Daily Research Report For FYPJ @ 27 May 2011

All materials, final project and report were completed and submitted,
Useful materials were also passed on, such as PDF files on the research topics, URL links and word documents were useful materials and important as reference material.

Appriciated the help from supervisor and time doing this project, benefits me and my partner greatly.
Officially ending this FYPJ phase 1 2011.

Daily Report on Reseach for FYPJ: 27/05/11

Completed and uploaded all the materials and the final report in the dropbox. Materials such as all website links and some pdf files are all uploaded.

Appreciated all the help and guidance provided by supervisor. I've learned a lot on data center and virtualization in this three month of Final Year Project. Thanks.

Daily Research Report For FYPJ @ 25 May 2011

Was busy taking the final demo video for 3times, as the previous 2 times failed to save. Was editing the videos as well.
Managed to get a chance to implement the ESXi host onto a real physical blade server, and uses the vSphere client to access into it. It is an great experience that i'm able to test it out on a physical hardware.
But sadly, the 64-bit OS could not be installed into the inner ESXi host.

Preparing for the final presentation, E-learning materials and hands-on material and everything were done, and was prepared for it. Despite that the individual makers still do not understand our project, but at least we got the program running.

Daily Report on Reseach for FYPJ: 25/05/11

Done video making and presentation slides for final presentation. Tried configured the virtualization using real phsyical blade server in school world skill labs. Tried the network diagram on the nested ESXi and able to install 32-bits system OS in the inner ESXi host but due to some errors encounted, we not able to install 64-bit OS into the inner ESXi host. We will be doing our report on the next coming two days before the FYPJ ended.

Daily Report on Reseach for FYPJ: 23/05/11

Preparing final presentation slides with the video making, but the video yeeheng took was unable to save. So tomorrow we will try to take down the video again. While tomorrow morning we will try to install window server 2008 in the inner ESXi host with 64bits software used.

Daily Report on Reseach for FYPJ: 18/05/11

Started to video the setup for the vCenter, ESXi and other components follow by the steps we've discuss. Download CamStudio to do the recording and is still in progress. Meanwhile discuss about the final presentation powerpoint slides and the master plan of the whole diagram on VMware components.

Daily Research Report For FYPJ @ 16 May 2011

Previous days, we were focusing on doing the lab sheets for the vCenter, which i have managed to solve the problems and got them running.
Now the vSphere client could access the ESXi Host Server and install virtual machines, it can also access the vCenter to monitor multi ESXi "Box". But currently i only have 1 ESXi Host Server and 1 VM running in it.

Was discussion on our progress, and finalizing the documents and things that we need to do.
i'm going to take down the setup of the software in video on wednesday.

Daily Report on Reseach for FYPJ: 16/05/11

Due to blogger having maintenance last week, we're not able to access blogger to blog our daily reports. As what mention by you, we have uploaded all the things that has been completed by us on dropbox. Which include the vBlock powerpoint slides, things yet to be complete, firefly images powerpoint file and firefly with edited texts. All these files are uploaded to a share folder created by me in the sharing folder. The folder name will be FYPJ! Regarding the video making, we will try to complete it asap before presentation day.

Daily Research Report For FYPJ @ 11 May 2011

Was still trying out the vSphere Client in installing an OS into a ESXi Host Server, spent the whole day until it's about end of the day, kin leong and i managed to find the error and got the installation running.
But i stopped the process for today, and will continue to run it tomorrow so that i can do the screenshots and the lab guides.

Daily Report on Reseach for FYPJ: 11/05/11

Help out on installing Guest Operating System with yeeheng using his laptop. Finally able to install operating system on the ESXi Host. Will be doing more on tomorrow. Still doing research on Discuession lab for Network layer 2 and 3, server and client and Concept on data center being virtualize.

Daily Report on Reseach for FYPJ: 10/05/11

Still trying ways to install OS on ESXi VM. But encounter the same problem and can't install. Will try to find Window XP CD to install it tomorrow. Done abit research on Flexpod vs vblock.

Daily Research Report For FYPJ @ 9 May 2011

i brought my laptop to school today, tryng to test the vSphere Client and the ESXi Host Server. As the school's PC had some technical problems, i decided that the only way to implement it is to use it on my personal laptop.

I configured both into the same network, which enables them to be able to ping each other, so at least at this point both machines are working.
But the problems will be creating a new virtual machine in the EXSi.
i am still unable to locate and install the iso. to boot the created VM in the ESXi.

hopefully can research some information about this error online.

Daily Report on Reseach for FYPJ: 09/05/11

Edited and standardized the format of those completed lab practicals which is:

Installation of VMware ESXi
Configuration of VMware ESXi
Installation of vCenter
Installation of Window Server 2008

There's still one more lab practical which is Configuration for vSphere Client as problem occured during the installation and solutions are still finding.

Meanwhile continue to find some of the research on the Discussion labs.

Daily Research Report For FYPJ @ 5 May 2011

was trying out the Vmware workstation on the school PC, if it is able to install the ESXi Server.
As expected, it cannot be installed in the PC i'm using in the lab.
But i thought of another method which i am going to try it out tomorrow due to the time now. To see whether it will work.

Daily Report on Reseach for FYPJ: 05/05/11

Created firefly document to powerpoint slides. Un-installed Desktop VMware application, and will install latest VMware workstation application tomorrow as due to installation take quite long. Meanwhile will read up on the firefly document. Done research on Flexpod and vBlock differences.

Daily Research Report For FYPJ @ 4 May 2011

Tried to connect vSphere Client in the VMware on my laptop to the ESXi host server in the Vmware, the client could not connect to the host, so i ping the Windows Server 2008 to the Host Server, as expected the host could not be reached, so i decided to stop doing on my laptop and try it on the physical hardware next time.

Was told to create the diagram with the vCenter and 2 ESXi Host, completed it using powerpoint.
I went on to help kin leong in finding " How vBlock works ", discussed with him with the information from the internet and managed to complete it also.

Daily Report on Reseach for FYPJ: 04/05/11

Research on network layer 2, layer 3 server & client resources with white paper. Not much resources found. Will try to carry on research on it tomorrow.

Research on vBlock and start doing on the powerpoint slides. Completed the powerpoint file by reading some of the adobe pdf files and resource search by google.

Daily Report on Reseach for FYPJ: 03/05/11

Done with lab practical: Basic configuration on VMware ESXi. Start researching on some materials for discussion lab base on white paper. Read through abit of adobe files regarding for discussion lab.

Daily Research Report For FYPJ @ 3 May 2011

The vSphere Client has been successfully installed into the Windows Server 2008 using the VMware in my laptop. And i have recorded down the steps with screenshots into a word document.
I have also tested the vSphere Client by accessing the vCenter through the Client. But i did not add the ESXi host, would try it using the physical machine.