Dell DL4000 Appliance Deployment Guide

Deploying to machines on a VMware vCenter/ESX(i) virtual host

Use this procedure to simultaneously deploy the Rapid Recovery Agent software to one or more machines on a VMware vCenter/ESX(i) virtual host.

1. On the Rapid Recovery Core Console, click the Protect drop-down menu, and then click Deploy Agent Software.
   The Deploy Agent Software Wizard opens.
2. On the Connection page of the wizard, from the Source drop-down list, select vCenter / ESX(i).
3. Enter the host information and logon credentials as described in the following table.

   Table 1. vCenter/ESX(i) connection settingsIn the Host box, enter the name or IP address of the VMware vCenter Server/ESX(i) virtual host. In the Port box, enter the port used to connect to the virtual host. The default setting is 443. In the User name box, enter the user name used to connect to the virtual host; for example, Administrator or, if the machine is in a domain, [domain name]\Administrator. In the Password box, enter the secure password used to connect to this virtual host.

   Text Box	Description
   Host	The name or IP address of the VMware vCenter Server/ESX(i) virtual host.
   Port	The port used to connect to the virtual host. The default setting is 443.
   User name	The user name used to connect to the virtual host; for example, Administrator or, if the machine is in a domain, [domain name]\Administrator.
   Password	The secure password used to connect to this virtual host.

4. Click Next.
5. On the Machines page of the wizard, select one of the following options from the drop-down menu:
   • Hosts and Clusters
   • VMs and Templates
6. Expand the list of machines, and then select the VMs to which you want to deploy the software.
   A notification appears if Rapid Recovery detects that a machine is offline or that VMware Tools are not installed.
7. If you want to restart the machines automatically after deployment, select After Agent installation, restart the machines automatically (Recommended).
8. Click Next.
   Rapid Recovery automatically verifies each machine you selected.
9. On the Adjustments page of the wizard, enter the credentials for each machine in the following format: hostname::username::password.
   NOTE: Enter one machine on each line.
10. Click Finish.
    The system automatically verifies each machine that you selected.

    If Rapid Recovery detects any concerns during automatic verification, the wizard progresses to a Warnings page, where you can clear machines from selection and manually verify the selected machines. If the machines you added pass the automatic verification, they appear on the Deploy Agent to Machines pane.

11. If the Warning page appeared and you are still satisfied with your selections, click Finish again.