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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
The information presented in this manual is written for system administrators who are experienced Windows or Linux system administrators and who are familiar with virtual machine technology.
Document History
VirtualCenter User's Manual, Revision 20060706, Item No. VC-ENG-Q306-195
This manual is revised with each release of the product or when deemed necessary. A revised version can contain minor or major changes.
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Release 1.4
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July 7, 2006
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Release 1.3.x
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December 15, 2005
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Release 1.3
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September 22, 2005
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Add GSX Server 3.2 support
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July 1, 2005
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Update VMotion compatibility statement
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May 2, 2005
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Release 1.2 patch 1
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March 16, 2005
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Release 1.2
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December 2, 2004
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Patch release 1.1.1
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August 27, 2004
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PDF Printed
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Patch release 1.1.1
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August 3, 2004
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Release 1.1
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June 24, 2004
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Release 1.0.1
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March 29, 2004
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Release 1.0, editorial updates
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January 6, 2004
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First Release 1.0
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December 5, 2003
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To view the most current version of the manual, refer to the VMware Web site:
www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual.
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Style
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Purpose
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blue (online only)
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Cross references, links
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Courier
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Commands, filenames, directories, paths, user input
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Semi-Bold
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Interactive interface objects, keys, buttons
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Bold
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Items of highlighted interest, terms
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Italic
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Variables, parameters
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italic
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Web addresses
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Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in the graphics in this manual.
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Abbreviation
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Description
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VC
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VirtualCenter
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UI
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VirtualCenter client
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server
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VirtualCenter server
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database
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VirtualCenter database
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farmn
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VirtualCenter farms
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hostn
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VirtualCenter managed hosts
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VM#
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virtual machines on a managed host
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user#
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users with access permissions
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dsk#
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storage disk for the managed host
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datastore
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storage for the managed host
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SAN
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storage area network type datastore shared between managed hosts
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tmplt
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template
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