Dell EMC SmartFabric Director User Guide Release 1.2

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Installation using vCenter 6.5

This information describes how to modify the .vmx file for a successful SmartFabric Director installation on vSphere 6.5. You must edit the .vmx file and comment out the nvram location setting.

NOTE: If you are using vSphere 6.7, go to the next section. If you are using vSphere 6.5, you must modify the nvram setting before creating a VM.

Shut down the SFD virtual machine.
Download the .vmx configuration file from the VM folder, then open the file in a text editor.

Comment out the nvram setting.

.encoding = "UTF-8"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "10"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
svga.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
<snip>
#nvram = "ovf:/file/file2" <- The ‘nvram’ entry must be commented out

Save the changes, replace the file on the VM folder, then exit the text editor.
Start the VM.

NOTE: If SmartFabric Director is restarted and if any changes have been made to the switches (such as switches reloaded) during this time, it is recommended to reload the switch again after SFD is up. This ensures that the complete configuration is redownloaded to the switches.