Create and Deploy VMware Net-Net OS VM Edition

Create an OVF template to create a master image of a virtual machine. You can deploy multiple virtual machines from one template.

To create a template, you can convert a virtual machine to a template, clone a virtual machine to a template, or clone another template.

Before You Begin

• Confirm that the VMware ESXi 5.0, 5.1, or 5.5 Hypervisor is installed on an appropriate network server.
• Confirm that the server has 40gb of space for this installation.

Note:

The following procedure describes a typical deployment. The system may display different screens, depending on the deployment. For example, in a deployment with multiple storages, the system displays the storage screen.

Procedure.

1. On the vSphere Client application Home page, go to File > Deploy OVF Template File.
2. On the Source screen, browse to the target .ova file, and click Next.
3. On the End User License Agreement screen, click Accept and click Next.
4. On the Name and Location screen, do the following and click Next.
   • Name. Enter a name for the template.
   • Inventory Location. Select the location where you want to deploy the template.
5. On the Host / Cluster screen, select the host or cluster where you want to run the deployed template, and click Next.
6. On the Resource Pool screen, select the resource in which you want to deploy this template, and click Next.
7. On the Storage screen, select the destination storage for the virtual machine files, and click Next.
8. On the Disk Format screen, select Thick Provisioned Lazy Zeroed, and click Next.
9. On the Network Mapping screen, map the networks used in this OVM template to networks in your inventory, and click Next.
10. On the properties screen, enter the Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller bootloader parameters, and click Next.
11. On the Ready to Complete screen, review the selections, and do one of the following:
    • Edit a previous screen by way of the Back button.
    • When the edits are completed, or if no edits are required, click Finish

    The system displays the Deploying screen.

    
    When the Deploying screen closes, VM creation and deployment is completed.