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Virtual Infrastructure Web Access

Virtual Infrastructure Web Access. Product Support Engineering. VMware Confidential. Module 2 Lessons. Lesson 1 – vCenter Server High Availability Lesson 2 – vCenter Server Distributed Resource Scheduler Lesson 3 – Fault Tolerance Virtual Machines Lesson 4 – Enhanced vMotion Compatibility

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Virtual Infrastructure Web Access

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  1. Virtual Infrastructure Web Access Product Support Engineering VMware Confidential

  2. Module 2 Lessons • Lesson 1 – vCenter Server High Availability • Lesson 2 – vCenter Server Distributed Resource Scheduler • Lesson 3 – Fault Tolerance Virtual Machines • Lesson 4 – Enhanced vMotion Compatibility • Lesson 5 – DPM - IPMI • Lesson 6 – vApp • Lesson 7 – Host Profiles • Lesson 8 – Reliability, Availability, Serviceability ( RAS ) • Lesson 9 – Web Access • Lesson 10 – vCenter Server Update Manager • Lesson 11 – Guided Consolidation • Lesson 12 – Health Status VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  3. Module 2-9 Lessons • Lesson 1 – Overview of Web Access • Lesson 2 – Web Access Requirements • Lesson 3 – Installation of Plug-ins • Lesson 4 – Troubleshooting Web Access VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  4. What Is Virtual Infrastructure Web Access? • VI Web Access is a browser-based application designed to manage virtual machines on ESX and vCenter Server deployments. • System administrators who need to access virtual machines without a VI Client • People who use virtual machines as remote desktops • Virtual Infrastructure administrators who need to interact with virtual machines remotely The VI Web Access interface provides an overview of all of the virtual machines on an ESX system and vCenter Server. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  5. What Is Virtual Infrastructure Web Access? Using VI Web Access to manage virtual machines, you can: • Use a browser to view hosts and the virtual machine details • Perform power operations on virtual machines • Edit a virtual machine’s configuration and hardware • Generate Remote Console URLs that users can use to access their virtual machines • Interact with the guest operating systems running on the virtual machines • Access ESX hosts and vCenter Server from Linux systems VI Web Access focuses on virtual machine management and does not offer the full range of administrative tasks available through the VI Client. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  6. Key Features of VI Web Access • Key features of VI Web Access. • Access ESX hosts and vCenter Server from both Linux and Windows systems • Access virtual machines on ESX hosts and vCenter Server without installing the Virtual Infrastructure client • Configure existing virtual machine settings • Add/Remove virtual machine to/from the Inventory • Perform power operations (start, stop, reset, suspend, and resume) on virtual machines • Monitor the operation of datacenters, ESX hosts, and virtual machines VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  7. Key Features of VI Web Access • Key features of VI Web Access. • Interact with the guest operating systems running within virtual machines using VMware Remote console • Generate URL, command line and desktop shortcuts for virtual machines • Create snapshots of virtual machines • Administrators can provide end users with access to virtual machines. • Users and Administrators can use VI Web Access to access ESX hosts and vCenter Server from both Linux and Windows systems. • Client devices allow users to use disk and CD/DVD drives from your own computers to install software or copy data. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  8. System and Browser Requirements Browser Requirements • To access VMware Virtual Infrastructure Web Access, you should have one of the following browsers installed: • Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, or later for Microsoft Windows • Mozilla Firefox 2.0, 3.0, or later for Microsoft Windows • Mozilla Firefox 2.0, 3.0, or later for Linux NOTE Other browsers are not actively excluded, but VMware has certified VI Web Access with only the browsers listed above. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  9. Install Web Access Plug-In on in Microsoft IE • To run VI Web Access, install the VMware Virtual Infrastructure plug-in. • To install VMware Virtual Infrastructure ActiveX Control in Microsoft Internet Explorer • 1 In the Internet Explorer window, type the VI Web Access URL:<https://vmwarehost.yourdomain.com/ui> • 2 Log in to VI Web Access using the user name and password for the host to which you are connecting VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  10. Install Web Access Plug-In on in Microsoft IE VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  11. Install Web Access Plug-In on in Microsoft IE • 3 Select a virtual machine from the Virtual Machines list. • 4 Click the Console tab. • 5 If prompted, click Install. • You will have to restart your browser after installation. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  12. Install Web Access Plug-In on for Mozilla Firefox • To install the VMware Virtual Infrastructure plug-in in Mozilla Firefox for Linux and Windows • 1 In the Firefox window, type the VI Web Access URL:https://vmwarehost.yourdomain.com/ui • 2 Log in to VI Web Access using the user name and password for the host to which you are connecting. • 3 Select a virtual machine from the Virtual Machines list. • 4 Click the Console tab and click Install Plugin. • 5 Select Edit Options and click Allow. • 6 Click Close and click Install Plugin. • 7 Click Install Now. • 8 After the installation is complete, choose View > Reload to reload the page. