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

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Installing on a VMware ESXi 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 ESXi Server where DDMC will be 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 ESXi Server
Installation step	Description
Launch virtual machine deployment wizard	Use the VMware deployment wizard to deploy the DDMC instance.
OVF Template Details	Deploy from the .ovf file or unzip ESXi folder to get .ovf and vmdk files.
Name and Location	Optionally type a name (default is “ DDMC-<version number>”), 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.
Datastore	Select the datastore where data is to be stored. For best performance, Dell 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).
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.