So here I’m going to describe what many possibly have done before, but it’s needed for the exam…..so here goes.
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Configure NTP on an ESXi host. Connect to the ESX/ESXi host using the vSphere Client. Click the Configuration tab. Click Time Configuration/Properties/Options/NTP Settings. Click Add. Enter the NTP Server name. Click OK. Click the General tab. Click Start automatically under Startup Policy. Click Start and click OK. Click OK to exit.
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Enable/Disable/Configure Hyperthreading Connect to a host in vSphere Client Click the Configuration tab. Select Processors/Properties. In the dialog box, you can view hyperthreading status and turn hyperthreading off or on (default).
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Enable/Disable/Configure Memory Compression Cache Connect to a host in vSphere Client Click the Configuration tab. Click Software/Advanced Settings Select Mem from the options on the left. On the right Mem.MemZipEnable can be set to 1 to enable or 0 to disable Mem.MemZipMaxPct sets the maximum target size as a % of VM size. Default 10%, Range 5-100
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License an ESXi Host Connect to a host in vSphere Client Click the Configuration tab. (Anyone seeing a pattern here??) Click Software/Licensed Features Click Edit In there you can assign an existing license key or enter a new one. Alternatively you can license from a vSphere Level via Home/Administration/Licensing Click Manage vSphere Licenses From here you can add license keys (with labels for your identification then assign or remove them)
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