Parameter
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Description
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vcenter
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vCenter name or IP address
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user name
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vCenter user name
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password
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vCenter password
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datacenter
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The name of the data center where the datastore that will store the template resides
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ova_path
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The path of the SVM’s OVA
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datastores
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A list of datastores, up to eight, on which the templates will be created. Press ENTER to stop specifying datastores.
NOTE: Each template requires approximately 8 GB of space in the datastore.
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NOTE: For best results, enter a local (not shared) datastore for each ESXi server.
For faster, parallel, deployment in large-scale environments, you can use the OVA to create SVM templates on as many as eight datastores. To do so, type the datastore names, and when you are done, leave the next line blank. The following example shows how to enter two datastores:
datastores[0]: datastore1
datastores[1]: datastore1 (1)
datastores[2]:
The upload procedure can take several minutes, during which time a temporary SVM is created, the templates are created, and then the temporary SVM is deleted.
When each template is created, a message similar to the following appears:
The template VxFlexOS SVM Template (v3.6.X) was successfully created