Setup

Partitioning

Primary

/ 5120mb

Swap 1600mb

/var 4096mb

/home 4096mb

/opt 2048mb

/tmp 2048mb

Networking

Create vSwitch0 for Service Console access

esxcfg-vswif -d vswif0
esxcfg-vswitch -d vSwitch0
esxcfg-vswitch -a vSwitch0
esxcfg-vswitch -A "Service Console" vSwitch0
esxcfg-vswitch -L vmnic0 vSwitch0
esxcfg-vswitch -v <vlan id> -p "Service Console" vSwitch0
esxcfg-vswif -a vswif0 -i <ip address> -n <subnet mask> -p "Service Console"

Create vSwitch1 for IP based storage access (using Jumbo Frames)

esxcfg-vswitch -a vSwitch1
esxcfg-vswitch -m 9000 vSwitch1
esxcfg-vswitch -A VMkernel vSwitch1
esxcfg-vmknic -a -i <ip address> -n <subnet mask> -m 9000 VMkernel
esxcfg-vswitch -v <vlan id> -p VMkernel vSwitch1
esxcfg-vswitch -L vmnic1 vSwitch1

Configure gateway for Service Console:

nano /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-vswif0

add: “GATEWAY=10.10.10.1″ at the bottom

service network restart

Configure vSwitch load balancing policy for ip hash:

vmware-vim-cmd /hostsvc/net/vswitch_setpolicy –nicteaming-policy=loadbalance_ip vSwitch1

To set it back to route based on originating virtual port ID:

vmware-vim-cmd /hostsvc/net/vswitch_setpolicy –nicteaming-policy=loadbalance_srcid vSwitch1

Host Specific Configuration

Disable ctrl-alt-del from rebooting box

1. vi /etc/inittab

2. Comment the following line:

# ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now

3. init q

Disable VMFS2 module if not accessing VMFS2 volumes:

nano /etc/rc.d/rc.local

add the following at the end:

vmkload_mod -u vmfs2

vCenter Specific Configuration

Sysprep files required for Guest Customization

Note: For Server 2008 the sysprep location is: C:\Users\All Users\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\sysprep

Configure the following NTP servers:

0.us.pool.ntp.org

1.us.pool.ntp.org

2.us.pool.ntp.org

Host Specific Commands

Enter maintenance mode:

vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter

Exit mainteance mode:

vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit

Guest Specific Commands

Network Specific Commands

Storage Specific Commands

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