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Lab Manual
ESXi 6.7 and vCenter Server 6.7
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VMware vSphere:
Install, Configure, Manage
Lab Manual
ESXi 6.7 and vCenter Server 6.7
Part Number EDU-EN-VSICM67-LAB (5/2018)
PRT
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CONTENTS

Lab 1 Deploying and Configuring

Configuring Virtual
Virtual Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 1:  Access Your
Your Student Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 2: Create a Virtual
Virtual Machine
Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 3: Install VMware Tools
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 4: Copy Files to the Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lab 2 Working with vCenter Server

Server Appliance
Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 1:  Access your vCenter Server Appliance
Appliance and Configure Licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 2: Configure Single Sign-On
Sign-On and Create a Data Center Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 3:  Add Your
Your ESXi Hosts to the vCenter Server Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 4: Configure the ESXi Hosts as NTP Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 5: Create a Host and Cluster Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 6: Create Virtual Machine and Template
Template Folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 7: Navigate
Navigate vSphere
vSphere Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lab 3 Users, Groups, and

and Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 1: Join the vCenter Server Appliance to vclass.local Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 2:  Add vclass.local as an Identity Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 3: View Active Directory Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 4:  Assign Object Permissions to an Active Directory User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 5:  Assign Root-Level Global Permission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 6: Log In with
with Windows
Windows Session
Session Authenticati
Authentication
on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 7: Use an Active Directory User to Manage a Virtual
Virtual Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lab 4 Using Standard Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task
ask 1: View
View the Standard
Standard Switch
Switch Configurati
Configuration
on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 2: Create a Standard Switch with a Virtual Machine Port Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 3:  Attach Your
Your Virtual Machines to the New Virtual Machine Port
Port Group . . . . . . . . .

Lab 5  Accessing iSCSI

iSCSI Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 1: Validate an Existing ESXi Host iSCSI Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task
ask 2:  Add a VMkernel Port Group to a Standard Switch
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Lab 6 Managing VMFS Datastores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task 1: Create VMFS Datastores for the ESXi Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 2: Expand a VMFS Datastore to Consume Unused Space on a LUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 3: Remove a VMFS Datastore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 4: Extend a VMFS Datastore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 5: Create a Second Shared VMFS Datastore Using iSCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lab 7  Accessing NFS Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task 1: Configure Access to NFS Datastores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 2: View NFS Storage Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lab 8 Using Templates and Clones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task 1: Create a Virtual Machine Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 2: Create Customization Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 3: Deploy a Virtual Machine from a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lab 9 Using Content Libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task 1: Create a Content Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 2: Clone a VM Template to a Template in a Content Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 3: Deploy a Virtual Machine from a VM Template in the Content Library . . . . . . . . . .
Task 4: Delete a Content Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lab 10 Modifying Virtual Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task 1: Clone a Powered-On Virtual Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 2: Increase the Size of a VMDK File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 3:  Adjust Memory Allocation on a Virtual Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 4: Rename a Virtual Machine in the vCenter Server Appliance Inventory . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 5:  Add and Remove a Raw LUN on a Virtual Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lab 11 Migrating Virtual Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task 1: Migrate Virtual Machine Files from Local Storage to Shared Storage. . . . . . . . . . . .
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Lab 12 Managing Virtual Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task 1: Unregister a Virtual Machine from the vCenter Server Appliance Inventory . . . . . . .
Task 2: Register a Virtual Machine in the vCenter Server Appliance Inventory . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 3: Unregister and Delete Virtual Machines from the Datastore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 4: Take Snapshots of a Virtual Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 5:  Add Files and Take Another Snapshot of a Virtual Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 6: Revert the Virtual Machine to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 7: Delete an Individual Snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 8: Delete All Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lab 13 Managing Resource Pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task 1: Create CPU Contention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 2: Create Resource Pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 3: Verify Resource Pool Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lab 14 Monitoring Virtual Machine Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task 1: Create the CPU Workload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 2: Use Performance Charts to Monitor CPU Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 3: Undo Changes Made to the Virtual Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lab 15 Using Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task 1: Create a Virtual Machine Alarm to Monitor a Condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 2: Create a Virtual Machine Alarm to Monitor an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 3: Trigger Virtual Machine Alarms and Acknowledge the Alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 4: Disable Virtual Machine Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lab 16 Using vSphere HA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task 1: Create a Cluster Enabled for vSphere HA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 2:  Add Your ESXi Hosts to the Cluster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 3: Test the vSphere HA Functionality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 4: View the vSphere HA Cluster Resource Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 5: Manage vSphere HA Slot Size
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Lab 17 Implementing vSphere DRS Clusters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task 1: Create a Load Imbalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 2: Create a vSphere DRS Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 3: Verify Proper vSphere DRS Cluster Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 4: Create, Test, and Disable a VM-VM Affinity Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 5: Create, Test, and Disable an Anti-Affinity Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 6: Create, Test, and Disable a VM-Host Affinity Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lab 18 Using vSphere Update Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Task 1: Modify the Cluster Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 2: Configure vSphere Update Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 3: Create a Patch Baseline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 4:  Attach a Baseline and Scan for Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 5: Stage the Patches onto the ESXi Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 6: Remediate the ESXi Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Lab 1 Deploying and Configuring Virtu

Machines

Objective: Create and prepare a virtual machine for use

In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Access Your Student Desktop

2. Create a Virtual Machine
3. Install VMware Tools
4. Copy Files to the Desktop
In this lab, you use vSphere Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Access Your Student Desktop

The system assigned to you serves as an end-user terminal. You access and manage the lab
environment from the student desktop.
1. Connect to the lab environment using Remote Desktop Connection.
2. Log in to your student desktop login as vclass\administrator with the password VMware1
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Task 2: Create a Virtual Machine

You create a virtual machine based on specific requirements, such as a particular operating sy
or hardware configuration. You create a virtual machine that you use in this task only. In subs
tasks, prebuilt virtual machines are in place.
1. From your student desktop Student-a-01, connect to your VMware Host Client.
a. Click the Firefox icon from the taskbar of your student desktop.
 b. In the favorites bar, select vSphere Site-A > Host Client (SA-ESXi-01) .
2. Log in with the host user name root and the password VMware1!.
3. The Host Client opens with Host selected in the Navigator pane.
4. In the right pane, click Create/Register VM  to open the New virtual machine wizard.
5. On the Select creation type page, verify that create a new virtual machine  is selected an
Next.

6. On the Select a name and guest OS page, configure settings for your virtual machine.
a. Name your virtual machine Win10-Empty .
 b. From the Compatibility drop-down menu, select ESXi 6.7 virtual machine .
c. From the Guest OS family  drop-down menu, select Windows.
d. From the Guest OS version  drop-down menu, select Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bi
click Next.
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7. On the Select storage page, select the Class-Datastore datastore and click Next.
8. On the Customize settings page, configure settings.
a. From the CPU drop-down menu, select 1.
 b. Enter 1024 MB in the Memory text box and enter 12 GB in the Hard Disk 1  text bo
c. Find CD/DVD Drive 1 and select Datastore ISO file  from the drop-down menu.
d. In the Datastore browser window, select Class-Datastore  for the sa-esxi-01.vclas
ESXi host.
e. From the Class-Datastore, navigate to the Windows 10 operating system ISO image:
en_windows_10_enterprise_version_1607_9714415.iso

f. Click Select.
g. Click the arrow next to CD/DVD Drive 1.
h. Verify that the Connect at power on check box is selected and click Next.
9. On the Ready to Complete page, review the information and click Finish.
10. In the Navigator pane, verify that the virtual machine number count is 4.
11. In the Navigator pane, select Virtual Machines  and verify that your newly created virtua
machine appears in the right pane.
12. Click on the Win10-Empty virtual machine name in the right pane.

NOTE
Be sure to click the name of the VM, not just the row. The center pane will update to display
information about the selected virtual machine.

13. Examine the General Information pane, Hardware Configuration pane, and Resource
Consumption pane to review the current settings.
14. In the Hardware Configuration pane, expand Hard disk 1 and record the information.
• Backing __________ 
• Capacity __________ 
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Task 3: Install VMware Tools

The virtual machine used to continue the lab has the operating system installed and optimized
continue, you install VMware Tools™ in the Win10-01 virtual machine using your keyboard.
1. In VMware Host Client for sa-esxi-01.vclass.local Navigator pane, click Virtual Machin
2. In the center pane, right-click your Win10-01 virtual machine and select Power > Power
3. Once the VM has completely powered on, right-click your Win10-01 virtual machine an
Console > Open console in a new tab .

4. You are logged in to the Win10-01 virtual machine as vclass\administrator with the passw
VMware1!.
5. In VMware Host Client for sa-esxi-01.vclass.local, right-click your Win10-01 virtual ma
and select Guest OS > Install VMware Tools .
6. Return to the Win10-01 Console tab, right-click the Win10-01 Console  tab and select
Tab from the drop-down menu.

7. Using your keyboard, click the Tab key to navigate to and select the Windows Start icon
lower left corner of the Win10-01 desktop.
8. Once the Windows Start icon is selected, press the Enter key on your keyboard.
The Windows Start menu opens.
9. Press the Tab key twice to select the second column of the Windows Start menu.
10. Press the downward arrow  key until Windows System is selected, then press the Enter
11. Press the downward arrow  key until This PC is selected, then press the Enter Key.
The PC window opens.
12. Press the right arrow once, then press the downward arrow  until DVD Drive (D:) is sel
13. Press the Enter key
VMware Tool Setup opens.
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14. Install VMware Tools.

a. On the Welcome to the installation wizard for VMware Tools page, press the Enter
select Next.
 b. On the Choose Setup Type page, validate that Typical is selected.
c. Press the Tab key twice to select Next, then press the Enter key.
d. On the Ready to Install VMware Tools page, press the Enter key to select Install
e. When the installation is complete, press the Enter key to select Finish.
f. When the Windows request to restart message appears, press the Enter key to select
 proceed.
15. After the login page appears in the virtual machine console, you are logged in as
vclass\administrator with the password VMware1!.
Leave the virtual machine console open for the next task.

Task 4: Copy Files to the Desktop

You mount an ISO image to the virtual machine’s CD/DVD drive so that the files can be copi
the virtual machine desktop for use in later labs.

1. In VMware Host Client for sa-esxi-01.vclass.local, right-click virtual machine Win10-01

select Edit Settings .
2. Expand CD/DVD Drive 1  by clicking the arrow next to it.
3. Select Datastore ISO  from the CD/DVD Drive 1  drop-down menu.
4. In the Datastore browser window, browse to Class-Datastore for the sa-esxi-01.vclass.lo
ESXi host.
5. From the Class-Datastore, select ClassFiles-vSphere.iso and click Select.
6. Verify that the Connect at power on check box is selected for CD/DVD Drive 1, and cli
Save.

7. Return to the Win10-01-Console tab.

8. Click the Windows Start icon and navigate to Windows System > This PC .
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10. Copy the CPUBUSY  VBScript Script file (not CPUBUSY PL File ) and the IOMETER  appl
file from the DVD drive (D:) to the virtual machine’s desktop for use in later labs.

a. Press the Ctrl key to select the files and drag CPUBUSY VB Script File and IOME
application to the Win10-01 desktop.
 b. Close the DVD Drive (D:) CDROM screen.
c. Close the Win10-01 - Console  tab.
11. Return to VMware Host Client and disconnect the virtual machine from Classfiles-
vSphere.iso  on the CD/DVD drive.

a. In VMware Host Client, right-click the Win10-01  virtual machine and select Edit Se
 b. In Virtual Hardware, locate CD/DVD Drive 1.
c. From the drop-down menu, select Host device .
d. Deselect the Connect check box next to CD/DVD Drive 1 .
e. Click Save.
12. Log out of Host Client (SA-ESXi-01) and close the Firefox Web Browser.
13. Inform your instructor that you have completed this lab. If prompted, continue to the nex
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Lab 2 Working with vCenter Server

 Appliance

Objective: Configure and use vCenter Server Appliance

In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Access your vCenter Server Appliance and Configure Licenses

2. Configure Single Sign-On and Create a Data Center Object
3. Add Your ESXi Hosts to the vCenter Server Inventory
4. Configure the ESXi Hosts as NTP Clients
5. Create a Host and Cluster FolderIn the current lab configuration, no datastores have been
configured. Datastores are added in a later lab.
6. Create Virtual Machine and Template Folders
7.  Navigate vSphere Client
In this lab, you use vSphere Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Access your vCenter Server Appliance and Configure

Licenses
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3. In vSphere Client, click the Menu icon and select Administration.

4. In the Navigator pane, select Licenses.

5. In the Licenses pane, the Licenses tab is selected.
6. Click the Add New Licenses  icon (the plus sign).
7. On the Enter license keys page, enter the vCenter Server and VMware vSphere® Enterp
Plus Edition™ license keys provided by your instructor in the License keys text box.
You must enter the license keys on separate lines.
8. Verify that both licenses are listed correctly in the text box and click Next .
9. On the Edit license names page, enter VMware vCenter Server and VMware ESXi
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13. Select the sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local check box and click Assign License.

14. In Assign License, select the updated vCenter Server license and click OK .
At the bottom of the Assign License page, the Some features will become unavailable
message appears.
15. Close the There are vCenter Server systems with expired or expiring licenses in your
inventory warning.

Task 2: Configure Single Sign-On and Create a Data Center Object

You edit the Single Sign-On (SSO) configuration and create a data center object.
1. In the Administration page, select Single Sign-On  > Configuration.
2. On the Policies tab, verify that the Password Policy  tab is open and click Edit.
3. In the Maximum lifetime  text box, verify that 0 is entered for the password never expire
value.
4 Click OK  to save.
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6. In the Invent
Inventori
ories
es pane,
pane, click
click Hosts and Clusters .

7. In the
the Navig
Navigato
atorr pane,
pane, right-
right-cli
click
ck sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local and select New Datacenter .
8. In the New Datacenter  Name
 Name text box, enter SA-Datacenter and click OK .

In the Navigator pane, you should see that the new data center object is listed under vCen
Server Appliance.

Task 3: Add Your

Your ESXi Hosts to the vCenter Server
Server Inventory
You add ESXi hosts to the vCenter Server inventory.
1. In the
the Navig
Navigato
atorr pane,
pane, right-
right-cli
click
ck SA-Datacenter and select Add Host.
The Add Host wizard appears.
2. On the
the Name
Name and
and locati
location
on page,
page, enter
enter sa-esxi-01.vclass.local  and click Next.
sa-esxi-01.vclass.local and
3. On the
the Connec
Connectio
tion
n settin
settings
gs page,
page, ente
enterr root as
root as the user name, enter the password VMwar
and click Next.
4. If you see a security
security alert
alert stating
stating that the
the certificate
certificate store
store of vCenter
vCenter Server
Server cannot
cannot verif
certificate, click Yes to proceed.
5. On the
the Host
Host sum review
review the informati
information
on and click Next
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10. In the Recent

Recent Tasks
Tasks pane,
pane, monitor
monitor the progress
progress of the task.
11. Repe
Repeat
at step
stepss 1 through 10 to
10 to add sa-esxi-02.vclass.local
sa-esxi-02.vclass.local to the Navigator pane .
12. In the
the Navigat
Navigator
or pane, expand
expand SA-Datacenter.
13. In the Navig
Navigato
atorr pane,
pane, select
select sa-esxi-01.vclass.local.
The Summary tab opens in the right pane. This tab displays information for the ESXi ho
such as CPU, memory,
memory, storage, NICs, and virtual machines.
14. Click the arrow next to the Hardware
Hardware pane to view the hardware details of the ESXi host.

