1. Install ESX from ISO
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Putty
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Rufus
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MWware-VCSA-all-6.0.0-2562643.iso
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VMware-viclient.exe
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KVM console (ie. Lantronix)
2. Install vCenter Appliance
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Download vSphere client for Windows
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Add ntp servers: pool.ntp.org, etc.
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Set automatically start and stop with host
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set DNS to point toward target vCenter Appliance
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#vi /etc/hosts (edit this file to include the IP address of the vCenter Appliance)
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Mount ISO and run E:\vsca\VMware-ClientintegrationPlugins-6.0.0.exe and E:\vcsa-setup.html
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install certificate at /var/lib/vmware/vmca/root.cer
3. Install other appliances
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OpenVPN
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CyberPower (USP graceful shutdowns)
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Veeam Endpoint Backup
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OpenDNS Umbrella + integration with Active Directory (or just add DNS forwarders to AD DNS: 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220)
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ScreenConnect
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Snort
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Squid
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pfSense
Other things:
ESX change password complexity requirement:
1. Enable support mode
vim-cmd hostsvc/enable_ssh
vim-cmd hostsvc/start_ssh
vi /etc/pam.d/passwd
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Change
password requisite /lib/security/$ISA/pam_passwdqc.so retry=8,8,8,7,7
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2. Increase the maximum number of VMs per core (1024 cores per CPU x 2 = 2048 possible VMs)
esxcli system settings kernel set -s maxVCPUsPerCore -v 1024
esxcli system settings kernel set -s maxVMs -v 1024
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