Managing Multi-Hypervisor Environments with vCenter
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1. disk Create the virtual machine with an Virtual machine Configuration Add existing The third party host existing disk disk Create the virtual machine with a Virtual machine Configuration Add or remove virtual ethernet card or with a virtual device DVD or CD ROM for guest OS installation The third party host Remove a virtual machine Virtual machine Inventory Remove The third party virtual machine Privileges for Power State Operations on Third Party Virtual Machines To change the power state of a third party virtual machine you must have sufficient permissions on the virtual machine object Table 2 3 Virtual Machine Power State Operations Required on Inventory Operation Privilege Level Power on a virtual machine Virtual machine Interaction Power On The third party virtual machine Power off a virtual machine Virtual machine Interaction Power Off The third party virtual machine Suspend a virtual machine Virtual machine Interaction Suspend The third party virtual machine Reset a virtual machine Virtual machine Interaction Reset The third party virtual machine Shut down the guest OS of a virtual Virtual machine Interaction Power Off The third party virtual machine machine VMware Inc 13 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server Privileges for Configuring Third Party Virtual Machines To change the configuration of a third party virtual machine you must have sufficient per2. party hosts inventory Table 2 1 Operations on Third Party Hosts Operation Add a third party hypervisor Privilege Host Inventory Add standalone host Required on Inventory Level The root of the third party hosts inventory Reconnect a third party hypervisor Disconnect a third party hypervisor Host Configuration Connection The third party hypervisor Reboot a third party hypervisor Shut down a third party hypervisor Host Configuration Maintenance The third party hypervisor Remove a third party hypervisor Host Inventory Remove host The third party hypervisor 12 VMware Inc Chapter 2 Authorization in vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Privileges for Creating and Removing Third Party Virtual Machines To create or remove a third party virtual machine your user account must have sufficient privileges Depending on the properties of the new virtual machine the required privileges vary Table 2 2 Creating and Removing Third Party Virtual Machines Operation Required on Inventory Privilege Level Create a new virtual machine Virtual machine Inventory Create new The third party host Create the virtual machine witha disk Datastore Allocate space The third party host Create the virtual machine connected Network Assign network with the local network The third party host Create the virtual machine witha new Virtual machine Configuration Add new disk The third party host
3. Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server Shut Down or Reboot a Hyper V Host You can shut down or reboot the Hyper V hosts in your third party hosts inventory Shutting down a Hyper V host disconnects it from vCenter Server but does not remove it from the inventory Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system E Required privileges Host Configuration Maintenance Procedure 1 Inthe vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 2 From the third party hosts inventory select a Hyper V host 3 Shut down all virtual machines that are not configured to shut down automatically when the Hyper V host shuts down or restarts 4 Right click the Hyper V host and select the appropriate option m Select Reboot if you want to restart the Hyper V host m Select Shut Down if you want to shut down the Hyper V host You cannot power on a Hyper V host from vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager client 5 In the confirmation dialog box click Yes Remove Hyper V Hosts from Inventory You can remove Hyper V hosts that you no longer need to manage from your third party hosts inventory Removing a managed Hyper V host from vCenter Server removes the managed host and all its associated virtual machines from the vCenter Server inventory Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system E Required privileges Host Invent
4. Remove a virtual DVD or CD ROM floppy device or a virtual adapter Virtual machine Configuration Remove device The third party virtual machine Add or remove DVD or CD ROM floppy device or a virtual adapter Virtual machine Configuration Add or remove device The third party virtual machine Add a physical disk to the virtual machine Virtual machine Configuration Raw device The third party virtual machine Add existing disk Virtual machine Configuration Add existing disk The third party virtual machine Add a virtual disk Virtual machine Configuration Add new disk The third party virtual machine Add a virtual disk Datastore Allocate space Add or reconfigure a network adapter Network Assign network The parent third party host VMware Inc Chapter 2 Authorization in vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Privileges for Converting Third Party Virtual Machines To clone a virtual machine from the third party host inventory to the inventory of an ESX ESXi host your vCenter Server user account must have sufficient privileges You need to be able to perform operations and access objects on the source third party host on the target ESX ESXi host and on the target datastore Privileges on the Source Location On the virtual machine object level on the third party host you need the VirtualMachine Provisioning GetVMFiles privilege Additionally you might need access to a user account with
5. You can install a guest operating system from an installation media or from a network based installation server Procedure 1 On the Operating System Installation page of the Create New Virtual Machine wizard select an option for installing a guest operating system on the virtual machine Option Install an operating system later Description Install an operating system after the new virtual machine is created Install an operating system from a bootable CD DVD ROM or a floppy disk Use a bootable media to install the guest operating system Install an operating system from a network based installation server Use a network based installation of the guest operating system To use this option you must have configured the virtual machine with a legacy network adapter 2 Click Next What to do next The selected option for installing the guest operating system determines the next step m Select an installation media m Complete the virtual machine creation process Select an Operating System Installation Media You can install the guest operating system on the virtual machine by using a physical CD or DVD drive an ISO image or a floppy image Procedure 1 On the Installation Media page of the Create New Virtual Machine wizard select the media Option Physical CD DVD drive Description Map a physical CD or a DVD drive to the virtual machine where the installation media is loaded Image file
6. iso Type the location of an ISO image stored on the Hyper V host Floppy image vfd Type the location of the floppy image file stored on the Hyper V host 2 Click Next What to do next Review the details for the virtual machine and create it Complete the Virtual Machine Creation The Ready to Complete page lets you review the configuration selections that you made for the virtual machine You can change the existing settings configure resources networking and more Procedure 1 On the Ready to Complete page of the Create New Virtual Machine wizard review the configuration settings for the virtual machine VMware Inc 25 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server 2 Optional To change the virtual machine settings go back through the pages of the wizard and change the settings as necessary 3 Click Finish to complete the virtual machine creation The new virtual machine appears in the third party hosts inventory What to do next Before you can use the new virtual machine install a guest operating system and install integration services if needed 26 VMware Inc Managing Virtual Machines on Hyper V Hosts You can use the vSphere Client to manage all virtual machines on Hyper V hosts that are in the third party hosts inventory To manage Hyper V hosts through your vCenter Server system you must have vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server installed on your system and the
7. vCenter Server removes references to the virtual machine and no longer tracks its condition VMware Inc Converting Third Party Virtual Machines For maintenance extended management options or improved performance you can convert a virtual machine from a third party host to a virtual machine on an ESX ESXi host managed by your vCenter Server To perform virtual machine conversions with vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager in the vSphere Client you need to have configured a vCenter Converter Standalone server while installing the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server This chapter includes the following topics Converting Third Party Virtual Machines by Using the vSphere Client on page 37 Convert a Third Party Virtual Machine Running Windows on page 38 Convert a Third Party Virtual Machine Running Linux on page 39 Converting Third Party Virtual Machines by Using the vSphere Client After you install and configure vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager for virtual machine conversions you can use the vSphere Client to hot clone virtual machines from a third party host to an ESX ESXi host that your vCenter Server manages vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager does not provide the conversion feature but simply exposes the conversion capabilities of vCenter Converter Standalone in the vSphere Client Setting Up the vSphere Client to Convert Third Party Virtual Machines While installing the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager se
