VCollector Setup
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- 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 --interactivecommand)
Note that the default user/pass is root / ChangeMe