NEC Express5800/120Rg-1 Supplementary Manual
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1. For example the Connect to CD DVD Image on Local Disk function cannot be used To install the client integration plug in 1 Download the client integration plug in installation module by following one of the procedures below Procedure 1 If you have not logged into Web Client Start the browser and enter the following URL https lt web client hostname gt lt port gt vsphere client The default port number is 9443 When the login window is displayed click Download Client Integration Plug in at the bottom of the window to download the client integration plug in installation module Procedure 2 If you have already logged in Web Client Select the version information of VMware vSphere from the menu help window Click Download Client Integration Plug in in the Client Integration Plug in field to download the client integration plug in installation module The download link is not displayed in an environment in which the client integration plug in is already installed both for Procedure 1 and Procedure 2 2 Execute the downloaded installation module VMware ClientIntegrationPlugin 5 1 0 exe with the browser window closed For details refer to Install the Client Integration Plug in on the vSphere Web Client in the Q24 HL000000066131 25 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 VMware document vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide For the document link see 1 2 Related documents 5 5 Notes on using vSphere2. 4 1 5 When SQL Server is set up as the vCenter Server database e Data source drivers that can be used for the system DSN Only an SQL Native Client data source driver can be used for the vCenter Server system DSN e ODBC connection configuration Create a vCenter Server dedicated database Do not use the SQL Server master database e Database recovery model If the full recovery model is specified as the database recovery model the disk space might become insufficient if the transaction log gets too big To prevent the disk space from becoming insufficient it is recommended to periodically back up the transaction log or specify the simple recovery model as the database recovery model e Required services The SQL Server services required for vCenter Server are SQL Server and SQL Server Agent If the SQL Server Agent service is not running rollup processing is not executed on the statistics data and the performance chart might not be displayed correctly 4 1 6 When Oracle 10g is set up as the vCenter Server database If using Oracle 10g version 10 2 0 4 must be used Q24 HL000000066131 17 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 4 1 7 When the SSO database is set up When using SQL Server or Oracle as the SSO database create an SSO database before installing SSO To create the database execute the script rsaIMSLite lt DBName gt SetupTablespaces sql This script is included in the download package of the vCenter Server insta
3. Client in a Windows XP or Windows 2003 environment The following functions cannot be used when vSphere Client is used in a Windows XP or Windows 2003 environment Viewing the Performance Summary page Displaying the Hardware Status tab Displaying the vCenter Service Status The above functions can be used when Web Client is used There is no workaround for the Windows XP 32 bit environment For Windows 2003 or Windows XP 64 bit apply the hotfix released from Microsoft to resolve this issue For details about this issue and where to obtain the hotfix refer to the vSphere 5 1 Release Notes shown below http www vmware com support vsphere5 doc vsphere esx vcenter server 5 1 release notes htm e Search fails and Hardware Health and Health Status plug ins are disabled in the vSphere Client 5 6 Notes on using the CD DVD image of a virtual machine from Web Client When the CD DVD image of a virtual machine is used from Web Client the extension might not be properly displayed when the ISO file to be mounted on the virtual machine is selected To resolve this issue change the browser language setting to English For example if your browser is Internet Explorer select Internet Options General tab and then Languages Next add English United States en us in the Language Preference dialog box and assign top priority to it Q24 HL000000066131 26 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 6 Notes on Other Components
4. Network Adapter If the NIC is removed using Safely Remove Hardware in the hot plug display on the taskbar of the guest OS the virtual NIC configuration is deleted even if Edit Settings is not performed from the virtual machine ESXi supports virtual NIC hot plug so the virtual NIC is displayed under Safely Remove Hardware on the guest OS For this reason if the NIC is removed when Safely Remove Hardware is performed on the guest OS the virtual NIC is deleted from the virtual machine To prevent the deletion of the virtual NIC from the guest OS disable the virtual NIC hot plug function and hide the virtual NIC in Safely Remove Hardware m vSphere Client 1 Connect to ESXi from vSphere Client 2 Shut down the target guest OS 3 Right click the target guest OS list and then select Edit Settings 4 Under Virtual Machine Properties select the Options tab 5 Click Advanced General and then Configuration Parameters 6 Select the Add Row button and then type devices hotplug for the name and false for the value and click OK 7 Under Virtual Machine Properties click OK RN Ne m Web Client 1 Log onto Web Client as the root user 2 Move to vCenter and then to Virtual machine and template from the navigator on the left of the Web Client window 3 Shut down the target guest OS 4 Right click the target guest OS and select Edit Settings 5 Select Virtual machine options on the Edit Settings window 6 Click
5. in VoxClient exe before starting vSphere Client Example Execution example in which vSphere Client is installed in the default folder C Program Files x86 VMware Infrastructure Virtual Infrastructure Client Launcher VpxClient exe local n_US Q24 HL000000066131 8 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 3 Notes Common to ESXi 3 1 BIOS settings on a physical machine Set the BIOS time for a physical machine on which ESXi runs to a UTC time Japan standard time 9 hours This is because ESXi always handle the physical machine BIOS time as a coordinated universal time UTC 3 2 BIOS NUMA setting If the NUMA Configuration setting is available in the BIOS settings for the NEC Express5800 series set it to Enabled Setup method On the POST screen press the F2 key to display the BIOS SETUP screen and then specify the following item Advanced Memory Configuration NUMA Configuration Enabled 3 3 Notes on using snapshots of virtual machines 3 3 1 Necessary virtual disk space To use snapshots allocate datastore space equal to twice the size of the parent virtual disk for each snapshot generation Required free space Parent virtual disk size x number of snapshots 1 When the snapshot of a virtual machine is created a differencing disk is created in addition to the parent virtual disk and data subsequently written to the virtual disk is instead written to the differencing disk The size of this disk
