Information Systems:VMWare Production Infrastructure
Hardware
Describe the hardware
Hardware Support
Document the expiry dates for the servers and what phone number to call for onsite repair
IMM2
Describe how to get into the IMM2 and what it can do
vSphere Hypervisor
Describe the installation of ESX
vCenter Appliance
Describe the setup and installation and access to vCenter
vCenter Management
Describe the datacenters and datastores and how vCenter is organized. Describe how alerting is setup as well as licensing.
Virtual Machines
Describe what how a virtual machine is a container and that we have a bunch, the details of each VM will be in subtopics
VCSA
Short description to close loop on the vCenter appliance
XClarity
Appliance VM that replaces IBM Director
Thermoprofile
First VM to be converted, document settings
Other VM to be converted, document settings
Mirador
Other VM to be converted, document settings
SuperServer
Other VM to be converted, document settings
WindowsXP JetDirect
Other VM to be converted, document settings
Lucy
Other VM to be converted, document settings
Smithers
Other VM to be converted, document settings
Third Host Used For Testing
Describe how after we converted Smithers to a VM, the physical server was added to vCenter as a third host
VMware Tools
Describe how most VM's need the Tools application installed and how its the method that vCenter uses to talk to VM's in a deeper more spiritual manner
vCenter Standalone Converter
Describe how this program is used to convert a physical machine to a virtual machine
VMware Licensing And Support
Describe how our licensing is displayed in the VMware portal and document how to access it and what the phone numbers are for support