Getting started with the NetMRI Virtual appliance is a three-step process, summarized as follows: 1. consists of the following steps:
- Downloading and unpacking the Virtual appliance ZIP
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- Importing the Virtual appliance files as a new
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- Configuring the NetMRI Virtual Details are provided in the next sections.
Details are provided in the next sections.
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Adding additional vCPUs to the NetMRI Virtual appliance should be done in accordance with the VMware administration guide. No additional configuration of NetMRI is needed when adding additional processors.
Download the appropriate appliance. For more information, see the table.
VMware Version Zip (VMX) OVF 1.0 OVA vSphere/vCenter 5.x/6.x (ESXi 5.x/6.x managed hosts) Yes Yes ESXi 5.x/6.x Standalone Yes Yes VMware Workstation, Player 10.x and later Yes VMware Fusion 8.x and later Yes - If you download an OVF version, unzip the file into a directory on your computer.
- Install the distributable according to the corresponding instructions in the next section.
Instructions provided below are for a limited selection of VMware versions. Consult the administrator documentation for the VMware product involved in the deployment for more information on OVA or OVF image file installation.
Installing on vSphere/vCenter 5.x/6.x and ESXi 5.x/6.x
Do the following:
- Download the .zip archive containing the appropriate OVA/OVF NetMRI virtual appliance template and unzip it into a directory on your computer.
- Import the unzipped OVA/OVF template using either VMware vSphere Client or VMware vSphere/ESXi Web Client. For more information on the OVA/OVF import into VMware vSphere/vCenter/ESXi environments, refer to VMware documentation. The NetMRI virtual appliance is installed on your ESXi host. Installation may take 10-20 minutes, depending on your hardware and network speed.
- Continue to Configuring and Registering NetMRI Collectors.
Installing on VMware Workstation 10.x and Later
Do the following:
- Download the zip archive containing the appropriate VMX/VMDK NetMRI virtual appliance and unzip it into a directory on your computer.
- Open the unzipped VMX/VMDK NetMRI virtual appliance in VMware. For more information on running VMX/VMDK virtual appliances on VMware Workstation, refer to VMware documentation. The new VM is displayed in a tab in the VMware Workstation’s main window.
- Continue to Configuring and Registering NetMRI Collectors.