VCollector Setup: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:04, 26 October 2009

Copy vCollector image to ESX
- pscp vCollector.Image.tar.gz user@uklonesxt1:/home/user
Move the image to the appropriate VMFS partition
- mv vCollector.Image.tar.gz /vmfs/volumes/DEV-LON-SAN2
Uncompress image on ESX
- tar -zxvf vCollector.Image.tar.gz
Add machine into inventory
- If deploying multiple VM's to a cluster, create clones from this base image
Set port groups to Promiscuous Mode
Add networks to VM
Modify cluster DRS config in order to disable Vmotion for VM (only - not entire cluster!)
Verify VM is on correct ESX
Start VM (answer Create to UID question)
During start-up, enter C when prompted to enter Network Comfig screen (or run nlnetcfg --interactive command)

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 # Copy vCollector image to ESX
-#* <code>pscp vCollector.Image.tar.gz user@uklonesxt1:\home\user</code>
+#* <code>pscp vCollector.Image.tar.gz user@uklonesxt1:/home/user</code>
 # Move the image to the appropriate VMFS partition
 #* <code> mv vCollector.Image.tar.gz /vmfs/volumes/DEV-LON-SAN2 </code>
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 #* <code>tar -zxvf vCollector.Image.tar.gz</code>
 # Add machine into inventory
+#* If deploying multiple VM's to a cluster, create clones from this base image
+# Set port groups to Promiscuous Mode
+# Add networks to VM
+# Modify cluster DRS config in order to disable Vmotion for VM (only - not entire cluster!)
+# Verify VM is on correct ESX
+# Start VM (answer '''Create''' to UID question)
+# During start-up, enter '''C''' when prompted to enter Network Comfig screen (or run <code> nlnetcfg --interactive </code> command)