Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Engine Deployment
- Extreme Management Center Engine Configuration
- Pre-Configuration Tasks
- Configuring the Extreme Management Center Engine
- Launching Extreme Management Center Applications
- Restoring a Database from a Windows Server to the Engine
- Changing Extreme Management Center Engine Settings
- Upgrading Extreme Management Center Engine Software
- Reinstalling Extreme Management Center Appliance Software
- ExtremeControl Engine Configuration
- ExtremeAnalytics Engine Configuration
Deploying the Virtual Engine on a VMware ESX Server
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Engine Deployment
This chapter provides an overview of Extreme Management Center,
ExtremeControl, and ExtremeAnalytics virtual engine deployment requirements
and provides instructions for deploying a virtual engine on a VMware® and
Hyper-V server.
Deploying the Virtual Engine on a VMware ESX
Server
Deployment Requirements
A virtual engine is a software image that runs on a virtual machine. The Extreme
Management Center, ExtremeControl, and ExtremeAnalytics virtual engines are
packaged in the .OVA file format defined by VMware and must be deployed on a
VMware ESXi™ 6.0 or 6.5 server with a vSphere™ client.
For information about the different Extreme Management Center,
ExtremeControl, and ExtremeAnalytics virtual engine configurations, see the
latest Extreme Management Center Release Notes.
Deploying the Virtual Engine
Use the following steps to deploy an Extreme Management Center,
ExtremeControl, or ExtremeAnalytics virtual engine on a VMware ESX or ESXi
server.
1. Download the Extreme Management Center, ExtremeControl, or ExtremeAnalytics
virtual engine software image to your local machine where the vSphere client is
installed and running.
To download an engine image:
1. Access the Extreme Portal at: https://extremeportal.force.com/.
2. After entering your email address and password, you are on the Support page.
3. Click the Products tab and select ExtremeManagement.