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About This Manual

This manual, the VMware VirtualCenter User's Manual, describes how to install, configure, and use VMware VirtualCenter to provision, migrate, monitor and manage the virtual machines through the single VMware VirtualCenter interface using virtual farms and groups for organizational ease of operation.

Intended Audience

Intended Audience

The information presented in this manual is written for system administrators who are experienced Windows or Linux system administrators and who are also familiar with virtual machine technology.

Document History

Document History

VirtualCenter User's Manual, Revision 20040827, Item No. VC-ENG-Q204-005

This manual is revised with each release of the product or when deemed necessary. A revised version can contain minor or major changes.

 Release
 Date
 Description
 September 29, 2004
 PDf, HTML on web
 Patch release 1.1.1
 August 27, 2004
 PDF Printed
 Patch release 1.1.1
 August 3, 2004
 PDF, HTML on web, PDF on CD, Help
 Release 1.1
 June 24, 2004
 PDF, HTML on web, PDF on CD, Help, Printed
 Release K2, beta 1
 April 20, 2004
 PDF, HTML on web
 Release 1.0.1
 March 29, 2004
 PDF, HTML on web, Help
 Release 1.0, editorial updates
 January 6, 2004
 PDF, HTML on web
 First Release 1.0
 December 5, 2003
 PDF, HTML on web, PDF on CD, Help, Printed

To view the most current version of the manual, refer to the VMware Web site: www.vmware.com/support/vc11

Conventions

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual.

 Style
 Purpose
 blue (online only)
 Cross references, links
 Courier
 Commands, filenames, directories, paths, user input
 Semi-Bold
 Interactive interface objects, keys, buttons
 Bold
 Items of highlighted interest, terms
 Italic
 Variables, parameters
 Web addresses

Abbreviations

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in the graphics in this manual.

 Abbreviation
  Description
 VC
 VirtualCenter
 UI
 VirtualCenter client
 server
 VirtualCenter server
 database
 VirtualCenter database
 farmn
 VirtualCenter farms
 hostn
 VirtualCenter managed hosts
 VM#
 virtual machines on a managed host
 user#
 users with access permissions
 dsk#
 storage disk for the managed host
 datastore
 storage for the managed host
 SAN
 SAN type datastore shared between managed hosts
 tmplt
 template

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