The EAM Sample
Solution is a vCenter solution that runs on a Web application server, such as
Apache Tomcat.
By default, the EAM Sample
Solution deploys ESX agent virtual machines to demonstrate how to deploy an ESX
agent. You can configure the EAM Sample Solution to install a vSphere
Installation Bundle (VIB), create a virtual switch, or set up DvFilter
integration between the ESX agent virtual machine and the VIB.
The EAM Sample Solution performs
the following actions:
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Registers itself as a
vCenter extension.
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Appears in the Solutions
Manager.
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Adds a
Solution tab in
Solutions Manager that you can use to deploy ESX agents on the hosts that the
vCenter Server
instance manages.
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Adds a
Manage tab in the
Solutions Manager that you can use to monitor and manage ESX agents on the
hosts that the
vCenter Server
instance manages.
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Uses OVF to deploy ESX agent
virtual machines on the ESXi hosts that the
vCenter Server
instance manages.
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Adds the ESX agent virtual
machines to a resource pool in the
vCenter Server
inventory.
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Optionally, deploys ESX
agent virtual machines from a vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB). The virtual
machines set up a virtual switch and perform DvFilter integration between the
ESX agent virtual machine and the VIB.
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ESX Agent Manager then
performs the following tasks:
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Registers the ESX agent
virtual machines with the ESX Agent Manager.
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Publishes health
information about the running ESX agents to the Solutions Manager.
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Prevents users who do
not have the EAM.View or
EAM.Modify
permissions from performing operations on the running ESX agents that the ESX
Agent Manager manages.
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Monitors ESX agent
virtual machines, for example for changes in the power state, and reports
issues that users can see and resolve.
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You can modify the EAM Sample
Solution to experiment with solution development. The EAM Sample Solution
serves as the basis for other sections in this publication.