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Configure CA Nimsoft Monitor Server from Command Prompt

You configure the CA Nimsoft Monitor Server (NMS) disks manually from the command prompt.

Follow these steps:

1. Open a command prompt on the ESX host where the CA Nimsoft Monitor Cluster vApp is deployed.
2. Navigate to the directory that holds the VM vmdk files.
3. Run the VMKFSTOOLS from ESX Server Service using the following command:

   vmkfstools -k MaaS-NMS1.vmdk
   

   Note: Use the full path if you are not in the disk directory.

4. Repeat the command for the MaaS-NMS1_1.vmdk.
5. The following confirmation dialog appears:

   

6. Repeat steps 1 through 4 of this procedure for the MaaS-NMS2 server disks.
7. Run the following commands for MaaS-NMS2:

   vmkfstools -k MaaS-NMS2.vmdk
   vmkfstools -k MaaS-NMS2_1.vmdk
   

   The NMS disks are configured from the command prompt.