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The Data Director OVA file contains the compressed open virtualization format files that compose the Data
Director vApp. After setting up vSphere and planning the network configuration, download the Data Director
OVA file and deploy it as a vSphere virtual appliance (vApp).
Before you start deployment, you must know how you will map the networks in the Data Director vApp to
the networks in your vSphere inventory and have the mappings at hand, including the fully qualified domain
names (FQDNs) or the IP addresses for each of the Data Director networks. See the vFabric Data Director
Worksheets.
Prerequisites
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Log in to vSphere Client as an administrator.
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Verify that DHCP is enabled in your vSphere installation.
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Verify that the cluster you created for Data Director deployment meets all requirements. See “Create and
Configure the Data Director Cluster,” on page 9.
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Verify that the ESXi hosts in the Data Director cluster are running.
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Verify that NTP has been set up in the environment. See “Enable vSphere Network Time Protocol,” on
page 10.
Procedure
1 Start the Wizard and Specify vApp Properties on page 24
In this first part of Data Director OVA deployment, you specify basic information about the product,
including its name, location, and storage.
2 Specify Network Mappings and Network Properties on page 24
As part of vApp deployment, you have to specify the vSphere Networks that Data Director uses for its
vCenter Network and its Web Console Network. You also have to specify the FDQN to connect to the
Web Management console and, if you are using static IP, the static IP address.
3 Finish Data Director vApp Deployment on page 25
The Data Director vApp must be bound to a service to enable it to register as a vCenter extension at
runtime. To finish Data Director vApp deployment, you select a service binding for the Data Director
vApp, and confirm the deployment settings.
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