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VMware ESX 3.x Server
and
VirtualCenter 2.x
(GA Build Eval)
Service Console Guide
Document Version 1.1
By Mike Laverick
© RTFM Education
For Errors/Corrections please contact:
mikelaverick@rtfm-ed.co.uk
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Table of Contents
Introduction.............................................................................................3
Module 1: Users and Rights ......................................................................6
Creating a New User ................................................................................. 6
Elevating yourself to ROOT ........................................................................ 6
Disabling Auditing on ROOT (Not Recommended) ......................................... 6
Miscellaneous User Managements Tasks ...................................................... 7
Module 2: Getting around & Getting help .................................................8
Module 3: File & Folder Management......................................................10
Module 4: Networking ............................................................................15
Viewing your Switches & Service Console Networking ................................. 15
Creating a vSwitch (Internal) ................................................................... 15
Creating a vSwitch (Single NIC) ............................................................... 16
Creating a vSwitch (Multiple NIC’s)........................................................... 17
Deleting a Switch from vSwitch ................................................................ 18
Creating PortGroups for VLAN Networking NIC Team .................................. 19
Creating Vmkernel Switches .................................................................... 20
Changing your Service Console IP Settings ................................................ 22
Setting the Speed and Duplex of NIC’s ...................................................... 23
Recreating your vswif0