6. one of the following workarounds to prevent this e Select Client Device or Datastore ISO File for the device type of the CD DVD drive in the virtual machine e Execute the following command in the ESXi direct console to restart hostd etc init d hostd restart For details about this phenomenon refer to the VMware knowledge base shown below Physical USB CD ROM devices attached to ESX ESXi hosts are not listed as available choices for adding SCSI passthrough devices to a virtual machine http kb vmware com kb 1036339 3 12 Notes on adding a datastore The following error is output and the datastore cannot be created if you start vSphere Client in the Japanese mode and add the datastore from Storage on the Configuration tab Error Internal error in vSphere Client Details The format of entered string is not correct To create a datastore use Web Client or start vSphere Client in the English mode To start vSphere Client in the English mode Add locale en_US to the argument in VoxClient exe before starting vSphere Client Example Execution example in which vSphere Client is installed in the default folder C Program Files x86 VMware Infrastructure Virtual Infrastructure Client Launcher VpxClient exe local n_US 3 13 Use of passthrough PCI device in the virtual machine There is a known problem that ESXi stops if you configure a passthrough PCI device in the virtual machine on ESXi 5 1 Do not configure a passthr
7. the vCenter Server event log 4 6 2 1 ADAM VMwareVCMSDS The following event might be recorded in the OS event log in the environment where vCenter Server 5 x is installed on Windows 2008 R2 Event source ADAM_VMwareVCMSDS Event ID 1209 You can ignore this message which is harmless To prevent this message from appearing take the action described in the VMware knowledge base shown below Active Directory Web Services fails to read the settings for the specified Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services instance http kb vmware com kb 1023864 4 6 2 2 VMware vCenter Server The following message is recorded in the event log on the Windows machine where vCenter Server is installed Event source VMware VirtualCenter Server Event ID 1000 Description There is no description about event ID 1000 from the source VMware VirtualCenter Server omitted This event includes the following information Log directory C Users Administrator AppData Local VMwarevpx Although the message resource exists the message cannot be found in the string and message tables To normally output the message copy vmeventmsg d11 from the vCenter Server installation media e File to be copied vmeventmsg dll e Copy source vCenter Server installation media vCenter Server dbupgrade bin e Copy destination Copy vmeventmsg d11 to the folder registered in the following registry HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet services eventlog Appli c
8. 3 Time synchronization using NTP client If the clock skew is large in the Windows Linux guest even though the NTP client is operating take the action described in the knowledge bases shown below Timekeeping best practices for Linux guests http kb vmware com kb 1006427 Timekeeping best practices for Windows including NTP http kb vmware com kb 1318 Q24 HL000000066131 30 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 7 5 Network properties of a guest OS On the Network Properties window of the guest OS the network bandwidth of a guest OS is displayed as 10 Mbps or 1 Gbps However the actual bandwidth is the physical NIC s bandwidth not the displayed one When the guest OS communicates with an external machine the maximum speed is the communication speed of the physical NIC associated with the virtual switch with which the virtual machine is linked up Communication between virtual machines within the same virtual switch might be faster than the performance of the physical NIC because this communication does not go through the physical NIC It is therefore meaningless to check the network link speed or communication mode on the guest OS Q24 HL000000066131 31 31
9. 6 1 vSphere HA 6 1 1 Preventing a warning message in a vSphere HA cluster configuration In an environment in which a vSphere HA cluster is set up the following warning message might be displayed on the vSphere Client or Web Client ESXi Summary tab Host xxx currently has no management network redundancy The above message is displayed when there is no network redundancy for vmkernel This message can be prevented either by establishing network redundancy for vmkernel or by setting das ignoreRedundantNetWarning to true in Advanced Options of VMware HA 6 1 2 Automatically starting or stopping virtual machines In an environment in which a vSphere HA cluster is set up do not use the ESXi host feature for automatically starting or stopping virtual machines For details refer to the VMware document vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide For the document link see 1 2 Related documents 6 2 vSphere FT To use vSphere FT the server must be certified for it For the vSphere FT authentication status visit the following website http www nec co jp vmware vs5 FT htm Q24 HL000000066131 27 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 7 Notes on Guest OSs 7 1 Notes on using a Linux guest OS in a SAN storage system When running a virtual machine whose guest OS is RHEL5 RHEL4 U4 RHEL4 U3 SLES10 or SLES9 SP3 on a datastore allocated to a SAN storage system the guest OS file system might become read only if disk I O op
10. Edit configuration in Configuration Parameters of Advanced and then click Add row in the Configuration Parameters window 7 Enter devices hotplug for the name and false for the value click OK on the Configuration Parameters window and click OK in Edit Settings 8 Right click the target guest OS and select ON to start operation aS Tmt 3 10 ESXi Behavior When an APD ALL Path Down Occurs If an APD occurs on a communication network such as a network or FC cable ESXi will not be able to access devices This might cause indefinite ESXi behavior or the virtual machine might fail to respond For this reason we strongly recommend that you configure your system with a redundant communication path so that a single point of failure does not disable the system For details about the ESXi behavior when an APD occurs see the following VMware knowledge base Permanent Device Loss PDL and All Paths Down APD in vSphere 5 0 http kb vmware com kb 2004684 Q24 HL000000066131 15 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 3 11 Notes on the environment in which the blade server is used If you connect and disconnect a USB connected DVD drive while ESXi is operating the drive might not be usable from the guest OS even if you select Host device as the device type of the CD DVD drive in the virtual machine This description applies to the DVD drive incorporated in the blade housing unit which is connected via USB Perform
