Install Guide

Deploying and Configuring the Storage

Manager Virtual Appliance

Use a VMware vSphere Web Client to deploy the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance on an ESXi server. After the Storage Manager Virtual

Appliance is deployed, connect to Virtual Appliance using a web browser and configure the Data Collector settings.

Topics:

• Virtual Appliance Requirements for vSphere

• Deploy the Virtual Appliance

• Configure the Virtual Appliance as a Primary Data Collector

• Configure the Virtual Appliance as a Remote Data Collector

• Migrating an Existing Data Collector to the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance

Virtual Appliance Requirements for vSphere

The Storage Manager Virtual Appliance requires the following conditions from the vSphere server.

• The Virtual Appliance must be deployed on a standard datastore. Do not deploy the Virtual Appliance on a VVols datastore.

• The vSphere server must be configured to take regular snapshots of the datastore.

Deploy the Virtual Appliance

Deploy the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance on a VMware vCenter server.

Prerequisites

• The VMware ESXi host and VMware vCenter Server must meet the requirements in Storage Manager Virtual Appliance Requirements

on page 9.

• The local computer used to deploy the Virtual Appliance must have the VMware Client Integration plug-in installed.

About this task

The Storage Manager Virtual Appliance is available for download from the Drivers & Downloads tab of the storage system support page

located at https://www.dell.com/support.

Steps

1. Download the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance zip file.

The name of the zip file is DellEMCStorageManagerVA-x.x.x.x.zip, where x.x.x.x is the version number.

2. Extract the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance OVA file from the DellEMCStorageManagerVA-x.x.x.x.zip file. The filename

of the OVA file is Storage Manager VA x.x.x.x.ova , where x.x.x.x is the version number.

3. Log on to the VMware vCenter server with the vSphere Web Client.

4. In the right pane, click Host and Clusters.

5. Right-click on ESXi and select Deploy OVF Template.

The Deploy OVF Template wizard opens.

6. Select the Local File radio button.

7. Click Choose Files and select the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance .ova template file.

8. Click Next.

The Select a name and folder page is displayed.

9. Type a name for the virtual machine in the Virtual machine name field and select a location for the Storage Manager Virtual

Appliance.

10. Click Next.

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