VMware vSphere:
Optimize and Scale
Lab Manual
ESXi 7 and vCenter Server 7
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VMware vSphere:
Optimize and Scale
Lab Manual
ESXi 7 and vCenter Server 7
Part Number EDU-EN-VSOS67-LAB (4/2020)
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VMware vSphere:
Optimize and Scale
Lab Manual
ESXi 7 and vCenter Server 7
www.vmware.com/education
VMware vSphere:
Optimize and Scale
Lab Manual
ESXi 7 and vCenter Server 7
Part Number EDU-EN-VSOS67-LAB (4/2020)
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Typographical Conventions
The following typographical conventions are used in this course.
Conventions
Usage and Examples
Monospace
Identifies command names, command options, parameters, code fragments, error messages, filenames, folder names, directory names, and path names:
• Run the esxtop command.
• ... found in the var/log/messages file.
Monospace Bold
Identifies user inputs:
• Enter ipconfig /release.
Boldface
Identifies user interface controls:
• Click the Configuration tab.
Italic
Identifies book titles:
• vSphere Virtual Machine Administration
< >
Indicates placeholder variables:
•
• ... the Settings/.txt file
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Contents
Lab 1 Accessing the Lab Environment ........................................................ 1
Task 1: Access Your Lab Environment ................................................................................... 1
Task 2: Verify That the vSphere Licenses Are Valid ............................................................... 2
Task 3: (Optional) Assign Valid vSphere Licenses .................................................................. 3
Task 4: Add ESXi Hosts to vCenter Server ............................................................................ 4
Lab 2 Configuring vSphere Distributed Switch ............................................ 6
Task 1: Create a Distributed Switch ...................................................................................... 6
Task 2: Add ESXi Hosts to the Distributed Switch .................................................................. 8
Task 3: Examine Your Distributed Switch Configuration ......................................................... 9
Task 4: Migrate VMs to Another Distributed Switch Port Group ............................................ 10
Lab 3 Managing vSphere Distributed Switches .......................................... 12
Task 1: Add a New Port Group to VDS ................................................................................ 12
Task 2: Enable the VDS Health Check ................................................................................. 13
Task 3: Investigate the VDS Health Check Status ................................................................. 14
Task 4: Remediate the VDS Issue ....................................................................................... 14
Task 5: Disable the VDS Health Check Service ..................................................................... 15
Task 6: Back Up the VDS Configuration .............................................................................. 15
Lab 4 Using Port Mirroring ...................................................................... 16
Task 1: Prepare to Capture Mirrored Network Traffic ............................................................ 16
Task 2: Configure Port Mirroring on the Distributed Switch ................................................... 18
Task 3: Verify That Port Mirroring Is Capturing Traffic ........................................................... 19
Task 4: Restore the Distributed Switch Configuration .......................................................... 20
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Lab 5 Using Policy-Based Storage ............................................................ 21
Task 1: Add Datastores for Use by Policy-Based Storage ...................................................... 21
Task 2: Use vSphere Storage vMotion to Migrate a VM's Storage ......................................... 23
Task 3: Configure Storage Tags ......................................................................................... 23
Task 4: Create VM Storage Policies.................................................................................... 24
Task 5: Assign Storage Policies to VMs .............................................................................. 25
Lab 6 Creating vSAN Storage Policies ...................................................... 29
Task 1: Examine the Default Storage Policy ......................................................................... 29
Task 2: Create a Custom Policy with No Failure Tolerance ................................................... 30
Task 3: Assign the Custom Policy to a VM ........................................................................... 31
Task 4: Make the VM Compliant ........................................................................................ 32
Task 5: Create an Invalid Storage Policy ............................................................................. 33
Lab 7 Working with Certificates ............................................................... 35
Task 1: Examine the Machine SSL Certificate ....................................................................... 35
Task 2: Generate a CSR for the Custom Certificate .............................................................. 37
Task 3: Request a Custom Certificate ................................................................................. 39
Task 4: Replace the Current Certificate with a Custom Certificate .......................................... 41
Lab 8 Configuring Identity Federation to Use Microsoft ADFS ................... 45
Task 1: Configure vCenter Server Identity Provider Federation ............................................. 45
Task 2: Add Permissions to vCenter Server for an AD Account ............................................ 48
Task 3: Log In to vCenter Server Using an AD Account ....................................................... 49
Lab 9 Assigning a vSphere Trust Authority Administrator ........................... 51
Task 1: Assign a vSphere Trust Authority Administrator ........................................................ 51
Lab 10 Enabling and Configuring vSphere Trust Authority ......................... 52
Task 1: Preconfigure the Environment ................................................................................ 52
Task 2: Export the TPM Certificate and ESXi Image Metadata .............................................. 53
Task 3: Export the Trusted User Principal ........................................................................... 55
Task 4: Enable vSphere Trust Authority Services ................................................................. 55
Task 5: Import the Trusted Host Information to the Trust Authority Cluster ........................... 56
Task 6: Create a Trusted Key Provider on the Trust Authority Cluster ................................... 57
Task 7: Export the Trust Authority Cluster Settings .............................................................. 59
Task 8: Import the Trust Authority Cluster Settings into the Trusted Hosts Cluster ................. 59
Task 9: Configure the Trusted Key Provider for the Trusted Hosts Cluster ............................ 60
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Lab 11 Encrypting a VM with a Trusted Key Provider.................................. 62
Task 1: Encrypt a VM with a Trusted Key Provider ............................................................... 62
