Installation Guide

Table of Contents
Preface.......................................................................................................................................................................................iv
Conventions....................................................................................................................................................................iv
Text Conventions.................................................................................................................................................iv
Documentation and Training................................................................................................................................. vi
Providing Feedback................................................................................................................................................... vi
Getting Help...................................................................................................................................................................vi
Subscribe to Service Notifications............................................................................................................ vii
Virtual Appliance Deployment...........................................................................................8
Deployment Requirements......................................................................................................................................8
Connectivity Requirements.....................................................................................................................................9
Deploy the VE6120H on a Host Platform......................................................................................................... 9
Download the VE6120H Image................................................................................................................... 10
Unpack ZIP Files on the Host.......................................................................................................................10
Access the Hyper-V Host...............................................................................................................................10
Install the Virtual Appliance Image............................................................................................................13
Configure the Network Adapter................................................................................................................. 21
Virtual Appliance Configuration......................................................................................25
Access the Virtual Appliance Console.............................................................................................................25
Configure the Virtual Appliance Using the Basic Configuration Wizard........................................27
Set Up the Virtual Appliance Using the Basic Configuration Wizard.............................................. 28
Current Data Port Settings...........................................................................................................................28
Current Host Attributes Settings...............................................................................................................29
Current Global Default Gateway Settings.............................................................................................29
Current Time Settings.................................................................................................................................... 30
Upgrade the Virtual Appliance Software........................................................................................................ 31
Perform a Backup............................................................................................................................................. 32
Copy Backup....................................................................................................................................................... 32
Activate the ExtremeCloud Appliance............................................................................................................33
Configure Virtual Switches for the Virtual Appliance..................................................34
Create a New Virtual Switch on the Host Server....................................................................................... 34
Disable Receive Segment Coalescing (RSC) on a Virtual Switch (Windows Server
2019).................................................................................................................................................................................37
Clone a Deployed Virtual Appliance.................................................................................................................37
Shut Down and Restart a Virtual Machine......................................................................38
Shut Down and Restart a Virtual Machine Using the Graphical User Interface (GUI)............. 38
Shut Down a Virtual Machine on a Hyper-V Server..................................................................................39
Index....................................................................................................................................40
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