VSphere Installation and Setup - VMware vSphere 6

vSphere Installation and Setup

Update 2 Modified on 11 AUG 2020 VMware vSphere 6.0 VMware ESXi 6.0 vCenter Server 6.0

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About vSphere Installation and Setup 9

Updated Information 10

1 Introduction to vSphere Installation and Setup 12

vCenter Server Components and Services 12 vCenter Server Deployment Models 15 Overview of the vSphere Installation and Setup Process 18 vSphere Security Certificates Overview 20

Certificate Replacement Overview 20 Enhanced Linked Mode Overview 23

2 System Requirements 24

ESXi Requirements 24 ESXi Hardware Requirements 24 Supported Remote Management Server Models and Firmware Versions 26 Recommendations for Enhanced ESXi Performance 27 Incoming and Outgoing Firewall Ports for ESXi Hosts 29

vCenter Server for Windows Requirements 31 vCenter Server for Windows Pre-Install Checks 32 vCenter Server for Windows Hardware Requirements 33 vCenter Server for Windows Storage Requirements 33 vCenter Server for Windows Software Requirements 34 vCenter Server for Windows Database Requirements 34

vCenter Server Appliance Requirements 34 vCenter Server Appliance Hardware Requirements 35 vCenter Server Appliance Storage Requirements 35 Software Included in the vCenter Server Appliance 36 vCenter Server Appliance Software Requirements 36 vCenter Server Appliance Database Requirements 36

Required Ports for vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller 37 vSphere DNS Requirements 42

Verify That the FQDN is Resolvable 43 vSphere Web Client Software Requirements 43 Client Integration Plug-In Software Requirements 43 vSphere Client Requirements 44

vSphere Client Hardware Requirements 44 vSphere Client Software Requirements 44

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TCP and UDP Ports for the vSphere Client 45 Required Free Space for System Logging 45

3 Before You Install ESXi 47

Options for Installing ESXi 47 Interactive ESXi Installation 47 Scripted ESXi Installation 47 Auto Deploy ESXi Installation 48 Customizing Installations with ESXi Image Builder CLI 49 About ESXi Evaluation and Licensed Modes 50

Media Options for Booting the ESXi Installer 50 Download and Burn the ESXi Installer ISO Image to a CD or DVD 50 Format a USB Flash Drive to Boot the ESXi Installation or Upgrade 51 Create a USB Flash Drive to Store the ESXi Installation Script or Upgrade Script 53 Create an Installer ISO Image with a Custom Installation or Upgrade Script 54 PXE Booting the ESXi Installer 55 Installing and Booting ESXi with Software FCoE 64

Using Remote Management Applications 64 Required Information for ESXi Installation 64 Download the ESXi Installer 65

4 Installing ESXi 67

Installing ESXi Interactively 67 Install ESXi Interactively 67 Install ESXi on a Software iSCSI Disk 70

Installing or Upgrading Hosts by Using a Script 71 Approaches for Scripted Installation 71 Enter Boot Options to Start an Installation or Upgrade Script 71 About Installation and Upgrade Scripts 74 Install or Upgrade ESXi from a CD or DVD by Using a Script 85 Install or Upgrade ESXi from a USB Flash Drive by Using a Script 86 Performing a Scripted Installation or Upgrade of ESXi by Using PXE to Boot the Installer 87

Installing ESXi Using vSphere Auto Deploy 87 Understanding vSphere Auto Deploy 88 Auto Deploy Quick Start and Cmdlet Overview 96 Preparing for vSphere Auto Deploy 100 Managing Auto Deploy with PowerCLI Cmdlets 106 Provisioning ESXi Systems with vSphere Auto Deploy 112 Using Auto Deploy for Stateless Caching and Stateful Installs 116 Setting Up an Auto Deploy Reference Host 125 Advanced Management Tasks 133

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Auto Deploy Best Practices and Security Consideration 138 Troubleshooting Auto Deploy 146 Auto Deploy Proof of Concept Setup 153 Using vSphere ESXi Image Builder 169 Understanding vSphere ESXi Image Builder 169 vSphere ESXi Image Builder Installation and Usage 179 vSphere ESXi Image Builder Common Tasks 180 vSphere ESXi Image Builder Workflows 191

5 Setting Up ESXi 199

ESXi Autoconfiguration 200 About the Direct Console ESXi Interface 200

Configure the Keyboard Layout for the Direct Console 201 Create a Security Banner for the Direct Console 201 Redirecting the Direct Console to a Serial Port 201 Set the Password for the Administrator Account 204 Configuring the BIOS Boot Settings 204 Change the BIOS Boot Setting for ESXi 204 Configure the Boot Setting for Virtual Media 205 Host Fails to Boot After You Install ESXi in UEFI Mode 205 Network Access to Your ESXi Host 206 Configure the Network Settings on a Host That Is Not Attached to the Network 207 Managing ESXi Remotely 207 Configuring Network Settings 207 ESXi Networking Security Recommendations 208 Choose Network Adapters for the Management Network 208 Set the VLAN ID 209 Configuring IP Settings for ESXi 209 Configuring DNS for ESXi 210 Test the Management Network 211 Restart the Management Agents 211 Restart the Management Network 212 Restoring the Standard Switch 212 Test Connectivity to Devices and Networks 213 Storage Behavior 213 About the Scratch Partition 215 Enable ESXi Shell and SSH Access with the Direct Console User Interface 217 View System Logs 217 Configure Syslog on ESXi Hosts 218 Configure Log Filtering on ESXi Hosts 219 Set the Host Image Profile Acceptance Level 220

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