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Deploy the CA Access Control Server

Deploying the CA Access Control for Virtual Environments virtual appliance, installs the operating system, the CA Access Control Server and creates a virtual machine in the ESX/ESXi Server.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the VMware vSphere Client, go to File, Deploy OVF Template.

   The Deploy OVF Template wizard opens.

2. Click the Deploy from File button, then click Browse to locate the CA Access Control for Virtual Environments OVF template.
3. Click Next.

   The OVF Template details screen appears. Do the following:

   1. Review the details and click Next to continue.

      The End User License Agreement screen opens.

   2. Review the license agreement, select Accept and click Next.

      The Name and Location screen appears.

   3. Specify the virtual machine name and select the folder where you want to deploy the virtual appliance. Click Next.

      The Host/Cluster screen opens.

      Note: This screen appears only if you did not select the resource pool before you began deploying the OVF template.

   4. Select the data center to host the virtual appliance. Click Next.

      The Resource Pool screen opens.

   5. Select the resource pool that you want to deploy the template to. Click Next.

      The Datastore screen opens.

   6. Select a datastore that will store the virtual appliance. Click Next.

      The network mapping screen opens.

   7. Select a network to use. Click Next.

      Note: You can map the networks that the OVF template uses to networks defined in your environment.

      The networking properties screen appears.

   8. Complete the following fields:

      Domain Names

      Specifies the search path for a host name look up. You can specify more than one search path.

      Host Name

      Specifies the fully qualified name of the virtual machine

      Time zone

      Specifies the time zone where the CA Access Control Server is located

      Default gateway

      Specifies the default gateway IP address. Leave this field empty if DHCP is used.

      DNS

      Specifies the DNS server for this virtual machine. Leave this field empty if DHCP is used.

      Network IP Address

      Specifies the virtual machine IP address. Leave this field empty if DHCP is used.

      Network Netmask

      Specifies the netmask or prefix for the network card you selected. Leave this field empty if DHCP is used.

   9. Click Next.
   10. Review the deployment settings and click Finish.

   The VMware vSphere Client deploys the template and adds a virtual machine in the location you specified. The process can take several minutes to complete. A message appears indicating that the templates were successfully deployed.

4. Power on the CA Access Control for Virtual Environments machine from the VMware vSphere Client.

   The CA Access Control for Virtual Environments installation process begins. This may take a few minutes to complete.

5. Go to the Console tab.
6. Define the passwords of the root and superadminuser user accounts.

   Note the following:

   • Remote root login is blocked by default. You can use the root account to log into the CA Access Control for Virtual Environments machine console only.
   • You can use the superadminuser account to administer the virtual machine remotely. For example, using SSH.
   • By default, the superadminuser is assigned the same password as the root account. Run passwd superadminuser command from the CA Access Control for Virtual Environments console to change the default password.
7. (Optional) Define the network settings and host name, if not automatically detected. Enter N to change settings or Y to accept the settings
8. Enter Y to complete the installation.

   CA Access Control for Virtual Environments installation is finalized. This process can take several minutes to complete.

9. Enter the root user account password to log in to CA Access Control for Virtual Environments.

   You have successfully deployed CA Access Control for Virtual Environments. You now need to complete the post deployment tasks.