11. Manage tab and then Settings 4 Under System select Time configuration and then click Edit Click Use Network Time Protocol Enable NTP client on the Edit Time Configuration dialog box Enter the IP address or host name of the NTP server to be used in the NTP Servers text box Select an option for starting or stopping the NTP service from the NTP Service Startup Policy drop down list 7 Click OK on the Edit Time Configuration window to close the dialog box o a O lt 2 5 Restrictions on usable characters For an environment in which ESXi or vCenter Server is used do not use characters other than ASCII characters including two byte characters for virtual machine names the virtual machine comment field virtual disk names virtual network names datastore names resource pool names image file names CDs DVDs or FDDs or other settings If non ASCII characters are used some vSphere 5 1 features might not work correctly Q24 HL000000066131 7 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 2 6 Application of license If you start vSphere Client in the Japanese mode connect to vCenter Server and apply the license the license application fails You can avoid this by directly connecting to ESXi When connecting to vCenter Server before applying the license use Web Client or start vSphere Client in the English mode m How to start vSphere Client in the English mode Add locale en_US to the argument
12. VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 VMware vSphere 5 1 VMware ESX 5 1 VMware vCenter Server 5 1 Supplementary Notes Q24 HL000000066131 NEC Corporation November 2012 1 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 Contents T Preface cenna Set cece va ge Suet cance ian tee a daa Peace See nee bad oa ea ree rcs dae aa nae a tha eae eee eae eae 4 1A ThS COCUIME Nita e icesds seas eh eee voeieei te eed eel Sea ade edee a edad iaaa eiaei a aianei atad 4 12 Related documents aiei ania eaa a a ae aana vers eaaa aa aE eataa ae tel aaveeeel seta total 4 1 3 OMSK IMTOTIMALOM saca T ATA A AATA 5 2 Notes Common to the VMware Products and Each Component cc cccceeceeseeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesneeeeenees 6 2 1 Obtaining the latest version ccccceeececeeeeceeeeeeeae scence ceaeeecaaeeeeaaeegaeeeseaeeeeaaeseeeeeseeeeeseaeeteaeeseeeeess 6 2 2 Applying the latest Patch eee aaia i t eN aTi a iei beiak ei E A 6 2 3 Name resolution for ESXi and vCenter Server cccccccccecsescecesseceeesseeeeeeseeeeeeeseneeeeeseneeessseaeens 6 2 4 System time of ESXi and vCenter Server ccccecccecceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeesaaeeeeaeeseeeeeseaeeeeaeeeeeeeees 7 2 5 Restrictions on usable Characters aeaa angene iiae EEEE RREAN A EAS ERNE E SEERE EAEN ERA 7 2G Application Of Cens E n secede ances E ted ciees tex saudeaagiache ley sanen tadaaedh iy Gi dea paadhtee sees cieis 8 3 Notes Common tO ESX inris ied alie
13. Web Client Note that vSphere Client cannot be used to manage Data Protection Register the SSO admin user as the vCenter Server user before using Data Protection For the registration procedure refer to User Account Configuration in the document shown below vSphere Data Protection Administration Guide http pubs vmware com vsphere 5 1 topic com vmware Cbase PDF vmware data protection administration guide 5 120 pdf User Account Configuration on pg 18 When using Data Protection refer to the chapter about troubleshooting in the document shown below vSphere Data Protection Administration Guide http oubs vmware com vsphere 5 1 topic com vmware Cbase PDF vmware data protection administration guide 5 120 pdf vSphere Data Protection Troubleshooting on pg 97 Q24 HL000000066131 21 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 4 6 Notes on installing vCenter Server 4 6 1 Port number used in vCenter Server If you want to change the default HTTP and HTTPS port numbers 80 and 443 used in vCenter Server 5 1 specify TCP ports other than 10080 and 10443 respectively at installation The ports cannot be changed after installation Example TCP port 20080 In vSphere 5 1 TCP ports 10080 and 10443 are used for the HTTP port for Inventory Service and the HTTPS port respectively The HTTP port cannot be changed though the HTTPS port can be changed during reinstallation 4 6 2 Message recorded in
14. ard on the guest OS interactively 2 Click Next in the installation wizard window 3 Select Custom in the Setup Type selection window and then click Next 4 Expand the VMware Device Drivers list 5 Click the Thin Print icon and select This feature will not be available Likewise click the Shared Folders icon in VMCI driver select This feature will not be available and then click Next This feature will not be available is selected for both functions by default 6 Click Install to start the installation Click Finish and then restart the guest OS S Q24 HL000000066131 28 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 m Web Client 1 Start Web Client select a virtual machine from Hosts and Clusters on the home window and click the relevant virtual machine 2 Display the Summary tab select Install VMware Tools at the top of the window and start the VMware Tools installation wizard in the guest OS 3 Click Next on the installation wizard window 4 Select Custom in the Setup Type selection window and then click Next 5 Expand the VMware Device Drivers list 6 Click the Thin Print icon and select This feature will not be available Likewise click the Shared Folder icon in VMCI driver select This feature will not be available and then click Next This feature will not be available is selected for both functions by default 7 Click Install to start the installation Click Finish and
15. at VMware Tools in vSphere 5 1 provides synchronizes the time at one minute intervals e Ifthe time in the guest OS is behind the time in ESXi VMware Tools advances the clock in the guest OS so that the time in the guest OS becomes the same as the ESXi time e Ifthe time in the guest OS is ahead of the time in ESXi VMware Tools delays the clock in the guest OS until the time is synchronized e Because the time synchronization function in VMware Tools has the above specifications it is recommended to operate the NTP client on each guest OS and synchronize the time with the external NTP server if more accurate time synchronization is required 7 4 2 Disabling time synchronization in VMware Tools that functions when certain operations are performed ESXi synchronizes time when one of the following operations is performed regardless of the settings for the time synchronization function in VMware Tools e The VMware Tools service is started The virtual machine is restarted or the power is turned on e The suspended virtual machine is resumed e The snapshot is restored e The disk is compressed To prevent time synchronization with ESXi when the above operations are performed specify the settings described in the VMware manual shown below Installing and Configuring VMware Tools http www vmware com pdf vmware tools installation configuration pdf Configue Time Synchronization Between Guest and Host Operating Systems on p 32 7 4
