Hi,
I'm studying for the VCP410. I found the following in 4.1 ESXi Installable and vCenter Server Setup Guide (http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-esxi-4-1-installable/setup_guide/esx_setup_installable.1.1.html#1_18_14_9_1), page 52 of the PDF.
Configuring IP Settings for ESXi:
For DHCP to work, your network environment must have a DHCP server. If DHCP is not available, the host assigns the link local IP address, which is in the subnet 169.254.x.x/16. *No outbound traffic is allowed through the assigned IP address.*
Configure IP Settings from the vSphere Client:
If you do not have physical access to the host, you can use the vSphere Client to configure static IP settings if you are on the same physical subnet and you configure the vSphere Client IP to be on the 169.254.x.x network.
These seem to be contradictory. How can vCenter connect to the host's 169 address if it's not allowed to pass outbound traffic?
Thanks,
Brian