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Table Of Contents

Contents

About VMware vFabric Data Director 5

Installation Prerequisites and vSphere Setup 7

Prerequisites for vFabric Data Director 7

Express Setup and Advanced Setup 9

vSphere Settings for Data Director 9

Planning the Network Configuration 13

Network Configurations for vFabric Data Director 13

Relating Networks in vSphere and Data Director 15

Data Director Networks, IP Allocation, and Firewalls 15

Four VLAN Network Configuration 18

Two VLAN Network Configuration 20

One VLAN Network Configuration 21

Deploy the vFabric Data Director vApp 23

Start the Wizard and Specify vApp Properties 24

Specify Network Mappings 24

Specify Network Properties 25

Finish Data Director vApp Deployment 26

Perform vFabric Data Director Express Setup 27

Start the Data Director Setup Wizard 28

Choose Express Setup 28

Accept the License Agreement 28

Configure Network Setup 29

Create Default Resource Bundle, Organization, and Group 29

Create the Data Director System Administrator Account 30

Enter License Information 30

Review Data Director Setup 31

Perform vFabric Data Director Advanced Setup 33

Start the Data Director Setup Wizard 34

Accept the License Agreement 34

Choose Advanced Setup 35

Create the Initial Data Director System Administrator Account 35

Set User Management Mode 35

Configure the Branding Settings 36

Configure SMTP Settings 36

Configure the vCenter Network and Its Network Adapters 37

Configure Network Mapping 37

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