Installation Guide

2. Create the management hypervisor (host) in vCenter Server.
See Important network configuration information (page 27).
If you plan to use more than one host to manage the virtual appliances, they must be in a
cluster.
3. Select the management host and click the Configuration tab, then click the Networking link
on the left menu.
4. Set up the Management vSwitch or port group IDs according to the configuration that you
defined on the server profile and the dedicated network switch. You can also refer to the
sample diagram above for guidance on setting port group IDs.
See Important network configuration information (page 27).
5. Set the Cloud Data Trunk port group VLAN.
a. To set the port group on a standard vSwitch, set the port group VLAN to 4095 (all VLANs).
b. To set the port group on a distributed vSwitch, list the exact range of VLANs assigned to
the Cloud Data Trunk.
Example: 1–4, 5, 6, 10–100.
6. Add the following security settings to the Cloud Data Trunk port group.
• Set Promiscuous mode to ACCEPT.
• Set MAC Address Changes to ACCEPT.
• Set Forged Transmits to ACCEPT.
7. Add the following security settings to the External Network port group.
• Set Promiscuous mode to ACCEPT.
• Set MAC Address Changes to ACCEPT.
• Set Forged Transmits to ACCEPT.
Configuring the ESX management environment
The management environment consists of a single management hypervisor host or a cluster of
management hypervisor hosts that contain the following virtual appliances.
• A Foundation base appliance
• An SDN appliance
• An optional vCenter proxy appliance
One vCenter proxy appliance is needed for each vCenter that is managing compute nodes
in your cloud. If your cloud contains only KVM compute nodes, then you do not need any
vCenter proxy appliances.
• Three network node appliances
• An optional Enterprise appliance, if you are using CloudSystem Enterprise
The csstart installation script launches a setup assistant to guide you through the installation
process. When you run csstart, the setup assistant opens and displays fields for capturing details
about the new virtual appliance, network configuration, and vCenter Server connections. The
information is saved in a configuration file called deployer.conf.
Running csstart applies the configuration information saved in deployer.conf to the virtual
appliance designated to host the Foundation base appliance. When the installation completes,
the Foundation base appliance appears in the management cluster in vCenter Server.
The SDN appliance and the network node appliances are automatically created after the Cloud
Networking settings are entered and saved.
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