VMware vSphere 6.5 Cookbook（Third Edition）

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Upgrading to vSphere 6.5

Introduction

vSphere 6.5 core components

Hypervisor – VMware ESXi 6.5

Core management layer – VMware vCenter 6.5

Authentication and core services layer – vSphere Platform Services Controller

Upgrade and patch management layer – vCenter Update Manager 6.5

Planning vSphere upgrade

How to do it...

How it works...

Upgrading from vSphere 5.5 or 6.0 to vSphere 6.5

How to do it...

How it works...

Upgrading vCenter Server running Microsoft Windows

How to do it...

How it works...

Using the vCenter 6.5 Migration Assistant

How to do it...

Upgrading vCenter Server – Migrating from Microsoft Windows to VCSA

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Upgrading the vCenter Server Appliance

Getting ready

How to do it...

Upgrading ESXi Hypervisor

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Greenfield Deployment of vSphere 6.5

Introduction

Deploying vSphere ESXi 6.5

Getting ready

Downloading ESXi 6.5 and mapping it to the server

How to do it...

Configuring ESXi Management Network

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Deploying vCenter Server Appliance 6.5

How to do it...

Deploying External Platform Services controllers

Getting ready

How to do it...

Part 1 – Deploying a PSC for a new SSO domain

Part 2 – Joining a PSC to an existing SSO domain

How it works...

VMware Certificate Authority

VMware Single Sign-On

VMware licensing service

Deploying vCenter Servers in Enhanced Linked Mode

How to do it...

Configuring SSO identity sources

How to do it...

Assigning users and groups to vCenter Server

Getting ready

How to do it...

Using vSphere Host Profiles

Introduction

Preparing a reference host

How to do it...

Creating Host Profiles

Getting ready

How it works...

How it works...

Attaching/detaching ESXi hosts to/from a Host Profile

How to do it...

Performing host customizations

Getting ready

How to do it...

Checking Host Profile compliance of ESXi host(s)

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Scheduling Host Profile compliance checks

Getting ready

How to do it...