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Deploy an OVF Template

You can specify the properties of virtual appliance in an OVF template. VMware uses this template to provision a CA Enterprise Log Manager server. Use the VMware vSphere Client to deploy the OVF template.

Note: The screenshots in the following procedures contain sample data for your reference. These sample screenshots are in reference to VMware vSphere Client 4.0.0. We recommend that you specify data appropriate to your environment.

To deploy an OVF template

1. Click Start, All Programs, VMware vSphere Client on the computer where VMware vSphere Client is installed.

   The VMware vSphere Client dialog opens.

2. Enter the IP address or host name of the VMware vCenter Server you want to connect in the IP address/Name field.
3. Enter the login credentials in the User name and Password fields.
4. Click Logon.

   The application window opens.

5. Select the location where you want to provision a CA Enterprise Log Manager server under a Datacenter in the left pane.
6. Click File, Deploy OVF Template.

   The Deploy OVF Template window appears. By default, the Deploy OVF Template window displays the Source page. You must enter the location of the OVF template in this page.

   Note: The pages displayed in the Deploy OVF Template window vary according to the VMware vSphere Client version and settings you are using. For more information about deploying a OVF template, go to www.vmware.com.

7. Choose the Deploy from file option, and click Browse to select the location of the OVF template.
8. Navigate to the OVF template location from the Open dialog, select the OVF template, and click Open.

   The path of the OVF template location is displayed in the Deploy from file field.

   

9. Click Next.

   The OVF Template Details page opens. This page displays the details stored in the OVF template such as the download size, available disk size, and vendor name.

10. Verify that there is a minimum of 350 GB disk space on the VMware server, and then click Next.

    

    The End User License Agreement page opens. This page displays the license agreement for third-party products. You must accept this license agreement to install CA Enterprise Log Manager.

11. Read the license text.

    

12. Click Accept, and click Next.

    The Name and Location page opens. This page lets you add a name to identify the CA Enterprise Log Manager server, and specify the datacenter where you want to provision the CA Enterprise Log Manager server.

13. Enter the CA Enterprise Log Manager server name the Name field, select the Datacenter from Inventory Location, and then click Next.

    Note: By default, the name specified in the OVF template is displayed in the Name field.

    

    The Deployment Configuration page opens. The Deployment Configuration page lets you specify the configuration mode of the CA Enterprise Log Manager server you want to provision.

14. Select Medium or Large from the Configuration drop-down, and then click Next.

    

    If you select medium, VMware provides four CPUs with 8 GB RAM for each CPU. If you select large, VMware provides eight CPUs with 8 GB RAM for each CPU.

    Note: We highly recommend that you use a medium deployment configuration to provision a collection server, and a large deployment configuration to provision a management or reporting server.

    The Host / Cluster page opens. This page appears only if you have not selected the resource pool before you start importing the OVF template. The Host / Cluster page displays the datacenter you selected and its available clusters. You must specify the cluster location under the datacenter where you want to provision the CA Enterprise Log Manager server.

15. Select a cluster under the datacenter, and then click Next.

    

    The Properties page opens. This page contains the Host settings and CA Enterprise Log Manager settings.

16. Enter values for each field using the information you gathered in the Installation Worksheet, and then click Next.

    

    

    The Ready to Complete page opens. This page displays a summary of the details you have entered in the previous pages.

17. Verify the entered details, and then click Finish.

    

    The message Opening VI target is displayed. The deployment status of the virtual appliance is displayed. If the installation is successful, the virtual appliance is listed under the datastore you selected in the left pane.

18. (Optional) If you want to make changes to the entered details, do the following:
    1. Click Back repeatedly in the Deploy OVF Template window until you navigate to the relevant page.
    2. Make the necessary changes.
    3. Click Next repeatedly in the Deploy OVF until you navigate to the Ready to Complete page.

More information:

Virtual Appliance Installation Worksheet