Task 4: Configure the ESXi Hosts as NTP Clients

You configure the ESXi hosts to use Network Time Protocol (NTP) to maintain accurate time an
1. In the
the rig
right
ht pan
pane,
e, cli
click
ck the
the Configure tab.
When repeating steps for your second host, select sa-esxi-02.vclass.local from the
 Navigati
 Navi gation
on pane.
pa ne.
2. Navigate to
to System in the middle pane, and select Time Configuration  to view the curre
settings.
3. Click Edit.
4. Click Use Network Time Protocol (Enable NTP client) .
5. In the NTP Servers text box, verify that 172.20.10.10 is entered.
6. Next
Next to NTP
NTP Serv
Service
ice Stat
Status,
us, sele
select
ct the
the Start NTP Service check box.
7. From the NTP Service Startup Policy drop-down menu, select Start and stop with hos
8. Click OK .
9. In the Time
Time Configurat
Configuration
ion pane, verify
verify that
that the NTP client
client appears
appears as Enabled
Enabled and that th
service status appears as Running.
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11. On the Summary

Summary tab of your second
second host, suppress
suppress the ESXi
ESXi Shell enabled
enabled and SSH enab
warnings. These warnings are present to alert you of the current host configuration.
In the current lab configuration, no datastores have been configured. Datastores are added
later lab.

Task 5: Create a Host and Cluster

Cluster Folder 
You create a folder to group hosts and clusters of the same type.
1. In the
the upper
upper left-ha
left-hand
nd corner
corner of
of vSphere
vSphere Client,
Client, click
click vSphere Client .
The vSphere Client Shortcuts page opens.
2. Click Hosts and Clusters .
3. In the
the Navig
Navigato
atorr pane,
pane, righ
right-c
t-clic
lick
k SA-Datacenter and select New Folder  > New Host an
Cluster Folder .

4. In the Enter a name for the folder  text box, enter Lab Servers and
Servers and click OK .
5. Drag
Drag both
both the
the ESXi
ESXi hosts
hosts to the
the Lab Servers  folder.
6. In the Recent
Recent Tasks
Tasks pane,
pane, monitor
monitor the Move
Move Entities
Entities tasks
tasks until they are
are completed.
completed.
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Task 6: Create Virtual Machine and Template Folders

You use folders to group virtual machines of the same type.
1. In vSphere Client, click the Menu icon and select VMs and Templates .
2. Right-click SA-Datacenter and select New Folder  > New VM and Template Folder
3. In the Enter a name for the folder  text box, enter Lab VMs and click OK .
4. In the Navigator pane, expand the SA-Datacenter object.
5. Right click the Win10-Empty virtual machine.
6. In the Actions - Win10-Empty menu, click Delete from Disk .
7. In Confirm Delete, click Yes.
8. In the Navigator pane, drag the Win10-01 and Win10-02 virtual machines to the Lab VMs
9. Expand the Lab VMs folder to verify that both virtual machines are in the folder.
10. Right-click SA-Datacenter and select New Folder > New VM and Template Folder
a second virtual machine folder.
11. In the Enter a name for the folder  text box, enter Templates and click OK .
The Lab VMs and Templates  folder that you created in this lab appears in the Navigator
12. Right-click the Labs VMs folder and review the menu commands in the drop-down men
13. Click the Host and Clusters icon.
14. Right-click the Lab Servers  folder and review the menu commands in the drop-down me

Q1. What is the difference between the menu commands in the drop-down menus
Lab VMs folder and the Lab Servers folder?

1. The Lab Servers folder has menu commands related to host actions whereas the Lab
folder has menu commands related to virtual machines.
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Task 7: Navigate vSphere Client

In VMware vSphere® Client™, you navigate through the objects in the navigation tree and vi
configuration settings to become familiar with the UI layout.
1. In the Navigator pane, click the arrow next to each object to expand the view completel
2. In the Navigator pane, select sa-esxi-01.vclass.local.
3. In the right pane, review the Summary tab and record the following information.
• Hypervisor __________ 
• Logical Processors __________ 
• NICs __________ 
4. On the Summary tab, expand the Hardware and Configuration panes to review the
information.
5. In the Navigator pane, select sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local to return to the top of the navigation
6. In the Search  text box on the top, enter datastore.
7. When the datastores names appear under the search box, click Class-Datastore.

8. On the Summary tab, review the datastore details in the Details pane.

9. In vSphere Client, Click the Menu icon and select Home.
10. Logout of vSphere Client and close the Firefox Web browser.
11. In the next lab, you use vSphere Web Client to perform the tasks.
12. Inform your instructor that you have completed this lab. If prompted, continue to the nex
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Lab 3 Users, Groups, and Permissions

Objective: Assign roles and permissions to Active Direct

users to perform functions in vCenter Server Appliance
In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Join the vCenter Server Appliance to vclass.local Domain

2. Add vclass.local as an Identity Source
3. View Active Directory Users
4. Assign Object Permissions to an Active Directory User 
5. Assign Root-Level Global Permission
6. Log In with Windows Session Authentication
7. Use an Active Directory User to Manage a Virtual Machine
In this lab, you use vSphere Web Client to perform the tasks.
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Task 1: Join the vCenter Server Appliance to vclass.local Domain

You can configure a Platform Services Controller appliance or a vCenter Server Appliance wi
embedded Platform Services Controller to join or leave an Active Directory domain. Verify th
user name you use to log in to the vCenter Server instance in the vCenter Server Appliance is
member of the SystemConfiguration.Administrators group in vCenter Single Sign-On.
In this lab you join VCSA to the vclass.local domain as an Active Directory (Integrated Wind
Authentication) Identity Source. This allows an active directory user to be selected and assign
rights to manage a virtual machine.
1. Open your Firefox web browser, click v Sphere Site-A on the favorite bar, and select vSp
Web Client (SA-VCSA-01) .

2. Log in with the user name [email protected] and the password VMware1!.
3. In vSphere Web Client, click the Home icon and select Administration.
4. In the Administration pane, navigate to Deployment and select System Configuration
5. Under System Configuration, select Nodes.
6. Under Nodes, select sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local, and click the Manage tab.
7. Under Advanced, select Active Directory , and click Join.
8. In the sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local Join Active Directory wizard, enter the following informat

Domain vclass.local

Organizational Unit Leave blank  

User name administrator@vclass

.local

Password  VMware1!

9. Click OK .
You will not receive an acknowledgment message after clicking OK. Move to the next ste
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10. Reboot the VCSA.

a. From the sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local Actions menu, and select Reboot.

 b. In the sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local - Reboot dialog box, enter Joining sa-vcsa-

01.vclass.local to the vclass.local domain. , and click OK .
The reboot takes 10 to 15 minutes.
11. Close vSphere Web Client.

Task 2: Add vclass.local as an Identity Source

1. Open the Firefox web browser, click vSphere Site-A  on the favorite bar, and select vSph
Web Client (SA-VCSA-01) .

2. Log in with the user name [email protected] and the password VMware1!.
3. In vSphere Web Client, click the Home  icon, and select Administration.
4. In the Administration pane, navigate to Single Sign-on and select Configuration.
5. In the SSO Configuration for sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local pane, click the Identity Sources
6. On the Identity Sources tab, click the Add Identity Source  icon (the green plus sign).
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9. On the Configure Identity Source Type page, verify that VCLASS.LOCAL is entered in the
Domain name field.
10. Click Next.
11. On the Ready to Complete page, review your entries and click Finish.
12. On the Identity Sources tab, validate that vclass.local has been added as an identity sourc

Q1. What is the Type listed for the vclass.local identity source?

1. vclass.local is listed as Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication).

Task 3: View Active Directory Users

1. In the Navigator pane, under Single Sign-on click Users and Groups .
2. In the Users and Groups pane, the Users tab opens.
3. On the Users tab, select vclass.local from the Domain drop-down menu.
4. Locate the Administrator user name.
The Administrator account is used in the next task.

Task 4: Assign Object Permissions to an Active Directory User 

Permission is assigned at a vCenter Server level and propagated to children objects. The assig
 permission applies to objects such as data centers, folders, clusters, hosts, virtual machines
vCenter Server level objects.
In vSphere Web Client, click the Home icon and select Hosts and Clusters .
1. Right click sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local and click Add Permission .
2. In the sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local - Add Permissions wizard, select Administrator and assig
role.
a. Under Users and Groups, click Add.
 b. On the Select Users/Groups page, select vclass.local from the Domain drop-down m
c. Under Users and Groups, click Administrator.
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g. In Correc
Correctt userna
usernames
mes,, click
click OK .

h. In Select
Select User/G
User/Grou
roups,
ps, click
click OK .
i. Under
Under Assign
Assigned
ed Role,
Role, select
select Administrator from the Assigned Role drop-down me
 j. In sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local
sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local - Add Permission, click OK .

Task 5: Assign Root-Level Global Permission

Permission
Object level permissions are not available for Content Libraries, the direct parent for content
libraries is the global root. To assign a permission on a content library, an Administrator must
the permission to the user as a global permission.
1. Click th
the Home icon and select Administration.
2. In the
the Navi
Navigat
gator
or pane
pane,, navig
navigate
ate to Access Control and select Global Permissions .
3. In the
the Global
Global Perm
Permiss
ission
ionss pane,
pane, click
click Manage, and then click the Add permission  icon
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4. In the Global
Global Permiss
Permissions
ions Root
Root - Add
Add Permission
Permissionss wizard,
wizard, select
select Content library
administrator (sample) and assign a role.

a. Under
Under Users
Users and Groups
Groups,, clic
click
k Add.
 b. On the Select Users/Groups
Users/Groups page, select
select vclass.local from the Domain drop-down m
c. Under
Under Users
Users and Groups
Groups,, clic
click
k Administrator.
d. Click Add.
e. Verify that
that vclass.lo
vclass.local\A
cal\Admini
dministrat
strator
or is listed
listed in the Users text
text field.
field.
f. Click Check names.
g. In Correc
Correctt user
usernam
names,
es, click
click OK .
h. In Select
Select User/G
User/Grou
roups,
ps, click
click OK .
i. Under
Under Assign
Assigned
ed Role,
Role, select
select Content library administrator (sample)  from the Ass
Role drop-down menu.

 j. In sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local
sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local - Add Permission, click
click OK .
k. Verify that
that VCLASS.L
VCLASS.LOCAL\
OCAL\Admin
Administra
istrator
tor is included
included in the User/Group
User/Group list as
Administrator.
5. Log out of vSph
vSphere
ere Web Clie
Client.
nt.

Task 6: Log In with Windows

Windows Session Authentication
You now have the option to log in to vSphere Client or vSphere Web Client as
[email protected]
[email protected] or [email protected] to complete the remaining labs.
1. On the vSphere
vSphere Web Client
Client (SA-VCSA
(SA-VCSA-01)
-01) login
login screen,
screen, select
select the Use Windows sessio
authentication check box and click Login.

2. You are logged in to vSphere Web Client (SA-VCSA-01) as [email protected].

[email protected].
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Task 7: Use an Active

Active Directory User to Manage a Virtual
Virtual Machine
1. In vSph
vSphere
ere Web Clie
Client,
nt, clic
click
k the
the Home icon and select VMs and Templates .
2. In the Naviga
Navigator
tor pane,
pane, expand
expand SA-Datacenter.
3. Right
ight-c
-cli
lick
ck Photon-ForTemplate  and select Template > Convert to Template .
4. Click Yes to verify converting the virtual machine to a template.
5. In the
the Naviga
Navigator
tor pane,
pane, drag
drag the
the Photon-ForTemplate  template into the Templates folde
6. Expand the Templates folder.
7. Right
ight-c
-cli
lick
ck Photon-ForTemplate  and select New VM from This Template .
8. On the
the Select
Select name
name and
and folde
folderr page,
page, enter
enter Photon-01 in
Photon-01 in the Virtual Machine Name
9. Expa
Expand
nd the
the vie
view
w for
for sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local > SA-Datacenter , select the Lab VMs fold
click Next.
10. On the Select
Select a compute
compute resour
resource
ce page,
page, expand
expand SA-Datacenter > Lab Servers .
11. Sele
Select
ct the
the sa-esxi-01.vclass.local host and click Next.
12. On the
the Select
Select storage
storage page,
page, select
select Class-Datastore.
13. From
rom the
the Select virtual disk format  drop-down menu, select Thin Provision and click
14. On the Select
Select Clone options
options page,
page, accept the default
default settings
settings and click
click Next.
15. On the Ready
Ready to complete
complete page,
page, review
review the informati
information
on and click
click Finish.
16. In the Recent Tasks pane, monitor
monitor the progress of
of the template deployment
deployment task and wait
wait
completion.
17. In the
the navigator
navigator pane, select
select Photon-01.
18. In the
the right
right pane,
pane, clic
click
k the Summary tab.

Q1. Which guest

guest OS
OS is Photon-0
Photon-01
1 runnin
running
g on?
on?

1. Other 3.x Linux (640 bit).

19. In the
the Navigati
Navigation
on pane,
pane, right-c
right-click
lick Photon-01, then click Delete from Disk .
20 Cli k Y  to verify the deletion.
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Lab 4 Using Standard Switches

Objective: Create a standard switch and a port group

In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. View the Standard Switch Configuration

2. Create a Standard Switch with a Virtual Machine Port Group
3. Attach Your Virtual Machines to the New Virtual Machine Port Group
In this lab, you use vSphere Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: View the Standard Switch Configuration

You view the VMware vSphere® standard switch settings to ensure proper configuration of th
default switch.
1. Open your Firefox web browser, click vSphere Site-A on the favorite bar and select vSp
Client (SA-VCSA-01) .

2. Log in with the user name [email protected] and the password VMware1!.
3. vSphere Client opens to the Hosts and Clusters  view in the Navigator pane.
4. In the Navigator pane, click the arrows to expand the view.
5. Select sa-esxi-01.vclass.local, click on the Configure tab, and select Virtual switches
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6. In the Virtua
Virtuall switches
switches pane, select
select the displayed
displayed virtual
virtual switch
switch and review
review the informatio
informatio
about the virtual switch.

Q1. What is the

the name
name of the
the defaul
defaultt standar
standard
d switch?
switch?

1. The name of the default standard switch is vSwitch0.

Q2. Which physic

physical
al adapter
adapter is the defaul
defaultt standard
standard switch
switch connec
connected
ted to?

2. The default switch is connected to the physical adapter vmnic0.

Q3. Which netwo

networks
rks are
are connecte
connected
d to the defaul
defaultt standard
standard switch
switch?
?

3. VM Network and Management

Management Network are connected to the default standard switch.

Task 2: Create a Standard Switch with a Virtual

Virtual Machine Port Grou
You create a virtual machine port group on a standard switch, which handles network traffic a
host level in your vSphere environment.
1. In the
the cent
center
er pan
pane,
e, clic
click
k Add Networking .

The sa-esxi-01.vclass.local - Add Networking wizard opens.

2. On the
the Select
Select conn
connect
ection
ion type
type page
page,, click
click Virtual Machine Port Group for a Standard
Switch and click Next.

3. On the
the Select
Select tar
target
get devi
device
ce page,
page, clic
click
k New standard switch  and click Next.
4. On the
the Create
Create a Standar
Standard
d Switch
Switch page, click the Add adapters  icon (the green plus sign)
5. Select vmnic3 and click OK .
6. Review
Review the infor
informatio
mation
n for the
the new active
active adapter
adapter and click Next.
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9. In the
the Virt
Virtual
ual swit
switche
chess pane,
pane, sele
select
ct vSwitch1.
The vSwitch1 standard switch and the Production port group are added to the Virtual switches
You might need to click and move the adjustment slider that divides the Virtual switches
and the detail pane to display the newly created standard switch. You
You can also minimize t
Recent Tasks pane.
10.
10. Repe
Repeat
at task
task 2 for your second ESXi host sa-esxi-02.vclass.local.