16. ation Q24 HL000000066131 22 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 VMware VirtualCenter Server EventMessageFil for installation using default settings C Program Files VMware Infrastructure VirtualCenter Server This matter is described in the VMware knowledge base shown below Windows MOM monitor indicates that vmeventmsg dll is missing http kb vmware com kb 1008268 4 6 3 When using the latest version of vCenter Server 5 1 When using vCenter Server 5 1 use the latest version of vCenter Server 5 1b Build 947939 for stable system operation For known issues corrected in vCenter Server 5 1b refer to the VMware release notes shown below vSphere 5 1 06 Release Notes http Awww vmware com support vsphere5 doc vsphere vcenter server 510b release notes h tml resolvedissues vCenter Server Services hang on startup after upgrading to vCenter Server 5 1 http kb vmware com kb 2035623 Q24 HL000000066131 23 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 5 Notes on vSphere Client and Web Client 5 1 Obtaining the vSphere Client installation file To install vSphere Client in an environment for which the vSphere Client license has not been purchased download the vSphere Client installation file from the following website VMware vCenter Server 5 1 06 and modules https my vmware com web vmware details downloadGroup VCL VSP510 VC 510B EN amp rodu
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18. client terminal to vCenter Server ccecccceseesceceeseteeeesseteeeessesaeens 24 5 2 1 Port numbers used for a connection between a client terminal and vCenter Server 24 5 2 2 Notes on changing the vCenter Server HTTPS port number cccecsseeeeesteeeeeesteeeeseaaes 24 5 2 3 Setting up name resolution for the ESXi by using the client terminal c cceeeeeeeeeee 24 5 3 Logging into vCenter Server from Web Client cceccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeaeeeeaeeseeeeeseaeeetaeeneneeee 25 5 4 Setting up Web Clientarea neiii idee iiai anaa eiai aian aaa aiai aae aea iaaii iaaa 25 5 5 Notes on using vSphere Client in a Windows XP or Windows 2003 environment 0 008 26 5 6 Notes on using the CD DVD image of a virtual machine from Web Client cccesseeeeeerteees 26 6 Notes on Other Components airam enta a aeaa e etaa aa e A Ta a Aaa aeaaea aa aeania anA 27 GPU Sphere HA aa eens n aa a aa a a a a a a a aI a 27 6 1 1 Preventing a warning message in a vSphere HA cluster configuration ccccsseeeeees 27 6 1 2 Automatically starting or stopping virtual Machines 0 eee eect ee eset ee eeeaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaeeeeeeaaes 27 6 2 vophere ET anointed i eae ie ew a a in a ee ei s 27 FiNotes on Guest OSS wien aa Gad ae tiled bea ate et ee eet 28 7 1 Notes on using a Linux guest OS in a SAN storage system c ccceeceeceeeeeeeeeteeeeeteeeetaeeneneeees 28 7 2 Installing VMware Tools in a W
19. ctld 327 amp rPld 3495 Click Manually Download to download VMware vCenter Server 5 1 06 and modules VMware viclient all 5 1 0 941839 exe You must log in with the VMware portal site account for which the VMware vSphere 5 x orvCenter Server 5 x license serial key is registered to download these modules 5 2 Notes on connecting from a client terminal to vCenter Server 5 2 1 Port numbers used for a connection between a client terminal and vCenter Server For the port numbers used for communication between vSphere Client and vCenter Server as well as Web Client and vCenter Server refer to the VMware knowledge base shown below TCP and UDP Ports required to access vCenter Server ESXi ESX hosts and other network components http kb vmware com kb 1012382 If there is a router firewall or other network device that blocks port number communication between vSphere Client and vCenter Server open the port specified in the knowledge base 5 2 2 Notes on changing the vCenter Server HTTPS port number When a vCenter Server HTTPS port number other than the default 443 is specified specify a value for the host name field in the format lt host name gt lt HTTPS port number gt when connecting from vSphere Client If the port number is omitted the attempt to connect to vCenter Server fails Example of specifying the HTTPS port number 20443 hostname 20443 5 2 3 Setting up name resolution for the ESXi by using the client terminal Spec
20. ent as the root user Move to vCenter and then to Hosts and Clusters from the navigator on the left of the Web Client window and select the name of the host to be set up Select the Manage tab and select Settings Under System select Detailed system settings Search for the following phrase in the list to see the settings ScratchConfig CurrentScratchLocation If the CurrentScratchLocation value is tmp scratch the scratch partition has not been set up appropriately Set it up by performing the procedure below Q24 HL000000066131 13 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 Setting up the scratch partition E vSphere Client 1 Connect to the ESXi host from vSphere Client and then select the ESXi host from the inventory 2 On the Configuration tab select Storage in the Hardware section 3 Right click the datastore in which to create the scratch partition and then click Browse Datastore 4 Create a folder by using the Datastore browser window Do not use non ASCII characters including two byte characters for the folder name Folder name example lt hostname scratch gt 5 On the Configuration tab click Advanced Settings in the Software section to display the Advanced Settings dialog box 6 Select ScratchConfig and then enter the full path of the folder specified above in 4 for ScratchConfig ConfiguredScratchLocation Input example vmfs volumes lt datastorename gt lt hostname scratch gt 7 Connec
21. eration After completing installation repeat the procedure from step 3 again Select the vib file on the Open window and click Open Wait until the upload process is complete Select Troubleshooting Options from a direct console enable accessing ESXi Shell by SSH or the direct console and then log into ESXi Shell To log into ESXi shell from the direct console press Alt F1 Execute the following command to install the driver esxcli software vib install v lt vib file gt In lt vib file gt specify an absolute path like vmfs volumes datastore1 vib XXXXXX vib m nan NS Q N Ra o annan CN O Z TSE aS Once the driver installation is complete the following message will appear Installation Result Message The update completed successfully but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective Reboot Required true VIBs Installed lt Driver Name gt VIBs Removed VIBs Skipped 10 Execute the reboot command to restart the server 11 Log into ESXi Shell and then execute the following command to check that the driver has been successfully installed esxcli software vib list less 12 Delete the uploaded vib file and then log out from ESXi Shell If you logged into ESXi Shell from the direct console execute the exit command and then press Alt F2 13 Select Troubleshooting Options from the direct console and then return the ESXi Shell access settings to their original value
