / Cloning a vApp
  • vCenter directory
    • Sysprep files, copying to / Copying Sysprep files to vCenter directory
  • Video controller / Virtual machine components
  • virtual appliance
    • used, for provisioning vSphere virtual machine / Using virtual appliances
  • Virtual compatibility mode, RDM / Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
  • virtual CPUs (vCPUs)
    • about / CPU virtualization
  • virtual disk
    • Thin Provision / Create a Disk
    • Thick Provision Eager Zeroed / Create a Disk
    • Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed / Create a Disk
  • virtual disk descriptor / Virtual disks
  • virtual disk file
    • about / Virtual disks
  • virtual Ethernet adapter
    • about / Network
  • virtual hardware configuration
    • about / Virtual hardware and resource configuration
    • virtual hardware maximums / Virtual machine maximums
    • memory / Memory
    • CPU / CPU
    • storage / Storage
    • virtual network adapters / The virtual network adapters
  • virtual hardware maximums
    • about / Virtual machine maximums
  • virtual hardware version
    • upgrading / Upgrading virtual hardware version
  • Virtual Machine Executable (VMX) / Introducing the virtual machine monitor
  • virtual machine files
    • renaming / Renaming virtual machines
  • Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) / Disk
  • virtual machine hardware version
    • features / Virtual Machine Version
  • virtual machine settings
    • editing / Editing the settings
  • virtual machine shutdown action
    • about / Virtual machine startup/shutdown order
  • virtual machine startup action
    • about / Virtual machine startup/shutdown order
  • virtual network adapters
    • about / The virtual network adapters
    • vlance / The virtual network adapters
    • VMXNET / The virtual network adapters
    • e1000 / The virtual network adapters
    • e1000e / The virtual network adapters
    • VMXNET2 / The virtual network adapters
    • VMXNET3 / The virtual network adapters
  • virtual switch
    • about / Network
  • vlance / The virtual network adapters
  • vlance network adapter
    • about / Network
  • VM anti-affinity / Anti-affinity rules
  • VMCI
    • about / Virtual machine components
  • VMCI Sockets drivers / VMware Tools
  • VMDK anti-affinity / Anti-affinity rules
  • VMkernel port
    • creating / Configuring for vMotion
  • VMM
    • about / Introducing the virtual machine monitor
    • monitor mode / Understanding monitor modes
  • vmnics / Network
  • vMotion
    • about / vMotion
    • configuring / Configuring for vMotion
    • used, for migrating virtual machine / Migration using vMotion
  • VM template
    • used, for provisioning vSphere virtual machine / Provisioning using templates
  • VMware Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) / Uses of virtual machines
  • VMware Remote Console Options
    • about / The VMware Remote Console Options section
  • VMware Tools
    • about / VMware Tools, The VMware Tools section, VMware Tools
    • device drivers / VMware Tools
    • installing / Installing VMware Tools
    • installing, in Windows virtual machine / Installing VMware Tools in a Windows virtual machine
    • installing, in Linux virtual machine / Installing VMware Tools in a Linux virtual machine
  • VMware Tools service / VMware Tools
  • VMware user process / VMware Tools
  • VMware vCenter Converter
    • used, for creating vSphere virtual machine / Creating a virtual machine using VMware vCenter Converter
    • about / Creating a virtual machine using VMware vCenter Converter
    • Source System pane / Source System
    • Source Machine pane / Source Machine
    • Destination System pane / Destination System
    • Destination Virtual Machine pane / Destination Virtual Machine
    • Destination Location pane / Destination Location
    • Options pane / Options
    • Summary pane / Summary (pane)
  • VMware vSphere Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) / CPU
  • VMXNET / The virtual network adapters
  • VMXNET2 / The virtual network adapters
  • VMXNET2 network adapter
    • about / Network
  • VMXNET3 / The virtual network adapters
  • VMXNET3 network adapter
    • about / Network
  • VMXNETnetwork adapter
    • about / Network
  • VMXNET NIC driver / VMware Tools
  • vNIC
    • about / The virtual network adapters
  • vNICs
    • about / Network
  • Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) / VMware Tools
  • VSAN
    • about / Clusters
  • vShield Endpoint / VMware Tools
  • vSphere Client
    • used, for viewing vSphere virtual machine files / Using the vSphere Client
    • vs, vSphere Web Client / vSphere Client versus vSphere Web Client
  • vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) / Using esxtop
  • Vsphere virtual machine
    • creating, from OVF file / Creating a virtual machine from an OVF file
  • vSphere virtual machine
    • about / vSphere virtual machines
    • components / Virtual machine components
    • usage / Uses of virtual machines
    • primary resources / The primary virtual machine resources
    • creating, with typical configuration wizard / Creating a VM using the typical configuration wizard
    • creating, with custom configuration wizard / Creating a VM using the custom configuration wizard
    • creating, vSphere Web Client used / Creating a VM using vSphere Web Client
    • creating, from template / Creating a virtual machine from a template
    • creating, by cloning / Creating a virtual machine by cloning
    • creating, VMware vCenter Converter used / Creating a virtual machine using VMware vCenter Converter
    • performance tuning / Performance tuning
    • migrating, vMotion used / Migration using vMotion
    • migrating, Storage vMotion used / Migration using Storage vMotion
    • migrating, cross-host Storage vMotion used / Cross-host Storage vMotion
    • provisioning / Comparing provisioning methods
    • other considerations / Other considerations
  • vSphere virtual machine clone
    • Select clone options / Select clone options
    • creating / Creating a virtual machine by cloning
  • vSphere virtual machine files
    • about / Virtual machine files
    • configuration file / Configuration files
    • Swap file / Swap files
    • virtual disk file / Virtual disks
    • snapshot file / Snapshot files
    • other files / Other files
    • viewing, vSphere Client used / Using the vSphere Client
    • viewing, vSphere Web Client used / Using the vSphere Web Client
    • viewing, command line used / Using command line
  • vSphere Web Client
    • used, for viewing vSphere virtual machine files / Using the vSphere Web Client
    • vs, vSphere Client / vSphere Client versus vSphere Web Client
    • used, for creating vSphere virtual machine / Creating a VM using vSphere Web Client
    • Select a name and folder pane / Select a name and folder
    • Select a compute resource pane / Select a compute resource
    • Select storage pane / Select storage
    • Select compatibility pane / Select compatibility
    • Select a guest OS pane / Select a guest OS
    • Customize hardware pane / Customize hardware
    • Ready to complete pane / Ready to complete
  • vStorage API for Array Integration (VAAI) / vSphere Storage APIs
  • vStorage API for Data Protection (VADP) / vSphere Storage APIs
  • vStorage API for for Storage Awareness (VASA) / vSphere Storage APIs
  • vStorage API for Multipathing Pluggable Storage Architecture / vSphere Storage APIs

W

  • Win32Time / NTP configuration
  • Windows virtual machine
    • VMware Tools, installing / Installing VMware Tools in a Windows virtual machine
  • World Wide Name (WWN) / Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
  • World Wide Port Names (WWPNs) / Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
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