refer:

• http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere
• free vmware server: http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor.html

Docs:

• vi_architecture_wp.pdf
• esxatdg_full.pdf
• vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-50-resource-management-guide.pdf
• perf_best_practices_vsphere5.5.pdf

1. Step1: Register and download vsphere hypervisor free from https://my.vmware.com/en/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi6
2. Step2: Create usb boot for vspher hypervisor and install it
3. Step3: Go to https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/my-downloads to get free license key
4. Step4: Using vsphere client to enter license key

Fist select the vmware, then right-click to choose “Remove from disk”

Steps to choose feature manage resources:

1. Step1: Click to choose root node of vsphere client
2. Step2: Click to choose tab Resource Allocation in right-window

refer:

• http://wahlnetwork.com/2012/02/01/understanding-resource-pools-in-vmware-vsphere/
• http://www.settlersoman.com/vmware-vsphere-basics-understanding-resource-pools/

Resource Pools - purpose of use: Some reasons to use Resource Pools:

• Prioritizing VMs ⇒ Base on shares
• Selling resource inside or outside an organization.
• Performance Isolation - for example when you have Test/Dev, Prod and also some really crucial VMs (like Business Critical Application (BCA), you can use Resource Pool to isolate/guarantee performance.

1. Step1: Go to Configuration tab of connection to vsphere server
2. Step2: Click DNS and Routing:
3. Step3: click properties in section DNS and Routing. you must change:
   • DNS to 8.8.8.8
   • Routing: Default Gateway to 192.168.1.1(Default gateway of router ADSL)

1. Step1: Go to Configuration tab of connection to vsphere server
2. Step2: Click Virtual machine startup/shutdown:
3. Step3: click properties in section Virtual machine startup and shutdown. In this screen, to move one server to section Automatic Startup you must choose the server and click Move up/Move Down to this section

1. Step1: Go to Configuration tab of connection to vsphere server
2. Step2: Click Software→Security Profile:
   • click properties in section services to enable, run ssh server
   • click properties in section firewall to enable allow ssh server

• View vsphere version:

  vmware -vl

  output:

  VMware ESXi 5.0.0 build-623860
  VMware ESXi 5.0.0 Update 1

  Or

  vmware -v

  output:

  VMware ESXi 5.0.0 build-623860

• View

Install Missinage packages:

• tools for dev:

  yum install gcc
  yum install gcc-c++
  yum install automake

• basic tools:

  yum install vim mc man telnet

refer: https://calvin.me/install-mac-os-x-esxi-5-5/