Task 3: Attach Your

Your Virtual Machines to the New Virtual Machine P
Group
You attach the virtual machine to the virtual machine port group so that the virtual machine ca
communicate with other networked devices.
1. In vSpher
vSpheree Clie
Client,
nt, click
click the Menu icon and select VMs and Templates .
2. In the Navigator
Navigator pane,
pane, click the
the arrows to expand
expand the view
view of your
your Datacenter
Datacenter and
and folder
3. In the
the Navi
Navigat
gator
or pane
pane,, selec
selectt the
the Win10-01 virtual machine.
When repeating this task, select the Win10-02 virtual machine.
4. Ensure th
that Win10-01 is powered on.
5. Right-
Right-cli
click
ck the virtua
virtuall mach
machine
ine and select Edit Settings.
6. In Edit
Edit Sett
Settin
ings
gs,, fin
find
d Network adapter 1 .
7. Click
Click the downward
downward arrow
arrow next to VM
VM Network,
Network, and click
click Browse.
8. In Sel
Selec
ectt Netw
Networ
ork,
k, sel
selec
ectt Production and click OK .
9. Expand Network adapter 1  and verify that the Connect At Power On and Connected
 boxes are selected.
10. Click OK  to
 to close the Edit Settings window.
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11.
11. Renew
Renew the virtual
virtual machine’s
machine’s IP
IP addres
address.
s.
a. From
From the
the Sum
Summa
mary
ry tab
tab,, clic
click
k Launch Web Console.
 b. You are logged in
in to the virtual machine
machine as vclass\administrator
vclass\administrator with the password
password
VMware1!.
c. Righ
Rightt clic
click
k the
the Windows icon and select Run.
d. In the
the Run
Run dia
dialo
log
g box,
box, ent
enter
er cmd 
 and
 and click OK  to
 to open a Command Prompt window
e. At the comman
command
d prom
prompt,
pt, run the ipconfig /release  command.
f. Run th
the ipconfig /renew  command.
g. Record
Record the
the virtual
virtual machi
machine’s
ne’s IP
IP addres
address.
s. _______
__________ 
___ 
h. Record
Record the virtual
virtual machine’
machine’ss default
default gateway
gateway.. __________ 
__________ 
12. At the virtual
virtual machine’s command prompt,
prompt, ping the Production network’s
network’s default gatewa
gatewa
172.20.11.10
172.20.11.10 to verify that the virtual machine is connected to the network.
Your ping should be successful. If it is not successful, ask your instructor for help.
13. Power
Power on the Win10-0
Win10-02
2 virtual machine
machine,, and repeat steps
steps 5 through 11.
11.
14. Close the Command Prompt and Web
Web Console for
for both the virtual machines.
15. Leave
Leave vSphere
vSphere Client
Client open
open for
for the next
next lab.
lab.
16. Inform your instructor that you have completed
completed this lab. If prompted,
prompted, continue to the nex
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Lab 5  Accessing iSCSI Storage

Objective: Configure access to an iSCSI datastore

In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Validate an Existing ESXi Host iSCSI Configuration

2. Add a VMkernel Port Group to a Standard Switch
3. Configure the iSCSI Software Adapter 
4. Connect the iSCSI Software Adapters to Storage
In this lab, you use vSphere Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Validate an Existing ESXi Host iSCSI Configuration

You use VMkernel interfaces to provide network connectivity for your hosts and to handle oth
types of traffic, such as VMware vSphere® vMotion® traffic, storage traffic, and VMware
vSphere® Fault Tolerance traffic. In this task, you validate an existing VMkernel and iSCSI
software adapter configuration on your first host.
1. In vSphere Client, click the Menu icon and select Hosts and Clusters .
2. In the Navigator pane, select sa-esxi-01.vclass.local .
3. In the right pane, the Configure tab is open.
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5. In the Storage Adapters  pane, validate iSCSI Software Adapter.

a. Scroll and select the existing iSCSI software adapter.

 b. Verify that Online is shown in the Status column.

6. In the Storage Adapters pane, open the Properties tab.
a. Record the storage adapter properties.
Under Adapter Status
• Status ______________________________ 
Under General
• Name ______________________________ 
• iSCSI Name ______________________________ 
Under Authentication
• Method ______________________________ 
7. Open the Devices tab and verify that MSFT iSCSI Disk devices are present.
8. Open the Dynamic Discovery  tab.
• Record the iSCSI Server IP address ______________________________ 
9. Open the Static Discovery  tab.
• Record the second iSCSI Server IP address and port __________________________

NOTE
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10. Open the Network Port Binding  tab.

a. In the Port Group column, click Management Network (vSwitch0) .
 b. Click View Details .
The Details for vmk0 page opens.
The information that you recorded in step 8 and step 9 can also be seen in the Details
vmk0 page.
c. Click Close.

Task 2: Add a VMkernel Port Group to a Standard Switch

In this task you configure a VMkernel Port Group on your second host.
1. In the Navigator pane, select sa-esxi-02.vclass.local .
2. On the Configure tab, select Networking > VMkernel adapters .
3. Click the Add Networking icon.
The Add Networking wizard appears.
4. On the Select connection type page, verify that VMkernel Network Adapter is selected
click Next.
5. On the Select target device page, click Select an existing standard switch .
6. Click Browse  and select vSwitch0.
7. Click OK .
8. Click Next.
9. On the Port properties page, configure the VMkernel network settings.
a. Enter IP Storage in the Network label text box and click Next.
 b. On the IPv4 settings page, click Use static IPv4 settings .
c. In the IPv4 address  text box, enter 172.20.10.62.
d. Enter 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet mask  text box.
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Task 3: Configure the iSCSI Software Adapter 

You configure the iSCSI software adapter on your second ESXi hosts and verify its iSCSI nam
1. In the Navigator pane, select ESXi host sa-esxi-02.vclass.local.
2. On the Configure tab, navigate to Storage and select Storage Adapters.
3. Click the Add Software Adapter  icon (the plus sign).
The Add Software Adapter wizard opens.
4. Add software iSCSI adapter  is selected.
5. Click OK .
6. In the Storage Adapters list, scroll down and select the newly created iSCSI software ada
o

7. In the Adapter pane, click the Properties tab.

8. Verify that the adapter status is Enabled.
9. Click Edit next to General.
10. Verify that the name shown in the iSCSI Name  text box matches iqn.1998-
01.com.vmware:sa-esxi-02-######## .

# represents characters that might change.

11. Click OK .

Task 4: Connect the iSCSI Software Adapters to Storage

You connect the iSCSI adapters on the ESXi hosts to directly connect to a remote iSCSI targe
the IP network.
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5. On the Add Send Target Server page, enter 172.20.10.10 for the iSCSI server name
iSCSI Server  text box and click OK .

6. Monitor the Recent Tasks pane and wait for the task to complete.
7. Click the Rescan Storage Adapters icon.

8. When the rescan storage message appears, click OK  and wait for the task to complete.
9. In the Storage Adapter pane, click the Devices tab.
10. Verify that five LUNs appear and record the values.
• LUN number__________ 
• Capacity __________ 
• Operational state__________ 
• Hardware Acceleration__________ 
The LUNs are hosted by an iSCSI provider and are used to create datastores in later labs.
11. Compare the results for both the hosts.
12. Leave vSphere Client open for the next lab.
13. Inform your instructor that you have completed this lab. If prompted, continue to the nex
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Lab 6 Managing VMFS Datastores

Objective: Create and manage VMFS datastores

In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Create VMFS Datastores for the ESXi Host

2. Expand a VMFS Datastore to Consume Unused Space on a LUN
3. Remove a VMFS Datastore
4. Extend a VMFS Datastore
5. Create a Second Shared VMFS Datastore Using iSCSI
In this lab, you use vSphere Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Create VMFS Datastores for the ESXi Host

You set up VMFS datastores on iSCSI-based storage devices to be used as repositories by
virtual machines.
1. If vSphere Client is not active, open your Firefox web browser, click vSphere Site-A Cli
the favorites bar, and select vSphere Client (SA-VCSA-01) .
2. Log in with the user name [email protected] and the password VMware1!.
3. In vSphere Client, click the Menu icon and select Hosts and Clusters .
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7. From the Select a host to view its accessible disks/LUNs  drop-down menu, select your
host sa-esxi-01.vclass.local.
A LUN list appears.
8. In the LUN list, select LUN 2 and click Next.
9. On the VMFS version page, accept VMFS 6 and click Next.
10. On the Partition configuration page, reduce the LUN size.
a. Move the Datastore Size  slider to reduce the LUN size by 3 GB.
 b. Click Next.
11. On the Ready to complete page, review the information and click Finish.
12. Right-click SA-Datacenter in the inventory and select Storage > New Datastore .
13. On the Type page, verify that VMFS is selected and click Next.
14. On the Name and device selection page, enter VMFS-3 in the Datastore name  text box.
15. From the Select a host to view its accessible disks/LUNs  drop-down menu, select sa-es
02.vclass.local.

A LUN list appears.

16. From the LUN list, select LUN 3 and click Next.
17. On the VMFS version page, accept VMFS 6 and click Next.
18. On the Partition configuration page, accept the default (full capacity) and click Next.
19. On the Ready to complete page, review the information and click Finish.
20. Monitor the progress in the Recent Tasks pane until the task is completed.
21. In the Navigator pane, click the Storage icon.
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23. In the datastore inventory, click the VMFS-2 datastore.

24. Click the Summary tab and record the value for storage capacity. __________ 

Task 2: Expand a VMFS Datastore to Consume Unused Space on a

You dynamically increase the capacity of a VMFS datastore when more space is required by v
machines.
1. In the Navigator pane, right-click the VMFS-2 datastore and select Increase Datastore
Capacity to open the Increase Datastore Capacity wizard.

2. On the Select Device page, select LUN 2.

Yes should appear in the Expandable column of LUN 2.

3. Click Next.
4. On the Specify Configuration page, accept Use “Free Space 3.00 GB” to expand the
datastore from the  Partition configuration  drop-down menu and click Next.
5. On the Ready to Complete page, review the information and click Finish.
6. When the task is completed, select the VMFS-2 datastore in the Navigator pane.
7. On the Summary tab, verify that the datastore size is increased to the maximum capacity
minus the space required for system overhead.
The new capacity for the VMFS-2 datastore should be 9.75 GB.
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Task 3: Remove a VMFS Datastore

You can delete any type of VMFS datastore, including the copies that you mounted without
resignaturing. When you delete a datastore, it is destroyed and removed from all hosts.
1. In the Navigator pane, right-click the VMFS-3 datastore and select Delete Datastore .
2. When the Confirm Delete Datastore  message appears, click Yes and wait for the ta
 be complete.
3. In Recent Tasks, verify that the remove datastore task has completed.
4. Verify that the VMFS-3 datastore has been removed from the Navigator pane.

Task 4: Extend a VMFS Datastore

You extend the capacity of a VMFS datastore when extra storage space is needed. You use a s
LUN to extend the size of a datastore based on the first LUN.
1. In Navigator pane, click the VMFS-2 datastore.
2. Click the Configure tab.
3. Select General from the center pane and click Increase .
The Increase Datastore Capacity wizard starts.
4. On the Select Device page, select LUN 3 and click Next.
5. On the Specify Configuration page, select Use all available partitions  from the Partitio
Configuration drop-down menu and click Next.

The following message is expected: There is no extent of the datastore on this device. Sel
any configuration option will add a new extent to the datastore.
6. On the Ready to Complete page, review the information and click Finish.
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7. When the task completes, refresh the page and select Device Backing  in the middle pane
8. Verify that two extent device names appear in the Extent Name pane.
The Extent Name pane should show both of your assigned devices.
You might need to adjust the size of the Extent Name pane to view all the extent names.
The screenshot shows the two extents listed in the Extent Name pane and the slider to adj
size of the pane.

9. Click the Summary tab.

10. Record the new value for Total Capacity in the Summary tab. __________ 
The value should be different from the value seen in task 2, step 7.
11. On the Summary tab, click the Hosts tab in right pane.
The two hosts are connected, indicating that this new datastore is shared between your tw
ESXi hosts.
12. Right-click your VMFS-2 datastore in the Navigator pane and select Rename.
13. In the Enter the new name  text box, enter Shared-VMFS.
14. Click OK .

Task 5: Create a Second Shared VMFS Datastore Using iSCSI

You use an iSCSI shared LUN to create a VMFS6 file system.
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4. On the Name and device selection page, in the Datastore name  text box enter iSCSI-
Datastore.
5. From the Select a host to view its accessible disks/LUNs  drop-down menu, select sa-es
01.vclass.local.

A LUN list appears.

6. From the newly displayed LUN list, select LUN 5 named MSFT iSCSI Disk  (Capacity 1
GB) and click Next.
7. On the VMFS version page, accept VMFS 6 and click Next.
8. On the Partition configuration page, accept Use all available partitions and click Next
9. On the Ready to complete page, review the information and click Finish.
10. Click the Storage icon in the navigator pane.
11. Verify that iSCSI-Datastore is listed in the Storage view.
12. On the Configure tab, select Connectivity and Multipathing  to verify that both hosts ca
the datastore.

13. Leave vSphere Client open for the next lab

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Lab 7  Accessing NFS Storage

Objective: Configure access to an NFS datastore

In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Configure Access to NFS Datastores

2. View NFS Storage Information
In this lab, you use vSphere Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Configure Access to NFS Datastores

You mount an NFS share to your ESXi hosts and use it as a datastore.
1. If vSphere Client is not active, open your Firefox Web browser, click vSphere Site-A on
favorite bar, and select vSphere Client (SA-VCSA-01) .
2. Log in with the user name [email protected] and the password VMware1!.
3. In vSphere Client, click the Menu icon and select Storage.
4. Right-click SA-Datacenter and select Storage > New Datastore .
The New Datastore wizard starts.
5. On the Type page, select NFS and click Next.
6. On the Select NFS version  page, select NFS 4.1 and click Next .
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12. On the Configure Kerberos authentication page, accept the default, and click Next.
13. On the Host accessibility page, select both the ESXi hosts and click Next.
14. On the Ready to complete page, verify the NFS settings and click Finish.
15. Verify that your NFS datastore is listed in the Navigator pane.

Task 2: View NFS Storage Information

You view information about your NFS storage and the contents in the NFS datastore.
1. Select your NFS-Datastore datastore in the Navigator pane.
2. Click the Summary tab.
3. View the content pane and record the information about the datastore.
• Datastore type __________ 
• Capacity of the datastore __________ 
• Free space of the datastore __________ 
• Used space of the datastore __________ 
4. Leave vSphere Client open for the next lab.
5. Inform your instructor that you have completed this lab. If prompted, continue to the nex
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Lab 8 Using Templates and Clones

Objective: Deploy a new virtual machine from a template

and clone a virtual machine
In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Create a Virtual Machine Template

2. Create Customization Specifications
3. Deploy a Virtual Machine from a Template
In this lab, you use vSphere Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Create a Virtual Machine Template

You create a template to securely preserve a virtual machine configuration and easily deploy n
virtual machines from the template.
1. If vSphere Client is not active, open your Firefox web browser, click v Sphere Site-A on
favorite bar, and select vSphere Client (SA-VCSA-01) .
2. Log in with the user name [email protected] and the password VMware1!.
3. In vSphere Client, click the Menu icon and select VMs and Templates .
4. Right-click the Win10-01virtual machine and select Power > Shut Down Guest OS .
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8. Right-click the Win10-01 virtual machine template and select Move To Folder .
9. Select Templates in the Move to Folder pane and click OK .
10. Expand the Templates folder.
11. Right-click the Win10-01 virtual machine template and select Rename.
12. Enter Win10-Template and click OK .

Task 2: Create Customization Specifications

You save the guest operating system settings in a customization specification file, which is ap
when you clone virtual machines or deploy virtual machines from templates.
1. In vSphere Client, click the Menu icon and select Policies and Profiles .
2. Under Policies and Profiles, click VM Customization Specification and click the Creat
new specification  icon.

