Administrator Guide

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Required Information Value for Your Installation
Primary DNS
Secondary DNS
NTP server (optional)
vSphere Web Client W-ClearPass Installation Overview
W-ClearPass VMware software packages are distributed as Zip files.
The process of installing the W-ClearPass Policy Manager virtual appliance on a host that runs VMware vSphere
Web Client consists of four stages:
1.
1. Download the VMware ESXi package from the from the Dell Download site at http://download.dell-
pcw.com to a folder accessible by your VMware ESXi server.
2. Follow the steps in the OVF wizard to deploy the OVF file, but do not power on yet.
There is only one OVF file with all the variant types and sizes selectable when the virtual appliance boots.
3. Add a new hard disk, based on the requirements for your type of virtual machine.
4. Power on and configure the virtual appliance.
W-ClearPass VMware Virtual Appliance Installation Setup
To set up the W-ClearPass Policy Manager virtual appliance installation on a host that runs VMware vSphere
Web Client consists of four stages:
1. Download the Release Notes for the version of W-ClearPass that you want to install as a virtual appliance.
W-ClearPass Release Notes are available at https://download.dell-pcw.com under the W-ClearPass 6.6 Upgrade
folder. Access to this site requires log-in credentials
2. Then check the recommended virtual hardware specifications and verify that your system meets those
requirements.
3. Start the VMware vSphere Web Client.
4. Extract the files into a folder on your desktop.
5. Using either the VMware vSphere Web Client or the standard vSphere Client, deploy the Open Virtualization
Format (OVF) template that was downloaded and extracted in Steps 3 and 4.
The Deploy OVF Template opens.
If you are not using the vSphere Web Client or the standard vSphere Client, follow the instructions for your method of
deploying the OVF file.