Author: buildbot
Date: Mon Dec 10 18:31:34 2012
New Revision: 841477
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<h1 class="title">VMware Configuration</h1>
- <p><strong>VMware Configuration</strong></p>
-<p><em>Terminology</em></p>
-<p><em>VM Host</em></p>
-<div class="codehilite"><pre><span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">A</span>
<span class="n">VM</span> <span class="n">host</span> <span class="n">is</span>
<span class="n">a</span> <span class="n">physical</span> <span
class="n">computer</span> <span class="n">running</span> <span
class="n">a</span> <span class="n">VMware</span> <span
class="n">hypervisor</span>
-<span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">A</span> <span class="n">VCL</span>
<span class="n">computer</span> <span class="n">entry</span> <span
class="n">must</span> <span class="n">be</span> <span class="n">added</span>
<span class="k">for</span> <span class="nb">each</span> <span
class="n">VM</span> <span class="n">host</span> <span class="p">(</span><span
class="n">Manage</span> <span class="n">Computers</span> <span
class="o">></span> <span class="n">Edit</span> <span
class="n">Computer</span> <span class="n">Information</span><span
class="p">)</span>
-<span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">After</span> <span
class="n">the</span> <span class="n">computer</span> <span class="n">has</span>
<span class="n">been</span> <span class="n">added</span> <span
class="n">to</span> <span class="n">VCL</span><span class="p">,</span> <span
class="n">it</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="n">designated</span>
<span class="n">as</span> <span class="n">a</span> <span class="n">VM</span>
<span class="n">host</span> <span class="n">by</span> <span
class="n">changing</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span
class="n">computer</span> <span class="n">state</span> <span
class="n">to</span> <span class="n">vmhostinuse</span> <span
class="p">(</span><span class="n">Manage</span> <span
class="n">Computers</span> <span class="o">></span> <span
class="n">Computer</span> <span class="n">Utilities</span><span
class="p">)</span>
-</pre></div>
-
-
-<p><em>VM</em></p>
-<div class="codehilite"><pre><span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">A</span>
<span class="n">VM</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span class="n">a</span>
<span class="n">virtual</span> <span class="n">machine</span> <span
class="n">managed</span> <span class="n">by</span> <span class="n">VCL</span>
-<span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">A</span> <span
class="n">computer</span> <span class="n">entry</span> <span
class="n">must</span> <span class="n">be</span> <span class="n">added</span>
<span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">VCL</span> <span class="k">for</span>
<span class="nb">each</span> <span class="n">VM</span> <span
class="p">(</span><span class="n">Manage</span> <span
class="n">Computers</span> <span class="o">></span> <span
class="n">Edit</span> <span class="n">Computer</span> <span
class="n">Information</span><span class="p">)</span>
-<span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">Each</span> <span class="n">VM</span>
<span class="n">must</span> <span class="n">be</span> <span
class="n">assigned</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">a</span>
<span class="n">VM</span> <span class="n">host</span> <span
class="p">(</span><span class="n">Virtual</span> <span class="n">Hosts</span>
<span class="o">></span> <span class="n">VM</span> <span
class="n">Hosts</span> <span class="n">tab</span> <span class="o">></span>
<span class="n">Configure</span> <span class="n">Host</span><span
class="p">)</span>
-<span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">VMs</span> <span class="k">do</span>
<span class="ow">not</span> <span class="n">need</span> <span
class="n">to</span> <span class="n">be</span> <span class="n">created</span>
<span class="n">manually</span> <span class="n">in</span> <span
class="n">VMware</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">VCL</span>
<span class="n">automatically</span> <span class="n">creates</span> <span
class="ow">and</span> <span class="n">deletes</span> <span class="n">VMs</span>
-</pre></div>
-
-
-<p><em>VM Host Profile</em></p>
-<div class="codehilite"><pre><span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">A</span>
<span class="n">VM</span> <span class="n">host</span> <span
class="n">profile</span> <span class="n">contains</span> <span
class="n">several</span> <span class="n">parameters</span> <span
class="n">which</span> <span class="n">describe</span> <span
class="n">how</span> <span class="n">a</span> <span class="n">VM</span> <span
class="n">host</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span
class="n">configured</span> <span class="n">so</span> <span
class="n">that</span> <span class="n">VCL</span> <span class="n">knows</span>