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  13. Connect to Virtual Infrastructure Web Access • To connect to ESX host or vCenter Server using Web Access, check that the webAccess service is started. • You must also have a compatible Web browser as well as access rights to the ESX or vCenter Server. To log in to VI Web Access • 1 Start your Web browser. • 2 Enter the URL of your ESX or your vCenter Server installation:https://<host or server name>/uiThe login page contains fields for your user name and password. • 3 Enter your user name and password and click Log In.The VI Web Access home page appears. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  14. Overview of the VI Web Access Default View • The VI Web Access default view contains a high-level view of the ESX or vCenter Server that you are logged in to, including a list of all registered virtual machines and their status. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  15. Overview of the VI Web Access Default View • Menu bar — The menus above the Inventory panel provide access to common application and virtual machine operations, including power operations and snapshot and console commands. • Toolbar — Appearing along the top of the page, these buttons allow you to act on the selected virtual machine, offering one-click access to power operations. • Recent Tasks — Appearing along the bottom of the page, this area displays tasks recently executed by ESX, including host-level configuration changes. You can sort tasks by clicking the column headers. By default, tasks appear in reverse chronological order (most recent tasks first). You can double-click a task to get more detailed information. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  16. Using VI Web Access Menu Options • Shutdown Guest — Shuts down the guest operating system. VMware Tools executes the script associated with this power state change, if any. • Restart Guest — Restarts the guest operating system and the virtual machine. VMware Tools executes the script associated with this power state change, if any. • Take Snapshot — Takes a snapshot of the virtual machine. • Revert to Snapshot — Reverts to an existing snapshot. • Remove Snapshot — Removes an existing snapshot. • Manage Snapshots — Opens the snapshot manager to display information about an existing snapshot. • Enter Full Screen Mode – Starts VMware Remote Console in full screen mode. • Open in a New Window – Opens a new VMware Remote Console instance. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  17. VMware Remote Console The Console tab is available when you select a virtual machine from the inventory panel. • To interact with the guest operating system running in a virtual machine, use the Console tab to connect remotely to the virtual machine’s mouse, keyboard, and screen (MKS). • When a virtual machine is powered off, suspended, or not available, or if the MKS plug-in is not installed, the Console tab displays a message and possible actions for the virtual machine. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  18. Install the VMware Remote Console Add-On VMware Remote Console allows you to interact directly with the guest operating system. You must install VMware Remote Console as a Web browser add-on the first time you use it with a Web browser that does not already have the add-on installed. To install the browser add-on for VMware Remote Console • 1 Click the Console tab.If the add-on is not installed, the text shown in the previous slide appears • 2 Click Install plug-in. • In Internet Explorer, this is usually the only step required. • In Firefox, a message appears at the top of the browser indicating that Firefox prevented the site from asking you to install the software on your computer. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  19. Install the VMware Remote Console Add-On • 3 Click Edit Options next to the Firefox message.The Allowed Sites — Add-ons Installation page appears. • 4 Click Allow to allow the add-on to be installed from the host system, and click Close.You are returned to the Console tab as shown in Figure 4-1. • 5 Click Install plug-in.The Software Installation page appears. • 6 Click Install Now.The add-on is installed. Firefox requires you to restart your browser. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  20. Generating and Sharing Virtual Machine Shortcuts Generating and Sharing Virtual Machine Shortcuts You can generate a shortcut to enable virtual machine users to interact directly with the guest operating system from a Web browser or VMware Remote Console. Generating a Web Shortcut Administrators can generate a Web shortcut to customize the View Access user interface for users. You can generate a Web shortcut that displays only the Console tab, enables or disables access to the workspace, or enables or disables access to the virtual machine inventory. The Web shortcut is like any Web browser URL, so you can do any of the following: • Added to a list of favorite Web pages • Shared with one or more users in an email message VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  21. Generating and Sharing Virtual Machine Shortcuts To create a virtual machine Web shortcut • Select the virtual machine from which to generate a Web shortcut in the Inventory panel. • In the Status section of the Summary tab, click Generate Virtual Machine Shortcut. