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Configuring Your Server to Use VMkernel Device Modules ______________174
Loading VMkernel Device Modules ______________________________174
VMkernel Module Loader ______________________________________174
Other Information about VMkernel Modules _______________________177
Configuring and Running Virtual Machines ______________________ 179
Configuring and Running Virtual Machines __________________________ 180
Configuring Virtual Machines _____________________________________ 181
Using VMkernel Devices ______________________________________182
Recommended Configuration Options ___________________________186
Modifying the SMBIOS UUID ___________________________________187
Suspending and Resuming Virtual Machines _________________________190
Setting the Suspend Directory __________________________________190
Enabling Repeatable Resumes __________________________________191
Authentication and Security Features _______________________________193
Authenticating Users _________________________________________193
Default Permissions __________________________________________194
TCP/IP Ports for Management Access ____________________________194
Disks ______________________________________________________ 197
Disks ________________________________________________________ 198
File System Management on SCSI Disks and RAID _____________________ 199
Using vmkfstools ____________________________________________ 199
Naming VMFS File Systems ____________________________________205
Mounting VMFS File Systems on the Console Operating System _______205
Utility to Mount VMFS File Systems ________________________________206
Determining SCSI Target IDs ______________________________________208
Sharing the SCSI Bus ____________________________________________210
Setting Bus Sharing Options ___________________________________210
Using Storage Area Networks with ESX Server ________________________212
Detecting All LUNs ___________________________________________212
Special Options for SAN Configurations ___________________________212
Networking _________________________________________________ 215
Networking ___________________________________________________ 216
Setting the MAC Address Manually for a Virtual Machine ________________217
How VMware ESX Server Generates MAC Addresses _________________217
Setting MAC Addresses Manually _______________________________218
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