The New VM Guest Customization Spec wizard opens.

3. On the Name and target OS page, enter Win10-CustomSpec in the Customization Spec
text box.
4. Verify that sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local shows next to vCenter Server.
5. Under Guest OS, verify that Windows is selected as the Target guest OS.
6. Verify that Generate a new security identity (SID) is selected.
7. Click Next.
8. On the Registration Information page, enter VMware Student  in the Owner name text bo
enter VMware  in the Owner organization text box.
9. Click Next.
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14. On the Time Zone page, select (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) from the
Zone drop-down menu and click Next.

15. On the Commands to Run Once page, click Next.

16. On the Network page, verify that Use standard network settings for the guest operatin
system, including enabling DHCP on all network interfaces  is selected and click Next

17. On the Workgroup or Domain page, verify that Workgroup is clicked and that the text b
shows WORKGROUP.
18. Click Next.
19. On the Ready to complete page, review the information and click Finish.
20. In the Customization Specification Manager pane, verify that Win10-CustomSpec is liste

Task 3: Deploy a Virtual Machine from a Template

You use templates to rapidly deploy and provision new virtual machines and easily customize
guest operating systems.
1. Click the Menu icon and select VMs and Templates .
2. Right-click Win10-Template and select New VM from this Template.
The Deploy From Template wizard opens.
3. On the Select a name and folder page, enter Win10-03 in the Virtual machine name  tex
4. In the Select a location for the virtual machine page, expand SA-Datacenter and select th
VMs folder.

5. Click Next.
6. On the Select a compute resource page, expand SA-Datacenter > Lab Servers and selec
esxi-01.vclass.local.

The Compatibility pane displays the Compatibility checks succeeded  message.

7. Click Next.
8. On the Select storage page, select iSCSI-Datastore from the Storage Compatibility:
Compatible list.
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12. On the Customize guest OS page, select Win10-CustomSpec and click Next.
13. On the Ready to complete page, review the information and click Finish.
14. Repeat steps 2 through 13 to create another virtual machine on your second host named Win1

NOTE
If the Compatibility alarm – No guest heartbeats are being received
appears, ignore it. This message does not affect a successful migration.

15. In the Recent Tasks pane, monitor the progress of the two template deployment tasks and
for their completion.
16. Open a console for each of the newly created virtual machines.
a. In the Navigator pane of vSphere Client, right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine an
select Open Remote Console .
An alternative to using Remote Console is the Web Console launched from the virtua
machine Summary tab.

 b. In the Invalid Security Certificate screen, select the Always trust this host with this
certificate check box.
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19. Verify that VMware Tools is installed by navigating to the Windows system tray at the lo
right corner to show hidden icons and double-click the VMware Tools  icon.

20. Repeat steps 16 through 18 for the Win10-04 virtual machine.

21. Close the virtual machine console for both virtual machines.
Since Remote Console is used, close Remote Console on the task bar and close the empty
Firefox tab for each virtual machine.
22. Leave vSphere Client open for the next lab.
23. Inform your instructor that you have completed this lab. If prompted, continue to the nex
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Lab 9 Using Content Libraries

Objective: Create a content library to clone and deploy

virtual machines
In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Create a Content Library

2. Clone a VM Template to a Template in a Content Library
3. Deploy a Virtual Machine from a VM Template in the Content Library
4. Delete a Content Library
In this lab, you use vSphere Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Create a Content Library

You create a content library in vSphere Client and populate it with templates, which you can u
deploy virtual machines or vApps in your virtual environment.
1. If vSphere Client is not active, open your Firefox web browser, click v Sphere Site-A  on
favorite bar, and select vSphere Client (SA-VCSA-01) .
2. Log in with the user name [email protected] and the password VMware1!.
3. In vSphere Client, click the Menu icon and select Content Libraries .
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8. In the Add storage page, select iSCSI-Datastore, and click Next.

9. On the Ready to complete page, review the information and click Finish.
10. Wait for this task to finish before you go to the next task.

Task 2: Clone a VM Template to a Template in a Content Library

You clone virtual machines or VM templates from the vCenter Server inventory to templates
content library and use them later to provision virtual machines on a cluster or a host. You can
clone a virtual machine or VM template to update an existing template in the library.
1. In vSphere Client, click the Menu icon and select VMs and Templates .
2. Expand the view of the data center and all folders.
3. Right-click Photon-ForTemplate and select Clone to Template in Library .
4. For Clone as, verify that New template  is selected.
5. Under the Name column, select VM_Library.
6. Enter Photon-LibTemplate in the template name text box .
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Task 3: Deploy a Virtual Machine from a VM Template in the Conte

Library
You use a virtual machine template from a content library to deploy a virtual machine to a hos
cluster in your vSphere inventory.
1. In vSphere Client, click the Menu icon and select Content Libraries .
2. In Content Libraries, select VM_Library.
3. Click the Templates tab.
4. Right-click Photon-LibTemplate  and select New VM from This Template .
5. On the Select name and folder page, enter Photon-FromLib in the Virtual Machine Na
text box.
6. In Select a location for the virtual machine pane, expand sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local, select
Datacenter and click Next.

7. On the Select a compute resource page, expand SA-Datacenter and select the sa-esxi-
02.vclass.local host.

8. Click Next.
9. On the Review details page, review the information and click Next.
10. On the Select storage page, select Class-Datastore.
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11. From the Select virtual disk format  drop-down menu, select Thin Provision and click

12. On the Select Networks page, select Production from the Destination Network drop-dow
menu and click Next.
13. On the Ready to complete page, review the information and click Finish.
14. In the Recent Tasks pane, monitor the progress of the template deployment task and wa
completion.
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18. Open a console for the Photon-FromLib virtual machine.

a. On the Summary tab, click Launch Web Console .
19. Verify that the Photon-FromLib virtual machine is running.
20. Close the Web Console for the Photon-FromLib virtual machine.
vSphere Client returns to VMs and Templates.

Task 4: Delete a Content Library

You delete a content library that is no longer required.
1. In vSphere Client, click the Menu icon and select Content Libraries .
2. In Content Libraries, right-click the VM_Library content library and select Delete.
3. In the Delete Content Library confirmation dialog box, click OK  to verify the deletion.
4. Leave vSphere Client open for the next lab.
5. Inform your instructor that you have completed this lab. If prompted, continue to the nex
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Lab 10 Modifying Virtual Machines

Objective: Modify a virtual machine’s hardware and add

a raw LUN to a virtual machine
In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Clone a Powered-On Virtual Machine

2. Increase the Size of a VMDK File
3. Adjust Memory Allocation on a Virtual Machine
4. Rename a Virtual Machine in the vCenter Server Appliance Inventory
5. Add and Remove a Raw LUN on a Virtual Machine
In this lab, you use vSphere Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Clone a Powered-On Virtual Machine

You clone a virtual machine to create a new virtual machine with the same virtual hardware,
installed software, configuration, and other properties. The original virtual machine can be
on, off, or suspended.
1. If vSphere Client is not active, open your Firefox web browser, click v Sphere Site-A on
favorite bar, and select vSphere Client (SA-VCSA-01) .
2. Log in with the user name [email protected] and the password VMware1!.
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7. On the Select a name and folder page, enter Win10-Clone in the Virtual machine  text b
8. Expand SA-Datacenter and select Lab VMs from the Select a location for the virtual ma
 pane and click Next.
9. On the select a compute resource page, expand Lab Servers and select sa-esxi-02.vclass
from the Select a compute resource pane and click Next.
10. On the Select storage page, select iSCSI-Datastore.
11. Select Thin Provision  from the Select virtual disk format drop-down menu and click Ne
12. On the Select clone options page, select the Customize the operating system  and the
on virtual machine after creation check boxes.

13. Click Next.

14. On the Customize guest OS page, select Win10-CustomSpec and click Next.
15. On the Ready to complete page, review the information and click Finish.
16. Monitor the progress of the task in the Recent Tasks pane.
This task takes 10 minutes to complete.
17. Open a console for the Win10-Clone virtual machine.
a. In the Navigator pane of vSphere Client, right-click the Win10-Clone virtual machin
select Open Remote Console .
When the virtual machine console opens, you might see the Windows setup process
continuing. It automatically reboots a few times to complete the process.
 b. You are logged in as vclass\administrator with the password VMware1!.
c. Verify that VMware Tools is installed by navigating to the Windows system tray at th
lower-right corner to show hidden icons and double-click the VMware Tools  icon.
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Task 2: Increase the Size of a VMDK File

You increase the size of the virtual machine disk (VMDK) and configure the guest operating s
to detect the additional space.
1. Right-click your Win10-Clone virtual machine in the Navigator pane and select Edit Se
2. On the Virtual Hardware  tab, record the size (GB) of Hard Disk 1. __________ 
3. In the Hard disk 1 text box, increase the disk size by 2 GB and click OK .
4. On the Win10-Clone Summary tab, select Launch Web Console .
5. Configure the Win10-Clone virtual machine’s guest operating system to detect and exten
increased disk space.
a. Right-click Start, then click on Disk Management .
 b. In the lower-right pane, verify that the 2 GB unallocated disk space is discovered.

If the 2.00 GB of unallocated space has not been discovered, click the Action menu,
select Rescan Disks .
c. Right-click the C: drive and select Extend Volume.
The Extend Volume wizard starts.
d. Click Next.
e. On the Select Disks page, verify that Disk 0 is selected in the Selected pane and click
f. On the Completing the Extend Volume Wizard page, review the information and click
6. In the Disk Management window, verify that the local C: drive (Disk 0) is extended.
7. Record the value for the total size of the C: drive. __________ 
8. Compare the value with the value that you recorded in step 2
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Task 3: Adjust Memory Allocation on a Virtual Machine

You add, change, or configure virtual machine memory resources or options to enhance virtua
machine performance.
1. Right-click the Win10-Clone virtual machine and select Power > Shut Down Guest OS
the Navigator pane.

NOTE
If your Shut Down Guest OS  option is dimmed, refresh the vSphere Client page and try

2. Click Yes to verify the shut down.

3. On the Win10-Clone Summary tab expand the view of the VM Hardware pane and reco
amount (GB) of active memory. __________ 
4. Right-click the Win10-Clone virtual machine in the Navigator pane, and select Edit Sett
5. Enter 2500 in the Memory text box and verify that MB is selected from the drop-down m
6. Click OK .
7. Verify that the memory is increased on the virtual machine’s Summary tab.

Task 4: Rename a Virtual Machine in the vCenter Server Appliance

Inventory
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5. Right-click iSCSI-Datastore and select Browse Files .

Q1. What is the name of the Win10-05 virtual machine’s folder?

1. The folder name for the Win10-05 virtual machine is Win10-Clone, which is the original
of this virtual machine.

NOTE
When you change the name of a virtual machine, you change the name used to identify th
virtual machine in the vSphere Client inventory, not the name of the virtual machine’s fo
files on the datastore.
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Task 5: Add and Remove a Raw LUN on a Virtual Machine

You use raw device mapping (RDM) to enable a virtual machine to access a LUN directly.
1. Click the VMs and Templates  icon.
2. Right-click the Win10-05 virtual machine and select Edit Settings .
3. Select RDM Disk from the New device drop-down menu.

4. In the Select Target LUN dialog box, select LUN 4 and click OK .
5. Click the arrow next to New Hard disk  to expand the view.
6. In the Location drop-down menu, verify that Store with the virtual machine  is selected
7. Select Virtual from the Compatibility Mode  drop-down menu, and click OK .
8. Verify that the guest operating system can see the new disk.
a. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-05 virtual machine and select Power
On.
 b. Right-click the Win10-05 virtual machine and select Open Remote Console .
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NOTE
The Initialize Disk wizard is used to format unallocated disks. In this lab, you do not form
newly added RDM, Disk 1.

f. Verify that Disk 1 is listed.

g. Close the Disk Management window.

9. Close the virtual machine console and the Firefox browser tab.
10. In vSphere Client, remove the RDM hard disk from the Win10-05 virtual machine.
a. Right-click the Win10-05 virtual machine and select Power > Shut Down Guest OS
 b. Click Yes to verify the shut down and wait for the virtual machine to power off.
c. Right-click the Win10-05 virtual machine and click Edit Settings .
d. Point to Hard disk 2 in the edit setting dialog box.
e. Click the x icon that appears at the right side of the row for Hard disk 2.

f. Select the Delete files from datastore  check box and click OK .
11. Leave vSphere Client open for the next lab.
12. Inform your instructor that you have completed this lab. If prompted, continue to the nex
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Lab 11 Migrating Virtual Machines

Objective: Use vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage

vMotion to migrate virtual machines
In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Migrate Virtual Machine Files from Local Storage to Shared Storage

2. Create a Virtual Switch and a VMkernel Port Group for vSphere vMotion Migration
3. Prepare Virtual Machines to Demonstrate vSphere vMotion Migration
4. Perform vSphere vMotion Migrations of Virtual Machines
5. Perform Compute Resource and Storage Migrations
In this lab, you use vSphere Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Migrate Virtual Machine Files from Local Storage to Share

Storage
With VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion®, you can migrate a virtual machine’s disk files f
one datastore to another while the virtual machine is running.
1. If vSphere Client is not active, open your Firefox web browser, click vSphere Site-A  on
favorite bar, and select vSphere Client (SA-VCSA-01) .
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6. Right-click the Win10-02 virtual machine and select Migrate.

The Migrate wizard opens.
7. Select Change storage only  on the Select a migration type page and click Next.
8. On the Select Storage page, select iSCSI-Datastore as the destination storage for the virt
machine files.
In the Compatibility pane, the Compatibility checks succeeded  message appears.
9. Click Next.
10. On the Ready to complete page, review the information and click Finish.
11. Monitor the Recent Tasks pane and wait for the virtual machine files relocation process t
complete.
This task takes several minutes to complete.
12. Repeat step 5 and step 6 to verify that the Win10-02 virtual machine is on the new datast
which is iSCSI-Datastore.

Task 2: Create a Virtual Switch and a VMkernel Port Group for vS

vMotion Migration
You create a VMkernel port group virtual switch to move virtual machines from one host to a
while maintaining continuous service availability.
1. Click the Menu icon and select Hosts and Clusters .
2. In the Navigator pane, expand SA-Datacenter > Lab Servers  and select the host sa-esxi
01.vclass.local.

3. Click the Configure tab.

4. In the middle pane, navigate to Networking and select Virtual switches .
5. Click the Add Networking icon to open the Add Networking wizard.
6. Accept VMkernel Network Adapter  in the Select connection type page and click Next
7. Select New standard switch  in the Select target device page and click Next.
8 Cli k th green + sign  in the Create a Standard Switch page to add a physical adapter to
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12. Select the vMotion check box, and click Next.

13. On the IPv4 settings page, configure the IP address.
a. Select Use static IPv4 settings .
 b. Enter 172.20.12.51 in the IPv4 address  text box for the sa-esxi-01.vclass.local ho
c. Enter 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet mask  text box for the vMotion VMkernel por
d. Click Next.
14. On the Ready to complete page, review the information and click Finish.
15. In the Virtual Switches pane, verify that the new virtual switch for vSphere vMotion mig
is listed.

16. Repeat steps 2-15 for sa-esxi-02.vclass.local, using 172.20.12.52 for the vMotion VMker
 port IPv4 address in step 13 b. All other steps remain same.
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Task 3: Prepare Virtual Machines to Demonstrate vSphere vMotion

Migration
You prepare virtual machines to demonstrate live migration between hosts using vMotion.
1. In the Navigator pane, expand the view of the inventory.
2. Right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Edit Settings .
3. On the Virtual Hardware  tab, select Client Device from the CD/DVD drive 1 drop-dow
menu.

