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3.
Examine the system page for the virtual host with Tools
→System Information→System Page...
task to verify that Insight Control virtual machine management is configured correctly.
Locate the System Subtype row under Product Description. The description should contain the
text Virtual Machine Host.
11.3 Creating and installing virtual guests
Generally this section discusses how:
•
To create the
:
HP suggests that you use the vCenter application for VMware ESX and VMware ESXi.
HP suggests that you use the virt-manager utility for Xen and KVM.
•
To install and configure an operating system that runs on the virtual guest. You must address
the requirements for memory, disk storage, MAC addresses, network information, and the
installation media URL (which links to the Insight Control for Linux repository).
If you intend to use
, you must set up the DHCP server for the virtual guests. For more
information, see
“Setting up the DHCP server for virtual guests” (page 194)
.
This section provides information for creating a VMware ESX virtual host, a VMware ESXi virtual
host, or a Xen virtual host.
11.3.1 Guidelines for configuring a VMware ESX or VMware ESXi virtual guest
You will need the vCenter application to create a virtual guest. For more information on this
application, see the HP Insight Control Virtual Machine Management User Guide.
For information on licensing virtual guests, see
This section describes one possible method to create and configure a VMware ESX or VMware
ESXi guest. There are many other ways to accomplish the same result.
Use the following guidelines for configuring a VMware ESX or VMware ESXi virtual guest:
1.
Use vCenter to create a VM guest machine on a VMware ESX or VMware ESXi host. vCenter
is accessed using the vSphere Client application running on any Windows system with network
access to the vCenter host. In this step, select the operating system to be installed on the VM
guest.
2.
Make a bootable ISO image visible to the managed host:
a.
Obtain or create an ISO image for the operating system you want to install on the VM
guest.
b.
Make this ISO image visible to the vCenter server.
To achieve this, use FTP to transfer the ISO image to the vCenter, or map a shared
drive/folder containing the ISO image onto the vCenter system.
c.
Browse to the datastore associated with the VMware ESX or VMware ESXi host system,
then add the ISO made visible in the previous step (2b) into the vCenter datastore.
NOTE:
Alternatively, you can create an NFS backed datastore that makes the bootable ISO
visible directly to the managed host. For more information, see the VMware documentation.
3.
Select the ISO image in the datastore as the CD or DVD image for the VM guest to be installed,
and select to connect it at power on.
4.
Verify that the VM guest is configured to enter the BIOS on the next boot; if it is not in that
state, change it.
When in the BIOS, change the boot order to boot from the CD or DVD first. This ensures that
the system boots from the CD or DVD before the other choices.
5.
Open the console of the VM guest.
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