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Active System Manager Release 8.1.1 User’s Guide

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Template – deploy VMware cluster with NetApp storage

The Deploy VMWare Cluster with NetApp Storage template deploys a single NetApp storage volume, installs ESXi on two physical hosts, and creates a cluster with the ESXi hosts.

To deploy VMware Cluster with NetaApp Storage using this template, perform the following steps:

  1. On the Templates page, select the VMware Cluster with NetApp Storage template, and click Clone in the right pane.
  2. In the Create Template dialog box, enter a name, category, and description for the template, and click Save.
  3. On the Template Builder page, click each storage components, click Edit on the dialog box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Storage Component dialog box:.

    1. Modify the Component Name with a unique name, as desired.

    2. From the Target NetApp drop-down list, select the target NetApp Storage.

    3. Modify the Storage Volume Name and Storage Size, as desired.

    4. From the Aggregate Name, select the aggregate name that is used in your NetApp storage.

    5. From the NFS Target IP, select the target NFS IP that will be used.

  4. Click Save.
  5. On the Template Builder page, click each server components, click Edit in the dialog box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings for servers in the Server Component dialog box:

    1. Modify the server Component Name with a unique name, as desired.

    2. Retain the default selection of SD Card for Target Boot Device.

    3. From the Server Pool drop-down list, select the server pool that has the target server.

    4. Edit the Administrator Password for the ESXi host.

      • NOTE: It is critical to update the password within this template. There is a masked value present in the template, but there is no actual password set. If you do not set this password, you will not be able to log in to the deployed server.

    5. In the Product Key box, enter the Windows Product Key for the Hyper-V server.

    6. Select the Timezone and enter the IP address of the NTP Server for time synchronization.

    7. Select the Language and Keyboard inputs if you want to change the default values.

    8. Enter the Domain Name and FQ Domain Name to which you want to add the Hyper-V host.

    9. Enter the Domain Admin Username and Domain Admin Password to add the Hyper-V host to the domain. Enter the domain admin password again to confirm.

      • NOTE: It is critical to update the password within this template. There is a masked value present in the template, but there is no actual password set. If you do not set this password, you will not be able to log in to the deployed server.

    10. Under Network Settings, perform the following.

      1. Select the Do you want to partition? check box.

        • NOTE: For a Hyper-V deployment, partitions are not required.

      2. Update the network settings based on the hypervisor that you want to deploy and the networks that you have configured in your environment. Select at least one PXE network, Hypervisor Management network, Hypervisor Migration network, and an optional Public network for virtual machines.

  6. Click Save.
  7. On the Template Builder page, click the VMware Cluster component, click Edit in the dialog box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Cluster Component dialog box:

    1. From the Target Virtual Machine Manager drop-down list, make sure that you select your target vCenter.

    2. From the Data Center Name drop-down list, select Create New Datacenter, and enter a data center name in the New datacenter name box

    3. From the Cluster Name drop-down list, select New Cluster and then in the New cluster name box, enter the cluster name.

  8. Click Save.
  9. Click Publish Template. This template is now ready to be deployed.

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