22. erations occur frequently on the guest OS or if an FC path failover occurs This problem is due to the device driver of LSI Corporation included in the above Linux guest OSs and does not occur for Windows guest OSs When using any of the above OSs take the action described in the following VMware knowledge base http kb vmware com kb 51306 Linux based file systems become read only 7 2 Installing VMware Tools in a Windows guest OS 7 2 1 Installing the shared folder and virtual print Thinprint functions The shared folder and virtual print Thinprint functions in VMware Tools are included for compatibility with VMware Tools in other VMware products such as VMware Workstation and cannot be used in the ESXi environment The following phenomenon might occur if these functions are installed in the ESXi environment Some of guest OS functions such as the file search function might not operate normally if the shared folder function is installed The virtual print related message is output to the event log if the virtual print Thinprint function is installed Therefore do not install these VMware Tools functions in the Windows guest OS These functions are not installed by default Install VMware Tools by performing the following procedure E vSphere Client 1 Start vSphere Client and then select a virtual machine on the inventory window Select Install Upgrade VMware Tools from the menu and then start the VMware Tools installation wiz
23. ify settings so that it is possible to perform name resolution for the ESXi by using the client terminal on which vSphere Client or Web Client is installed If name resolution is not possible the following message is displayed and the virtual machine console cannot be opened Unable to connect to the MKS Failed to connect to server XXXXXXXXXXX 902 Q24 HL000000066131 24 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 5 3 Logging into vCenter Server from Web Client Open the browser and enter https lt web client hostname gt lt port gt vsphere client as the URL of Web Client The default port is 9443 5 4 Setting up Web Client It is necessary to install Web Client on the server to use it The browser listed below and Adobe Flash Player version 11 1 0 or later with which Web Client operates are required to use Web Client from the client terminal Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 8 or 9 Mozilla Firefox 3 6 or later Google Chrome 14 or later For the system requirements required to install Web Client refer to Hardware Requirements for Web Client and Software Requirements for vSphere Client and Web Client in the VMware document vSphere Installation and Setup For the document link see 1 2 Related documents The client integration plug in must be installed on the client terminal to access the virtual machine console using Web Client If the client integration plug in is not installed the virtual device cannot be accessed
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25. k the Configure button Click the Test Connection button Enter the password of the database connection user and then click OK 2 3 a If the Oracle Change Expired Password window appears during the connection test it indicates that this symptom occurred because the password expiration date of the vCenter Server database user has passed E In the Oracle Change Expired Password window enter the old and new passwords and then click OK Click OK to exit ODBC Data Source Administrator Select Start and then Run Enter cmd in the Open field and then click OK to start the command prompt Execute the following command gt lt vCenter Server install path gt vpxd exe p Execution example gt C Program Files VMware Infrastructure VirtualCenter an O oOo X x Ss Server vpxd exe p 8 When Enter new DB Password password input request appears enter the new password Q24 HL000000066131 18 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 4 3 The vCenter Server service does not start after the system restarts This phenomenon occurs in an environment in which SQL Server 2008 R2 Express bundled with the vCenter Server installer is used as the SSO database when SSO and vCenter Server are installed in the same server This phenomenon occurs because the port number that SQL Server 2008 R2 Express uses changes after the system restarts Take the following action if this phenomenon occurs 1 Check the po
26. l the NEC dedicated module NEC Custom Image from the following VMware website https my vmware com web vmware info slug datacenter_cloud_infrastructure vmware_vsphere 5 1 drivers_tools Click on the Drivers amp Tools tab and then expand the OEM Customized Installer CDs category Downloading of the NEC dedicated module requires that you login to the account at the VMware portal site in which the VMware vSphere 5 1 license serial key was registered 2 2 Applying the latest patch NEC checks patches released by VMware Inc and releases verified patches through its PP support service To ensure stable system operation apply the latest patches made available through this service 2 3 Name resolution for ESXi and vCenter Server For a vSphere 5 1 environment it must be possible for each node ESXi vCenter Server vSphere Client or Web Client to perform mutual name resolution according to the IP address host name FQDN or host name short name and the ping function must be available Installation of vCenter Server might fail if the host name of vCenter Server cannot be resolved by FQDN reverse lookup It must also be possible for vSphere Client or Web Client to perform name resolution for each node ESXi and vCenter Server and the ping function must be available The DNS name must be able to be resolved to configure Data Protection Q24 HL000000066131 6 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 2 4 Sys
27. ling the Outbox driver If the Outbox driver is not present on the installation media it must be installed separately Download and install the Outbox driver as described below The correspondence between the onboard and option devices and drivers can be found at the following URL http www nec co jo vmware vs5 driver html If the Outbox driver is not present on the installation media install it as described below 1 Download the latest driver file zip file from the following URL https my vmware com web vmware info slug datacenter cloud _infrastructure vmware_ vsph ere 5 1 drivers tools 2 Unzip the downloaded zip file and then copy the vib file from the unzipped file to the client terminal on which vSphere Client was installed For the procedures below refer to the procedures for your client tool vSphere Client or Web Client Q24 HL000000066131 10 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 E Installing the Outbox driver using vSphere Client Use vSphere Client to switch ESXi to maintenance mode Switching ESXi to maintenance mode i Connect to ESXi on vSphere Client ii Right click the ESXi icon in the inventory and then select Enter Maintenance Mode Select the ESXi icon in the inventory and then click the Configuration tab Select Storage in the Hardware section A datastore list will appear Right click the datastore to which the vib file is to be uploaded and then select Browse Datastore The Datas
