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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) | ||
=== Setup Date Time === | |||
# Remove existing date time zone | |||
#* <code> sudo rm /etc/localtime </code> | |||
# Add link to appropriate locale | |||
#* <code> sudo ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/London /etc/localtime </code> | |||
# Enable NTP daemon | |||
#* <code> sudo chkconfig ntpd on </code> | |||
# Edit the NTP config file to add your NTP server(s) | |||
#* <code> sudo vi /etc/ntp.conf </code> | |||
#* Edit the <code> server </code> entries as required | |||
# Start the NTP daemon | |||
#* <code> sudo /etc/rc.d/init.d/ntpd start </code> | |||
=== Add ESX to vMA === | === Add ESX to vMA === |
Revision as of 09:44, 5 April 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-admin
account (dictionary words not allowed)
Setup Date Time
- Remove existing date time zone
sudo rm /etc/localtime
- Add link to appropriate locale
sudo ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/London /etc/localtime
- Enable NTP daemon
sudo chkconfig ntpd on
- Edit the NTP config file to add your NTP server(s)
sudo vi /etc/ntp.conf
- Edit the
server
entries as required
- Start the NTP daemon
sudo /etc/rc.d/init.d/ntpd start
Add ESX to vMA
- Log into the vMA as
vi-admin
- Use
vifp addserver
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