NetMRI and Sandbox images, compatible with both VMware and OpenStack, include drivers and guest-agent daemons customized for these platforms. Although NetMRI and Sandbox images can seamlessly integrate with OpenStack by using cloud-init for deployment, VMware deployment does not support cloud-init at this time. For deployment, we provide OVA images designed for VMWare and QCOW2 images optimized for OpenStack.
For detailed information on cloud-init deployment, refer to the cloud-init deployment section.
Complete the following to install a NetMRI/Sandbox virtual appliance:
Download and unpack install the virtual appliance zip archiveimage. For more information, seeDownloading and Unpacking Installing the Images for the Virtual Appliance ZIP Archive.
Import the virtual appliance files. For more information, see Importing the Virtual Appliance Files.
Configure the NetMRI virtual appliance. For more information, seeConfiguring the NetMRI Virtual Appliance.
Supported Platforms
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VMWare ESXi | 5.5 | OVA |
OpenStack | Wallaby | QCOW2 |
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Installing the Images for the Virtual Appliance
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You can add additional vCPUs to the NetMRI VM in accordance with the VMware administration guide. No additional configuration of NetMRI is required when adding additional processors.
Complete the following to download and unpack install the image for the NetMRI VM/Sandbox virtual appliance:
Download the appropriate Appliance distributable according to the following table.
If you download an OVF version, unzip the file into a directory on your computer.Verify whether the minimum system requirements provided in the table above are met.
Download the suitable images from support.infoblox.com.
Install the distributable file according to the corresponding provided instructions in the next section.
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Follow the instructions corresponding to the appliance distributable you obtained in the previous section.
Installing on vSphere/vCenter5.x/6.x and ESXi 5.x/6.x
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.
Complete the installation process by configuring NetMRI on the appliance. For more information, see Configuring NetMRI.
Installing on VMware Workstation 10.x and Later
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 Workstation. 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.
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VMWare
NetMRI and Sandbox images can be imported into the VMWare environment by using an OVF or OVA template that adheres to VMWare's OVF and OVA template deployment guidelines.
OpenStack
Add the image to the image repository by following the guidelines provided in the official OpenStack documentation.
Create a flavor by referring to section Manage Flavors in the official documentation for OpenStack. For the best resource allocation that suits your setup, refer to the NetMRI Resource Allocation Guide or the Sandbox Resource Allocation Guide.
Deploy the instance with the NetMRI/Sandbox image flavor you created.