28. ller located at lt vCenter Server installation directory gt Single Sign On DBScripts SSOServer Schema lt existing database gt When using SQL Server as the SSO database create an SQL authentication instance The Windows authentication instance is not supported 4 2 When vCenter Server has not yet booted when the vCenter Server service is starting In an environment in which Oracle is used as a vCenter Server database vCenter Server might not yet have booted when the vCenter Server service is starting This occurs when the password expiration date of the vCenter Server database user has already passed This phenomenon occurs because the validity period of the database password is set to 180 days by default in Oracle 11g If this symptom occurs first start ODBC Data Source Administrator according to steps 7 to 3 below and then check the password expiration date of the vCenter Server database user If the password expiration date has already passed perform steps 4 to 8 below For the Oracle account for vCenter Server change the validity period of the database password to indefinite or perform maintenance so that the password does not expire for example by periodically renewing the password 1 From the Start menu select Administrative Tools and then Data Sources ODBC to open the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box Select the System DSN tab On the System DSN tab select System DSN for vCenter Server and then clic
29. loaded vib file and then log out from ESXi Shell If you logged into ESXi Shell from the direct console execute the exit command and then press Alt F2 14 Select Troubleshooting Options from the direct console and then return the ESXi Shell access settings to their original values 15 Connect to ESXi from vSphere Client and then exit maintenance mode Q24 HL000000066131 11 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 E Installing the Outbox driver using Web Client Switching ESXi to maintenance mode i Log onto Web Client as the root user ii Select vCenter and then Hosts and Clusters from the navigator on the left of the Web Client window and move to the ESXi host in the inventory iii Right click the ESXi icon in the inventory and select Enter Maintenance Mode iv Move to vCenter and then to Storage from the navigator on the left of the Web Client window and select the datastore name Use Web Client to switch ESXi to maintenance mode Select the Manage tab and select File Select the New folder icon on the top right of the window Enter the new folder name vib on the New folder window and select Create Select the Upload file to datastore icon on the top right of the window The balloon showing Install the client integration plug in to enable file transfer appears when you place the mouse cursor over the icon download and install the plug in installation module Internet Explorer must be closed before this op
30. mark of VMware Inc in the United States and or other jurisdictions All other names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners In addition all company names and product names in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners The R and TM symbols have been omitted from this document Abbreviations In this document each component of the VMware product is abbreviated as follows Component Name Abbreviation VMware vSphere vSphere VMware ESXi ESXi VMware vCenter Server vCenter Server VMware vSphere Client vSphere Client VMware vCenter Converter for vCenter Server vCenter Converter vSphere Data Protection Data Protection VMware vSphere Distributed Power Management vSphere DPM VMware vSphere Fault Tolerance VMware FT vCenter Single Sign On SSO VMware vSphere Update Manager Update Manager vCenter Inventory Service Inventory Service vSphere Web Client Web Client VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices Webservices URLs Q24 HL000000066131 The URLs in this document are subject to change or deletion without notice 5 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 2 Notes Common to the VMware Products and Each Component 2 1 Obtaining the latest version To obtain the latest components of VMware vSphere 5 1 download and instal
31. might increase up to the same size as the parent virtual disk Atemporary area that potentially has the same size as the parent virtual disk at most is required for each virtual disk to delete snapshots Example Maximum disk space required in the datastore when creating three snapshots in the virtual machine with a 10 GB virtual disk 10 GB parent disk 10 GB x 3 number of snapshots 1 temporary area 50GB t Required free space 3 3 2 Notes on deleting snapshots When deleting snapshots free space approximately equal to the size of the parent virtual disk is necessary as a temporary area If this free area cannot be allocated it is not possible to delete snapshots Q24 HL000000066131 9 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 3 4 Notes on changing the LUN configuration of LUNs in a SAN Do not make the following changes to the LUN configuration from the storage SAN while ESXi is running e Deleting LUNs e Adding LUNs such that the numbers of existing LUNs change If the above LUN configuration changes are made while ESXi is running the ESXi host might stop responding or data might be damaged 3 5 Path policy when using a SAN If using a multi path configuration in an FC SAN or iSCSI SAN environment see the Hardware Host Guest Operating System and Guest Operating System Compatibility Guides for details about usable path policies Note For the document link see 1 2 Related documents 3 6 Instal
32. mplate eee ee eee ee eeeneeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeeaaes 20 4 4 1 Customization for Windows guest OS deployment cceeececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseaeeetaeeeeneeee 20 4 5 Notes on vCenter Server Related Products ccc cccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecaeeesaaeeeeeeeseaeeesaeeeeneeeeneees 20 4 5 1 vCenter Converter ccccccccscecssssececsscaeeessccaeeecsecaeeecsecaeeessecaeeesseaaeeesseaaeeeseesaeeeseeeaeenseeaeensees 20 4 5 2 Update Managetis cc i eee he eee etd a eee eel 20 4 5 3 Data Prote ONO a a a ra nes vagdiues anaa aeea naa Pada aaa raaa aaa aaar aada dar deaa radi Daet 21 4 6 Notes on installing vCenter Server cccceccceceeeceeeeeeeeeeceeeeeceaeeseaeeseeeeecaeeesaaeseeaeeseaeeesaeeeeneesennees 22 4 6 1 Port number used in vCenter Server cccccccesssecececseeeeeeeeneeeceseneeeeeseeeeeesseeeessseeeeesseeeensea 22 Q24 HL000000066131 2 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 4 6 2 Message recorded in the vCenter Server event OQ ccecececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeteaeeeseaeeeeneeee 22 4 6 3 When using the latest version of vCenter Server 5 1 ccscceeececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeseaeeesaeeeeneeees 23 5 Notes on vSphere Client and Web Client ccccccceeeeceeneeceeeeecaeeeeaeeseeeeeceaeeesaaeseeneesneeeseaeeesaeeenees 24 5 1 Obtaining the vSphere Client installation file cccccecceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeaeseeeeeseeeeeseaeeesaeeneneeees 24 5 2 Notes on connecting from a