8. add device 14 add host 12 clone virtual machines 15 convert virtual machines 15 create virtual machine 12 disconnect host 12 edit CPU resources 14 edit memory resources 14 host operations 12 power off virtual machine 13 power on virtual machine 13 reboot host 12 reconfigure virtual machine 12 14 remove host 12 reset virtual machine 13 virtual machine operations 12 R reconnect Hyper V host 19 reconnecting Hyper V hosts 19 third party hosts 19 required privileges 11 12 roles 11 S system requirements cloning virtual machines 9 Converter Standalone server 9 Hyper V versions 9 operating system 9 OS 9 third party hypervisors 9 vCenter Server versions 9 T third party virtual machine add CD 32 add CD ROM 32 add DVD 32 add DVD drive 32 add existing virtual disk 34 add network adapter 33 add new virtual disk 34 add virtual disk 34 configuration 28 edit CD 32 edit CD ROM 32 edit CPU 30 edit DVD 32 edit DVD drive 32 44 edit floppy drive 30 edit hard disk 31 edit memory 29 edit network adapter 31 install operating system 25 installOS 25 power off 27 28 power on 27 28 power state operations 27 remove 36 remove from inventory 36 suspend 27 28 third party virtual machines add device 32 cloning 37 cloning privileges 15 converting 37 converting privileges 15 privileges to clone 15 privileges to convert 15 running Linux 39 running Windows 38 troubleshooting vCenter Multi Hyperv
9. appears in the inventory View Hyper V Host Configuration 18 You can review the Hyper V host configuration from the vSphere Client to reconfigure some of the Hyper V settings Prerequisites Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system Procedure 1 Inthe vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 2 From the third party hosts inventory select a Hyper V host 3 Click the Configuration tab You can review the following information about the configuration of the Hyper V host Option Description Processors Displays information about the model of the processor the processor speed the number of processor sockets the number of processor cores per socket and the number of logical processors Also displays information about manufacturer model BIOS version and release date Memory Displays information about the physical memory of the Hyper V host VMware Inc Chapter 3 Managing Third Party Hypervisors Option Description Networking Displays information about the virtual switches the Hyper V host uses Network Adapters Displays information about the physical network adapter devices on the Hyper V host Disconnecting and Reconnecting a Hyper V Host You can disconnect and reconnect a Hyper V host that vCenter Server manages vCenter Server stops performing monitoring activities for a disconnected Hyper V host Disconnect a Hyper V Host Dis
10. from a virtual machine Edit Memory Resources Allocated to Virtual Machine You can add or change the memory resources of a virtual machine to enhance its performance The memory resource setting determines how much of the host memory is allocated to a virtual machine Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system m Required privileges Virtual machine Configuration Memory m Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 From the third party hosts inventory right click a powered off virtual machine and select Edit Settings The Virtual Machine Properties dialog box appears 2 On the Hardware tab select Memory m To change the amount of memory allocated to the virtual machine use the slider or type a value in the Memory Size text box m Toselect the predefined default or recommended setting click the colored triangles on the right hand side of the memory bar 3 Click OK to save your changes VMware Inc 29 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server 30 Edit CPU Resources Allocated to a Virtual Machine You can change or configure CPU resources to improve virtual machine performance You can change CPU resource allocation settings such as weight reservation and limit so that the available resource capacity meets your needs and the resources are balanced among your virtual machines Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server
11. mE Required privileges Virtual machine Interaction Power Off Procedure 1 Inthe vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 2 Inthe third party hosts inventory right click a virtual machine and select Power Off Suspend a Virtual Machine You can suspend a running virtual machine to free CPU or memory on a Hyper V host Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system Em Required privileges Virtual machine Interaction Suspend Procedure 1 Inthe vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 2 Inthe vSphere Client inventory right click a virtual machine and select Suspend The virtual machine is suspended Changing Virtual Machine Configuration 28 You can reconfigure some virtual machine properties after you create the virtual machine and install a guest operating system When you create a virtual machine the hardware properties you set correspond to the physical resources available on the Hyper V host where the virtual machine resides The virtual machine hardware includes memory configuration CPU configuration hard disk size available network adapters and so on VMware Inc Chapter 5 Managing Virtual Machines on Hyper V Hosts Table 5 1 Virtual Machine Hardware Hardware Device Description Memory The size of the virtual hardware memory determines how much memory is available to applications that are
12. vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager plug in installed in the vSphere Client You can power on power off and suspend the virtual machines on a Hyper V host Power state operations can be useful when you want to perform maintenance tasks on your Hyper V host You can also enhance virtual machine performance by adding new virtual devices or modifying the existing ones m Virtual Machine Power State Operations on Hyper V Hosts on page 27 The ability to change virtual machine power states is useful when you perform maintenance on the Hyper V host or want to reconfigure the virtual machine hardware devices m Changing Virtual Machine Configuration on page 28 You can reconfigure some virtual machine properties after you create the virtual machine and install a guest operating system E Remove a Virtual Machine on page 36 You can remove virtual machines that you no longer need to see in the third party hosts inventory Virtual Machine Power State Operations on Hyper V Hosts The ability to change virtual machine power states is useful when you perform maintenance on the Hyper V host or want to reconfigure the virtual machine hardware devices You can power on power off suspend and reset virtual machines on Hyper V hosts Power On Powers on a stopped virtual machine or resumes a virtual machine from a suspended power state If no operating system is installed you can install an operating system on a powered on virtual machine Power Off Powers off
13. vSphere Client For more information about how vCenter Converter Standalone carries out conversion jobs and what the conversion limitations are see the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User s Guide Conversion Sources and Destinations For the conversion process you need a source machine to convert to a destination object Source A source also called a conversion source or a source virtual machine is any powered on virtual machine that is selected for conversion from the third party hosts inventory tree You can convert only virtual machines that are listed as supported sources in the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User s Guide Destination A destination also called a destination virtual machine is the new virtual machine created on the ESX or ESXi host you have selected during the conversion setup You can convert sources only to virtual machines listed as managed destinations in the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User s Guide The destination virtual machine is not an exact copy of the source virtual machine You might need to perform additional manual reconfiguration after the conversion is complete Convert a Third Party Virtual Machine Running Windows After installing and configuring vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager you can use the vSphere Client to convert virtual machines that run a Windows operating system on a third party host to a virtual machine that run a Windows operating system on an ESX ESXi host All such conv
