Term
| When you install vCenter Server, which components are installed? (name 4) |
|
Definition
- VMware vCenter Server
- Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 Framework
- Microsoft Windows Installer version 4.5
- VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express (optional)
|
|
|
Term
| The vCenter Server autorun.exe application includes links to install the following optional components (name 7): |
|
Definition
- vSphere Client
- vSphere Web Client
- vSphere Update Manager
- vSphere ESXi Dump Collector
- vSphere Syslog Collector
- vSphere Auto Deploy
- vSphere Authentication Proxy
|
|
|
Term
| How do you get the vCenter Server Installer? |
|
Definition
| Download the zip file from VMware www.vmware.com/support and extract the files from the .zip archive |
|
|
Term
| What happens if you omit the license key when installing vCenter Server? |
|
Definition
| You get to use the full feature set for a 60-day evaluation period. |
|
|
Term
| What are the size limitations on the bundled database (MS SQL Server 2008 Express instance) |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| When installing vCenter, in the 'Ready to Install the Program' window, what does 'Select to bump up the ephemeral port value' do when you check it? |
|
Definition
| This option increases the number of available ephemeral ports. If your vCenter Server manages hosts on which you will power on more than 2000 virtual machines simultaneously, this option prevents the pool of available ephemeral ports from being exhausted. |
|
|
Term
| When setting the login information for vCenter Server, what should you choose if you are using a non-bundled database? |
|
Definition
| Enter the administrator name and password that you use when you log in to the system on which you are installing vCenter Server. |
|
|
Term
| When setting the vCenter Server login information, if you are using the bundled SQL database, what should you enter? |
|
Definition
| Select 'Use SYSTEM Account'. |
|
|
Term
| Name 4 advantages of installing vCenter Server on a virtual machine. |
|
Definition
1. Consolidation
2. High availability
3. vMotion
4. Snapshots (archiving, etc.) |
|
|
Term
| What is the vCenter Server Appliance |
|
Definition
| The vCenter Server Appliance is a preconfigured Linux-based virtual machine optimized for running vCenter Server and associated services. |
|
|
Term
What are the default login credentials for the vCenter Server Appliance?
Username:
Password: |
|
Definition
Username: root
Password:vmware |
|
|
Term
| Name the supported databases (stand alone) for vCenter Server Appliance |
|
Definition
| Oracle is the only supported DB for stand alone. |
|
|
Term
| What is the embedded DB that comes with vCenter Server Appliance and what is it's scalability limitatioQ |
|
Definition
IBM DB2. Up to 5 hosts and 50 VMs.
Note, IBM DB2 is not supported outside of the embedded version.
Note, Microsoft SQL is never a supported DB for vCSA
|
|
|
Term
T/F: vCenter Server Appliance supports:
1. Linked Mode
2. High Availability
3. IPv6 |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Name 3 steps to deploy the vCenter Server Appliance. |
|
Definition
1. Download the .VMDK and .OVF files for the appliance from the VMware website
2. In the vSphere Client, select File > Deploy OVF Template and enter the path to the .OVF file on your system
3. Follow the prompts in the Deploy OVF Template wizard to create the vCenter Server Appliance
|
|
|
Term
| What 3 Files need to be downloaded to install the vCenter Server Appliance (4 files for 5.1)? |
|
Definition
- VMware vCenter Server 5.x Appliance - OVF File
- VMware vCenter Server 5.x Appliance - System Disk
- VMware vCenter Server 5.x Appliance - Data Disk
- VMware vCenter Server 5.1 Appliance - OVA File (5.1 only)
|
|
|
Term
| When installing vCenter Server, name 3 steps you should take to check that the host name resolution is working. |
|
Definition
Ensure DNS infrastructure is robust and functional and all ESXi and vCenter are configured for DNS to avoid headaches later (much better idea than putting an /etc/host file on every machine.
1. Ensure vCenter Server computer can resolve the host names for each ESXi host added to the inventory
2. Ensure that every ESXi host can resolve the hostname for the vCneter Server
3. Ensure htat each ESXi host can resolve the host names of all the other ESXi hosts in the inventory, especially if those hosts might form an HA cluster |
|
|
