In this lab, we re-name and configure virtual machines which includes memory,CPU and Harddisk modifications

Task1:Increase the size of VMDK

STep1: RIghtclick the Hot-Clone virtual machine >Edit settings

Step2:Increase the size of harddisk to 12GB

Step3: Open console and click on manage on computer

STep4: Click diskmanagement and refresh

Step5:right click C drive to extend volume (include unallocated 2GB )

Step6: select the amount of GB to extend

Step7:New volume of C will increase to 12GB

Task2: Adjust Memory allocation on a virtual machine

Step1:RIghtclick HotCLone>Power>ShutdownGuestOS

Step2: Increase memory to 2048

Step3: Verify in the VMHardware pane

Task3: Rename a virtual machine in VCenter Server Inventory

Step1: Rightclick on Hot-Clone VM and click rename to VM2-3

Step2:Verify the new name and navigate to datastore tab to find which datastore it is attached to

Task4:Add and remove a raw lun in a virtual machine

Step1: Select edit settings of VM and click new device as RDM(Raw device mapping)

Step2:Select target Lun’s any of the displayed

Step3:Select the Compatibility mode as virtual

Step4: Open disk management similar to above task(COmputer>Manage), Initialize disk window pops up showing the LUN memory added.

Step5: The disk is attached and is offline ,verify in the task bar.

Step5: Poweroff the virtual machine guestOS> VM>Editsettings>shutdownguestOS

Step6: Harddisk2 can be deleted and select delete files from datastore to delete the LUN from Machine

Troubleshooting:

Direct, no issues in execution.

Critical Thinking:

VM management lab which teaches configuration of VM’s change and things like naming and copy and resource management of resources, like naming is not reflect in datastores which makes trouble shooting difficult. A table with original names and updating it when there is a rename would avoid future issues for debugging.