Lab 12 Using Host Profiles ....................................................................... 65
Task 1: Preconfigure ESXi Hosts......................................................................................... 65
Task 2: Create and Export a Host Profile ............................................................................ 68
Task 3: Import a Host Profile ............................................................................................. 69
Task 4: Duplicate and Edit a Host Profile ............................................................................ 70
Task 5: Attach an ESXi Host to a Host Profile ....................................................................... 71
Task 6: Run an Initial Compliance Check ............................................................................. 72
Task 7: Introduce a Configuration Drift ............................................................................... 73
Task 8: Run a Compliance Check and Remediate the Configuration Drift .............................. 74
Task 9: Detach the Host Profile ......................................................................................... 76
Lab 13 Creating Content Libraries ............................................................ 77
Task 1: Create a Local Content Library ................................................................................. 77
Task 2: Upload Data to the Content Library ........................................................................ 78
Task 3: Create a Subscribed Content Library ...................................................................... 79
Task 4: Create a Subscription for VM Templates .................................................................. 81
Task 5: Clone a Template to the Local Library ...................................................................... 81
Task 6: Synchronize the Content Libraries .......................................................................... 82
Task 7: Deploy a VM from the Subscribed Content Library .................................................. 83
Task 8: Clean Up for the Next Lab ..................................................................................... 84
Lab 14 Managing Resource Pools ............................................................. 85
Task 1: Maintain VMs ......................................................................................................... 85
Task 2: Create CPU Contention ......................................................................................... 87
Task 3: Create Resource Pools .......................................................................................... 88
Task 4: Verify Resource Pool Functionality ......................................................................... 89
Lab 15 Monitoring CPU Performance........................................................ 91
Task 1: Run a Single-Threaded Program in a Single-vCPU VM .............................................. 91
Task 2: Start esxtop and View Statistics .............................................................................. 92
Task 3: Record Statistics for Case 1: Single Thread and Single vCPU ..................................... 93
Task 4: Run a Single-Threaded Program in a Dual-vCPU VM ............................................... 94
Task 5: Record Statistics for Case 2: One Thread and Two vCPUs ........................................ 95
Task 6: Run a Dual-Threaded Program in a Dual-vCPU VM ................................................. 95
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Task 7: Record Statistics for Case 3: Two Threads and Two vCPUs ....................................... 96
Task 8: Analyze the Test Results ........................................................................................ 96
Lab 16 Monitoring Memory Performance .................................................. 97
Task 1: Generate Database Activity in the Test VM .............................................................. 97
Task 2: Check for Overcommitment of VM Memory............................................................. 98
Task 3: Configure esxtop to Report VM Memory Statistics ................................................... 98
Task 4: Observe Memory Statistics ..................................................................................... 99
Task 5: Start a Memory Test on ResourceHog01 and ResourceHog02 ................................ 100
Task 6: Record Memory Statistics ...................................................................................... 101
Task 7: Clean Up for the Next Lab ..................................................................................... 102
Lab 17 Monitoring Storage Performance ................................................. 103
Task 1: Prepare to Run Tests ............................................................................................ 103
Task 2: Measure Continuous Sequential Write Activity to a Virtual Disk on a Remote Datastore.......................................................................................................................... 104
Task 3: Measure Continuous Random Write Activity to a Virtual Disk on a Remote Datastore 105
Task 4: Measure Continuous Random Read Activity to a Virtual Disk on a Remote Datastore 106
Task 5: Measure Continuous Random Read Activity to a Virtual Disk on a Local Datastore ... 106
Task 6: Analyze the Test Results ....................................................................................... 107
Lab 18 Monitoring Network Performance ............................................... 108
Task 1: Prepare to Monitor Network Performance .............................................................. 108
Task 2: Prepare the Client and the Server VMs .................................................................. 109
Task 3: Measure Network Activity on an ESXi Physical Network Interface .............................. 111
Task 4: Use Traffic Shaping to Simulate Network Congestion ................................................ 111
Task 5: Position the Client and the Server on the Same Port Group ...................................... 112
Task 6: Restart the Test and Measure Network Activity ....................................................... 114
Task 7: Stop the Test and Analyze Results .......................................................................... 115
Task 8: Clean Up .............................................................................................................. 115
Answer Key ........................................................................................... 116
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Lab 1 Accessing the Lab Environment
Objective and Tasks
Access the lab environment and verify that vSphere licenses are valid:
1. Access Your Lab Environment
2. Verify That the vSphere Licenses Are Valid
3. (Optional) Assign Valid vSphere Licenses
4. Add ESXi Hosts to vCenter Server
Task 1: Access Your Lab Environment
You use a View desktop or Remote Desktop connection to connect to your lab environment and you use the vSphere Client from the Student-A-01 desktop.
1. Use the information that is provided by your instructor to log in to your lab environment.
2. Log in to the vSphere Client on Site A.
a. Open the Firefox web browser, click vSphere Site-A on the bookmarks toolbar.
b. Select vSphere Client (SA-VCSA-01).
c. On the login page, enter the vCenter Server lab credentials.
User name: administrator@
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