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    Building a Virtualized Testbed on the Cheap – Part V: Configure ESXi

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    Andrew Garcia
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    March 9, 2009
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      1Building a Virtualized Testbed on the Cheap – Part V: Configure ESXi

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      by Andrew Garcia

      2ESXi Console 1

      2

      With the ESXi stick inserted, boot virtualization host. Make sure BIOS can boot from the USB device. This is the screen that will appear with a successful boot.

      3ESXi Console 2

      3

      Press <F2> to enter management screens. Configure a Root Password that will be used to log in from the VMware Infrastructure Client.

      4ESXi Console 3

      4

      Double check the Management Adapter address set on the same network as the management PC. Adjust for DHCP or static addressing as needed. If static, also configure DNS, gateway and hostname.

      5ESXi Console 4

      5

      Press <ESC> to save changes and restart the management network. The majority of the ESXi configuration and management can now be done from a management PC running the VMware Infrastructure Client.

      6VMware Infrastructure Client

      6

      To install the VMware Infrastructure Client on a Windows PC, first download and install .NET 2.0 redistributable from www.microsoft.com. Then surf to your ESX server to download the client install package. Install it, accepting the defaults.

      7Log-in

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      Log in to the ESXi server using the Client. Use the credentials created when setting up the ESXi server from the console.

      8Add Networking

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      Click Configuration, then Network, then Add Networking to add the virtual network components necessary to talk to the OpenFiler server. Here is a before-and-after shot of the virtual network.

      9Add VMKernel

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      Because we want to separate out the virtual network traffic from the iSCSI traffic to the NAS, we need to add a second network. Add a VMKernel to add a TCPIP stack, then create a new virtual switch that utilizes the second network card. Select static or dynamic addressing as needed – static will be necessary if utilizing specific address filtering in OpenFiler.

      10Storage Adapters

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      Click Storage Adapters, then scroll down to find the iSCSI Software Adapter. Nothing will be listed under Details until we configure iSCSI. Click Properties to begin.

      11iSCSI Enable

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      Under the General tab, click Configure. Click Enabled, then OK, to start the service and create an iSCSI name. Under Dynamic Discovery, click Add then input the address of the OpenFiler server. Finally, under CHAP Authentication, enter the CHAP credentials created during OpenFiler setup (unless you skipped authentication security previously). After pressing Close, Rescan to find available storage LUNs.

      12Create Storage

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      The last step to setting up iSCSI is to create the datastore in ESXi. Click Storage, then Add Storage to add the volume.

      13Storage Wizard

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      Using the wizard, create a new Disk/LUN. Click OK on Device Location and Current Disk Layout, then create a name for the datastore and select a block size to format with.

      14Browse Datastore

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      To add files to the datastore for later use, right click on the item just created and select Browse Datastore. Using the Datastore Browser that appears, we can import or export files – operating system ISOs or existing virtual machines – to the datastore.

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