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4. Browse to the .ovf file
5. Accept the license agreement (EULA)
6. Wait for the appliance to deploy
7. Revise your resources as needed. This step is optional. The default configuration is:
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Memory: 512 MB
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vCPU: 1
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Hard Disk 1 - Root disk: 2 GB (vmname.vmdk)
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Hard Disk 2 - Data disk (PGDATA): 8 GB (vmname_1.vmdk)
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Hard Disk 3 - Swap disk: 1 GB (vmname_2.vmdk)
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Hard Disk 4 - Diagnostic/core disk: 1 GB (vmname_3.vmdk)
8. Set the network configuration if you want to use a static ip address, or leave the settings blank and the virtual
machine with default to use dhcp settings.
You can use the following network configuration script to change the ip address of the deployed virtual
machine: /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net.
9. Power on the new virtual machine.
10. Open the console and check the random password on the screen.
11. Log in as root, using the random password.
12. Change the password using /opt/aurora/sbin/set_password. This sets the password for both the root and
the 'postgres' user (on both system and database).
Now you can connect to the database from a client.
Installing on Workstation 8.x
Use the following steps to install the vPostgres appliance on Workstation 8.x.
1. Select File -> Open.
2. Browse to the .ovf file, and double-click to open it.
3. Accept the license agreement (EULA).
4. Wait for the appliance to deploy.
5. Revise your resources as needed. This step is optional. The default configuration is:
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Memory: 512 MB
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vCPU: 1
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Hard Disk 1 - Root disk: 2 GB (vmname.vmdk)
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Hard Disk 2 - Data disk (PGDATA): 8 GB (vmname_1.vmdk)
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Hard Disk 3 - Swap disk: 1 GB (vmname_2.vmdk)
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Hard Disk 4 - Diagnostic/core disk: 1 GB (vmname_3.vmdk)
6. The network configuration is set to dhcp by default. Add network configuration values if you want to use
a static ip address.
7. You can use the following network configuration script to change the ip address of the deployed virtual
machine: /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net.
8. Power on the virtual machine.
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