Introduction to VMware VCenter 6.0 installation and cluster configuration

First, Introduction

VMware VCenter Server provides a scalable, scalable platform that lays the foundation for virtualization management. Centralize management of VMware vsphere environments, significantly improving IT administrators ' control over virtual environments compared to other management platforms.

VMware vCenter Server: Improve centralized control and visibility at every level of your virtual infrastructure, and leverage vSphere potential with proactive management as a scalable, scalable platform backed by a broad partner system.

Whether you have more than 10 virtual machines or thousands of virtual machines, VMware VCenter Server is the simplest and most efficient way to manage VMware VSphere. With VMware VCenter Server, you can manage all the hosts and VMS in your data center from a single console, which aggregates the performance monitoring capabilities of your cluster, host, and virtual machines. VMware vCenter Server enables administrators to gain insight into all of the virtual infrastructure's clusters, hosts, virtual machines, storage, guest operating systems, and other critical components from a single location.

With VMware VCenter Server, virtualized environments become easier to manage, and one administrator can manage more than 100 workloads, increasing the productivity of managing physical infrastructure by a factor of more than usual.

Second, prepare

Prepare the environment and tools:

1. Three ESXi 6.0 hosts;
2. Prepare a virtual machine for the Windows Server R2 system;
3. Vmware-vim-all-6.0.0.iso

Software Link: Https://pan.baidu.com/s/1hVH4yXhSQ4xYMqGIXWjNIQ Password: id1j

Third, the installation process 1, first insert the disk into the virtual CD-ROM.

2. Double-click Install Program

3. Click "Next" by default, (e.g.)

4. Tick "I accept the terms of the License Agreement" and click "Next";

5, default embedded deployment, click "Next" (If you have purchased an external database license, can be installed according to enterprise conditions and requirements)

6, the deployment should pay attention to the "system name" input, the system name cannot be changed after deployment, the system name is confirmed, click "Next";

7. Enter the vcenterserver password and click "Next";

8. Click "Next" by default using the Windows Local System account;

9, the default "Use embedded database" installation (if you have purchased an external database license, can be installed according to enterprise conditions and requirements)

10. List all the port numbers required for vcenter operation, keep the default, and click "Next";

11, the installation path is not recommended to modify, keep the default path, click "Next";

12, listed the above settings of all parameters, confirm the error, click "Install";

13, installation process;

14, installation completed;

Third, cluster configuration 1, login https://10.0.0.31/;

2. Click "Host and Cluster";

3, new data center;

4. Right-click the data Center "Vcenter-wzlinux", and in the pop-up menu select "New Cluster";

5. Name VCenter cluster: vcenter-wzlinux, open the DRS and Vsphere Ha Advanced features, and click OK;

DRS: Collects resource usage information for all hosts and virtual machines within the cluster and suggests or migrates virtual machines based on specific health conditions
HA: If one host fails, all virtual machines running on that host will be restarted immediately on the other hosts in the same cluster
EVC: Enhanced Vmotion
Virtual SAN: Centrally manage internal disk and flash memory devices for x86 servers for shared storage

6, left-click the cluster, clicking "Add Host";

7, "Name and location"; Add a ESXi6.0 host, you can enter the hostname or IP, click "Next" when the input is complete;

8, "Connection settings"; Please enter the username and password of the ESXi6.0 host, click "Next";

9, "host summary"; we can see that the IP is: 10.0.0.13 ESXi host basic information, namely: Host name, vendor, model, ESXi host version, virtual machine number situation, continue to click ' Next ';

10. "Assign license"; Continue to click ' Next ';

11, "lock mode"; You can click "Next" by default;

12, "resource pool", can keep the default to continue clicking "Next";

13. After the "Ready to complete" configuration, this step shows the basic information of the host; click Finish.

Iv. configuring VCenter users; 1, the default user may not be convenient to remember, we create a user, the first user needs to create inside the system;

2. Right click VCenter, "Add Permissions".

The demos here are all through the VSphere Client.

Introduction to VMware VCenter 6.0 installation and cluster configuration