Chapter 1Automating vCenter Server Deployment and Configuration
In this chapter, you will learn to:
Prepare the vCenter Installation
Create an Automated Installation
Set Up Your vCenter Server Folder Structure
Creating a Folder Structure from Scratch
Exporting a Folder Structure
Importing a Folder Structure
Define Users and Their Privileges
Granting Privileges
Creating New Roles
Bringing In Users
Exporting Permissions
Importing Permissions
Configure Datacenters and Clusters
Creating Datacenters
Creating Clusters
Configuring High Availability
Configuring Distributed Resource Scheduler
Configuring Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
Configuring Distributed Power Management
Licensing
Viewing License Information
Licensing a Host
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