http://<FQDN or IP Address>:9443/vsphere-client/
vCLI
VMware vSphere® Management Assistant (vMA): – virtual appliance
VMware vSphere® PowerCLI:
• Automation tool for administering a vSphere environment
• Distributed as a snap-in to Windows PowerShell
Files that make up a Virtaul Machine
Information needed for a typical configuration: Virtual machine name and inventory location Datastore on which to store the virtual machine’s files Guest operating system and version Disk parameters for creating a new virtual disk: • Disk size • Disk-provisioning: - Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed - Thick Provision Eager Zeroed - Thin Provision