Infrastructure as a Service using VMWare ESXi server 5.5

What is Infrastructure as a Service ?

IaaS stands for "infrastructure as a service." It refers to cloud-based infrastructure resources that are delivered to organizations via virtualization technology that help organizations build and manage their servers, network, operating systems, and data storage.

IaaS helps companies build and manage their data as they grow, paying for the storage and server space that they need to build hardware or software, without having to actually host and manage servers themselves on-site. IaaS products make up the foundations of building new technologies delivered over the cloud.

IaaS Examples

1. Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure is a cloud-computing IaaS product that allows for building, testing, and managing applications through a network of Microsoft data centers. Microsoft Azure, commonly referred to as Azure, is a cloud computing service created by Microsoft for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through Microsoft-managed data centers. Amazon Web Services is a subsidiary of Amazon providing on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.

2. Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS is overseen by Amazon and is used for on-demand cloud computing and purchased for on a recurring subscription basis. AWS helps companies store data and deliver content -- in fact, it's helping you read this blog post right now. Amazon Web Services is a subsidiary of Amazon providing on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.

How to implement Infrastructure as a Service ?
Objectives:
Aspect of cloud computing and how IaaS can benefit small and medium-sized businesses with the right managed services provider.

Requirements: 

- VMWare WorkStation Pro

VMware Workstation Pro is a hosted hypervisor that runs on x64 versions of Windows and Linux operating systems; it enables users to set up virtual machines on a single physical machine and use them simultaneously along with the host machine.

- ESXi Server 5.5

VMware ESXi is an enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisor developed by VMware for deploying and serving virtual computers. As a type-1 hypervisor, ESXi is not a software application that is installed on an operating system; instead, it includes and integrates vital OS components, such as a kernel.

- VMWare

- Vsphere Client

The vSphere Client is an application that enables management of a vSphere installation. The vSphere Client provides an administrator with access to the key functions of vSphere without the need to access a vSphere server directly.

Steps to implement Infrastructure as a service with Screen Layouts:

Open VMWare workstation 

Create a New Virtual Machine

Virtual Machine :

In computing, a virtual machine is an emulation of a computer system. Virtual machines are based on computer architectures and provide functionality of a physical computer. Their implementations may involve specialized hardware, software, or a combination.

Click on Next

Click on Next

Select I will install the OS later

Select Version VMware ESXi 5.x

Select Virtual machine Name and Location

Select processors and core

Select Memory

Select Use NAT

NAT :

NAT allows a single device, such as a router, to act as an agent between the Internet (or public network) and a local network (or private network), which means that only a single unique IP address is required to represent an entire group of computers to anything outside their network. Network address translation is a method of remapping an IP address space into another by modifying network address information in the IP header of packets while they are in transit across a traffic routing device.

Select Recommended

Select Create a new virtual disk

Select Disk size

Browse File

Click on Finish

Right Click on Virtual machine and clock on settings

Browse ISO file

Select ISO file

Power on the virtual machine

Press F11

Press Enter

Enter Password

Press F11

Click Enter to reboot

Press F12

Install VMware vSphere Client

The vSphere Client is an application that enables management of a vSphere installation. The vSphere Client provides an administrator with access to the key functions of vSphere without the need to access a vSphere server directly.

Click on Next

Accept the terms

Select Destination Folder

Click on Install

Click on Finish

Refer IP Address

Enter IP address

Click on Ignore

Click on Inventory

Right click on IP address

Click on New Virtual Machine

Select Custom

Enter Name

Click on Next

Click on Next

Select Windows 7 (64 bit)

Click on Next

Click on Next

Click on Next

Select a new virtual disk

Select Disk size, Thin Provision, and location

Click on Next

Click on Finish

Click on datastore and browse Datastore

Click on Upload file

Select windows 7 disk file

Click on Edit virtual machine settings

Select Database IS0 File

Power on the virtual machine

Edit virtual machine settings

Select CD/DVD and check both device stattus

Power off

Power on