Dell Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI) for VMware vSphere Client Version 10.0 Product Guide

Deploying the VSI Plug-in

This section provides instructions on how to deploy VSI.

1. Log in to the vCenter through the VMware vSphere Client (HTML5).
2. Click Menu > Hosts and Clusters.
3. Right-click the vCenter, host, or cluster and select Deploy OVF Template.
   The Deploy OVF Template wizard is displayed.
4. On the Select template tab, enter the URL to download the OVA file from the Internet or browse to a location accessible from your local drive and click NEXT.
5. On the Select name and folder tab, enter a name for the virtual machine and select a folder to place it and click NEXT.
6. On the Select a compute resource tab, select a cluster or a host to deploy the OVA file and click NEXT.
7. On the Review details tab, verify that the OVA information is correct and click NEXT.
8. On the Accept license agreements tab, click Accept and click NEXT.
9. On the Select storage tab, select an appropriate virtual disk format and VM storage policy. To deploy the OVA file, select the datastore and click NEXT.
10. On the Select networks tab, select the destination network and click NEXT.
11. On the Customize template tab, enter the values for Networking properties and VSI Registration.

    Networking Properties has five settings, enter the values for:

    • Default Gateway
    • DNS
    • Network 1 IP Address
    • Network 1 Netmask
    • NTP servers

    VSI Registration has four settings, enter the values for:

    • Enable Root Virtual Machine Access
      NOTE You can select the checkbox to enable the root virtual machine access on IAPI Server.
      CAUTION It is recommended to secure the credentials and must be used by authorized users. To enable and disable SSH, see Enable/Disable SSH for VM.
      NOTE A dialog box is displayed to confirm after the OVA is deployed, the user is expected to open a browser and navigate to virtual machine IP and use the initial setup wizard.

    Click NEXT.
12. On the Ready to complete tab, verify that all the information is correct and click Finish.
    The deployment of the OVF package on the destination datastore begins and the progress is displayed under Recent Tasks.
13. Once the OVF template is deployed, power on the IAPI server by clicking the green play button or right-click the IAPI server Power > Power On.
    NOTE When a user first deploys the VSI plugin, a warning is displayed to update the default root user password. Change the password in Update VSI Virtual Machine Password dialog box and click UPDATE.
14. Once the VM is powered on, wait for few moments to allow VSI services to power on and then open a browser to navigate to the VM IP to use the initial setup wizard.
    In the initial setup wizard:
    1. You are greeted with a welcome page, click NEXT.
    2. You can import vCenter certificates or choose to do it later and click NEXT.
    3. Import a vCenter administrator Username and Password and confirm the Password.
       For a standalone vCenter, enter a vCenter IP or FQDN. For a linked mode group, user can use a comma separated list of vCenter IPs or FQDNs. Click NEXT.
    4. Review the summary page, click FINISH to register VSI with the vCenters.
15. Log in to your vCenter and the VSI is registered.