14. C cannot log in 41 cloning virtual machines destinations 37 Linux 39 privileges 15 sources 37 system requirements 9 Windows 38 converting virtual machines destinations 37 Linux 39 privileges 15 sources 37 Windows 38 create third party virtual machine install operating system 25 create virtual machine complete creation 25 configure memory 22 configure networking 23 configure virtual disk 23 create new disk 24 networking 23 OS installation 25 OS installation media 25 select existing disk 24 start virtual machine creation 22 virtual machine location 22 virtual machine name 22 D deploying vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 9 disconnecting Hyper V hosts 19 third party hosts 19 VMware Inc H host disconnect 19 reconnect 19 Hyper V host configuration 18 reboot 20 shut down 20 Hyper V hosts remove 20 remove from inventory 20 supported versions 9 l installing deployment 9 software requirements 9 system requirements 9 L logs collect 41 generate bundle 41 M manage Hyper V host 17 third party host 17 third party hypervisors 17 managing Hyper V host 17 third party host 17 third party hypervisors 17 multi hypervisor environments 7 8 multi hypervisor management overview 7 N no access 41 O operating system installation 25 operational limits 9 P permissions 11 power state 27 43 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server privileges
15. Configure the virtual machine disk Configure Virtual Machine Disk You can provide a storage space for a virtual machine by attaching a virtual disk You can reuse an existing virtual disk or create anew one Procedure 1 On the Select a Disk page of the Create New Virtual Machine wizard select an option for attaching a disk to the virtual machine Option Description Create a new virtual disk Create a new disk and attach it to the virtual machine Use an existing virtual disk Reuse an existing disk that is configured with an operating system or other virtual machine data Create a disk later Attach a virtual disk later 2 Click Next What to do next If you decide to create a new disk configure its properties If you decide to use an existing disk select its location To create the virtual machine without disk review the virtual machine details and create it VMware Inc 23 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server 24 Create a New Virtual Disk You can create a new virtual disk and attach it to the virtual machine You can create a disk with an amount of space that is allocated for the virtual machine or a disk with dynamic space allocation Procedure 1 Onthe Create a New Disk page of the Create New Virtual Machine wizard type a name for the new virtual disk 2 Inthe Capacity pane select the disk size 3 In the Disk Provisioning pane select the disk provisioning type Option Des
16. Hard Disk and click Next 4 On the Select a Disk page select Create a new virtual disk from the options for attaching a disk to the virtual machine 5 On the Create a Disk page type a name for the new virtual disk in the Name pane 6 Inthe Capacity pane type a size for the disk and from the Disk Size drop down menu select a disk size in Megabytes Gigabytes or Terabytes 7 Inthe Disk Provisioning pane select the disk provisioning type Option Description Allocate and commit space on The disk uses only as much storage space as it needs If the disk needs more demand Dynamic space it can grow to the maximum capacity allocated to it Allocate all disk space now Fixed The storage space allocated to the disk is reserved for this disk only 8 On the Location pane select an option for the virtual disk location Option Description Use default storage Use the default virtual disks location on the Hyper V host Specify a datastore Type a custom location for the virtual disk on the Hyper V host For example C MyVirtualMachines VirtualMachineDisks 9 Click Next 10 On the Advanced Options page select the virtual device node from the Virtual Device Node drop down menu 11 Review the Ready to Complete page and click Finish 12 In the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box click OK to apply the changes Add an Existing Virtual Disk You can add an existing virtual disk to increase the available space on a virtual mach
17. Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server vCenter Server 5 1 vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 1 1 This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition To check for more recent editions of this document see http www vmware com support pubs EN 001142 00 vmware Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server You can find the most up to date technical documentation on the VMware Web site at http www vmware com support The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates If you have comments about this documentation submit your feedback to docfeedback vmware com Copyright 2012 2013 VMware Inc All rights reserved This product is protected by U S and international copyright and intellectual property laws VMware products are covered by one or more patents listed at http www vmware com go patents VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware Inc in the United States and or other jurisdictions All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies VMware Inc 3401 Hillview Ave Palo Alto CA 94304 www vmware com 2 VMware Inc Contents About Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server 1 Introduction to Multi Hypervisor Management in vCenter Server Multi Hypervisor Management in vCenter Server 8 vCenter Multi Hy
18. This adapter does not support network boot Additional drivers are available in the integration services for the guest operating system Newer versions of the supported Windows guest operating systems include the integration services by default For all other supported guest operating systems you must install the integration services separately Legacy Network Adapter Allows network boot but might lead to slower performance The legacy network adapter is not supported on the 64 bit edition of Windows Server 2003 5 In the Network Connection pane select a virtual network from the Network Label drop down list 6 Click Next 7 Review the Ready to Complete page and click Finish 8 In the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box click OK to apply the changes VMware Inc 33 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server 34 Add a New Virtual Disk You can create and add a new virtual disk to increase the available space on a virtual machine Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system E Required privileges Virtual machine Configuration Add new disk and Datastore Allocate space E Power off the virtual machine Procedure 1 From the third party hosts inventory right click a powered off virtual machine and select Edit Settings The Virtual Machine Properties dialog box appears 2 On the Hardware tab click Add The Add Hardware wizard opens 3 On the Device Type page select
19. V Host Configuration on page 18 You can review the Hyper V host configuration from the vSphere Client to reconfigure some of the Hyper V settings m Disconnecting and Reconnecting a Hyper V Host on page 19 You can disconnect and reconnect a Hyper V host that vCenter Server manages vCenter Server stops performing monitoring activities for a disconnected Hyper V host m Shut Down or Reboot a Hyper V Host on page 20 You can shut down or reboot the Hyper V hosts in your third party hosts inventory Shutting downa Hyper V host disconnects it from vCenter Server but does not remove it from the inventory Em Remove Hyper V Hosts from Inventory on page 20 You can remove Hyper V hosts that you no longer need to manage from your third party hosts inventory Removing a managed Hyper V host from vCenter Server removes the managed host and all its associated virtual machines from the vCenter Server inventory Add a Hyper V Host You can add Hyper V hosts to vCenter Server and manage both Microsoft Hyper V and VMware hypervisors from a single interface Prerequisites m Verify that the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server is installed and running For more information see Installing and Configuring vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager m Verify that the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager plug in is installed in the vSphere Client For more information see Installing and Configuring vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager VMware Inc 17 Managing Multi Hyperv
20. a virtual machine You can update the virtual hardware settings on a powered off virtual machine Suspend Pauses all virtual machine activity You can power on the virtual machine later to run all paused activities Reset Shuts down and restarts a virtual machine This power state operation is similar to resetting a physical machine by pressing its reset button Any programs running on the virtual machine might be disrupted VMware Inc 27 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server Power On a Virtual Machine You can power on a stopped or suspended virtual machine on a Hyper V host from the third party hosts inventory in the vSphere Client Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system m Required privilege Virtual machine Interaction Power On m Before you power on a virtual machine verify that the Hyper V host has sufficient resources The sum of all virtual machines memory must not exceed the Hyper V memory You must have enough memory for the virtual machine and some memory overhead Procedure 1 Inthe vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 2 On the Hyper V host right click a virtual machine and select Power On Power Off a Virtual Machine You can power off a virtual machine on a Hyper V host to edit its configuration settings Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system