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34. n the vSphere 5 1 release notes This release notes is available at the VMware websites below e vSphere 5 1 Release Notes http www vmware com support vsphere5 doc vsphere esx vcenter server 5 1 release n otes html 1 2 Related documents The documents for vSphere 5 1 are available at the VMware websites below e VMware vSphere documents http www vmware com support pubs vsphere esxi vcenter server pubs html e vSphere Upgrade http pubs vmware com vsphere 51 topic com vmware lCbase PDF vsphere esxi vcente r server 51 upgrade guide pdf e System requirements http oubs vmware com vsphere 51 topic com vmware vsphere install doc GUID BE89A 906 6D49 4793 88BB C63112E3B131 html For details about the hardware and software compatibility visit the VMware websites below e Hardware Host Operating System and Guest Operating System Compatibility Guide VMware Compatibility Guide http www vmware com resources compatibility search php e VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes http partnerweb vmware com comp guide2 sim interop matrix php e VMware 5 1 Configuration Maximums http www vmware com pdf vsphere5 r51 vsphere 51 configuration maximums pd f Q24 HL000000066131 4 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 1 3 Other information e Trademarks VMware products are protected by one or more of the patent numbers listed at http Awww vmware com download patents html VMware is a trademark or registered trade
35. nter Server 5 1 4 4 Notes on virtual machine deployment using a template 4 4 1 Customization for Windows guest OS deployment When using a template for virtual machine deployment and changing the administrator password during customization specify a blank administrator password for the template source virtual machine before creating the template If any other password is specified the password is not applied and the administrator password of the template source is set 4 5 Notes on vCenter Server Related Products 4 5 1 vCenter Converter vCenter Converter can be used to create edit or manage a task for migrating from a physical machine to a virtual machine P2V or from one virtual machine to another V2V However migration is not 100 guaranteed by vCenter Converter Even if the vCenter Converter migration task finishes migration might fail for reasons such as the guest OS not starting up correctly depending on the migration source hardware configuration operating system settings and types of used applications The type of host bus adapter or network adapter might change to match the virtual machine environment due to migration Therefore the used driver MAC address and other settings for the migration target virtual machine environment might change The keyboard settings mouse settings and other settings might also change For migration by a hot clone stop as many services as possible other than those needed for OS start on the ph
36. ough PCI device in the virtual machine on ESXi 5 1 For details about this problem refer to the VMware knowledge base shown below ESXi 5 1 host fails with a purple diagnostic window when powering on a virtual machine with a PCI passthru device http kb vmware com kb 2039030 Q24 HL000000066131 16 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 4 Notes on vCenter Server 4 1 Notes on the vCenter Server database 4 1 1 Usable databases For details about the types and versions of databases that can be used as the vCenter Server SSO or Update Manager database see the VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes Note For the document link see 1 2 Related documents 4 1 2 Database configuration For details about the configuration of and how to set up the vCenter Server SSO or Update Manager database see the VMware documents Note For the document link see 1 2 Related documents 4 1 3 Automatic tablespace expansion If the tablespace for the vCenter Server is insufficient the VirtualCenter Server service stops or can no longer be started Therefore when setting up the vCenter Server database configure the tablespace to automatically extend 4 1 4 Use of the same instance by multiple applications Set up the configuration so that different instances are used for applications other than vCenter Server and SSO Configurations in which applications other than vCenter Server use the vCenter Server instance are not supported
37. rt number that SQL Server 2008 R2 Express uses The currently used port number can be checked by executing the netstat ano command or using the SQL Server Configuration Manager by selecting Programs Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and then Configuration Tools Refer to the knowledge base shown below as well Update vCenter Single Sign On settings after you change the host name or port of the database server http kb vmware com kb 2033516 2 Stop the SSO service 3 Open the command prompt on the server where SSO is installed and enter the following command lt ssoserver folder gt utils gt ssocli configure riat a configure db database port lt new database port gt m lt master password gt e The default value for lt ssoserver folder gt is as follows C Program Files VMware Infrastructure SSOServer e Specify the port number for SQL Server 2008 R2 Express checked in step 1 in lt new database port gt 4 Edit the config properties file in the folder below lt ssoserver folder gt webapps lookupservice WEB INF classes config properties Replace the value in portNumber with the new port number on the line beginning with db url e The default value for lt ssoserver folder gt is as follows C Program Files VMware Infrastructure SSOServer 5 Start the SSO service 6 Start the Webservices service Start the dependent vCenter Server services as well Q24 HL000000066131 19 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCe
38. s 14 Connect to ESXi from vSphere Client and then exit maintenance mode Q24 HL000000066131 12 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 3 7 BIOS device boot order When installing ESXi to a USB flash device In the BIOS settings for the device boot order of the physical machine set USB HDD to a higher priority than PCI SCSI If the device boot order is specified incorrectly ESXi cannot be started Setup method On the POST screen press the F2 key to display the BIOS SETUP screen and then specify the following item Boot Specify the settings so that USB HDD is higher than PCI SCSI Note that the device boot order is sometimes reverted to the default when upgrading the BIOS After upgrading the BIOS check the device boot order settings 3 8 Scratch partition Check whether the scratch partition is set up appropriately by performing the procedure below Checking the scratch partition E vSphere Client 1 Connect to the ESXi host from vSphere Client and then select the ESXi host from the inventory On the Configuration tab click Advanced Settings in the Software section to display the Advanced Settings dialog box Select ScratchConfig and then check the following item ScratchConfig CurrentScratchLocation If the CurrentScratchLocation value is tmp scratch the scratch partition has not been set up appropriately Set it up by performing the procedure below m Web Client 1 2 Log onto Web Cli