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  22. 3 In the Web Shortcut section, a sample URL is displayed. 4 (Optional) Expand Customize Web Shortcut to choose the user interface features: Select Limit workspace view to the console to provide access to virtual machine's Console tab while hiding other details like event logs. Select Limit view to a single virtual machine to disable inventory navigation. Select Obfuscate this URL to generate a URL that is difficult to read or modify. 5 Copy the Web shortcut for future use. 6 Click OK to return to the Summary tab. Generating and Sharing Virtual Machine Shortcuts VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  23. To create a VMware Remote Console desktop shortcut 1 Select the virtual machine from which to generate a desktop shortcut in the Inventory panel. 2 In the Status section of the Summary tab, click Generate Virtual Machine Shortcut. 3 In the Desktop Shortcut section, click Install Desktop Shortcut to <Virtual Machine>. 4 Confirm that you want to create the shortcut when prompted.The shortcut is created on the desktop. 5 Click OK to return to the Summary tab. Generating a VMware Remote Console Desktop Shortcut VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  24. webAccess Troubleshooting Troubleshoot Error 503 Error “503 Service unavailable” is thrown when the Web Access service on the host has failed to start properly. To troubleshoot Error 503 Log in to your ESX host or vCenter Server using shell environment (for Linux) or remote console (for Windows). Open the list of processes (Linux) or running tasks (Windows). Restart the Web Access service.You will now be able to connect to your ESX host or vCenter Server using VI Web Access. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  25. webAccess Troubleshooting Troubleshoot Your VI Web Access Console Power On If your VI Web Access console experiences an out.of.memory failure when started, increase the service console memory by 100 Mb. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  26. webAccess Troubleshooting To troubleshoot VI Web Access service on an ESX host Log directly into your ESX service console. Enter service vmware-webAccess status to check the status of the host’s VI Web Access service. If VI Web Access service is stopped, enter service vmware-webAccess start.If the Console does not load properly, you might need to troubleshoot the plug-in installation. To check the plug-in version in Mozilla Firefox Go to about:plugins in the browser.VMware WebCenter Remote MKS Plug-in should show version 2.0.1.0. If any other version number appears, reinstall the plug-in. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  27. webAccess Troubleshooting To check the plug-in version in Microsoft Internet Explorer Go to Tools > Internet Options. Click Settings. Click View Objects.The Version column for QuickMksAxCtl should show 2.0.1.0. If any other version number appears, right click QuickMksAxCtl and select Remove. Re-install the plug-in. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  28. webAccess Troubleshooting To troubleshoot the plug-in installation in Mozilla Firefox 1 Quit Firefox (choose File > Quit). 2 Restart Firefox. 3 Type the VI Web Access URL:https://vmwarehost.yourdomain.com/ui 4 Select a virtual machine from the Virtual Machines list. 5 Click the Console tab. 6 When you are prompted to install the plug-in, click OK. 7 After the installation is complete, choose View > Reload to reload the page. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  29. webAccess Troubleshooting To troubleshoot the plug-in installation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 1 Quit Internet Explorer (choose File > Close). 2 Launch Internet Explorer again. 3 In the Internet Explorer window, type the VI Web Access URL:<https://vmwarehost.yourdomain.com/ui> 4 Select a virtual machine from the Virtual Machines list. 5 Click the Console tab. 6 When you are prompted to install the plug-in, click OK. 7 After the installation is complete, choose View > Refresh to reload the page. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  30. webAccess Troubleshooting Troubleshoot Virtual Machine Power Operations If you are unable to power on a virtual machine, consider the following reasons: You are missing the required libraries. You have a non-GTK Mozilla browser. You have a wrong version of Mozilla Firefox. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  31. Troubleshooting Install a proper version of Mozilla Firefox Use this procedure if your Web Access is not working with your Mozilla Firefox browser. You can do this in one of the following cases: Your Mozilla browser does not support GTK. Your Mozilla Firefox browser installation was included in your Linux distribution. Some distributions package Firefox incorrectly and the resulting package does not work with VI Web Access. To install a proper version of Mozilla Firefox Go to the Mozilla official website and download the latest version of Firefox. VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  32. Lesson 2-9 Summary • Understand Web Access • Navigate around the Web Access interface • Learn how to troubleshoot Web Access VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

  33. Lesson 2-9 – OPTIONAL Lab 1 • OPTIONAL • Lab 1 involves using the Web Access interface • Installing the Web Access Plug-ins VI4 - Mod 2-9 - Slide

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