V-Center installation, upgradation, cluster configuration

      VCenter 

        vCenter Server is the centralized management utility for VMware, and is used to manage virtual machines, multiple ESXi hosts, and all dependent components from a single centralized location. 

    Center Features 

• Multi-hypervisor management. 
• VMware Host Profiles. 
•  Automatic VM restart. 
•  Patch management. 
•  vRealize Orchestrator (vRO). 
•  vCenter Server Linked Mode. 
•  Application programming interfaces (APIs). 

    CLUSTER 

        Cluster is a group of ESXi hosts. HA and DRS are the features of a cluster.

     Pre requisites for Cluster.

 

• Minimum 3 Hosts recommended 
•  Shared storage “NAS / SAN / VSAN 
•  CPU Compatibility 
•  EVC Enhanced VMotion Compatibility 
•  DRS 
•  HA 
•  VCenter for managing HostsVM kernel port group 
•  Static IPs for all Hosts 

    vCenter Installation process 

Stage-1 Install 

    Step 1: Download the vCenter Server ISO from Myvmware.com After downloading, mount it on CD/DVD drive 

    Step 2: Open the mounted path and double click the installer.exe and click on install.

    Step 3: Click introduction part Next and Accept licence agreement then click nexts.

    Step 4: Select deployment type and click next.

    Step 5: Enter ESXi host or vcenter name , user name and password and click next.

    Step 6: Select datacenter and click next.

    Step 7: Select computer resource and click next

    Step 8: Specify VM name and set root password.

    Step 9: Select deployment size and click next.

    Step 10: Select data store and enable thin disk mode then next.

     Step 11: Configure network settings then click next.

     Note : While creating the IP address enter the IP in DNS forward lookup zone. 

    Step 12: Check and finish.

 

    Stage-2 

    Step 1: Introduction, Click next and give appliance configuration then Next.

    Step 2: Give SSO configuration then click next.

    Step 3: Configure CEIP and click next.

    Step 4: Check and click finish.

 

    Step 5: Launch Vspher client.

    CLUSTER CONFIGURATION 

        Right click on vcenter and create data center and in the data center create clusters and give configuration.