Administrator Guide

14. Select a server or a server cluster on which to deploy the Virtual Appliance.
15. Click Next.
The Select Storage page appears.
16. Select the datastore that will hold the Virtual Appliance data.
17. Click Next.
The Setup Networks page appears.
18. From the Destination drop-down menu, select a network for the Virtual Appliance.
19. Click Next.
The Customize Template page appears.
20. Complete the following elds.
NOTE: Some of these features are hidden. Expand the heading to view the setting.
• Hostname: Type a host name for the Virtual Appliance.
• Domain Name: Type the domain name of the network.
• NTP Servers: Type the IP addresses of one or more time servers.
• IP Address Type: Select DHCP or Static. If you select DHCP do not complete the rest of the elds in the IP Address
Properties area.
• IP Address: Type an IP address for the Virtual Machine.
• Netmask: Type the netmask of the subnet.
• Default Gateway: Type the gateway of the subnet.
• DNS: Type the IP address of one or more domain name servers.
• SSH Access: Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable SSH Access.
• Locale: Select a language for the Virtual Appliance.
21. Click Next.
The Ready to complete page appears.
22. (Optional) Select the Power on after deployment check box to power the Virtual Appliance on after deployment.
23. Click Finish.
Congure the Virtual Appliance as a Remote Data Collector
Congure the Virtual Appliance as a Remote Data Collector to use it for disaster recovery when the Primary Data Collector is
inaccessible.
Prerequisite
The Virtual Appliance must be deployed.
Steps
1. In a web browser, navigate to https://[VA IP address]/setup/.
NOTE: Depending on your web browser settings, you may need to acknowledge security alerts to continue.
2. Log in to the Data Collector Manager using the temporary user.
• User name: cong
• Password: dell
The Storage Manager Data Collector Setup wizard appears.
3. Click Next.
4. Click Congure as Remote Data Collector.
5. Enter the information for the Primary Data Collector.
a. In the Server eld, type the IP address or hostname of the Primary Data Collector.
b. In the Web Server Port eld, type the port number of the Primary Data Collector. The default port is 3033.
c. In the Client Listener Port eld, type the port number for the in-bound trac to the client. The default port is 7342.
d. In the User Name eld, type the user name of the Primary Data Collector.
e. In the Password eld, type the password for the user specied in the User Name eld.
Remote Data Collector
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