vSphere Virtual Machine Administration describes how to create, configure, and manage virtual machines in the VMware vSphere® environment.

In addition, this information provides introductions to the tasks that you can do within the system as well as cross-references to the information that describes the tasks.

This information focuses on managing virtual machines in the VMware vSphere Web Client and the VMware vSphere® Client™ and includes the following information.

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Creating and deploying virtual machines, templates, and clones

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Deploying OVF templates

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Configuring virtual machine hardware, options, and resources

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Managing multitiered applications with VMware vSphere vApp

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Monitoring solutions with the vCenter Solution Manager

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Managing virtual machines, including migration with VMware vSphere® vMotion® and using snapshots

vSphere Virtual Machine Administration covers VMware ESXi™ and VMware vCenter Server™.

Intended Audience

This information is written for experienced Windows or Linux system administrators who are familiar with virtualization.