4. Click the arrow next to Network adapter 1  to expand the view.
5. Verify that Production is selected from the drop-down menu.
6. Verify that the Connect At Power On  check box is selected for Network adapter 1.
7. Click OK .
8. Repeat steps 2 through 7 for the Win10-04 virtual machine.
9. Verify that the Win10-03 virtual machine is powered on.
10. Right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Open Remote Console .
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12. Click the Search Windows icon in Windows Task bar and enter cmd 
 to open a Command
Prompt window.

13. When the Command Prompt window opens, enter the ipconfig command and record th
virtual machine’s default gateway IP address. __________ 
14. Enter ping -t default_gateway IP address on the command line to start a
continuous ping.

Task 4: Perform vSphere vMotion Migrations of Virtual Machines

You perform live migration of virtual machines residing on a shared datastore that is accessib
 both the source and the target ESXi hosts.
1. Leave the virtual machine console open and return to vSphere Client.
2. Migrate the Win10-03 virtual machine from host sa-esxi-01.vclass.local to host sa-esxi-
02.vclass.local.
a. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Migrate
 b. On the Select a migration type page, accept Change compute resource only and click
c. On the Select a compute resource page, select sa-esxi-02.vclass.local.
sa-esxi-02.vclass.local is the destination host to which you migrate the Win10-03 vir
machine. The migration requirements are validated. If the validation does not succee
receive warning or error messages. You cannot continue with the migration until the
are resolved.
d. Click Next.
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e. On the Select networks page, ensure that Production is selected from the Destinatio
Network drop-down menu and click Next.

f. Leave Schedule vMotion with high priority (recommended)  selected on the Selec
vMotion priority page and click Next.
g. On the Ready to complete page, review the information and click Finish.
3. Return to the Win10-03 virtual machine console and monitor that no pings are dropped d
the migration.
Monitor the console for 1 to 2 minutes. If the Win10-03 virtual machine console is
disconnected, reopen the console.
4. Press Ctrl+C to stop the ping.
5. Close the Command Prompt window.
6. Close the Win10-03 virtual machine console.
7. Verify that the Win10-04 virtual machine is powered on.
8. In the Navigator pane, select Win10-04.
9. On the Summary tab, verify that Win10-04 is on the sa-esxi-02.vclass.local host.
10. Migrate the Win10-04 virtual machine from host sa-esxi-02.vclass.local to host sa-esxi-
01.vclass.local.
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c. On the Select a compute resource page, select sa-esxi-01.vclass.local and click Next

d. On the Select networks page, verify that Production is selected from the Destinatio
Network drop-down menu and click Next.

e. On the Select vMotion priority page, leave Schedule vMotion with high priority
(recommended) selected and click Next.

f. On the Ready to complete page, review the information and click Finish.
11. When the migration tasks are completed, view the Navigator pane to verify that Win10-0
under sa-esxi-01.vclass.local and Win10-03 is under sa-esxi-02.vclass.local.
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Task 5: Perform Compute Resource and Storage Migrations

You can migrate virtual machines not only to a different host but also to a different datastore a
storage accessibility boundaries.
1. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Photon-FromLib virtual machine and select Migr
2. On the Select a migration type page, click Change both compute resource and storage
click Next.
3. On the Select compute resource page, expand SA-Datacenter > Lab Servers  and select
esxi-01.vclass.local.

NOTE
If the Compatibility alarm – No guest heartbeats are being received
appears, ignore it. This message does not affect a successful migration.

4. Click Next.
5. On the Select storage page, select iSCSI-Datastore and click Next.
6. On the Select network page, verify that Production is selected from the Destination Net
drop-down menu and click Next.
7. On the Select vMotion priority page, leave Schedule vMotion with high priority
(recommended) selected and click Next.

8. On the Ready to complete page, review the information and click Finish.
9. In the Recent Tasks pane, monitor the progress of the virtual machine migration.
10. When the migration task is completed, view the Navigator pane to verify that the Photon
FromLib virtual machine is listed under your sa-esxi-01.vclass.local ESXi host.
11. Right-click Photon-FromLib and select Power > Shut Down Guest OS .

NOTE
If your Shut Down Guest OS  option is dimmed, refresh the vSphere Client page and try

12. Click Yes to verify the shut down.

13. Inform your instructor that you have completed this lab. If prompted, continue to the nex
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Lab 12 Managing Virtual Machines

Objective: Perform virtual machine management tasks

In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Unregister a Virtual Machine from the vCenter Server Appliance Inventory

2. Register a Virtual Machine in the vCenter Server Appliance Inventory
3. Unregister and Delete Virtual Machines from the Datastore
4. Take Snapshots of a Virtual Machine
5. Add Files and Take Another Snapshot of a Virtual Machine
6. Revert the Virtual Machine to a Snapshot
7. Delete an Individual Snapshot
8. Delete All Snapshots
In this lab, you use vSphere Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Unregister a Virtual Machine from the vCenter Server

Appliance Inventory
You unregister a virtual machine from the vCenter Server Appliance inventory. Unregistering
not delete the virtual machine from the datastore.
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5. Record the VMFS datastore name where the Win10-05 virtual machine resides. _______
6. Verify that the Win10-05 virtual machine is powered off.
7. Right-click Win10-05 and select Remove from Inventory .

CAUTION
Do not select Delete from Disk . This operation is not recoverable in your lab environme

8. Click Yes to verify the removal.

9. Verify that the Win10-05 virtual machine no longer appears in the Navigator.
10. If needed, click the Refresh icon for vSphere Client.
11. In the Navigator pane, click the Storage icon and expand the view.
12. Click the datastore name that you recorded in step 5.
13. In the right pane, verify that the Files tab is open.
14. View the folders in the middle pane.

Q1. Does a folder named Win10-05 exist?

1. No, a folder named Win10-05 does not exist. When the Win10-05 virtual machine was fi
created, the virtual machine and its folder were named after the original virtual machine, W
Clone. When the virtual machine was renamed from Win10-Clone to Win10-05, the folder w
renamed.

15. In the middle pane, select the Win10-Clone folder.

16. In the right pane, view the Win10-Clone virtual machine files.
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Task 2: Register a Virtual Machine in the vCenter Server Appliance

Inventory
If you removed a virtual machine from the vCenter Server Appliance inventory but did not rem
its folder from the managed host’s datastore, you can return the virtual machine back to the
inventory by registering the virtual machine’s .vmx file with vCenter Server Appliance.
1. In the right pane, click the Win10-Clone.vmx file from the list of virtual machine files in
right pane.
2. Click the Register VM icon.
The screenshot shows an example of registering the Win10-Clone.vmx file.

The Register Virtual Machine wizard opens.

3. On the Select a name and folder page, enter Win10-05.
4. In the Select a location for the virtual machine pane, expand SA-Datacenter and select th
VMs folder.

5. Click Next.
6. In the Select a compute resource page, expand SA-Datacenter > Lab Servers .
7. Select sa-esxi-01.vclass.local and click Next.
8. On the Ready to Complete page, review the information and click Finish.
9. In the Navigator click the VMs and Templates  icon and verify that the Win10-05
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Task 3: Unregister and Delete Virtual Machines from the Datastore

You can remove a virtual machine from the vCenter Server Appliance inventory and delete all
associated virtual machine files from the datastore, including the configuration file and the vir
disk files.
1. In the Navigator pane right-click the Win10-05 virtual machine, select Delete from Disk
click Yes to verify the deletion.
2. Verify that the Win10-05 virtual machine no longer appears in the Navigator pane.
3. Click the Storage icon and verify that the folder and files where the Win10-05 virtual ma
was registered no longer exist.
4. Click the VMs and Templates  icon.
5. Right-click the Photon-FromLib virtual machine, select Delete from Disk , and click
verify the deletion.

Task 4: Take Snapshots of a Virtual Machine

You take a snapshot to preserve the state and the data of a virtual machine at the time the snap
taken. You use snapshots when you must revert to the same virtual machine state.
1. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Open Remot
Console.

2. You are logged in as vclass\administrator with the password VMware1!.

3. On the virtual machine desktop, drag the IOMETER  file to the Recycle Bin .
4. Right-click the Recycle Bin  icon and select Empty Recycle Bin to delete the IOMETER
 permanently.
5. Click Yes to verify the file deletion and leave the virtual machine console open.
6. Return to vSphere Client.
a. Click the VMware Remote Console icon  in the Windows Tool bar.
Clicking the VMware Remote Console icon minimizes the console window.
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9. Configure the snapshot.

Option Action

Name Enter Without iometer.

Description Enter Deleted iometer.

Snapshot the virtual machine’s memory Deselect the check box.

Quiesce guest file system (Needs VMware Leave the check box deselected.
Tools installed)

10. Click OK  and monitor the task in the Recent Tasks pane.
11. Click the VMware Remote Console icon  to return to the virtual machine desktop.
12. On the virtual machine desktop, drag the CPUBUSY file to the Recycle Bin.
13. Right-click the Recycle Bin  icon and select Empty Recycle Bin  to delete the CPUBUSY
 permanently.
14. Click Yes to verify the file deletion and leave the virtual machine console open.
15. Return to vSphere Client.
16. Right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Snapshots > Take Snapshot to tak
another snapshot.
17. Configure the snapshot.

Option Action

Name Enter Without iometer or cpubu

Description Enter Deleted cpubusy.

Snapshot the virtual machine’s memory Deselect the check box.

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Task 5: Add Files and Take Another Snapshot of a Virtual Machine

You add some files to a virtual machine and create another snapshot of the virtual machine. T
snapshot contain files that allow you to see how the virtual machines change when you revert
different snapshots in subsequent tasks.
1. Connect the ClassFiles-vSphere.iso  file on the CD/DVD drive to the Win10-03
machine.
a. Right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Edit Settings .
 b. Select Datastore ISO File  from the CD/DVD drive 1  drop-down menu.
c. Select Class-Datastore in the left pane.
d. Select the Classfiles-vSphere.iso file in the middle pane.
e. Click OK .
f. Select the Connected check box for CD/DVD drive 1.
g. Click OK  to close the Edit Settings dialog box.
2. Return to the Win10-03 virtual machine console.
3. Click the Windows Start icon and navigate to Windows System > This PC .
4. Click DVD Drive (D:) to view files.
5. Copy the CPUBUSY VBScript Script  file from the D: drive to the virtual machine’s de
6. Close the DVD Drive (D:) CDROM window.
7. Return to vSphere Client and disconnect the CD/DVD drive from the Win10-03 virtual
machine.
a. From vSphere Client, right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Edit Sett
 b. Select Client Device from the CD/DVD drive 1  drop-down menu and click OK .
8. Right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Snapshots > Take Snapshot  to tak
another snapshot.
9. Configure the snapshot.
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Option Action

Snapshot the virtual machine’s memory Leave the check box selected.

Quiesce guest file system (needs VMware Tools Leave the check box deselected
installed)

10. Click OK .

11. Monitor the task in the Recent Tasks pane and wait for completion.
This task takes slightly longer than previous snapshots because the guest memory is also
saved.
12. Right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Snapshots > Manage Snapshots
You should see three snapshots. The difference in icons is due to whether the Snapshot t
virtual machine’s memory  check box was selected when the snapshot was taken.

13. Leave the Manage Snapshots  open.

14. Close the Win10-03 virtual machine console.
a. Right click the VMware Remote Console icon  in the Windows Tool bar and select
Window .

 b. Close the empty browser tab.

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Task 6: Revert the Virtual Machine to a Snapshot

You revert a virtual machine to the state it had at the time when the selected snapshot was take
1. In Manage Snapshots, select the Without iometer or cpubusy  snapshot and click Rever
2. Click OK  to verify the revert.
3. Click Done to close Manage Snapshots.

Q1. Did the virtual machine power off and why?

1. Yes. The virtual machine powered off because the memory state was not preserved.

4. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Power > Pow
5. In the Navigator pane, right-click Win10-03 and select Open Remote Console .
Wait for the boot process to complete.
6. You are logged in as vclass\administrator with the password VMware1!.

Q2. Is either IOMETER or CPUBUSY on the desktop?

2. No. You removed these files before creating the snapshot named Without iometer or cpu

7. Close the Win10-03 virtual machine console.

8. In vSphere Client, right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Snapshots > Ma
Snapshots.

The You Are Here pointer should be below the snapshot named Without iometer or cpubu
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10. Click OK  to verify the revert operation.

11. Click Done to close Manage Snapshots.

Q3. Did the virtual machine power off, and what is the reason?

3. No. The virtual machine did not power off because the memory state was preserved.

12. Open a console for the Win10-03 virtual machine.

Q4. Is CPUBUSY on the desktop?

4. Yes.

Q5. Is IOMETER on the desktop?

5. No.

Task 7: Delete an Individual Snapshot

You can remove a snapshot on the Snapshots tab. The snapshot files are consolidated and wr
the parent snapshot disk.
1. Return to vSphere Client.
2. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Snapshots
Manage Snapshots .

The You are here  pointer must be below the With cpubusy snapshot.
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3. Select the Without iometer or cpubusy  snapshot and click the DELETE button.

4. Click OK  to verify the deletion.

5. Click Done to close Manage Snapshots.

Q1. Did the virtual machine power off?

1. No.

Q2. In the virtual machine console, is the CPUBUSY file on the desktop?

2. Yes. The CPUBUSY file is still on the desktop because deleting the snapshot does not
the virtual machine's current state. Deleting the snapshot removes the ability to return to
snapshot's point in time.
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Task 8: Delete All Snapshots

You can use the Delete All function to delete all the snapshots of a virtual machine.
1. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select  Snapshots
Manage Snapshots.

2. In Manage Snapshots click Delete All.

3. Click OK  to verify that you want to delete all the remaining snapshots.
Only the You are here pointer should appear on the snapshots tab.

Q1. Were all the remaining snapshots deleted from the Manage Snapshots dialog b

1. Yes.

4. Click Done to close Manage Snapshots.

5. Return to the Win10-03 virtual machine console.

Q2. Is CPUBUSY on the desktop, and why?

2. Yes. The current state of the virtual machine is not altered. Snapshots are consolidated
then removed. An option to revert to those earlier points in time is no longer available.

6. Close the Win10-03 virtual machine console.

7. Close vSphere Client.
8. vSphere Web Client is used in the next lab.
9. Inform your instructor that you have completed this lab. If prompted, continue to the nex
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Lab 13 Managing Resource Pools

Objective: In vCenter Server, create and use resource

pools on an ESXi host
In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Create CPU Contention

2. Create Resource Pools
3. Verify Resource Pool Functionality
In this lab, you use vSphere Web Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Create CPU Contention

You use a tool to create CPU contention in your lab environment for testing. You force the
machines to compete for and share the limited logical CPU resources on the ESXi host, which
lead to performance degradation.
1. Open your Firefox Web browser, click vSphere Site-A  on the favorite bar, and select vSp
Web Client (SA-VCSA-01) .

2. Log in with the user name [email protected] and the password VMware1!.
3. vSphere Web Client opens to Hosts and Clusters .
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5. Verify that the Win10-02 and Win10-04 virtual machines are powered on and running on
esxi-01.vclass.local.

6. If necessary, migrate the virtual machines to sa-esxi-01.vclass.local.

7. Start the CPUBUSY  script on the virtual machine desktops.
a. Right-click on Win10-02 and select Open Console .
 b. Select Web Console, then click Continue in the Open Console panel.
c. You are logged in as vclass\administrator with the password VMware1!.
d. On the desktop, right-click CPUBUSY and select Open with Command Prompt
This script runs continuously. It stabilizes in 1 to 2 minutes. This script repeatedly do
floating-point computations. The script displays the duration (wall-clock time) of a
computation, for example, I did three million sines in # seconds.
e. Repeat steps a through d on the Win10-04 virtual machine.
You can use the number of seconds reported as a performance estimate. The program
should run at about the same rate in each virtual machine.
8. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-02 virtual machine and select Edit Settings
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10. In the Scheduling Affinity  text box, enter 1.