21. administrator privileges on the guest operating system of the source virtual machine For more information see the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User s Guide Privileges on the Target Location On the target location you need all the privileges required to perform vCenter Converter Standalone tasks For a complete list of such privileges see the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User s Guide VMware Inc 15 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server 16 VMware Inc Managing Third Party Hypervisors To simplify the management of virtual environments that have VMware ESX or ESXi hosts and third party hypervisors such as Microsoft Hyper V you can connect your third party hypervisors to a vCenter Server system by using vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager After you connect your VMware and third party hypervisors to vCenter Server you can use the vSphere Client to manage your entire virtual environment vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 1 1 supports the management of Microsoft Hyper V hypervisors in vCenter Server From the third party hosts inventory of the vSphere Client you can view the Hyper V hosts configuration and perform management tasks such as power off reboot disconnect reconnect and remove the host from the third party hosts inventory m Adda Hyper V Host on page 17 You can add Hyper V hosts to vCenter Server and manage both Microsoft Hyper V and VMware hypervisors from a single interface m View Hyper
22. ager Continued Virtual Environment Component Software Requirements vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager plug in The Windows operating systems that the vSphere Client 5 1 supports For a list of the supported Windows operating systems see the VMware Compatibility Guide at http www vmware com resources compatibility search p hp deviceCategory software amp testConfig 17 vCenter Converter Standalone server vCenter Converter Standalone 5 1 vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Operational Limits vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager can manage up to 50 third party hypervisors with up to 1 000 virtual machines running 10 VMware Inc Authorization in vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager integrates with the vCenter Server authorization mechanism You can associate roles with user accounts for objects from the third party hosts inventory This chapter includes the following topics m Minimum Required Privileges to Access the Third Party Hosts Inventory on page 11 Assign Permissions to an Object from the Third Party Hosts Inventory on page 11 m Privileges for Operations on Third Party Hypervisors on page 12 m Privileges for Creating and Removing Third Party Virtual Machines on page 13 m Privileges for Power State Operations on Third Party Virtual Machines on page 13 m Privileges for Configuring Third Party Virtual Machines on page 14 m Privileges for Converting Thir
23. aw device Procedure 1 From the third party hosts inventory right click a powered off virtual machine and select Edit Settings The Virtual Machine Properties dialog box appears 2 On the Hardware tab click Add The Add Hardware wizard opens On the Device Type page select Hard Disk and click Next Select Pass through to a physical drive on the host and click Next Select a physical hard drive and click Next Select a SCSI or an IDE virtual device node for the hard drive and click Next Review the properties for adding the physical disk and click Finish co N A oO A Q In the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box click OK to save your changes VMware Inc 35 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server Remove a Virtual Machine 36 You can remove virtual machines that you no longer need to see in the third party hosts inventory Removing a virtual machine from the third party hosts inventory unregisters it from the Hyper V host and vCenter Server Virtual machine files remain at the same storage location on the Hyper V host Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system Power off the virtual machine E Required privileges Virtual machine Inventory Remove Procedure 1 Inthe vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 2 Right click the virtual machine and select Remove 3 In the confirmation dialog box click Yes
24. connect a managed Hyper V host to temporarily suspend all vCenter Server monitoring and management activities for the host The managed Hyper V host and its associated virtual machines remain in the vCenter Server inventory Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system m Required privileges Host Configuration Connection Procedure 1 Inthe vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 2 Right click a Hyper V host and select Disconnect 3 In the confirmation dialog box click Yes The managed Hyper V host disconnects from vCenter Server the disconnected designation is appended to its name in parentheses and the label is dimmed Labels of all virtual machines on the host are similarly dimmed and labeled Reconnect a Hyper V Host A Hyper V host that a vCenter Server system manages might disconnect from vCenter Server because of network problems or other reasons If this happens you can reconnect the Hyper V host Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system m Required privileges Host Configuration Connection Procedure 1 Inthe vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 2 Right click the disconnected host and select Connect When the host reconnects to vCenter Server the states of the virtual machines on that host are updated to reflect the change VMware Inc 19
25. cription Allocate and commit space on The disk uses only as much storage space as it needs If the disk needs more demand Dynamic space it can grow to the maximum capacity allocated to it Allocate all disk space now Fixed The storage space allocated to the disk is reserved for this disk only 4 On the Location pane select an option for the virtual disk location Option Description Use default storage Use the default virtual disks location on the Hyper V host Specify a datastore Type a custom location for the virtual disk on the Hyper V host For example C MyVirtualMachines VirtualMachineDisks 5 Click Next What to do next Select an option for installing a guest operating system on the virtual machine Select an Existing Virtual Disk For a new virtual machine you can use an existing disk that is configured with an operating system or other virtual machine data This choice lets you migrate the virtual hard drive from virtual machine to virtual machine Procedure 1 On the Select Existing Disk page of the Create New Virtual Machine wizard type the location of a virtual disk that already exists on the Hyper V host For example C Users Public Documents Hyper V Virtual hard disks myVM vhd 2 Click Next What to do next Review the details of the virtual machine and create it VMware Inc Chapter 4 Creating Virtual Machines on Hyper V Hosts Select an Option for Installing a Guest Operating System
26. d Party Virtual Machines on page 15 Minimum Required Privileges to Access the Third Party Hosts Inventory To access the third party hosts inventory you must be able to log in to vCenter Server Your user account must have at least the Ready Only role assigned on the vCenter Server root folder The Ready Only role has the System View and System Read privileges Any other custom defined or system role has these privileges as well If your user account has the Read Only or any other role assigned on the root folder of the vCenter Server system you can log in to vCenter Server and access the third party hosts inventory If your account has the No Access role or any other role without the System View and System Read privileges assigned on the root folder of the vCenter Server system you cannot log in to vCenter Server and access the third party hosts inventory Assign Permissions to an Object from the Third Party Hosts Inventory You can assign roles to user accounts for objects that are in the third party hosts inventory tree Prerequisites m The vSphere Client must be connected to the vCenter Server system E Required privileges Permissions Modify permissions Procedure 1 Inthe vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager VMware Inc 11 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server 2 From the third party hosts inventory tree select the object to which you want to assign permis
27. d allocate to a virtual machine is equal to or less than the physical memory of its host Procedure 1 On the Memory page of the Create New Virtual Machine wizard select the amount of memory to allocate for the virtual machine VMware Inc Chapter 4 Creating Virtual Machines on Hyper V Hosts 2 Click Next What to do next Select a network adapter for the virtual machine Configure Networking You can configure a networking connection to the virtual machine so it can communicate with other network nodes such as Hyper V hosts devices and virtual machines Procedure 1 On the Network Type page of the Create New Virtual Machine wizard select a network adapter from the Type drop down list Option Description No Adapter Leaves the virtual machine without networking Legacy Network Adapter Allows network boot but might lead to slower performance Network Adapter Provides better performance but might require installing additional guest OS drivers This adapter type does not support network boot The additional drivers are provided by the integration services for the guest OS Newer versions of the supported Windows guest operating systems include the integration services by default For all other supported guest operating systems you must install the integration services separately 2 Inthe Network Connection pane select a virtual network from the Network Label drop down list 3 Click Next What to do next
