vsphere 5.0 what's new - esxi platform

8/6/2019 vSphere 5.0 What's New - ESXi Platform

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vSphere 5.0 Whats New ESXi Platform


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Disclaimer

This session may contain product features that are currently under

development.

This session/overview of the new technology represents no

commitment from VMware to deliver these features in any generally

available product.

Features are subject to change, and must not be included in

contracts, purchase orders, or sales agreements of any kind. Technical feasibility and market demand will affect final delivery.

Pricing and packaging for any new technologies or features

discussed or presented have not been determined.


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Agenda:

ESXCLI

Firewall

Image Builder

Auto Deploy

Update Manager

Platform Enhancements


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ESXi 5.0 - ESXCLI

New ESXCLI (**new in 5.0**)

Available from the ESXi Shell and vCLI

Why a new ESXi CLI tool?

Console CLI and remote vCLI different

Need to learn multiple CLIs

Local commands dont work remote, vice-versa

Commands evolved from multiple sources using

different standards

No formal process for adding or updating commands

Inconsistent output and syntax

Output format changes from command to command

Different commands have different input parameters

Remote CLI limited compared to local CLI

ESXCLI establishes a standard with an extensible framework.

ESXi Shell ESXCLI

vCLI PowerCLI


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ESXi 5.0 - ESXCLI Cont.

ESXCLI 5.0 Command Overview

Designed with identical local and remote versions Locally: Included with ESXi Shell

Remotely: Installed with the vCLI (Windows, Linux, vMA)

Uniform syntax

# esxcli [dispatcher options] [


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ESXi 5.0 - Firewall

New ESXi 5.0 Firewall

Not based on iptables Services oriented, stateless firewall

Restrict access services based on IP

Firewall Management

Improved GUI Interface

ESXCLI command line interface

esxcfg-firewall deprecated in ESXi 5.0

Host Profile support

Firewall settings preserved on

upgrade from Classic ESX to ESXi5.0

Firewall settings preserved during 5.0 upgrade


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ESXi 5.0 Firewall Cont.

Configure if a service should be

automatically started

Start/Stop Services on-the-fly

Checkbox to associated with a

service and enable/disable access

Service name, open ports and

status are also displayed.


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ESXi 5.0 Image Builder

ESXi Image Management MadeEasy

Standard ESXi image from VMware download site is sometimes limited Missing drivers or CIM providers for specific hardware

Missing vendor specific plug-in components

?S

tandardESXi ISO

Missing

CIM

provider

Missing

driver

Maintain up to date ESXi Images with Image Builder 5.0


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ESXi 5.0 Image Builder Cont.

vSphere 5.0 Image Builder

Create/maintain custom ESXi image profiles Build customized boot images

Installable ISO

PXE installation orFlash

Based on PowerCLI

Snap-in bundled with VMwares PowerCLI

ManageESXi Software Depots

A repository containing

Pool of vSphere Installation Bundles (VIBs)

Gather VIBs to create Image Profiles

Easily add/remove VIBs from depots

Can have multiple depots, with two types

On a web server

Encapsulated in a .ZIP file

Core

Hypervisor

CIM

Providers

Plug-inComponents

Drivers


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ESXi 5.0 Image Builder Cont.

ISO Image

Depots

OEM VIBs

ESXi

VIBs

Generating a new ESXi image

Windows Host with PowerCLI

and Image Builder Snap-in

Dri er

VIBs

PXE-bootable

Image

Image

Builder

Image

Profile


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ESXi 5.0 Auto Deploy

New host deployment method

Based on PXE Boot Works with Image Builder, vCenter Server, and Host Profiles

How it works:

PXE boot the server

ESXi image profile loaded into host memory via Auto Deploy Server

Configuration applied using AnswerFile / Host Profile Host placed/connected in vCenter

Benefits

Quickly and easily deploy large numbers of ESXi hosts

Share a standard ESXi image across many hosts

Host image decoupled from the physical server No Boot Disk!! Recover host w/out recovering hardware or having to restore from backup

Quickly deploy new hosts with ease using Auto Deploy!


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ESXi 5.0 Auto Deploy Cont.

Auto

Deploy

Waiter

Auto Deploy Overview

OEM VIBs

ESXiVIBs

Image

Profile

Driver

VIBs

Image

ProfileImage

Profile

vCenterS

erver

Host ProfileHost ProfileHost Profile

Image ProfileHost Profile

Cache

Rules Engine

TFTP DHCP

gPXE

image

DHCP

Request


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ESXi 5.0 Update Manager

Optimized Cluster Patching and Upgrades:

Based on available cluster capacity, can remediate an optimal number of ESXihosts simultaneously without no virtual machine downtime!

For scenario where turnaround time is more important than virtual machineuptime, you can remediate all ESX servers in a cluster simultaneously!

Less Downtime for VMware Tools Upgrade

Schedule Vmware Tools upgrade to occur at next virtual machine reboot

More Flexible Update ManagerDownloadService (UMDS)

Configure multiple download URLs

Restrict downloads to only the ESX products relevant to your environment

New Update Manager Utility

Helps users reconfigure the setup of Update Manager

Set database password and proxy authentication, replace the SSL certificates

Only download patches relevant to your environment!


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ESXi 5.0 Update Manager Cont.

ESXi 5.0 Upgrades with Update Manager

Migration from ESX (Classic) 4.x to ESXi 5.0

4.x hosts migrated from 3.5 cannot be upgraded using Update Manager

Preservation of Configuration Information

Most standard configurations will be preserved, but not all:

Information thats not applicable to ESXi will not be preserved, e.g.

NIS configuration, sudo configuration, things that dont apply to ESXi

Custom configuration files will not be preserved (e.g. scripts added to /etc/rc.d)

Limited Support for upgrading 3rd party components

Limited to Cisco Nexus 1000v and EMC PowerPath in initial release

If Upgrade detects these components it will check the Image Profile to ensure

they are present in the new image

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Use Update Manager to upgrade to ESXi 5.0


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Key Takeaways

New ESXCLI provides a consistent CLI for both local and remote

administration.

Easily create and maintain customESXi installation images using

Image Builder.

Quickly deploy large numbers ofESXi hosts withAuto Deploy.

Secure yourESXi hosts quick and easy with the new ESXi Firewall.

Improved patching with the new Update Manager, even use Update

Manager to upgrade fromESX/ESXi 4.x to ESXi 5.0!

Virtualize even the most demanding applications with VMs

supporting up to 32vCPU and 1TB RAM!

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