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C H A P T E R 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware GSX Server Host
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Using VirtualCenter to Manage GSX
Server Virtual Machines
If you are using VMware VirtualCenter to manage your GSX Server virtual machines,
there are certain steps you need to take before you can create virtual machines on a
GSX Server host from a VirtualCenter client. In addition, you need to be aware of
certain differences when you connect to a virtual machine from a VirtualCenter client.
For information about using VirtualCenter, see the VirtualCenter product
documentation at
www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vc_pubs.html .
Creating Virtual Machines on a GSX Server Host from a
VirtualCenter Client
Before you start creating virtual machines on a GSX Server host from a VirtualCenter
client, you need to complete the following tasks:
1. Make sure VirtualCenter and GSX Server are installed and operating correctly.
2. Discover the GSX Server host in VirtualCenter. Supply the credentials for a user
account on the GSX Server host to use when running virtual machines.
3. Create network labels for your network adapters on the GSX Server host.
VirtualCenter uses labels to identify which virtual network adapter is associated
with which physical network. For information, see
Creating Network Labels on
page 163 .
4. Create the virtual machines from a VirtualCenter client.
Note: If you are creating a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 virtual machine, select
Other Linux 2.6.x Kernel
.
Connecting to a GSX Server Virtual Machine from a
VirtualCenter Client
In general, when a virtual machine on a GSX Server host is managed by VirtualCenter,
it retains all the features and functionality that GSX Server provides. However, when
you connect to a virtual machine from a VirtualCenter client, certain features
accessible from the VMware Virtual Machine Console are not available from the
console in a VirtualCenter client. These differences are outlined below.
Even though some features may be unavailable from the VirtualCenter client, these
features still work with the virtual machine when connected with the VMware Virtual
Machine Console.