28. ect Storage page select the datastore where you want to store the files of the destination virtual machine and click Next Review the Ready to Complete page and click Finish The destination virtual machine is added to the selected host in the selected datacenter The power state of the destination virtual machine is Powered Off VMware Inc Troubleshooting vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager The troubleshooting vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager topics provide solutions to problems that you might encounter when using vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager m Collect the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Log Bundle on page 41 VMware Technical Support might request the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager log bundle to help resolve technical issues You can generate a log bundle as a file m Unable to Log In to vCenter Server on page 41 You might be unable to log in to vCenter Server and access the third party hosts inventory tree Collect the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Log Bundle VMware Technical Support might request the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager log bundle to help resolve technical issues You can generate a log bundle as a file VMware Technical Support routinely requests diagnostic information from you when a support request is addressed This diagnostic information contains product specific logs and configuration files from the host on which the product is run This information is gathered using a specific script or tool with
29. ersions are subject to the requirements and limitations of the vCenter Converter Standalone server you have decided to use Prerequisites m Verify that you have set up a vCenter Converter Standalone server for virtual machine conversions m Verify that the third party virtual machine is powered on m Verify that the virtual machine meets all conversion requirements listed in the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User s Guide m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system E Required privileges VirtualMachine Provisioning GetVMFiles Procedure 1 Inthe vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 2 Inthe third party hosts inventory tree right click the virtual machine that you want to convert and click Convert The Convert VM wizard opens 38 VMware Inc Chapter 6 Converting Third Party Virtual Machines On the Source virtual machine page provide information about the third party virtual machine you are attempting to convert and click Next If integration services are installed on the source the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server populates the Address text box and selects the type of the guest operating system Option Description User name Type the user name for an administrator account for the guest operating system of the virtual machine Password Type the password for the administrator account for the guest operating system of the virtual mach
30. ettings The Virtual Machine Properties dialog box appears 2 On the Hardware tab select Floppy Drive 3 Inthe Device Type pane select Use existing floppy image in datastore and provide the path to the floppy image in the text box 4 Select the option to create a new floppy image if one does not exist 5 Click OK VMware Inc Chapter 5 Managing Virtual Machines on Hyper V Hosts Edit Hard Disk Recourses Allocated to a Virtual Machine You can change the virtual device node to which a virtual machine hard disk is assigned for better performance Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system m Power off the virtual machine m Required privileges Virtual machine Configuration Modify device settings Procedure 1 From the third party hosts inventory right click a powered off virtual machine and select Edit Settings The Virtual Machine Properties dialog box appears 2 On the Hardware tab select a hard disk from the virtual machine hardware devices 3 From the Virtual Device Node drop down menu select the virtual device node where you want the hard disk to appear 4 Review the Disk Provisioning pane and click OK The virtual disk is assigned to the selected IDE or SCSI controller Edit Network Adapter Connection of a Virtual Machine You can change the MAC address and the network connection for a virtual machine s virtual network adapter Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphe
31. he Convert VM wizard opens On the Source virtual machine page provide information about the third party virtual machine you are attempting to convert and click Next If integration services are installed on the source the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server populates the Address text box and selects the type of the guest operating system Option Description User name Type the user name for an administrator account for the guest operating system of the virtual machine Password Type the password for the administrator account for the guest operating system of the virtual machine Address Ifnot populated automatically or populated with an incorrect value type the IP address or the fully qualified domain name of the virtual machine OS Type If not selected automatically or selected incorrectly select Linux In the Confirm encrypted connection pop up window review the SSH key fingerprint and click OK to confirm the identity of the source virtual machine On the Name and Location Page type a name for the destination virtual machine select the datacenter where you want to place the destination virtual machine and click Next If you use folders in your virtual environment to manage groups of virtual machines you can select a folder to accommodate the destination virtual machine On the Select Host page select the target ESX or ESXi host that will manage the destination virtual machine and click Next On the Sel
32. in To clone virtual machines from Hyper V hosts to ESX ESXi hosts you need access to a system where a supported version of vCenter Converter Standalone server is installed and running To communicate with vCenter Converter Standalone vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager requires TCP IP network connection The vCenter Converter Standalone must be installed in client server mode so that the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager can connect to it over TCP IP network For more information on how to perform a client server installation of vCenter Converter Standalone see the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User s Guide Table 1 1 Software Requirements for vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Virtual Environment Component Software Requirements vCenter Server systems vCenter Server 5 1 x Third party hypervisors m Microsoft Hyper V Server 2012 m Microsoft Hyper V for Windows Server 2012 m Microsoft Hyper V Server 2008 R2 m Microsoft Hyper V for Windows Server 2008 R2 m Microsoft Hyper V for Windows Server 2008 vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server The Windows operating systems that vCenter Server 5 1 supports For a list of the supported Windows operating systems see the VMware Compatibility Guide at http www vmware com resources compatibility search p hp deviceCategory software amp testConfig 17 VMware Inc 9 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server Table 1 1 Software Requirements for vCenter Multi Hypervisor Man
33. in the product For technical issues related to converting third party virtual machines you might need to provide the vCenter Converter Standalone log bundle For more information how to obtain the bundle see the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User s Guide Procedure 1 Browse to the installation directory of the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server The default installation directory is C Program Files VMware Infrastructure VMware vCenter MHM 2 Double click the mhm support bat file The log files are saved as a zip file in the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager installation directory Unable to Log In to vCenter Server You might be unable to log in to vCenter Server and access the third party hosts inventory tree Problem You cannot log in to vCenter Server and access the third party hosts inventory tree The following error message appears The vSphere Client could not connect to vCenter Server address You do not have permission to login to the server vCenter Server address VMware Inc 41 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server Cause Your user account has the No Access role assigned on the root folder of vCenter Server or has no role assigned at all Solution Assign at least the Read Only role to your user account on the root folder of the vCenter Server system 42 VMware Inc Index A add host Hyper V host 17 third party host 17 assigning permissions 11 authorization 11
