Users Guide

Deploying the OVF Template

You can deploy the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) template with the VMware ESX virtual machines.

Deploy the OVF Template Using a VMware ESX Virtual

Machine

Before you can configure and use AFM, deploy the provided OVF template on a VM on your ESX/ESXi

server.

Important: By default, the AFM VM CPU is set to 2. To use the HA, FT, or both, change the virtual

CPU to 1.

To deploy the AFM OVF with the vSphere client:

1. Start the VMware® vSphere 5.1 client on your ESX® server or vCenter™.

2. Copy the AFM OVF template files from the directory where you have stored the AFM package to the

location that the vSphere client can access it.

NOTE: If you are using HA or HA with FT, make sure that the OVF uses shared storage. To

enable FT, select the virtual host and then right click to select the Fault Tolerance > Turn On

Fault Tolerance option.

3. In the vSphere client, select File > Deploy OVF Template.

4. Choose the Deploy from file option and browse to where you copied the AFM OVF file.

5. Select the AFM2.7.ovf file and then click the Next button.

Important: At the Disk Format screen, make sure you select the Thick Provision Lazy Zero

option to ensure that the AFM has the required disk space for all storage to be immediately

allocated.

6. Start the VM. See Step 2: Starting the VM

Deploying the OVF Template