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What are the minimum hardware requirements for ESX 4.0?
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64-bit x86 CPUs and 2GB of RAM
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What is some of the information on your environment you should gather when you want to determine the appropriate ESX/ESXi configuration.
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1. System compatibility
2. I/O compatibility (network and HBA cards) 3. Storage compatibility 4. Backup software compatibility |
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What are the required partitions for ESX hosts?
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/boot (ext3), / (ext3), swap, vmkcore, VMFS3
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What are the optional partitions for ESX hosts?
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/home, /tmp, /var/log, /usr,
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What are the minimum hardware requirements for ESX 4.0 vCenter?
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two CPUs 2.0GHz+ Intel or AMD, 3GB of RAM, 2GB drive storage, 1GB NIC, [if DB is local] space needed for MSSQL Express 2005 (2GB minimum)
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Where do you configure NTP for the ESX host?
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GUI: Select an ESX server, Configuration tab, and click on Time Configuration.
CLI: edit /etc/ntp.conf and add the servers. server 0.nl.pool.ntp.org |
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How do you assign a license to an ESX host?
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In the vCenter server you will enter a 25 character license key to the ESX host.
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What are the steps in the ESX backup procedure?
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1. Backup the files in /etc/passwd, /etc/groups, /etc/shadow, and /etc/gshadow (some of these directories may not be present in all installs).
2. Backup custom scripts 3. Backup .vmx files 4. Backup local images (templates, exported virtual machines, and .iso files) |
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What are the steps in the ESXi backup procedure?
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1. Install vSphere CLI
2. In the CLI run vicfg-cfgbackup with the -s flag to save host configuration to a specified backup filename. vicfg-cfgbackup --server <ESXi-host-ip> --portnumber <port_number> --protocol <protocol_type> --username username --password <password> -s <backup-filename> |
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What is the recommended deployment size when using the host update utility?
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Smaller deployments of 10 hosts or less without a vCetner Server or vCenter Update Manager. This utility provides a wizard that will walk you through the upgrade process.
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