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9 On the Configure network settings page, set up the network settings.
The IP address or the FQDN of the appliance is used as a system name. It is recommended to use
an FQDN. However, if you want to use an IP address, use static IP address allocation for the
appliance, because IP addresses allocated by DHCP might change.
Option Action
Network Select the network to which to connect the appliance.
The networks displayed in the drop-down menu depend on the network settings
of the target server. If you are deploying the appliance directly on an ESXi host,
non-ephemeral distributed virtual port groups are not supported and are not
displayed in the drop-down menu.
IP version Select the version for the appliance IP address.
You can select either IPv4 or IPv6.
IP assignment Select how to allocate the IP address of the appliance.
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The wizard prompts you to enter the IP address and network settings.
Note Avoid using an IP address as a system name. If you use an IP address
as a system name, you cannot change the IP address and update the DNS
settings after deployment, and you cannot join the appliance to an Active
Directory domain.
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DHCP
A DHCP server is used to allocate the IP address. Select this option only if a
DHCP server is available in your environment.
If there is an enabled DDNS in your environment, you can enter a preferred
fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the appliance.
10 On the Ready to complete stage 1 page, review the deployment settings for the
Platform Services Controller appliance and click Finish to start the OVA deployment process.
11 Wait for the OVA deployment to finish, and click Continue to proceed with stage 2 of the deployment
process to set up and start the services of the newly deployed appliance.
Note If you exit the wizard by clicking Close, you must log in to the Platform Services Controller
Appliance Management Interface to set up and start the services.
The newly deployed Platform Services Controller appliance is running on the target server but the
services are not started.
Stage 2 - Set up the Newly Deployed Platform Services Controller Appliance
When the OVA deployment finishes, you are redirected to stage 2 of the deployment process to set up
and start the services of the newly deployed Platform Services Controller appliance.
Procedure
1 Review the introduction to stage 2 of the deployment process and click Next.
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