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Table Of Contents
- vCloud Director Installation and Upgrade Guide
- Contents
- VMware vCloud Director Installation and Upgrade Guide
- Overview of vCloud Director Installation, Configuration, and Upgrade
- vCloud Director Architecture
- Configuration Planning
- vCloud Director Hardware and Software Requirements
- Browsers That vCloud Director Supports
- Summary of Network Configuration Requirements for vCloud Director
- Installing and Configuring a vCloud Director Database
- Create SSL Certificates
- Installing and Configuring vShield Manager
- Installing and Configuring an AMQP Broker
- Download and Install the VMware Public Key
- Creating a vCloud Director Server Group
- Install and Configure vCloud Director Software on the First Member of a Server Group
- Configure Network and Database Connections
- Install vCloud Director Software on Additional Members of a Server Group
- Install Microsoft Sysprep Files on the Servers
- Start or Stop vCloud Director Services
- Uninstall vCloud Director Software
- Upgrading vCloud Director
- vCloud Director Setup
- Cell Management Tool Reference
- Index
2 Download the installation file to the target server.
If you purchased the software on a CD or other media, copy the installation file to a location that is
accessible to all target servers.
3 Verify that the checksum of the download matches the one posted on the download page.
Values for MD5 and SHA1 checksums are posted on the download page. Use the appropriate tool to
verify that the checksum of the downloaded installation file matches the one shown on the download
page. A Linux command of the following form validates the checksum for installation-file using the MD5
checksum-value copied from the download page.
[root@cell1 /tmp]# md5sum -c checksum-value installation-file
4 Ensure that the installation file is executable.
The installation file requires execute permission. To be sure that it has this permission, open a console,
shell, or terminal window and run the following Linux command, where installation-file is the full
pathname to the vCloud Director installation file.
[root@cell1 /tmp]# chmod u+x installation-file
5 In a console, shell, or terminal window, run the installation file.
To run the installation file, type its full pathname, for example:
[root@cell1 /tmp]# ./installation-file
The file includes an installation script and an embedded RPM package.
NOTE You cannot run the installation file from a directory whose pathname includes any embedded
space characters.
The installer prints a warning of the following form if you have not installed the VMware public key on
the target server.
warning:installation-file.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA1 signature: NOKEY, key ID 66fd4949
When the installer runs, it takes these actions:
a verifies that the host meets all requirements
b verifies the digital signature on the installation file
c creates the vcloud user and group
d unpacks the vCloud Director RPM package
e installs the software
After the software is installed, the installer prompts you to run the configuration script, which
configures the server's network and database connections.
What to do next
Decide whether to run the configuration script.
n
If you have completed the prerequisites listed in “Prerequisites for Creating a vCloud Director Server
Group,” on page 23, you can run the configuration script now. Type y and press Enter.
n
If you are not ready to run the configuration script now, type n and press Enter to exit to the shell.
For more information about running the configuration script, see “Configure Network and Database
Connections,” on page 26.
Chapter 2 Creating a vCloud Director Server Group
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