39. t to the ESXi host from vSphere Client turn off the running virtual machine by using the inventory right click the ESXi host and then click Restart m Web Client 1 Log onto Web Client as the root user 2 Move to vCenter and then to Storage from the navigator on the left of the Web Client window and select the datastore name 3 Select the Manage tab and then File 4 Select the New folder icon on the top right enter the new folder name on the New folder window and select Create 5 Move to vCenter and then to Hosts and Clusters from the navigator on the left of the Web Client window and select the name of the host to be set up 6 Click the Manage tab and then select Settings 7 Under System select Detailed system settings 8 Select the following item from the list and select the Edit icon at the left top ScratchConfig CurrentScratchLocation 9 Enter the full path for the folder name specified in Edit detailed option in step 4 Entry example vmfs volumes lt datastorename gt lt hostname scratch gt 10 Move to vCenter and then to Hosts and Clusters from the navigator on the left of the Web Client window right click the virtual machine operating in ESXi and select Shutdown guest OS to turn the power off 11 After turning off the virtual machine right click the ESXi host and then click Restart Q24 HL000000066131 14 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 3 9 Hot Plug Display of Guest OS
40. tem time of ESXi and vCenter Server For an environment in which ESXi and vCenter are used use NTP to synchronize all the physical machine times To accomplish this set up a configuration in which NTP clients run on both the ESXi hosts and the Windows servers on which vCenter Server is installed to synchronize the time with an external NTP server If the times for different ESXi hosts differ the guest OS system time can become invalid when for example VMotion is used to migrate a virtual machine which can cause jobs for that OS to execute incorrectly Set up synchronization with the NTP server time on an ESXi host following the procedure below E vSphere Client 1 Connect to the ESXi host from vSphere Client 2 Select the Configuration tab 3 Select Time Configuration in the Software section and then click Properties at the upper right of the window 4 Select the NTP Client Enabled check box in NTP Settings 5 In NTP Settings click Options 6 Click NTP Settings and click Add to add an NTP server 7 Enter the NTP server IP address and then click OK 8 Select the Restart NTP service to apply changes check box and then click OK 9 Select Cancel to close the Time Configuration dialog box m Web Client 1 Log onto Web Client as the root user 2 Move to vCenter and then to Hosts and Clusters from the navigator on the left of the Web Client window and select the name of the host to be set up 3 Select the
41. then restart the guest OS o lt In an environment in which these functions have been installed start the VMware Tools installer as shown in step 2 and then select Modify in the Program Maintenance window Next perform step 6 and subsequent steps to uninstall the function 7 2 2 Installing VMware Tools in a Windows 2000 guest OS Installation of VMware Tools fails if neither the security issue correction program for Windows 2000 KB835732 nor the update program rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4 is applied to the Windows 2000 guest OS Be sure to apply one of the following correction programs before installing VMware Tools in a Windows 2000 guest OS Security Update for Windows 2000 KB835732 http www microsoft com ja jp download details aspx id 20806 Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4 http www microsoft com ja jp download details aspx id 18997 7 3 Setting up the keyboard for a guest OS If a Japanese guest OS is installed and a Japanese keyboard is set up the keyboard might be set to an English keyboard after VMware Tools is installed In this case change the keyboard to a Japanese keyboard by using the guest OS Q24 HL000000066131 29 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 7 4 Synchronizing the guest OS time Use either VMware Tools or the NTP client for time synchronization in the guest OS 7 4 1 Time synchronization function using VMware Tools e The time synchronization function th
42. tore Browser window will appear Click the Create New Folder icon from the toolbar located in the upper part of the window to create a vib folder 5 From the toolbar located in the upper part of the Datastore Browser click the Upload icon and then select Upload File When an item upload window appears select a vib file and then click Open If a warning dialog box for upload download appears select Yes When the Uploading dialog box disappears upload is complete Select Troubleshooting Options from a direct console enable accessing ESXi Shell by SSH or the direct console and then log into ESXi Shell To log into ESXi shell from the direct console press Alt F1 10 Execute the following command to install the driver esxcli software vib install v lt vib file gt In lt vib file gt specify an absolute path like vmfs volumes datastore1 vib KXXXXX vib a lt SN c annann N O X2 D Once the driver installation is complete the following message will appear Installation Result Message The update completed successfully but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective Reboot Required true VIBs Installed lt Driver Name gt VIBs Removed VIBs Skipped 11 Execute the reboot command to restart the server 12 Log into ESXi Shell and then execute the following command to check that the driver has been successfully installed esxcli software vib list less 13 Delete the up
43. ysical machine of the migration source and then apply migration For details about vCenter Converter refer to the VMware knowledge base shown below Best practices for using and troubleshooting VMware Converter http kb vmware com kb 1004588 Troubleshooting checklist for VMware Converter http kb vmware com kb 1016330 4 5 2 Update Manager NEC only supports ESXi host scanning and correction patch application Virtual machine and application scanning and correction are not supported Apply only the patches disclosed for the NEC PP support service to ESXi correction patch application Q24 HL000000066131 20 31 VMware vSphere 5 1 ESXi 5 1 vCenter Server 5 1 4 5 3 Data Protection Data Protection is provided as a virtual appliance created based on SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 The default keyboard type for VMware Data Protection is an English keyboard When logging in to Data Protection an English keyboard arrangement must be used to enter the user name and password Reference Perform the following steps to change to the Japanese keyboard sequence 1 Log into the Data Protection appliance 2 Open etc sysconfig keyboard by using vi or another editor 3 Change KEYTABLE us to KEYTABLE jp106 and save the keyboard file 4 Restart the Data Protection appliance Data Protection requires DNS name resolution Set up the DNS before building Data Protection Data Protection can be managed only from
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