This affinity setting forces the Win10-02 virtual machine to run only on logical CPU 1.

11. Click OK .

CAUTION
CPU affinity is used mainly to create CPU contention for training purposes. The use of
feature in a production environment is strongly discouraged.

12. Repeat steps 8 through 11 for the Win10-04 virtual machine.

13. Allow the CPUBUSY  script to run for 1 or 2 minutes.

Task 2: Create Resource Pools

You use resource pools to delegate control over resources of the host or a cluster and to
compartmentalize all resources in a cluster.
1 Right lick sa-esxi-01.vclass.local in the Navigator pane and select New Resource Pool
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2. Assign properties to the resource pool.

Option Action
Name Enter rp-Test.

CPU Shares Select Low from the Shares  drop-down

menu.

All other settings Leave the default settings.

3. Click OK .
4. In the Navigator pane, right-click sa-esxi-01.vclass.local and select New Resource Pool
5. Assign properties to the resource pool.

Option Action
Name Enter rp-Production.

CPU Shares Select High from the Shares  drop-down

menu.

All other settings Leave the default settings.

6. Click OK .

Task 3: Verify Resource Pool Functionality

You assign virtual machines to resource pools with different resource settings to monitor and
compare the performance differences.
1. Select the rp-Test  resource pool in the Navigator pane and click the Summary tab.
2. In the Resource Settings pane, click the arrow next to CPU to expand the view.

Q1. What is the number of shares for this resource pool?

1. 2,000.
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5. Drag the Win10-02 virtual machine to the rp-Production resource pool.

6. Drag the Win10-04 virtual machine to the  rp-Test resource pool.
7. Open each virtual machine console to monitor the results of the CPUBUSY  script.
Allow several minutes for CPU contention to occur. If you are logged out of the console
inactivity, log in again as vclass\administrator with the password VMware1!.

Q3. What is the difference in performance between the two virtual machines?

3. The rp-Test resource pool, and the virtual machine in it, have only one-fourth of the CPU
shares that the rp-Production resource pool has. So the virtual machine in the rp-Test reso
pool receives only one-fourth of the CPU cycles of the logical CPU to which the virtual ma
are pinned.

8. In vSphere Web Client, change the CPU shares of the rp-Test  resource pool from Low
Normal .

a. Right-click the rp-Test  resource pool in the Navigator pane and click  Settings.
 b. Verify that CPU Resources  is selected and click Edit.
c. Select Normal from the Shares  drop-down menu and click OK .
9. In each virtual machine console, allow the script to run for a few minutes and compare th
 performance of the CPUBUSY  script on each virtual machine.
As contention diminishes on the Win10-04 virtual machine, you see a difference in
 performance.
10. Repeat step 8 to change CPU shares for the rp-Production  resource pool from High to
 Normal.
As contention diminishes, you see performance balance between the two virtual machine
11. Press Ctrl+C in the Command Prompt window to stop the CPUBUSY  script in each virtual
machine console.
12. Close the Win10-02 and Win10-04 consoles.
13. Click the Home icon and select Home.
14. Leave vSphere Web Client open for the next lab.
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Lab 14 Monitoring Virtual Machine

Performance

Objective: Use the system monitoring tools to reflect the

CPU workload
In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Create the CPU Workload

2. Use Performance Charts to Monitor CPU Utilization
3. Undo Changes Made to the Virtual Machines
In this lab, you use vSphere Web Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Create the CPU Workload

You run the CPUBUSY  script in each virtual machine to create heavy CPU workload in your la
environment for testing.
1. If vSphere Web Client is not active, open your Firefox web browser, click vSphere Site-
the favorite bar, and select vSphere Web Client (SA-VCSA-01) .
2. Log in with the user name [email protected] and the password VMware1!.
3. Click the Home  icon and select VMs and Templates .
4. Expand the view of the Navigator pane
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Task 2: Use Performance Charts to Monitor CPU Utilization

You use the performance charts to monitor the CPU, memory, disk, network, and storage metr
1. Return to vSphere Web Client.
2. In the Navigator pane, select the Win10-02 virtual machine.
3. Click the Monitor tab, click Performance and select Advanced in the middle pane.
The real-time CPU usage graph appears.
4. Click the Chart Options link.
The Chart Options dialog box appears.
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5. Verify that CPU is selected in the Chart Metrics pane.

6. In the Timespan  drop-down menu, verify that Real-time is selected.

7. In the Select object for this chart pane on the right, deselect the Win10-02 virtual machin
check box.
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9. In the Select counters for this chart pane, select the Ready and Used check boxes and clic
The CPU/Real-time chart for the Win10-02 virtual machine opens.

10. Open a new tab in your Firefox web browser and click the vSphere Web Client  shortcut
11. Click the Home  icon and select VMs and Templates  and expand the view.
12. In the Navigator pane, select the Win10-04 virtual machine.
13. Repeat steps 3 through 9 to configure the CPU Performance graph for the Win10-04 virtu
machine.
14. In the web browser window for each virtual machine, point to the end of the line graph
the current CPU ready value.
15. Record the current CPU ready value for each virtual machine and leave the Performance
windows open.
• Win10-02
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16. In each virtual machine console, press Ctrl+C in the Command Prompt window to stop th
CPUBUSY  script.

CAUTION
This script must be stopped in each virtual machine. If the script is left running, the next l
affected.

17. In the vSphere Web Client browser window for each virtual machine, point to the end of
line graph to view the current CPU ready value.
18. Wait for the chart to be updated and compare the CPU ready value with what you recorde
step 15.
Performance charts update every 20 seconds.

Q1. Did the CPU ready value change? If it did, what is the reason for the change?

1. Yes. After the scripts stop, the CPU Ready value decreases significantly because CPU
contention does not occur.

Task 3: Undo Changes Made to the Virtual Machines

You revert the configuration changes made to each virtual machine.
1. Close the second vSphere Web Client tab and the two virtual machine consoles.
2. In the first vSphere Web Client tab, remove the scheduling affinity value on the Win10-0
virtual machine.
a. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-02 virtual machine and select Edit Set
 b. Click the arrow next to CPU to expand the view.
c. In the Scheduling Affinity  text box, delete the value 1 and click OK .
3. Repeat step 2 to remove the scheduling affinity value on the Win10-04 virtual machine.
4. Right-click the Win10-02 virtual machine, select Power > Shut Down the Guest OS .
5. Click Yes to verify the guest shut down.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for the Win10-04 virtual machine.
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Lab 15 Using Alarms

Objective: Use the vCenter Server Appliance alarm

feature
In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Create a Virtual Machine Alarm to Monitor a Condition

2. Create a Virtual Machine Alarm to Monitor an Event
3. Trigger Virtual Machine Alarms and Acknowledge the Alarms
4. Disable Virtual Machine Alarms
In this lab, you use vSphere Web Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Create a Virtual Machine Alarm to Monitor a Condition

You create and use alarms to respond to selected events, conditions, and states that occur with
objects in the vCenter Server inventory.
1. If vSphere Web Client is not active, open your Firefox web browser, click vSphere Site-
the favorite bar, and select vSphere Web Client (SA-VCSA-01) .
2. Log in with the user name [email protected] and the password VMware1!.
3. Click the Home  icon and select Hosts and Clusters .
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4. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-02 virtual machine and select Alarms > Ne
Alarm Definition  to open the New Alarm Definition wizard.

NOTE
Because you are creating an alarm for the Win10-02 virtual machine, this alarm monitors
that virtual machine. If you set the alarm on an object higher in the vCenter Server invent
the alarm applies to multiple virtual machines. For example, if you create an alarm on the
vCenter Server Appliance object, the alarm applies to all the virtual machines.

5. Enter VM CPU Usage - Win10-02 in the General page Alarm name  text box and click
6. On the Triggers page, click Add (the green plus sign ) to add the trigger conditions.

Option Action
Trigger Select VM CPU Usage.

Operator Select is above.

Warning Condition Double-click the current value and enter 50 (percent).

Condition Length Double-click the current value and select for 30 sec from the d
down menu.

Critical Condition Double-click the current value and manually enter 75 (percent

Condition Length Leave the default setting at 5 minutes.

The screenshot shows the results of adding the trigger conditions.

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8. In the Actions page, click Add (the green plus sign ) to configure the action settings.

Option Action

Action Select Suspend VM from the drop-down menu.

Configuration Leave blank.

Green to Yellow Select Once from the drop-down menu.

Yellow to Red Change the setting from Once to no value in the drop-down menu.

Red to Yellow Leave blank.

Yellow to Green Leave blank.

9. Click Finish.
10. In the Navigator pane, select the Win10-02 virtual machine and click the Monitor tab.
11. On the Issues tab and select Alarm Definitions .
12. Verify that the VM CPU Usage - Win10-02 alarm appears in the alarm list for the Win10-
virtual machine.
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Task 2: Create a Virtual Machine Alarm to Monitor an Event

You set up general alarm settings, alarm triggers, trigger reporting, and alarm actions to monit
react to a specified event.
1. In the Navigator pane, select SA-Datacenter, and click the Monitor tab.
2. On the Issues tab and select Alarm Definitions .
3. Click Add (the green plus sign ) to add an alarm for the data center.
The New Alarm Definition wizard starts.
4. Configure the alarm settings in the New Alarm Definition wizard General page.

Option Action

Alarm name Enter VM Suspended - Win10-02.

Monitor Leave the default setting Virtual Machines.

Monitor for Select specific event occurring on this object, for example VM
Power On.

Enable this alarm Leave the check box selected.

5. Click Next
6. On the Triggers page, click Add (the green plus sign) in the pane named Trigger if ANY
following events occur.
7. Select VM suspended from the Event drop-down menu.
8. Click Add (the green plus sign ) to specify the conditions for the alarm trigger to fire.

Option Action

Argument Select VM name from the Argument drop-down menu.

Operator Leave equal to selected.

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9. Click Next.
10. Leave the default settings in the Actions page and click Finish.
11. Verify that the VM Suspended - Win10-02 alarm appears in the alarm list for the data cen

Task 3: Trigger Virtual Machine Alarms and Acknowledge the Alarm

You acknowledge an alarm to discontinue it and inform others that you are taking ownership o
issue. Your acknowledged alarms are visible in the system. The alarms are neither cleared nor
1. Power on the Win10-02 virtual machine.
2. In the Navigator pane, select the Win10-02 virtual machine.
3. On the Monitor tab, click Issues and select Triggered Alarms .
The triggered alarms appear in this pane.
4. Open the console for the Win10-02 virtual machine.
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8. Return to vSphere Web Client, refresh the Triggered Alarms pane and verify that the VM
Suspended - Win10-02 alarm is triggered.
An entry for this alarm should appear in the Triggered Alarms list.

9. Right-click the VM Suspended - Win10-02 alarm and select Reset to Green.

10. On the Monitor tab, click Tasks & Events  and select Events in the middle pane.
The description Manually cleared alarm ‘VM Suspend - Win10-02 ’ from Re
should appear in the list.
11. In the Navigator pane, right-click the suspended Win10-02 virtual machine and select
Power On.

12. Reload and open the Win10-02 virtual machine console.

13. Press Ctrl+C at the command prompt to stop the CPUBUSY  script.
14. Close the Win10-02 virtual machine console.
15. Right-click the Win10-02 virtual machine and select Power > Shut Down Guest OS .
16. Click Yes to verify the Guest Shut Down operation.
17. Verify that the red alert icon is removed from the Win10-02 virtual machine in the Navigato

Task 4: Disable Virtual Machine Alarms

You disable system built-in alarms or the alarms that you defined for specific objects.
1. Disable the VM CPU Usage - Win10-02 alarm.
a. In the Navigator pane, select the Win10-02 virtual machine.
 b. On the Monitor tab, click Issues and select Alarm Definitions .
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2. Disable the VM Suspended - Win10-02 alarm.

a. Select SA-Datacenter in the Navigator pane.
 b. On the Monitor tab in the middle pane, click Issues and select Alarm Definitions
c. Enter VM suspended in the search box.
d. Right-click the VM Suspended - Win10-02  alarm in the list and select Edit.
e. On the General page, deselect the Enable this alarm  check box and click Finish.
3. Leave vSphere Web Client open for the next lab.
4. Inform your instructor that you have completed this lab. If prompted, continue to the nex
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Lab 16 Using vSphere HA

Objective: Use vSphere HA functionality

In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Create a Cluster Enabled for vSphere HA

2. Add Your ESXi Hosts to the Cluster 
3. Test the vSphere HA Functionality
4. View the vSphere HA Cluster Resource Usage
5. Manage vSphere HA Slot Size
6. Configure a vSphere HA Cluster with Strict Admission Control
7. Prepare for the Next Lab
In this lab, you use vSphere Web Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Create a Cluster Enabled for vSphere HA

You create a VMware vSphere® High Availability cluster to group multiple ESXi hosts togeth
achieve higher levels of virtual machine availability than each ESXi host can provide individu
1. If vSphere Web Client is not active, open your Firefox web browser, click vSphere Site-
the favorite bar, and select vSphere Web Client (SA-VCSA-01) .
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5. Configure the new cluster.

Option Action

Name Enter SA-Compute-01.

DRS Leave the check box deselected.

vSphere HA Select the Turn on check box.

6. Leave the default settings for the other options and click OK .
7. In the Recent Tasks pane, monitor the progress as the cluster is created.

Task 2: Add Your ESXi Hosts to the Cluster 

You plan the resources and networking architecture of your cluster, add hosts to it, and specify
vSphere HA settings.
1. Add both ESXi hosts to the SA-Compute-01 cluster.
a. Drag sa-esxi-01.vclass.local to SA-Compute-01.
 b. Drag sa-esxi-02.vclass.local to SA-Compute-01.
2. Click Yes in the Warning panel.
Your existing resource pools collapse into the cluster root resource pool.
3. Monitor the Recent Tasks pane and wait for the Configuring vSphere HA task to complet
If the tasks do not appear in the Recent tasks pane, you can find them in the Task Console
4. In the Navigator pane, select SA-Compute-01 and click the Monitor tab.
5. Click vSphere HA and select Summary in the middle pane.
The vSphere HA summary information appears.
6. Record the name of the master host. __________ 

Q1. Does the number of protected virtual machines match the number of powered-
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Q2. How many datastores are used to monitor heartbeat?

2. Two datastores. Both the datastores are shared by all of the hosts in the cluster. Therefo
they are automatically selected for heartbeating.

8. In the middle pane, select Configuration Issues  and review the errors that are displayed.
At this point, each ESXi host has a single management network port. vSphere HA still wo
an ESXi host is configured with one management network port, but a second managemen
network port is necessary for management network port redundancy.
9. Select sa-esxi-01.vclass.local in the Navigator pane and click the Configure tab.
10. In the middle pane, navigate to Networking and select VMkernel adapters .
11. Select the vMotion VMkernel adapter.
12. Click the Edit Settings  icon.

13. On the Port properties page, ensure that the vMotion check box is selected and select the
Management check box.

14. Click OK .

15. In the Navigator pane, right-click sa-esxi-01.vclass.local and select Reconfigure for
vSphere HA.

NOTE
You might need to refresh vSphere Web Client to eliminate any obsolete alarm icons.

