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2. Because all files and images needed are contained within the OVA, you can
simply deploy the package. Note that the descriptive syntax within and
including the <> should be replaced with the appropriate user-specified string:
– On Linux:
/usr/bin/ovftool --name=SDMC –ds=<datastore name on ESX>
[-dm=thin] <OVA filename> vi://<user>:<password>@<ESX hostname>
– On Windows (Example 2-1):
“Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool\ovftool.exe” --name=SDMC
–ds=<datastore name on ESX> [-dm=thin] <OVA filename>
vi://<user>:<password>@<ESX hostname>
Example 2-1 OVF Tool CLI using an OVA file on Windows
C:\>"Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool\ovftool.exe" --name=sdmc
-ds=datastore1 -dm=thin “c:\sdmc\SDMC_1046A_730_1117.ova”
“vi://root:passw0rd@172.16.20.20”
Output:
Opening OVA source: c:\sdmc\SDMC_1046A_730_1117.ova
Opening VI target: vi://root@172.16.20.20/
Target: vi://172.16.20.20/
2.3.3 Red Hat KVM installation
You can install the SDMC software appliance on KVM by using the pre-installed
virtual disks.
Installing the SDMC software appliance from pre-installed
virtual disks
To install the SDMC software appliance from pre-installed virtual disks, perform
the following steps:
1. Verify that virtualization software is installed on RHEL.
You must have KVM, libvirt, and VM manager installed. Run the virsh
command as root to determine whether you can see the virsh shell.
2. Download <SDMC Installation filename>.tar.gz to the host.
3. Extract virtual disk images from CSDA.tar.gz by running the following
command:
tar -xzvf SDMC_1046A_730_1117.tar.gz