34. ine Address Ifnot populated automatically or populated with an incorrect value type the IP address or the fully qualified domain name of the virtual machine OS Type If not selected automatically or selected incorrectly select Windows The vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server authenticates with the guest operating system of the source and verifies that the vCenter Converter Standalone agent is already installed on the source virtual machine For more information about the vCenter Converter Standalone agent and how it is involved in the conversion of a virtual machine running Windows see the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User s Guide If the Confirm encrypted connection pop up window appears review and accept the SSL certificate thumbprint The Confirm encrypted connection pop up window appears if the vCenter Converter Standalone agent is already installed on the source machine On the Name and Location Page type a name for the destination virtual machine select the datacenter where you want to place the destination virtual machine and click Next If you use folders in your virtual environment to manage groups of virtual machines you can select a folder to accommodate the destination virtual machine On the Select Host page select the target ESX or ESXi host that will manage the destination virtual machine and click Next On the Select Storage page select the datastore where you want to store the files of the de
35. ine Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system VMware Inc Chapter 5 Managing Virtual Machines on Hyper V Hosts Power off the virtual machine E Required privileges Virtual machine Configuration Add existing disk and Datastore Allocate space Procedure 1 From the third party hosts inventory right click a powered off virtual machine and select Edit Settings The Virtual Machine Properties dialog box appears 2 On the Hardware tab click Add The Add Hardware wizard opens 3 On the Device Type page select Hard Disk and click Next 4 On the Select a Disk page select Use an existing virtual disk from the options for attaching a disk to the virtual machine 5 On the Select Existing Disk page type a location for the virtual disk that already exists on the Hyper V host For example C Users PubLic Documents Hyper V Virtual hard disks myVM vhd 6 On the Advanced Options page select the virtual device node from the Virtual Device Node drop down menu 7 Review the Ready to Complete page and click Finish 8 In the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box click OK to apply the changes Add a Physical Hard Disk You can add physical hard drives for a pass through to a virtual machine Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system m Verify that the virtual machine is powered off E Required privileges Virtual machine Configuration R
36. isor Manager 41 V vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager communication ports 9 deployment 9 limitations 9 operational limits 9 virtual machine add hard disk 35 add hard drive 35 add pass through hard disk 35 add physical hard disk 35 virtual machines cloning 37 cloning Linux 39 cloning Windows 38 converting 37 converting Linux 39 converting Windows 38 running Linux 39 running Windows 38 VMware Inc
37. isor Environments with vCenter Server m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system m Verify that the Hyper V host is configured for remote management with the Windows Remote Management service E To use an HTTPS connection with the host enable WinRM over HTTPS on the Windows Remote Management service m Verify that you have a user account with administrative privileges on the Hyper V host E Required privileges Host Inventory Add standalone host Procedure 1 Inthe vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 2 Right click the vCenter Server system and select Add Third Party Host 3 On the Connection Settings page type the connection settings for the Hyper V host and click Next a Inthe Connection pane type the IP address or the host name To use an SSL encrypted connection with the Hyper V host type https IP address or host name If the Windows Remote Management service on the Hyper V host is configured with a non default port add this port to the host address b Inthe Authorization pane type the credentials of the administrator account for the host If you have configured WinRM to use HTTP connection with the Hyper V host a confirmation dialog appears to warn you about establishing a nonsecure connection with the host 4 Review the Hyper V host summary and click Next 5 In the Ready to Complete page click Finish The Hyper V host is added to the vCenter Server system and
38. missions on the virtual machine object Table 2 4 Reconfiguring Third Party Virtual Machines Operation Rename a virtual machine Privilege Virtual machine Configuration Rename Required on Inventory Level The third party virtual machine Edit virtual machine devices Virtual machine Configuration Modify device settings The third party virtual machine Edit virtual machine CPU resources Virtual machine Configuration Change CPU count The third party virtual machine Edit virtual machine memory resources Virtual machine Configuration Memory The third party virtual machine Edit the resource allocation for a virtual machine s processors such as weight reservation and limit Virtual machine Configuration Change resource The third party virtual machine Edit the size of a virtual disk Virtual machine Configuration Extend virtual disk The third party virtual machine Edit a virtual DVD CD ROM device configuration Virtual machine Interaction Configure CD media The third party virtual machine Edit a virtual floppy device configuration Virtual machine Interaction Configure floppy media The third party virtual machine Remove a virtual disk Virtual machine Configuration Remove disk The third party virtual machine Remove a physical disk from the virtual machine Virtual machine Configuration Raw device The third party virtual machine
39. n and click Next Option Action Use a physical drive In the Select CSD DVD Drive page select the drive you want to use from the drop down menu and click Next Use ISO image In the Select ISO Image page type the path and filename for the image file and click Next On the Advanced Options page select the virtual device node for the drive and click Next Review the Ready to Complete page and click Finish In the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box click OK to apply the changes Add a Network Adapter You can add network adapters to a virtual machine so that it can communicate with other nodes on the virtual network Every network adapter is connected to one of the virtual networks of the Hyper V host Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system m Power off the virtual machine m Required privileges Virtual machine Configuration Add or remove device and Network Assign network Procedure 1 From the third party hosts inventory right click a powered off virtual machine and select Edit Settings The Virtual Machine Properties dialog box appears 2 On the Hardware tab click Add The Add Hardware wizard opens 3 On the Device Type page select Network Adapter and click Next 4 Inthe Adapter Type pane select a network adapter type from the Type drop down menu Option Description Network Adapter Provides better performance but requires additional guest operating system drivers
40. on is intended for vSphere system administrators who want to manage third party hypervisors by using vCenter Server VMware Technical Publications Glossary VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you For definitions of terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation go to http www vmware com support pubs VMware Inc 5 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server 6 VMware Inc Introduction to Multi Hypervisor Management in vCenter Server When you install and configure the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server and plug in the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager inventory view becomes available in the vSphere Client From it you can perform various management operations on your third party hosts and virtual machines For more information about how to set up your vSphere Client for multi hypervisor management see Installing and Configuring vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager This chapter includes the following topics Multi Hypervisor Management in vCenter Server on page 8 m vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Deployment Schemes on page 9 m vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Software Requirements on page 9 VMware Inc 7 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server Multi Hypervisor Management in vCenter Server If you use heterogeneous types of hypervisors to build your virtual environment you can use vCenter Multi Hypervi
41. ory Remove host Procedure 1 Inthe vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 2 From the third party hosts inventory right click the Hyper V host and select Remove 3 In the confirmation dialog box click Yes to remove the Hyper V host vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager removes the Hyper V host and all associated virtual machines from the vCenter Server inventory 20 VMware Inc Creating Virtual Machines on Hyper V Hosts Virtual machines are a key component in a virtual environment You can create virtual machines on Hyper V hosts that are connected to vCenter Server When you create a new virtual machine on a Hyper V host in vCenter Server you associate it with the third party hosts inventory After you power on the virtual machine it consumes resources dynamically as the workload increases and returns them as the workload decreases Every Hyper V virtual machine has virtual devices that provide the same function as physical hardware A virtual machine gets CPU memory storage and network connectivity from its Hyper V host 1 VMware Inc Start the Virtual Machine Creation Process on page 22 To start the virtual machine creation you open the Create New Virtual Machine wizard from a Hyper V host Configure Virtual Machine Name and Location on page 22 When you create a third party virtual machine you provide a name for it and specify a location for the virtual machine files on the H