<span class="n">how</span> <span class="n">to</span> <span
class="n">manage</span> <span class="n">it</span>
-<span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">Each</span> <span class="n">VM</span>
<span class="n">host</span> <span class="n">is</span> <span
class="n">assigned</span> <span class="n">a</span> <span class="n">VM</span>
<span class="n">host</span> <span class="n">profile</span>
-<span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">A</span> <span class="n">VM</span>
<span class="n">host</span> <span class="n">profile</span> <span
class="n">may</span> <span class="n">be</span> <span class="n">assigned</span>
<span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">multiple</span> <span
class="n">VM</span> <span class="n">hosts</span> <span class="k">if</span>
<span class="n">they</span> <span class="n">are</span> <span
class="n">configured</span> <span class="n">identically</span>
-<span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">VM</span> <span class="n">host</span>
<span class="n">profiles</span> <span class="n">may</span> <span
class="n">be</span> <span class="n">added</span> <span class="ow">or</span>
<span class="n">modified</span> <span class="n">via</span> <span
class="n">Virtual</span> <span class="n">Hosts</span> <span
class="o">></span> <span class="n">VM</span> <span class="n">Host</span>
<span class="n">Profiles</span> <span class="n">tab</span>
-</pre></div>
-
-
-<p><em>VMware Products Supported</em>
-VMware Server 2.x
-VMware ESX 3.5 - 4.x
-VMware ESXi 4.x
-VMware ESXi 5.x</p>
-<p><em>VM Host Management Options</em></p>
+ <h2 id="vmware-configuration">VMware Configuration</h2>
+<p><strong>Terminology</strong></p>
+<p><strong>VM Host</strong></p>
+<ul>
+<li>A VM host is a physical computer running a VMware hypervisor</li>
+<li>A VCL computer entry must be added for each VM host (Manage Computers >
Edit Computer Information)</li>
+<li>After the computer has been added to VCL, it is designated as a VM host by
changing the computer state to vmhostinuse (Manage Computers > Computer
Utilities)</li>
+</ul>
+<p><strong>VM</strong></p>
+<ul>
+<li>A VM is a virtual machine managed by VCL</li>
+<li>A computer entry must be added to VCL for each VM (Manage Computers >
Edit Computer Information)</li>
+<li>Each VM must be assigned to a VM host (Virtual Hosts > VM Hosts tab
> Configure Host)</li>
+<li>VMs do not need to be created manually in VMware, VCL automatically
creates and deletes VMs</li>
+</ul>
+<p><strong>VM Host Profile</strong></p>
+<ul>
+<li>A VM host profile contains several parameters which describe how a VM host
is configured so that VCL knows how to manage it</li>
+<li>Each VM host is assigned a VM host profile</li>
+<li>A VM host profile may be assigned to multiple VM hosts if they are
configured identically</li>
+<li>VM host profiles may be added or modified via Virtual Hosts > VM Host
Profiles tab</li>
+</ul>
+<p><strong>VMware Products Supported</strong>
+ - VMware Server 2.x
+ - VMware ESX 3.5 - 4.x
+ - VMware ESXi 4.x
+ - VMware ESXi 5.x</p>
+<p><strong>VM Host Management Options</strong></p>
<p>The VCL management node must be able to control the VM host and the VMs
running on it. VMware provides several different ways of doing this. VCL
currently supports the following methods for remote VM host management:</p>
-<div class="codehilite"><pre><span class="o">*</span> <span
class="n">VMware</span> <span class="n">vSphere</span> <span
class="n">SDK</span>
-<span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">Use</span> <span class="n">SSH</span>
<span class="n">to</span> <span class="n">execute</span> <span
class="n">commands</span> <span class="n">directly</span> <span
class="n">on</span> <span class="n">the</span> <span class="n">VM</span> <span
class="p">(</span><span class="ow">not</span> <span class="n">officially</span>
<span class="n">supported</span> <span class="n">by</span> <span
class="n">VMware</span><span class="p">)</span>
-</pre></div>
-
-
+<ul>
+<li>VMware vSphere SDK</li>
+<li>Use SSH to execute commands directly on the VM (not officially supported
by VMware)</li>
+</ul>
<p>The vSphere SDK can only be used if management is not restricted due to the
VMware license key installed on the host. This mainly affects hosts running
the free version of ESXi. Remote management using any of the methods supported
by VMware is restricted once a free license key is entered.</p>
<p>If remote management is restricted, the VM host can be managed if SSH is
enabled on it. VCL will execute vim-cmd and other commands on the VM host via
SSH. </p>
-<p><em>How to enable SSH on the VM host:</em></p>
+<p><strong>How to enable SSH on the VM host:</strong></p>
<p><em>VMware Server 2.x</em></p>
<p>Enable the SSH daemon and configure identity key authentication according
to the underlying VM host OS</p>
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