User guide

If you have a previously downloaded .iso file, do not use it if you have made any
controller node configuration changes since it was downloaded. Use a newly
downloaded .iso file.
During deployment, the ISO image is mounted by vCenter and configuration
information required by the data node VM is obtained. This information comprises the
addresses and ports of the controller node services that the data node needs to
access.
7. Using an OS command, file browser, or the like (not the ViPR UI), copy config.iso
from the download location to the working location where the OVF file and VMDK files
reside.
8. Log in to vCenter using the vSphere client and deploy vipr-*-dataservice.ovf
for each data VM using the following steps.
a. From the File menu, select Deploy OVF Template....
b. Browse to and select the dataservice OVF file, located in the working location
created earlier.
c. On the OVF Template Details page, review the details about the data node VM.
d. Accept the End User License Agreement.
e. Enter a name for the data node VM and select its location.
f. Select the host or cluster that hosts the VM.
If you selected a host or cluster before starting the deployment, you are not be
offered this selection.
g. Select a resource pool for the VM.
If you selected a resource pool before starting the deployment, you are not be
offered this selection.
When selecting the resource pool, do not select the controller vApp.
h. If more than one datastore is attached to the ESX host, select the datastore for
your VM.
i. Select a disk format: Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed, Thick Provision Eager Zeroed
(recommended for production deployment), or Thin Provision.
j. On the Network Mapping page, map the source network to a destination network
as appropriate.
k. Enter the properties for the VM.
Table 7 ViPR data node VM OVF properties
Property name in
vSphere Client
OVF property key name Description
- - -
Data service IP address network_datanode_ipaddr One IPv4 address for
the data VM.
Data service network
netmask
network_datanode_netmask IPv4 netmask for the
data VM.
Data service network
gateway IP address
network_datanode_gateway IPv4 address for the
data VM.
Installation and Initial Configuration of ViPR Data Services
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