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Appendix G
Installing AWMS on VMware ESX
(3i v. 3.5)
This appendix provides complete instructions for installing AWMS on VMware ESX (3i v. 3.5) and includes the
following sections:
 “Creating a New Virtual Machine to Run AWMS” on page321
 “Installing AWMS on the Virtual Machine” on page321
 “AWMS Post-Installation Issues on VMware” on page322
Creating a New Virtual Machine to Run AWMS
1. Click Create a new virtual machine from the VMware Infrastructure Client.
2. Click Ne
xt to select a Typical > Virtual Machine Configuration.
3. Name your virtual machine (AirWave Management Platform) and then click Ne
xt.
4. Select an available datastore with sufficient space for the numb
er of APs your AWMS will manage, choosing
the right server hardware to comply with the hardware requirements in this document. Click Next.
5. Click the Linux radio button
and select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-bit) from the drop-down menu, then
click Next.
6. Select a minimum of two virtual
processors, then click Next.
7. Enter 3
072 as the minimum virtual RAM (more virtual RAM may be required; refer to the section “Choosing
the Right Server Hardware” for a table listing RAM requirements for AWMS). Click Next.
8. Accept the VMware default virtual network adapter and cl
ick Next.
9. Allocate a virtual disk large enough to
contain the AWMS operating system, application and data files (refer
to the AWMS Best Practices Guide for suggested disk space allocations for typical
wireless network
deployments).
10. Click Ne
xt.
11. Review the virtual machine settings, then click Finish whe
n done.
Installing AWMS on the Virtual Machine
Running AWMS installation on a VMware virtual machine is typically done in one of three ways:
1. By writing an AWMS ISO to CD, inserting the CD into a physical
drive on a VMware server, then configure
the AWMS virtual machine to boot from the CD.
2. By copying the AWMS ISO to the VMware server's datastore,
or to a networked filesystem available to the
VMware server, then configure the AWMS virtual machine to boot from the ISO file.
3. By using either a local physical CD or an AWMS ISO file
from the VMware Infrastructure Client, then create
a virtual CD on the virtual AWMS to point to and boot from that device.
Overall, the second option is likely the most efficient
method to install AWMS. In addition, after booting the
AWMS virtual machine with either a physical CD or a ISO image file, the installation process with this method is
identical to the steps outlined in the AirWave Wireless Management Suite Quick Start Guide.