16. Repeat step 9 through 15 for sa-esxi-02.vclass.local.

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Task 3: Test the vSphere HA Functionality

You set up vSphere HA to monitor the cluster environment and detect hardware failures. Whe
ESXi host outage is detected, vSphere HA automatically restarts the virtual machines on the o
ESXi hosts in the cluster.
1. In the Navigator pane, select the master ESXi host that you recorded in task 2, step 6.
2. Click the VMs tab and ensure that Virtual Machines  is selected.
3. Power on the Win10-02 virtual machine.
4. Record the name of one or more powered-on virtual machines on the master host. ____
5. In the Navigator pane, select SA-Compute-01.
6. On the Monitor tab, click vSphere HA  and select Summary from the middle pane.
7. In the Virtual Machines pane, verify that the Protected field matches the number of powe
VMs within the cluster and that the Unprotected field value is 0.
Verifying that Virtual Machines Unprotected field value is 0 indicates that it is safe to
reboot the host.
8. Simulate a host failure by rebooting the master host in the cluster.

IMPORTANT
Ensure that you reboot the system. Do not shut down the system.

a. Right-click the master ESXi host and select Power > Reboot.

A warning message appears stating that you chose to reboot the host, which is not
maintenance mode.
 b. Enter Testing vSphere HA 
 as the reason for rebooting and click OK .
9. On the Monitor tab, click Tasks & Events and select Events in the middle pane.
The cluster entries are sorted by time. Note the entries that appear when the host failure w
detected.
The initial messages from the hosts might show failures. These messages indicate that the
virtual machines on the downed host have failed. The virtual machines take 1 to 2 minute
successfully restart on the new host.
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12. Click the VMs tab.

Q1. Do you see the virtual machines that were running on the original master ESXi
which you recorded earlier?

1. No. The virtual machines previously running on the original master ESXi host are runnin
the remaining host in the cluster.

13. In the Navigator pane, select SA-Compute-01.

14. On the Monitor tab, click vSphere HA.
15. In the middle pane, select Summary.

Q2. Has the master host changed?

2. Yes. The slave host is elected as the new master host.

16. Monitor the original master ESXi host in the Navigator pane until it is fully running agai
It might take 5 minutes for the original master host to become fully running.

Task 4: View the vSphere HA Cluster Resource Usage

You examine the CPU, memory, and storage I/O resource usage information of the cluster.
1. On the Monitor tab, click Resource Reservation .
2. Select CPU from the middle pane and record the information for the cluster.
• Total Reservation Capacity (GHz) __________ 
• Used Reservation (GHz) __________ 
• Available Reservation (GHz) __________ 
3. In the bottom pane, verify that the CPU reservation is not set on the virtual machines.
The Reservation column shows 0 (MHz).
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4. In the middle pane, select Memory and record the information for the cluster.
• Total Reservation Capacity (GB) __________ 
• Used Reservation (GB) __________ 
• Available Reservation (GB) __________ 
5. In the bottom pane, verify that the memory reservation is not set on the virtual machines.
The Reservation column shows 0 (MB).

Task 5: Manage vSphere HA Slot Size

You configure admission control to ensure that sufficient resources are available in a cluster to p
failover protection and to ensure that the virtual machine resource reservations are respected.
1. In the Navigation pane, right-click SA-Compute-01 and select Settings.
2. Navigate to Services, and select vSphere Availability .
The Edit Cluster Settings wizard opens.
3. In the right pane, click Edit.
4. In the left pane, select Admission Control .
5. In the Define host failover capacity by  drop-down menu, select Slot Policy (powered-o
VMs) and click OK .

6. In the right pane, click the Monitor tab.

7. Click vSphere HA, and select Summary from the middle pane.
8. In the right pane, scroll down to the Advanced Runtime Info  pane and record the slot
information for this cluster.
• Slot size: CPU __________ (MHz), Memory __________ (MB)
• Total slots in cluster __________ 
• Used slots __________ 
• Available slots __________ 
Failover slots __
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11. Set the CPU reservation on the Win10-04 virtual machine.

a. Right-click the Win10-04 virtual machine and select Edit Settings.
 b. Click the arrow next to CPU to expand the view.
c. In the Reservation text box, enter 512 (MHz) and click OK .
12. In the Navigator pane, click the Hosts and Clusters  icon.
13. In the Navigator pane select SA-Compute-01.
14. Return to the Advanced Runtime Info  pane and view the slot information for this cluste
a. In the Advanced Runtime Info pane, verify that the slot size for the CPU changed fro
value recorded in step 8.
 b. Record the information shown in the Slot size text box.
Slot size: CPU __________ (MHz), Memory __________ (MB)
15. Use the vSphere HA slot size policy to enforce a slot size.
a. In the Navigator pane, right-click SA-Compute-01 and select Settings.
 b. In the middle pane select vSphere Availability  and click Edit.
The Edit Cluster Settings wizard opens.
c. In the left pane, select Admission Control .
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d. In the Define host failover capacity by pane, click Fixed slot size .

e. In the CPU slot size  text box, enter 300 (MHz) to change the CPU slot size.
f. Click Calculate next to VMs requiring multiple slots, then click the View link.
The VMs Requiring Multiple Slots window appears.
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g. Record the Required Slots value for the Win10-04 virtual machine. __________ 
Because the CPU slot size has a fixed value of 300 MHz, the Win10-04 virtual mach
with the 512 MHz CPU reservation uses two slots to power on.
h. Click Close and click OK  to exit the Edit Cluster Settings window.
16. View the slot information for the SA-Compute-01 cluster.
a. Return to the Advanced Runtime Info pane, record the information shown in the Slo
text box and compare with the values recorded earlier.
Slot size: CPU __________ (MHz), Memory __________ (MB)
17. Remove the vSphere HA fixed slot size setting.
a. In the Navigator pane, right-click SA-Compute-01 and select Settings.
 b. In the middle pane, select vSphere Availability  and click Edit.
The Edit Cluster Settings wizard opens.
c. In the left pane, select Admission Control .
d. In the Define host failover capacity by pane, select Cover all powered-on virtual
machines for the slot size policy.

e. Click OK .
18. Remove the CPU reservation on the Win10-04 virtual machine.
a. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-04 virtual machine and select Edit Set
 b. Click the arrow next to CPU to expand the view.
c. Enter 0 (MHz) in the Reservation text box and click OK .

Task 6: Configure a vSphere HA Cluster with Strict Admission Con

You use admission control to impose constraints on resource usage and ensure that sufficient
resources are available in a cluster to provide failover protection. Any actions violating the
constraints are not permitted.
In the previous task, when you configured the cluster under Define host failover capacity, you
configured vSphere HA to calculate slots. vSphere HA calculates the space for a virtual mach
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3. In the Navigator pane, select SA-Compute-01 and click the Summary tab.

4. Record the memory information for this cluster.
• Capacity (total) __________ 
• Used __________ 
• Free __________ 
Your view should be similar to the screenshot.

Q1. Why is the free memory value for the cluster less than the total memory capa
value?

1. Less memory is available because of the overhead needed to run VMkernel. VMkernel i
holding back memory for its own use.

5. Click the Monitor tab, click Resource Reservation , and select Memory in the middle p
6. Assign a 2000 MB memory reservation to the Win10-02 virtual machine.
a. In the lower pane, right-click the Win10-02 virtual machine and select Edit Resourc
Settings.

 b. In the Memory memory pane, enter 2000 (MB) in the Reservation text box and clic
c. Repeat steps a through c to set the memory reservation on the Win10-03 and Win10-
virtual machines.
7. On the Monitor tab, and click vSphere HA.
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10. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-02 virtual machine and select Power > Pow
11. Return to the Advanced Runtime Info pane of SA-Compute-01 and click Refresh in the l
right corner of the pane.
12. Record the slot size values that appear.
• CPU (MHz) __________, Memory (MB) __________ 
13. View the effect that powering on this virtual machine has on your cluster.

Q3. How many total slots in the cluster, used slots, available slots, and failover slo
you see?

3. You should see 4 total slots in the cluster: one used slot, one available slots, and 2 failo
slots. If you do not see 4 slots, refresh vSphere Web Client after 2 minutes and the numbe
should get updated.

NOTE
The Advanced Runtime Info pane might display a smaller number of available slots in th
cluster than you expect.

Slot size is calculated using the largest reservations plus the memory overhead of any pow
on virtual machines in the cluster. However, vSphere HA admission control considers onl
resources on a host that are available for virtual machines. This amount is less than the to
amount of physical resources on the host, because some overhead exists.

Q4. How is the memory slot size calculated?

4. Unlike the CPU slot size calculation, which is based solely on the largest CPU reservati
calculation for memory slot size is based on the largest memory reservation, plus memory
overhead.

14. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-04 virtual machine and select Power > Powe
15. Return to the Advanced Runtime Info pane of SA-Compute-01 and click Refresh.
16. View the slot information.

Q5. How many slots are available and what is the reason?

5. Zero slots are available. Only two slots were available, the rest were marked as failover
Because two virtual machines were powered on, each using one of the available slots, no
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17. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Power > Pow
18. Monitor the Recent tasks pane.

Q6. Is your virtual machine allowed to power on, and what is the reason?

6. The Win10-03 virtual machine is not allowed to power on. If a cluster does not have suff
resources to provide failover protection, the virtual machine does not power on resulting in
error.

Task 7: Prepare for the Next Lab

You remove the memory reservations on virtual machines and disable admission control when
are no longer needed.
1. Remove the memory reservation on each of the virtual machines.
a. Right-click the Win10-02 virtual machine and select Edit Resource Settings .
 b. In the Memory section, enter 0 (MB) in the Reservation text box and click OK .
c. Repeat steps a and b to remove the memory reservation on the Win10-03 and Win10
virtual machines.
2. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Lab Servers  folder and select Remove from Inven
3. Click Yes to verify the operation.
4. Edit the settings of the cluster to allow the number of running virtual machines to exce
failover capacity of the cluster.
a. In the Navigator pane, right-click SA-Compute-01 and select Settings.
 b. In the middle pane, select vSphere Availability and click Edit.
The Edit Cluster Settings wizard opens.
c. In the left pane, click Admission Control .
d. From the Define host failover capacity by drop-down menu, select Disabled.
e. Click OK  to commit your changes.
5. Right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine in the Navigator pane and select Power > Powe
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Lab 17 Implementing vSphere DRS

Clusters

Objective: Implement a vSphere DRS cluster 

In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Create a Load Imbalance

2. Create a vSphere DRS Cluster 
3. Verify Proper vSphere DRS Cluster Functionality
4. Create, Test, and Disable a VM-VM Affinity Rule
5. Create, Test, and Disable an Anti-Affinity Rule
6. Create, Test, and Disable a VM-Host Affinity Rule
In this lab, you use vSphere Web Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Create a Load Imbalance

You create a load imbalance across the ESXi hosts in the SA-Compute-01 cluster to test how
VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ works.
1. If vSphere Web Client is not active, open your Firefox Web browser, click vSphere Site-
the favorite bar, and select vSphere Web Client (SA-VCSA-01)
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5. On the VMs tab, if virtual machines are present on sa-esxi-01.vclass.local, migrate the vi
machines to sa-esxi-02.vclass.local.

IMPORTANT
Change compute resource only when migrating VMs.

6. In the Navigator pane, select sa-esxi-02.vclass.local.

7. On the VMs tab, click Virtual Machines .
Compare the list of VMs shown in the list to the VMs shown in the Navigator pane.

8. Ensure that all the VMs are powered on.

9. Start the CPUBUSY  script on each of the virtual machines.
a. Right-click Win10-02 and select  Open Console .
 b. You are logged in as vclass\administrator with the password VMware1!.
c. Right-click the CPUBUSY script on each virtual machine’s desktop and select Open
Command Prompt .

The number of running CPUBUSY  instances required to cause vSphere DRS to migrat
virtual machines to another host varies, depending on the resource capacity of the
infrastructure.
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Task 2: Create a vSphere DRS Cluster 

You create a vSphere DRS cluster to balance the computing capacity among all the ESXi h
the associated virtual machines without service interruption.
1. In the Navigator pane, right-click the SA-Compute-01 cluster and select Settings.
2. Select vSphere DRS  from the middle pane.
3. Click Edit.
The Edit Cluster Settings wizard opens.
4. Select the Turn On vSphere DRS  check box.
5. Select Manual from the DRS Automation  drop-down menu.
6. Click the arrow next to DRS Automation to expand the view and move the Migration
Threshold slider to Aggressive, which is to the right side of the slider.

7. Leave other settings at their default values and click OK .

Task 3: Verify Proper vSphere DRS Cluster Functionality

You can run vSphere DRS in either manual, partially automated, or fully-automated modes. In
manual mode, you review the recommendations for optimal virtual machine placement provid
vSphere DRS and decide whether to make the changes.
1. Click the Monitor tab and click vSphere DRS .
If you do not see the expected buttons, refresh vSphere Web Client.
2. Click Run DRS Now.
Clicking the button forces vSphere DRS to immediately evaluate the cluster and provide
recommendations instead of waiting for the standard 5 minutes before generating
recommendations.
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3. Click the Summary tab and click the arrow next to vSphere DRS to expand the pane.
The screenshot shows the expanded view of the vSphere DRS pane.

Q1. Does the gauge show that the load is imbalanced?

1. Yes. Because all the virtual machines are running on a single host and the running CPU
instances create a large CPU load.

4. Click the Monitor tab, on vSphere DRS , and select CPU Utilization .

5. In the Sum of Virtual Machine CPU Utilization - Per Host pane, view the CPU consumpt
each ESXi host and click each of the colored boxes to view the CPU consumption of each
virtual machine.
The screenshot shows the CPU utilization information of the ESXi host and the virtual m
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6. In the middle pane, select Recommendations and view the vSphere DRS recommendati
The screenshot shows a sample recommendation made by vSphere DRS to migrate a virt
machine from one host to another host.
If vSphere DRS recommendations do not appear, refresh vSphere Web Client.

7. Click Apply Recommendations .

If your recommendations have expired, click Run DRS Now  to generate new recommen
and apply them.
If new recommendations do not appear, refresh your browser.
You may need to click Run DRS Now and click Apply Recommendations the second ti
8. On the Monitor tab and click Tasks & Events .
9. Select Tasks in the middle pane.
10. Click the Expand All  icon.
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12. Click vSphere DRS and click Run DRS Now to force vSphere DRS to evaluate the c
status.

Q2. Is any recommendation shown?

2. No. Because all recommendations are applied.

13. Click the Summary tab and view the vSphere DRS pane.

Q3. Does the gauge show that the load is balanced?

3. The resource allocation balance improves after applying the vSphere DRS recommenda

14. Click the Monitor tab and click the vSphere DRS  tab.
15. Select CPU Utilization .
The virtual machines should spread across the t wo ESXi hosts. You can refresh the screen
the result.

16. In each virtual machine console, press Ctrl+C to stop the CPUBUSY  script.
17. Close the virtual machine consoles.

Task 4: Create, Test, and Disable a VM-VM Affinity Rule

You use VM-VM affinity rules to specify whether the selected individual virtual machines sho
run on the same host or be kept on separate hosts.
1. In the Navigator pane, select SA-Compute-01 and click the VMs tab.
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4. Based on the information in the Name and Host columns, verify that all the virtual machi
not running on a single ESXi host.

Having virtual machines reside on two different ESXi hosts is necessary to test the validi
the VM/Host rule that you create in the later steps. If you have one virtual machine on ea
ESXi host in the cluster, no action is necessary.
5. In the Navigator pane, right-click SA-Compute-01 and select Settings.
6. Select VM/Host Rules in the middle pane.
7. In the VM/Host Rules pane, click Add.
The Create VM/Host Rule dialog box appears.
8. Configure the options for the VM/Host rule.
a. In the Name text box, enter Colocate-Win10-VMs.
 b. Leave the Enable rule check box selected.
c. From the Type drop-down menu, select Keep Virtual Machines Together .
d. Click Add to add members.
e. Select the check boxes for the Win10-02 and Win10-03 virtual machines and click

9. Click OK  to close the Create VM/Host Rules dialog box.

10. Click the Monitor tab and click vSphere DRS.
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11. Select Recommendations and click Run DRS Now.

