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VMware vCenter AppSpeed Installation and Upgrade Guide
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7 Select the location for the deployed template and click Next.
8 From the Host/Cluster tree in the upper-right pane, select the ESX host on which to install the virtual
appliance, and click Next.
The host must be managed by vCenter Server for the environment that you want to monitor.
If you select a cluster, you might be required to select a specific host in that cluster.
9 (Optional) Select the datastore on which to store the files for the virtual appliance, and click Next.
10 From the Management Network menu, select a network that has access to the other machines and to
vCenter Server to use to manage the probes.
AppSpeed Server uses this network to deploy and communicate with probes deployed on other hosts.
11 Click Next.
12 Review the installation summary and click Finish to begin installation.
When the installation is complete, the virtual appliance is added in the vSphere Client.
13 In the vSphere Client, select File > Inventory > Files and Clusters, and in the Basic Tasks pane click Power
on the virtual appliance to start the virtual appliance.
Configure AppSpeed Server
You configure AppSpeed Server from the vSphere Client. The first time you access the console you are
prompted to configure AppSpeed Server.
As part of the configuration process, AppSpeed performs the following actions in vCenter:
 Creates a snapshot of the AppSpeed Server virtual machine
 Registers the AppSpeed plug-in as a vCenter Client extension
 Registers the redirection of AppSpeed in the vCenter proxy
 Registers AppSpeed Server to start automatically when a host starts up
 Registers the AppSpeed Server power-off settings so that AppSpeed is properly shut down when
powering off
 Adds an AppSpeed User role and AppSpeed User privileges that enable access, view and management
privileges for the AppSpeed plug-in to be assigned to users
 Reserves CPU allocation to optimize AppSpeed performance
Procedure
1 Power on the server virtual appliance and open the AppSpeed Server console.
When the virtual appliance starts, the console is displayed.
2 At the login prompt, type setup.
3 (Optional) If you need to exit the console after you begin the setup, press Ctrl+C to exit the setup, and
press Ctrl+C again to reinitiate the setup.
4 Press Enter to accept the default value, or specify an alternative value.
The default, or previously defined, value for each parameter appears in brackets.
5 (Optional) Select a setting for the network management card.
aType Y to use DHCP settings.
bType N to set a fixed IP address.
You are prompted to set the IP address, netmask, and gateway for the management card.
c (Optional) If you do not want to specify the gateway, type 0.0.0.0.