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| Step | Procedure | Reference |
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| 1. | Review best practices and verify that the VMware platform on which NetMRI will be deployed adheres to the recommendations. | Best Practices for configuring NetMRI Virtual Appliances |
| 2. | Review the recommended VMware server requirements and record the following information: Number of devices to be monitored: Number of interfaces to be monitored: VMware hypervisor: Number of vCPUs: Memory available: Size of local disk storage: | Benchmarking the VMware Infrastructure |
| 3. | Install and run the Infoblox Benchmark Tool on the VMware server. | Benchmarking the VMware Infrastructure |
| 4. | Confirm that the platform meets NetMRI virtual appliance requirements: MySQL Bench Alter Table Result: _____ seconds (should be less than 15 seconds) MySQL Bench Create Result: ________ seconds (should be less than 30 seconds) MySQL Bench Wisconsin Result: _____seconds (should be less than 7 seconds) | Benchmarking the VMware Infrastructure |
| 5. | Download and unpack the NetMRI virtual appliance zip archive. | Downloading and Unpacking the Virtual Appliance ZIP Archive |
| 6. | Import the NetMRI virtual appliance files. Follow the instructions in the subsection for the Appliance Distributable downloaded in a zip file. | Importing the Virtual Appliance Files |
| 7. | Configure the NetMRI virtual appliance. | Configuring NetMRI |
| 8. | Configure NetMRI network interface. NetMRI IP address is now: __________________________ | Configuring Network Interfaces |
| 9. | Configure NetMRI using the Setup Wizard. | Configuring NetMRI Using the Setup Wizard |
| 10. | Monitor the initial discovery process. | Monitoring the Initial Discovery Process |
| 11. | Review additional considerations to determine whether additional security should be placed around the NetMRI installation. | Additional Considerations |
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