Chapter 2

Plan, Install, Configure, and Upgrade vCenter Server and VMware ESXi

VCP5 Exam Objectives Covered in This Chapter:

  • Install and Configure vCenter Server
    • Identify available vCenter Server editions
    • Deploy the vCenter Appliance
    • Install vCenter Server into a virtual machine
    • Size the vCenter Server database
    • Install additional vCenter Server components
    • Install/Remove vSphere Client plug-ins
    • Enable/Disable vSphere Client plug-ins
    • License vCenter Server
    • Determine availability requirements for a vCenter Server in a given vSphere implementation
    • Determine use case for vSphere Client and Web Client
  • Install and Configure VMware ESXi
    • Perform an interactive installation of ESXi
    • Deploy an ESXi host using Auto Deploy
    • Configure NTP on an ESXi Host ...

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