(Read the previous entry for information of our DataCenter: IPs, host..)

Run VMware Infrastructure Client

(click on image for real size)

the default host is localhost, change it to our IP of Virtual Center Server 192.168.10.45 and log in

Check “Do not issue any security warning..” or install this CA from VMware VC server to your browser.

Now, we’re in Virtual Center environment but we don’t have any data center yet. See the new tab Getting Started and new intuitive help from this console. It’s time to create new DataCenter, named VCOMTech_Datacenter.

Add our ESX host to this data center. Enter name of ESX server (host), root as username and root password

Click on Next to proceed

VC is processing the add of our stand-alone host

it’s completed

Let’s see what we have by clicking on Summary tab

We still do’nt have any Virtual Machines on our host

Resouce Allocation Tab Performance Tab

Configuration screenshots

Configuration Tab Hardware - Storage

Hardware - Storage Adapters Hardware - Network Adapters 

(Notice the two NICs still un-configured)
Software - Licenses Software - Time configuration

We don’t add the licenses yet, in other words, still under evaluation license.

Software-DNS-Routing Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown

Software - Virtual Machine Swapfile Location Software - System Resource Allocation

Maps Tab