Q1. Do you see any recommendations, and why?

1. Yes. vSphere DRS recommends that the two virtual machines be migrated to other host

The first recommendation moves Win10-03 off of the sa-esxi-01.vclass.local to maintain

 balance.
The second migration is based on the vSphere DRS affinity rule that you created. The mi
Win10-04 recommendation is assigned priority 1 because it is attempting to fix a broken
affinity rule. Therefore, even if vSphere DRS was configured to Conservative, this
recommendation would appear.

12. Click Apply Recommendations  and wait for the virtual machine migrations to complete
The virtual machines associated with your affinity rule should be migrated to one of the t
hosts in the vSphere DRS cluster.
13. Click the Monitor tab and click Tasks & Events to view the progress of the virtual mach
migration and wait for its completion.
14. Click the VMs tab.
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15. Click the Host column heading to sort the virtual machines by the ESXi host on which they re
The Win10-02 and Win10-03 virtual machines should be running on the same ESXi
host.

16. Click the Configure tab, and select VM/Host Rules in the middle pane.
17. In the VM/Host Rules pane, select your affinity rule and click Edit above the rule.
18. Deselect the Enable rule check box and click OK .

Task 5: Create, Test, and Disable an Anti-Affinity Rule

You create a vSphere DRS anti-affinity rule to force the specified virtual machines to be kept
separate hosts.
1. In the VM/Host Rules pane, click Add.
2. Configure the options for this VM/Host rule.
a. In the Name text box, enter Separate-Win10-VMs.
 b. Keep the Enable rule check box selected.
c. From the Type drop-down menu, select Separate Virtual Machines .
d. Click Add.
e. Select the check boxes for the Win10-02 and Win10-03 virtual machines own and clic
3. Click OK  to close the Create VM/Host Rules dialog box.
4. Click the Monitor tab and click vSphere DRS .
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5. In Recommendations and click Run DRS Now .

If new recommendations do not appear, refresh vSphere Web Client.
The new recommendation is marked as priority 1 as a result of your vSphere DRS rules.

6. Click Apply Recommendations .

7. Click the Monitor tab and click Tasks & Events to view the progress of the virtual m
migration and wait for the virtual machine migration to complete before you proceed
next step.
8. Click the VMs tab.
9. View the information shown in the Host column.
As a result of your anti-affinity rule, you should see that the virtual machines associated w
your anti-affinity rule are placed on two different ESXi hosts.
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Task 6: Create, Test, and Disable a VM-Host Affinity Rule

You use VM-Host affinity rules to specify whether the members of a selected virtual machine
vSphere DRS group can run on the members of a specific host vSphere DRS group.
1. In the middle pane, select VM/Host Groups .
2. In the VM/Host Groups pane, click Add.
3. In Create VM/Host Group dialog box, configure the options for this rule.
a. In the Name text box, enter 
 Win10-VMs.
 b. Verify that VM Group is selected from the  Type drop-down menu.
c. Click Add.
d. Select the check boxes for the Win10-03 and Win10-04 virtual machines.
e. Click OK .
f. Click OK  to close the dialog box.
4. In the VM/Host Groups pane, click Add.
5. When the Create VM/Host Group dialog box appears, configure the options.
a. In the Name text box, enter 
 Win10-Host.
 b. From the Type drop-down menu, select Host Group .
c. Click Add.
d. Select the check box for sa-esxi-02.vclass.local and click OK .
e. Click OK  to close the dialog box.
6. Select VM/Host Rules in the middle pane.
7. In the VM/Host Rules pane, click Add.
8. When the Create VM/Host Rules dialog box appears, configure the options.
a. In the Name text box, enter Run-only-on-host2.
 b. Keep the Enable rule check box selected.
c From the Type drop-down menu, select Virtual Machines to Hosts
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10. Select Recommendations in the middle pane and click Run DRS Now .

Q1. What recommendations did vSphere DRS make and why?

1. vSphere DRS recommends that one of your Win10 virtual machine be migrated to a diff
host due to the violation of your VM/Host affinity rule. The other Win10 virtual machine is
running on the second host.

11. If there are recommendations, click Apply Recommendations .

12. Click the Monitor tab and click Tasks & Events to view the progress of the virtual mach
migration and wait for its completion.
The Win10 virtual machines are migrated as necessary so that they both reside on the sec
ESXi host.
13. Click the VMs tab.
14. Click the Host column heading to sort the virtual machines by the ESXi host on which th
reside.
Your Win10-03 and Win10-04 virtual machines that were running on different ESXi host
 both running on sa-esxi-02.vclass.local.
15. In the Navigator pane, right-click the Win10-03 virtual machine and select Migrate.
The Migrate wizard starts.
16. On the Select the migration type page, click Change computer resource only  and click
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17. On the Select a compute resource page, click Clusters and click SA-Compute-01.
In the Compatibility pane, you might notice the Virtual machine 'Win10-03' on h
'sa-esxi-01.vclass.local' would violate a virtual machine - host
affinity rule  message.

This issue is due to a conflict of the rules that you created and your migration attempt.

18. Click Cancel to cancel the migration.

19. Return to the Configure tab, and select VM/Host Rules in the middle pane.
20. In the VM/Host Rules pane, select your  Run-only-on-host2 rule and click Edit above th
21. Deselect the Enable rule check box and click OK .
22. Leave vSphere Web Client open for the next lab.
23. Inform your instructor that you have completed this lab. If prompted, continue to the nex
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Lab 18 Using vSphere Update Manage

Objective: Install, configure, and use vSphere Update

Manager 
In this lab, you perform the following tasks:

1. Modify the Cluster Settings

2. Configure vSphere Update Manager 
3. Create a Patch Baseline
4. Attach a Baseline and Scan for Updates
5. Stage the Patches onto the ESXi Host
6. Remediate the ESXi Host
In this lab, you use vSphere Web Client to perform the tasks.

Task 1: Modify the Cluster Settings

You enable vSphere DRS in the fully-automated mode so that vSphere DRS determines th
 possible distribution of virtual machines among your ESXi hosts and automatically perfo
the migration.
1. On the vSphere Web Client Home page, select  Hosts and Clusters .
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5. On the vSphere DRS page, select Fully Automated from the DRS Automation drop-down
This operation enables vSphere DRS to migrate virtual machines as necessary without as
 permission from an administrator.
6. In the left pane of the Edit Cluster Settings window, select Admission Control .
7. Verify that Disabled is selected from the Define Host Failover capacity By  drop-down
8. Click OK .
9. Click the Monitor tab for SA-Compute-01, then click the Resource Reservation  tab.
10. Select CPU and review the Reservation (MHz) column to verify that no CPU reservation
assigned to virtual machines.
11. Select Memory and review the Reservation (MB) column to verify that no memory
reservations are assigned to virtual machines.

CAUTION
Removing CPU and memory reservations is necessary in this lab environment for trainin
 purposes. In a production environment, you might not need to remove them.

Task 2: Configure vSphere Update Manager 

You can import patches and extensions manually by using an offline bundle, or you can use a
repository or the Internet as the download source for patches and extensions.
1. Click the Home icon and select Update Manager .
2. In the Navigator pane, select sa-vcsa-01.vclass.local.
3. In the right pane, click the Manage tab.
4. In the middle pane, select Download Settings .
5. In the Download Settings pane, click Import Patches .
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7. Wait until the patch bundle has been uploaded and the Patch file upload is
successful  message is displayed.

8. Click Next.
9. If a security warning appears, select the Install this certificate and do not display any
security warnings  check box and click Ignore .

10. When the import operation is complete, click Finish.

Task 3: Create a Patch Baseline

You create a baseline to specify the requirements that should be met by vSphere objects, such
virtual machines, ESXi hosts, or virtual appliances. Your patch baseline contains a collection
 patches, extensions, or upgrades.
1. Click the Hosts Baselines tab, and click New Baseline  to open the New Baseline wizard
2. On the Name and Type page, enter ESXi Host Update in the Name text box.
3. In the Description text box, enter Patch for ESXi Host 6.7 and click Next.
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Task 4: Attach a Baseline and Scan for Updates

You use scanning to evaluate a set of hosts, virtual machines, or virtual appliances against the
 patches, extensions, and upgrades that are included in the attached baselines and baseline g
1. On the top-right corner of the Baselines tab, click Go to compliance view .
2. In the Navigator pane, select sa-esxi-02.vclass.local and click the Update Manager  tab
right pane.

3. Click Attach Baseline .

The Attach Baseline or Baseline Group dialog box appears.
4. Select the ESXi Host Update  check box and click OK .
5. Click Scan for Updates .
6. In the Scan for Updates window, verify that the Patches and Extensions  and Upgrades
 boxes are both selected and click OK .
7. Monitor the Recent Tasks pane and wait for the scan to complete.
8. Select the ESXi Host Update  baseline in the Baseline list and verify that the ESXi host is
as noncompliant in the center bottom pane.
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Task 5: Stage the Patches onto the ESXi Host

You stage patches and extensions onto the ESXi hosts so that they are available locally when
remediation process takes place. This method speeds up remediation.
1. In vSphere Web Client, if not already selected, select sa-esxi-02.vclass.local in the
 Navigator pane.
2. In the right pane, click Stage Patches .
The Stage wizard starts.
3. On the Baselines page, select the ESXi Host Update  baseline and click Next.
4. On the Hosts page, verify that the sa-esxi-02.vclass.local host is selected and click Next
5. On the Patches and Extension page, accept the default settings and click Next.
6. On the Ready to Complete page, review the information and click Finish.
7. Monitor the Recent Tasks pane for the staging tasks to complete.

Task 6: Remediate the ESXi Host

You temporarily disable cluster features, such as VMware vSphere® Distributed Power
Management™ in the cluster and apply the patches to the ESXi host.
1. In vSphere Web Client, if not already selected, select sa-esxi-02.vclass.local in the
 Navigator pane.
2. In the right pane, click Remediate.
The Remediate wizard starts.
3. On the Select Baselines page, select the ESXi Host Update  baseline and click Next.
4. On the Select Target objects page, verify that sa-esxi-02.vclass.local is selected and click
5. On the Patches and Extensions page, leave the default settings and click Next.
6. On the Advanced Options page, select the Schedule this action to run later  check box.
7. Enter Remediate sa-esxi-02 ESXi host on SA-Compute-01  in the Task Name
 box.
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8. For Remediation Time , enter a time that is 3 minutes from the current time and leave the
settings at their default values.

9. Click Next.
10. On the Host Remediation Options page, select the Disable any removeable media devic
connected to the virtual machines on the host check box and leave the other settings at
default values.
11. Click Next.
12. On the Cluster Remediation Options page, deselect the Disable Distributed Power
Management (DPM) if it is enabled for any of the selected clusters check box and clic

13. On the Ready to Complete page, review the information and click Finish.
14. Monitor the Recent Tasks pane.
If the expected results are not seen, refresh vSphere Web Client.

Q1. Was the ESXi host patched successfully?

1. Yes.

15. Close vSphere Web Client.

This is the last VMware vSphere 6.7 Install, Configure, Manage lab.
16. Inform your instructor that you have completed all labs for this class
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 Answer Key 

Lab 2: Working with vCenter Server Appliance

Task 6: Create Virtual Machine and Template Folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. The Lab Servers folder has menu c ommands folder has menu commands related to
related to host actions whereas the Lab VMs machines.

Lab 3: Users, Groups, and Permissions

Task 2: Add vclass.local as an Identity Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. vclass.local is listed as Active Directory
(Integrated Windows Authentication).

Task 7: Use an Active Directory User to Manage a Virtual Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. Other 3.x Linux (640 bit).

Lab 4: Using Standard Switches

Task 1: View the Standard Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. The name of the default standard switch is 3. VM Network and Management Netwo
vSwitch0. connected to the default standard swi
2. The default switch is connected to the
physical adapter vmnic0.

Lab 10: Modifying Virtual Machines

Task 4: Rename a Virtual Machine in the vCenter Server Appliance Inventory . . . . . .
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Lab 12: Managing Virtual Machines

Task 1: Unregister a Virtual Machine from the vCenter Server Appliance Inventory
1. No, a folder named Win10-05 does not exist. Win10-Clone. When the virtual machi
When the Win10-05 virtual machine was first renamed from Win10-Clone to Win10-
created, the virtual machine and its folder folder was not renamed.
were named after the original virtual machine,

Task 6: Revert the Virtual Machine to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. Yes. The virtual machine powered off 3. No. The virtual machine did not powe
because the memory state was not preserved. because the memory state was prese
2. No. You removed these files before creating 4. Yes.
the snapshot named Without iometer or 5. No.
cpubusy.

Task 7: Delete an Individual Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. No. change the virtual machine's current s
2. Yes. The CPUBUSY file is still on the desktop Deleting the snapshot removes the ab
because deleting the snapshot does not return to that snapshot's point in time.

Task 8: Delete All Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. Yes. then removed. An option to revert to th
2. Yes. The current state of the virtual machine is earlier points in time is no longer avai
not altered. Snapshots are consolidated and

Lab 13: Managing Resource Pools

Task 3: Verify Resource Pool Functionality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. 2,000. has. So the virtual machine in the rp-T
2. 8,000. resource pool receives only one-fourth
3. The rp-Test resource pool, and the virtual CPU cycles of the logical CPU to whic
machine in it, have only one-fourth of the CPU virtual machines are pinned.
shares that the rp-Production resource pool

Lab 14: Monitoring Virtual Machine Performance

Task 2: Use Performance Charts to Monitor CPU Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Yes. After the scripts stop, the CPU Ready
value decreases significantly because CPU
contention does not occur.
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Task 3: Test the vSphere HA Functionality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. No. The virtual machines previously running 2. Yes. The slave host is elected as the
on the original master ESXi host are running master host.
on the remaining host in the cluster.

Task 6: Configure a vSphere HA Cluster with Strict Admission Control . . . . . . . . . .

1. Less memory is available because of the 4. Unlike the CPU slot size calculation, w
overhead needed to run VMkernel. VMkernel based solely on the largest CPU rese
is holding back memory for its own use. the calculation for memory slot size is
2. vSphere Web Client reports N/A for the total on the largest memory reservation, plu
number of slots because no virtual machines memory overhead.
are powered on yet. The slot size calculation 5. Zero slots are available. Only two slot
considers only virtual machines that are available, the rest were marked as
powered on. slots. Because two virtual machines w
3. You should see 4 total slots in the cluster: one powered on, each using one of the av
used slot, one available slots, and 2 failover slots, no more slots are available.
slots. If you do not see 4 slots, refresh 6. The Win10-03 virtual machine is not a
vSphere Web Client after 2 minutes and the to power on. If a cluster does not have
numbers should get updated. sufficient resources to provide failover
protection, the virtual machine does no
on resulting in an error.

Lab 17: Implementing vSphere DRS Clusters

Task 3: Verify Proper vSphere DRS Cluster Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Yes. Because all the virtual machines are 2. No. Because all recommendations are
running on a single host and the running applied.
CPUBUSY instances create a large CPU 3. The resource allocation balance impro
load. after applying the vSphere DRS
recommendations.

Task 4: Create, Test, and Disable a VM-VM Affinity Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. Yes. vSphere DRS recommends that the two
virtual machines be migrated to other hosts.

Task 6: Create, Test, and Disable a VM-Host Affinity Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. vSphere DRS recommends that one of y our Host affinity rule. The other Win10 virt
Win10 virtual machine be migrated to a machine is already running on the sec
different host due to the violation of your VM/ host.

Lab 18: Using vSphere Update Manager