View Virtual Machine Console 41
Searching the vSphere Inventory 41
Using Lists 42
Custom Attributes 43
Select Objects 44
Manage vCenter Server Plug-Ins 45
Save vSphere Client Data 46
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Configuring Hosts and vCenter Server 47
Host Configuration 47
Configuring vCenter Server 48
Access the vCenter Server Settings 48
Configuring Communication Among ESX, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Client 49
Configure vCenter Server SMTP Mail Settings 49
Working with Active Sessions 49
SNMP and vSphere 50
System Log Files 65
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Managing the vSphere Client Inventory 71
Understanding vSphere Client Objects 71
Add an Inventory Object 73
Moving Objects in the Inventory 74
Remove an Inventory Object 74
Browsing Datastores in the vSphere Client Inventory 75
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Managing Hosts in vCenter Server 77
About Hosts 77
Add a Host 78
Completing the Add Host Process 79
Disconnecting and Reconnecting a Host 80
Remove a Host from a Cluster 81
Understanding Managed Host Removal 81
Remove a Managed Host from vCenter Server 82
Monitoring Host Health Status 83
Virtual Machine Management
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Consolidating the Datacenter 87
Consolidation First Time Use 88
Consolidation Prerequisites 88
About Consolidation Services 91
Configuring Consolidation Settings 91
Find and Analyze Physical Systems 92
Viewing Analysis Results 93
Converting Physical Systems to Virtual Machines 93
Viewing Consolidation Tasks 94
Troubleshooting Consolidation 95
vSphere Basic System Administration
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