Creating SDS Guests (VMware)

2.2 Creating SDS Guests (VMware)

Perform the following procedure in Cloud Client to create SDS Guests from OVA (VMWare):

To add SDS OVA image, perform the following steps:
1. Open the required Cloud Client.
2. Add the SDS OVA image to the cloud catalog or repository. Follow the instructions provided by the cloud solutions manufacturer.
To create the SDS VM from the OVA image, perform the following steps:
1. Navigate to the library or repository where the OVA image is present.
2. Deploy the OVA image using Cloud or the Cloud Web Client.
3. Name the SDS NOAM VM and select the datastore.
To configure the SDS NOAM VM, refer to the DSR Cloud Benchmarking Guide for the SDS NOAM using the Cloud Client or the Cloud Web Client.
To power on SDS NOAM-A VM, use the Cloud or Cloud Web Client.
To configure SDS NOAM-A, perform the following steps:
1. Open the SDS NOAM-A VM console using the Cloud or Cloud web client.
2. Login as admusr.
3. When the ethX is the interface associated with the XMI network, configure the <ethX> device:
```
$ sudo netAdm add --device=<ethX> --address=<IP Address in External management Network> --netmask=<Netmask> --onboot=yes --bootproto=none
```
4. Add the default route for ethX:
```
$ sudo netAdm add --route=default -–gateway=<gateway address for the External management network> --device=<ethX>
```
Note:
While re-configuring virtual NICs under VMware, perform the following procedure:
1. Remove the UDEV rules file under /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules path.
2. Shut down the guest and remove the interfaces.
3. Power on the VM and add the interfaces one by one, in the desired order of enumeration.
4. To get VMware to instantiate the device, click OK each time.
To verify network connectivity, ping the default gateway.
```
$ ping –c3 <gateway address for the External management network>
```
Note:
Repeat these steps for each server before continuing to the next procedure. For example, NOAM-A, NOAM-B, DR SDS Servers, Query Server, and DP.