Dell PowerProtect DD Management Center (DDMC) 7.9 Installation and Administration Guide

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Installing on a VMware vCenter Server

Prerequisites

Download the DDMC software, as described in Downloading DDMC.
Open the vSphere client, type the following, and select Login:
- The IP address or hostname of the VMware vCenter Server where DDMC is installed
- The administrator ID and password for the VMware server

About this task

NOTE The following table corresponds to the VMware wizard.

Table 1. Installing DDMC on a VMware vCenter Server
Deployment wizard step	Description
Launch virtual machine deployment wizard	Use the VMware deployment wizard to deploy the DDMC instance.
OVF Template Details	Deploy from the .ova file or extract the vCenter folder to get .ovf and vmdk files.
Name and Location	Optionally type a name (default is “DDMC”), and select an installation location. This name identifies the virtual machine on the VMware server. It does not become a hostname on the LAN.
Deployment Configuration	Default configuration cannot be changed.
Host/Cluster	Select a host or cluster for DDMC installation.
Datastore	Select the datastore where data is to be stored. For best performance, Data Domain recommends that you use a dedicated datastore.
Disk Format	Select the disk format type. Thin Provisioned disk format dynamically allocates storage capacity. Thick Provisioned disk format allocates all storage now (recommended).
IP Address Allocation	Select the IP address configuration. Either Fixed or DHCP. DDMC does not support Transient. A Fixed IP address configuration also includes network mask, gateway IP address, and primary and secondary DNS server address.
Properties	Provide the following system details: System Identification - Host name: Requires a fully qualified DDMC hostname Network Information - IP Address: DDMC IP address Network Information - Network Mask: DDMC network mask Network Information - Gateway IP Address: DDMC gateway IP address Network Information - Primary DNS Server: DDMC primary name server IP address Network Information - Secondary DNS Server: DDMC secondary name server IP address Email Notification - Mail Server: Requires a hostname for the mail server that DDMC uses to send email messages Email Notification - Alerts: Send alert notifications Email Notification - Autosupport: Send autosupport information Administrative Contact - Administrator's Email: Requires an email address for a DDMC administrator Administrative Contact - Alerts: Send alert notifications to the administrator email address Administrative Contact - Daily Alert Summary: Send the daily alert summary to the administrator email address Administrative Contact - Autosupport: Send autosupport information to the administrator email address
Ready to Complete	Review the configuration summary and finish the wizard.

This initial configuration cannot be repeated to change settings. After you have completed an initial configuration, you must use the DDMC CLI for any settings that you want to change.