HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Support Document - Installation Manual - VSA 8.0 Quick Start - ESX Version
Chapter: Using the VSA Laptop Demo 11
Installing the VSA
When you start the VSA for the first time with a VMware console, you will:
• Unzip to the prepared directory and start the virtual machine.
• Direct the Ethernet port to NAT, Host-only, or bridged.
• Set the IP address and host name of the VSA.
You only need to configure each virtual machine once.
1 Copy or download the VSA zip file.
Leave this zip file intact.
2 Copy or unzip the VSA files to the virtual machine directory.
3 Start the VMware application.
Installing with VMware Player, VMware Server, or
VMware Workstation
1 Open the VMware console.
2 Click File > Open or other choice to open the VSA.vmx file.
3 Navigate to the location of VSA files you unzipped.
4 Select the VSA.vmx file and click Open.
5 Edit the VSA settings as required by the VMware console you are using.
Select the appropriate network mode:
• Bridged
• NAT
• Host-only
Note: All VSAs on the same platform should use the same
networking mode.
When running multiple VSAs on a single host, use NAT or
Host-only networking mode, and use DHCP to assign IP addresses
to the VSAs.