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Appendix 13 Using Adapters
VMware vCenter, ESX, and ESXi Adapter
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Use DHCP to obtain an IP address automatically—Use DHCP to obtain the IP address for the
queried VM network.
queried VM network.
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Select this radio button and then enter the appropriate information in the following text fields:
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Preferred DNS server—Preferred IP address of a DNS server
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Alternate DNS server—Alternate IP address of a DNS server that is used when the preferred IP
address is not available
address is not available
Selecting a Managed Object
Use the Select Managed Objects dialog box to retrieve the inventory path of an object residing on a
specified VMware target.
specified VMware target.
To select an object from a defined target:
Step 1
To the right of the field on the VMware activity field, click Browse to launch the Select Managed Objects
dialog box to query the appropriate managed object on a specified target.
dialog box to query the appropriate managed object on a specified target.
Step 2
From the drop-down list, select the appropriate target from the drop down list to display the managed
objects.
objects.
Step 3
To the left of a folder, click Expand (+) to view additional objects for selection.
Step 4
Select a valid object from the list, and click OK. The OK button remains disabled until a valid object is
selected.
selected.
Managing VMware vSphere Targets
The VMware virtual infrastructure targets (such as a VMware vCenter or ESX server) represent a
connection to a given VMware virtual infrastructure.
connection to a given VMware virtual infrastructure.
The following table provides a list of the targets that are associated with the adapter.
Defining a VMware vSphere Hypervisor Target
VMware ESX and VMware ESXi are "bare-metal" hypervisors, and are installed directly on top of the
physical server and partitioned into multiple virtual machines that can run simultaneously, sharing the
physical resources of the underlying server.
physical server and partitioned into multiple virtual machines that can run simultaneously, sharing the
physical resources of the underlying server.
The ESX/ESXi Server and host have a one-to-one correspondence. Use the VMware vSphere Hypervisor
target to specify the connection information to an ESX/ESXi server.
target to specify the connection information to an ESX/ESXi server.
Target
Description
VMware vSphere Hypervisor
Establishes connection to a standalone ESX server.
See
VMware vCenter Server
Establishes connection to vCenter server
See