Hi Revilo,
Sorry for delaying my reply.
1) Use the VI Client to connect to the ESX server.
Select the Server in the left pane, and then click on the Users & Groups tab in the right pane.
Create User:
Click on the Users button
Right Click and Select Add
Specify the desired User Name, Password, etc and Click OK
Create a Local Group
Click on the Groups button
Right click and select Add
Enter the group name you want and enter the User Name you created above in the User Name field and click Add
Click OK to create the group
Assign Permissions
Click on the Permissions Tab
Right Click and Select Add Permission
Click on the Add button and select the Group you created above and click on the Add button.
Click on the OK button.
Make sure the Assigned Role is set to Read-Only and click OK.
Users
A user is an individual authorized to log in to an ESX Server host or to VirtualCenter.
Users on a host fall into two categories: those who can access the ESX Server host
Direct access users – Users authorized to work directly on an ESX Server host are
those added to the internal user list by default when ESX Server is installed or by
a system administrator after installation.
If you log in to an ESX Server host as root using the VI Client, you can perform a
variety of management activities for these users, such as changing passwords,
group memberships, permissions, and so forth. You can also add and remove
users.
ESX Server Integration with Active Directory
aving successfully mapped out the steps for Linux/Unix-based hosts to
authenticate against Active Directory on Windows Server 2003 R2 , I now turned my sights toward integrating authentication on ESX Server with Active Directory as well.
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_authentication_AD.pdf
2) You can created vm from iso image (Operating System) or media CD/DVD
Regards.
Edgardo Morgan
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