Users Guide

Installing DSITV

This section describes DSITV components and how to install DSITV.

Introduction to DSITV

DSITV integrates the Replay Manager Service for VMware (RMSV) and Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin with VMware vSphere.

• Replay Manager Service for VMware (RMSV) ensures consistent snapshots of VMware virtual machines and datastores. To congure

RMSV, see Conguring RMSV.

• Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin is a plugin for VMware vCenter that provides storage administrators the ability to manage Dell

storage with the VMware vSphere Client. To install the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin on a VMware vCenter Server, see

Installing the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin.

• For information about installing and conguring VMware software, see:

www.vmware.com/support

Software Requirements

The following lists identify the minimum software requirements for the DSITV components.

• Replay Manager Service for VMware (RMSV)

– Storage Center OS version: 6.7

– Replay Manager Explorer version: 7.8

– VMware ESX/ESXi version: 5.5–6.5

– VMware vCenter Web Client Server version: 5.5–6.5

• Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin

– Dell Storage Manager (Enterprise Manager): 2016 R3

– Storage Center OS version: 6.7

– VMware ESXi version: 5.5–6.5

– VMware vCenter Web Client Server version: 5.5–6.5

– FluidFS version: 5.0

NOTE

: The Dell Storage Manager Data Collector is also required for the Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin version

5.0. See the

Dell Storage Manager Installation Guide

for information about installing Data Collector.

Deploying DSITV

The DSITV virtual appliance is delivered as an OVA (Open Virtual Appliance) le. The OVA le is named DSITV-05.00.02.XXX.ova and is

deployed to a VMware vCenter Server using the Deploy OVF Template wizard.

1 Start the vSphere Client and connect to the VMware vCenter Server.

2 In the vSphere Client, select VMs and Templates.

3 Select Actions > Deploy OVF Template.

The Deploy OVF Template wizard opens.

4 Specify the location of the .ova le in the Deploy from a le or URL eld.

5 Click Next.

The OVF Template Details page opens.

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