VMware Administration - 1. Basics, install, configure & manage ESXi 6.5 hosts

VMware ESXi (formerly ESX) 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 is installed on an operating system (OS); instead, it includes and integrates vital OS components, such as a kernel. I have covered the following things in one video !! have some patience and apologies for mistakes !! 1. Introduction to Virtualization & What is VM !! Its a collection of files, as below when you create : .VMX - Configuration information. .VMDK - Virtual Harddisk .VMSD - Virtual Machine Snapshot descriptor When you poweron: .VMX - Configuration information.(read only) .VMDK - Virtual Harddisk .VMSD - Virtual Machine Snapshot descriptor .NVRAM - RAM/Memory Configuration file .VSWAP - Temporary RAM file like Page file in Windows .LOg - Logs that changes when ever poweron the VM .VMXlck - Maintains the integrity of VMX aux file & VMX file .VMX~ - Track the changes happed after poweron =============================================================== 2. How to install & Configure ESXI Host Installed and configured 192.168.40.41 ================================================================ 3. OVA & OVF OVA is a single file contains Pre-configured VM exported into .OVA format for reuse OVF is combination of multiple file, ontains Pre-configured VM exported into .OVF format for reuse ================================================================= 4.How to deploy VM's using OVA templete and configure | password: VMware1! Deployed 3 ESXI Servers for Lab testing and configured 192.168.40.41 - Labexsi01.mavrick.com 192.168.40.42 - Labexsi02.mavrick.com 192.168.40.43 - Labexsi03.mavrick.com ================================================================= 5.What is vCenter Server & Why we need vCenter Additional Software from VMWare to manage VMware infrastructure via single console called vCenter(webapplication) Along with additional features called - Vmware HA, DRS, FT, Update Manager, Distributed Networking & vSAN. 2 Types of offerings in vCenter 1. vCenter standalone server (Windows OS) - till 6.5 2. vCenter Appaliance (Customized Linux along with vCenter) -mostly from 6.5 & 6.7 ================================================================== 6. Install & configure windows 2016 server on ESXI host C:\ 40 GB RAM: 9GB CPU:4 NIC Cards:2 Name:vCenter01.MAVRICK.COM ================================================================ Thanks for watching !! & for VMware, Storage, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and DevOps training, please reach me on [email protected] Visit: https://www.mavrickcloud.com/blogs/ https://github.com/maverick-cloud/ #Vmwarerealtimetraining #vsphere6.5 #VmwareAdministation