42. ower Ona Virtual Machine 28 Power Off a Virtual Machine 28 VMware Inc 7 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server Suspend a Virtual Machine 28 Changing Virtual Machine Configuration 28 Edit Memory Resources Allocated to Virtual Machine 29 Edit CPU Resources Allocated to a Virtual Machine 30 Edit Floppy Drive of a Virtual Machine 30 Edit Hard Disk Recourses Allocated to a Virtual Machine 31 Edit Network Adapter Connection of a Virtual Machine 31 Edit Virtual Machine CD ROM or DVD Drive Configuration 32 Adding a Virtual Machine Device 32 Remove a Virtual Machine 36 6 Converting Third Party Virtual Machines 37 Converting Third Party Virtual Machines by Using the vSphere Client 37 Convert a Third Party Virtual Machine Running Windows 38 Convert a Third Party Virtual Machine Running Linux 39 7 Troubleshooting vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 41 Collect the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Log Bundle 41 Unable to Log In to vCenter Server 41 Index 43 VMware Inc About Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server provides information about how to manage third party hypervisors in vCenter Server by using VMware vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server also provides information about how to create and manage virtual machines on third party hypervisors Intended Audience This informati
43. pervisor Manager Deployment Schemes 9 vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Software Requirements 9 2 Authorization in vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 11 Minimum Required Privileges to Access the Third Party Hosts Inventory 11 Assign Permissions to an Object from the Third Party Hosts Inventory 11 Privileges for Operations on Third Party Hypervisors 12 Privileges for Creating and Removing Third Party Virtual Machines 13 Privileges for Power State Operations on Third Party Virtual Machines 13 Privileges for Configuring Third Party Virtual Machines 14 Privileges for Converting Third Party Virtual Machines 15 3 Managing Third Party Hypervisors 17 Add a Hyper V Host 17 View Hyper V Host Configuration 18 Disconnecting and Reconnecting a Hyper V Host 19 Disconnect a Hyper V Host 19 Reconnect a Hyper V Host 19 Shut Down or Reboot a Hyper V Host 20 Remove Hyper V Hosts from Inventory 20 4 Creating Virtual Machines on Hyper V Hosts 21 Start the Virtual Machine Creation Process 22 Configure Virtual Machine Name and Location 22 Configure Virtual Machine Memory Resources 22 Configure Networking 23 Configure Virtual Machine Disk 23 Create a New Virtual Disk 24 Select an Existing Virtual Disk 24 Select an Option for Installing a Guest Operating System 25 Select an Operating System Installation Media 25 Complete the Virtual Machine Creation 25 5 Managing Virtual Machines on Hyper V Hosts 27 Virtual Machine Power State Operations on Hyper V Hosts 27 P
44. re Client is connected to the vCenter Server system m Power off the virtual machine mE Required privileges Network Assign network Procedure 1 From the third party hosts inventory right click a powered off virtual machine and select Edit Settings The Virtual Machine Properties dialog box appears 2 On the Hardware tab select Network Adapter from the virtual machine hardware devices 3 Select an option for MAC address configuration Option Description Automatic A MAC address is assigned automatically Manual Type the MAC address for the virtual machine 4 Inthe Network Connection pane select an option from the Network label drop down menu Option Description Disconnected Disconnect the network adapter Local Area Connection Virtual Select the port group for the virtual NIC to connect to Network 5 Click OK VMware Inc 31 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server 32 Edit Virtual Machine CD ROM or DVD Drive Configuration You can connect the virtual machine DVD or CD ROM device to a physical DVD or CD ROM device that resides on the host Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system E Power off the virtual machine m Required privileges Virtual machine Interaction Configure CD media Procedure 1 From the third party hosts inventory right click a powered off virtual machine and select Edit Settings The Virtual Machine Properties dialog bo
45. running inside the virtual machine A virtual machine cannot benefit from more memory resources than its configured virtual hardware memory size CPU You can configure a virtual machine that runs on a Hyper V host to have one or more virtual processors A virtual machine cannot have more virtual CPUs than the actual number of logical CPUs on the host You can change the number of CPUs allocated to a virtual machine and configure the CPU resource allocation Floppy Drive You can connect to a floppy flp image only You can add remove or configure a floppy device Hard Disk Stores the guest operating system program files and other data associated with the activities of the virtual machine A virtual disk is a large physical file or a set of files that can be copied moved archived and backed up You can add physical hard drives for a pass through to a virtual machine The hard disk on the Hyper V host must be enabled for pass through Network Adapter Network adapters provide network connectivity between the virtual machines on the same host between virtual machines on different hosts and between other virtual and physical machines When you configure a virtual machine you can add network adapters NICs and set the adapter type CD DVD Drive You can configure DVD and CD ROM devices to connect to host devices or ISO files on a datastore You can view and configure the virtual machine hardware and add or remove devices
46. rver you need to provide the connection details and the authentication credentials for the vCenter Converter Standalone server that you want to use for virtual machine conversions After you install both the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server and plug in the convert feature becomes available for objects in the third party hosts inventory tree in the vSphere Client For more information about how to install and set up vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager see Installing and Configuring vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Hot Cloning by Using the vSphere Client Hot cloning also called live cloning or online cloning is a cloning process where the source machine remains powered on and its guest operating system remains running A new virtual machine is created on the target destination and its virtual disks are populated with cloned data from the source virtual machine Because processes continue to run on the source machine during the conversion the resulting virtual machine is not an exact copy of the source machine VMware Inc 37 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server You can use the vSphere Client to initiate and configure hot cloning conversion tasks for virtual machines in the third party hosts inventory tree but the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server and the vCenter Converter Standalone server handle the conversion job All vCenter Converter Standalone conversion limitations apply to conversions initiated in the
47. s on page 13 Procedure 1 Inthe vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 2 Right click a Hyper V host and select New Virtual Machine The Create New Virtual Machine wizard opens What to do next Configure the virtual machine name and location Configure Virtual Machine Name and Location When you create a third party virtual machine you provide a name for it and specify a location for the virtual machine files on the Hyper V host Procedure 1 On the Name and Location page of the Create New Virtual Machine wizard type a name for the virtual machine in the Name text box 2 Inthe Location pane select a location for the virtual machine Option Description Use default location Leave this option selected to use the default location for storing virtual machine files on the Hyper V host Specify location Type a new location for storing the files of the new virtual machine For example C Virtual Machines My Virtual Machine 3 Click Next What to do next Configure the memory resources for the virtual machine Configure Virtual Machine Memory Resources 22 The amount of memory that you can allocate for a virtual machine is the amount of memory that the guest operating system detects Typically the minimum amount of memory that a virtual machine needs is at least 512MB depending on the guest operating system that you install The maximum amount of memory that you shoul
48. sions and select the Permissions tab 3 Right click within the tab and select Add Permission 4 To associate a user with the inventory object click Add in the Users and Groups pane 5 Select a user or group a From the Domain drop down menu select a domain where the user or group is located b Type aname in the Search box or select a name from the list The system searches user names group names and descriptions c Double click the user or group name The name is added to the Users or Groups list d Optional Click Check Names to verify that the user or group exists in the database e Click OK 6 From the drop down menu in the Assign Role pane select a role The privileges of the role are listed in the section below the role title 7 Optional Deselect Propagate to Child Objects The role is applied only to the selected object and does not propagate to the child objects 8 Click OK The server adds the permission to the list of permissions that the user has for the object The list of permissions references all users and groups that have roles assigned for the object and indicates where in the vCenter Server hierarchy the role is assigned Privileges for Operations on Third Party Hypervisors To perform operations such as add a third party hypervisor in vCenter Server or change the power state of a third party hypervisor your user account must have sufficient privileges on the relevant level of the third
