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VMWare Install & Getting Started Guide

Steps to Deploy vME on VMware ESXi.​

1. Log In to ESXi Web Interface​

  • Open your web browser.
  • Enter the IP address or hostname of your ESXi host.
  • Log in with your administrator credentials.
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2. Navigate to Virtual Machines​

  • From the left-hand menu, click on "Virtual Machines."
  • Click on the "Create / Register VM" button.

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3. New Virtual Machine Wizard​

3.1 Select Creation Type​

  • Select "Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file" and click "Next."

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3.2 Select Files​

  • Name the new VM.
  • Click "Click to select files or drag/drop" to browse for the OVA file on your local machine.
  • Select the vME Appliance .OVA file and click Next.
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Contact your enov8 representive for the latest vME release .OVA file.

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3.3 Select Storage​

  • Choose the storage location where you want to store the VM files.
  • Click "Next."

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3.4 Deployment Options​

  • Review the deployment options and set the Network mapping to the relevent VM Network you wish vME to connect via.
  • Set Disk provisioning to Thick.
  • Click "Next."
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Disk Provisioning MUST be set to Thick otherwise vME will not run correctly.

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3.5 Review and Finish​

  • Review the summary of your settings.
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If an error message appears stating "A required disk image was missing" you can disregard the error. This message is simply stating the .vmdk disk that is part of the .ova is not yet available on the VMWare ESXi host. This file will automatically start uploading when you click Finish.

  • Click "Finish" to start the deployment process.

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4. Monitor Deployment​

  • The deployment process will begin. You can monitor the progress in the "Recent Tasks" pane at the bottom of the web interface.
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Do not refresh or close your web browser tab until the deployment is complete.

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Once the deployment tasks are completed they should all show sucessful.

5. Update Configuration​

  • Right Click on the newly added VM and click "Edit settings".
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  • Update the VM settings to match the recommended vME requirements of 32 CPU Cores and 128 GB Memory.
  • Select Add hard disk. Under "New Hard disk" select the desired capacity for the vME pool that will contain your ingested and clone databases (e.g. 1024 GB).
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Multiple disks can be added depending on your use case. vME can stripe multiple disks as a single or seperate storage pool(s). Note: The disks must be all the same size and performance if striping under the same pool.

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6. Power On the VM​

  • Once the deployment is complete, navigate to the newly created VM.
  • Click on the VM name to open its details.
  • Click the "Power on" button to start the VM.

After some time the IP Address will be shown within the VM General Information > Networking section. If it doesn't click Refresh within the VMWare console.

Use this IP address to navigate to the vME web frontend.

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Next step: Complete the setup wizard​

First-time setup - required after install

After the VM is running and you can open the vME web UI in your browser, you must complete the first-boot setup wizard before using vME. The wizard walks you through hostname and NTP, TLS, licence registration, password change, authentication, timezone, and optional first pool creation.

→ Continue to the Setup Wizard (First Boot) Guide for the full step-by-step walkthrough.