User guide

How ViPR virtual appliance is deployed
ViPR is deployed as three or five Controller VMs.
Deployment steps for the ViPR virtual appliance are described in this guide.
Figure 1 Deployment process
For ViPR Object Data Service support, additionally deploy one or more data VMs.
Deployment steps for Object Data Service are described in Installation and initial
configuration of Object Data Service on page 61.
Note
For the procedures to deploy the ViPR plugins, see their respective guides:
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EMC ViPR Analytics Pack for VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite
Installation and Configuration Guide
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EMC ViPR Plug-in for vCenter Orchestrator Installation and Configuration Guide
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EMC ViPR Storage Provider for VMware vCenter Server Configuration Guide
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EMC ViPR Add-in for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Installation
and Configuration Guide
ViPR Controller VM requirements
ViPR virtual appliance can be deployed in a 3-VM or 5-VM configuration. You need to
verify that the ESX server has sufficient resources for deployment.
Refer to the EMC ViPR Data Sheet and Compatibility Matrix on support.EMC.com for
supported version numbers and other information.
Prerequisites for ViPR UI
The UI runs on a variety of web browsers. Refer to the EMC ViPR Data Sheet and
Compatibility Matrix on support.EMC.com for supported version numbers and other
information. Refer to the EMC ViPR Data Sheet and Compatibility Matrix on
support.EMC.com for specific information on supported web browsers and versions.
VMware requirements
ViPR deployment requires administrative rights to the VMware Virtual Center.
Refer to the EMC ViPR Data Sheet and Compatibility Matrix on support.EMC.com for
detailed information on supported VMware versions and related requirements.
Prerequisites
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