49. sor Manager to manage both VMware and third party hypervisors such as Microsoft Hyper V in vCenter Server Figure 1 1 vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Components vSphere Client vCenter Server Third Party Hypervisor vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Server vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Plug In Third Party Hosts Inventory Hyper V A hypervisor developed by a vendor different than VMware With vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager 1 1 you can manage Microsoft Hyper V hypervisors See vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Software Requirements on page 9 for details A component that enables the management of third party hypervisors in vCenter Server The vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server can reside on the same machine as vCenter Server if it runs on a Windows OS or on a remote machine The client component of vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager It is installed as a plug in to the vSphere Client and provides the graphical interface for managing third party hypervisors in the vSphere Client An inventory tree in vCenter Server where you can manage third party hypervisors When installed and configured vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager provides the third party hosts inventory You can access the third party hosts inventory by clicking the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager icon under Inventory in the vSphere Client You can add third party hypervisors to the third party hosts inventory and perform management tasks s
50. stination virtual machine and click Next Review the Ready to Complete page and click Finish The destination virtual machine is added to the selected host in the selected datacenter The power state of the destination virtual machine is Powered Off Convert a Third Party Virtual Machine Running Linux After installing and configuring vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager you can use the vSphere Client to convert virtual machines that run a Linux operating system on a third party host to a virtual machine that run a Linux operating system on an ESX ESXi host All such conversions are subject to the requirements and limitations of the vCenter Converter Standalone server you have decided to use Prerequisites VMware Inc Verify that you have set up a vCenter Converter Standalone server for virtual machine conversions Verify that the third party virtual machine is powered on Verify that the virtual machine meets all conversion requirements listed in the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User s Guide Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system 39 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server 40 Required privileges VirtualMachine Provisioning GetVMFiles Procedure 1 2 In the vSphere Client select Home gt Inventory gt vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager In the third party hosts inventory tree right click the virtual machine that you want to convert and click Convert T
51. system m Verify that the virtual machine is powered off m Required privileges Virtual machine Configuration Change CPU count and Virtual machine Configuration Change resource Procedure 1 From the third party hosts inventory right click a powered off virtual machine and select Edit Settings The Virtual Machine Properties dialog box appears 2 On the Hardware tab select CPUs 3 Select a number from the Number of virtual processors drop down menu 4 Inthe Resource Allocation pane allocate the CPU allocation for the virtual machine Option Description Weight Defines how the Hyper V host allocates resources to this virtual machine when running virtual machines compete for resources Reservation Defines the percentage of CPU capacity that is reserved for the virtual machine This setting guarantees CPU allocation for the virtual machine Limit Defines the upper limit that can be used by the virtual machine from the CPU capacity available to the virtual machine 5 Click OK to save your changes Edit Floppy Drive of a Virtual Machine You can configure a virtual floppy device to connect to an existing floppy image Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system m Power off the virtual machine m Required privileges Virtual machine Interaction Configure floppy media Procedure 1 From the third party hosts inventory right click a powered off virtual machine and select Edit S
52. uch as create new virtual machines change the power state of virtual machines change the hardware and software configuration of virtual machines and others VMware Inc Chapter 1 Introduction to Multi Hypervisor Management in vCenter Server vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Deployment Schemes You can install the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server on the same machine as vCenter Server if it runs on a Windows OS or on a remote machine In both cases the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server communicates with the vSphere Client through the vCenter Server proxy Figure 1 2 Communication Between the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Server and the vSphere Client Is Established Through the vCenter Server Proxy HTTPS HTTP tunnel 80 vCenter Server HTTP 80 Proxy vSphere Client If you decide to install the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server and vCenter Server on separate machines verify that the vCenter Server system has network access to the machine where you want to install the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server and that firewalls do not block the communication between the vCenter Server system and the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager Software Requirements To manage third party hypervisors with vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager verify that your environment meets the software requirements for installing and running the vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager server and plug
53. x appears 2 On the Hardware tab select CD DVD Drive 3 In the Device Type pane select a device type Option Description Host Device From the Host Device drop down menu select a device Datastore ISO File In the Datastore ISO File text box type the filepath to a iso file that you want the virtual machine to use for a CD ROM or DVD drive 4 From the Virtual Device Node drop down menu select the node that the drive uses in the virtual machine 5 Click OK Adding a Virtual Machine Device You can add hardware resources to existing virtual machines to increase the available virtual disk space the number of DVD or CD ROM devices or the number of NICs the virtual machine uses Add a DVD or CD ROM Drive You can configure virtual DVD or CD ROM devices to connect to a physical device on the host or to an ISO file Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system E Power off the virtual machine m Required privileges Virtual machine Configuration Add or remove device Procedure 1 From the third party hosts inventory right click a powered off virtual machine and select Edit Settings The Virtual Machine Properties dialog box appears 2 On the Hardware tab click Add The Add Hardware wizard opens 3 On the Device Type page select CD DVD Drive and click Next VMware Inc Chapter 5 Managing Virtual Machines on Hyper V Hosts From the CD DVD Media Type page select an optio
54. yper V host Configure Virtual Machine Memory Resources on page 22 The amount of memory that you can allocate for a virtual machine is the amount of memory that the guest operating system detects Configure Networking on page 23 You can configure a networking connection to the virtual machine so it can communicate with other network nodes such as Hyper V hosts devices and virtual machines Configure Virtual Machine Disk on page 23 You can provide a storage space for a virtual machine by attaching a virtual disk You can reuse an existing virtual disk or create a new one Select an Option for Installing a Guest Operating System on page 25 You can install a guest operating system from an installation media or from a network based installation server Complete the Virtual Machine Creation on page 25 The Ready to Complete page lets you review the configuration selections that you made for the virtual machine You can change the existing settings configure resources networking and more 21 Managing Multi Hypervisor Environments with vCenter Server Start the Virtual Machine Creation Process To start the virtual machine creation you open the Create New Virtual Machine wizard from a Hyper V host Prerequisites m Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system m Verify that you have privileges to create third party virtual machines listed in Privileges for Creating and Removing Third Party Virtual Machine
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