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#* Update IP information | #* Update IP information | ||
#* Enter a passsword for the <code>vi-admin</code> account (dictionary words not allowed) | #* Enter a passsword for the <code>vi-admin</code> account (dictionary words not allowed) | ||
=== Add ESX to vMA === | |||
# Log into the vMA as <code>vi-admin</code> | |||
# Use <code> vifp addserver/code> command to add ESX and enter root password | |||
#* EG <code> vifp addserver esx-server.domain.com </code> | |||
# To test, set the session to use the server | |||
#* <code> vifptarget --set esx-server.domain.com </code> | |||
# and show NICS | |||
#* <code> vicfg-nics -l </code> | |||
# To enable logging for all servers | |||
#* <code> vilogger enable </code> | |||
Revision as of 15:50, 4 March 2011
Setup
Install vMA Appliance
- Get the OVF URL of the latest version from http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/
- Import OVF into vCentre
- You'll need to specify a cluster/host, datastore, and hostname
- Once imported, power on
- The VM will go into a Wizard
- Update IP information
- Enter a passsword for the
vi-adminaccount (dictionary words not allowed)
Add ESX to vMA
- Log into the vMA as
vi-admin - Use
vifp addserver/code> command to add ESX and enter root password- EG
vifp addserver esx-server.domain.com
- EG
- To test, set the session to use the server
vifptarget --set esx-server.domain.com
- and show NICS
vicfg-nics -l
- To enable logging for all servers
vilogger enable