Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.1 Installation and Deployment Guide

Deploy the plugin server

Deploy an OVA to create a plugin server.

1. Log in to the vSphere client, and then click LAUNCH VPSHERE CLIENT to launch the HTML5-based vSphere client.
2. In the vSphere Client, right-click the ESX cluster and select Deploy OVF Template.
   The Deploy OVF Template screen opens.
3. In the Select an OVF template screen, select an OVF template for the vSphere plugin server from a remote URL or local file system.
4. In the Select a name and folder screen, specify a unique name for the plugin server, and select the location of the virtual machine on which you want to deploy your plugin server.
5. In the Select a compute resource screen, select the destination compute resource for this operation.
6. In the Review details screen, review the general properties of the OVF template. To accept, click Next.
7. In the Select storage screen, select the storage for the configuration and disk files including the virtual disk format and VM storage policy.
8. In the Select networks screen, select a destination network for each source network.
9. In the Customize template screen, customize the deployment properties of this software solution.
   1. Select the time zone.
   2. The network management default is DHCP. If you are managing your network using static IP configuration, values for the gateway, netmask, and IP address are mandatory. Values for DNS and FQDN are optional, but entering a DNS address is recommended.
10. In the Ready to complete screen, review the details of the deployment and, when satisfied, click FINISH to create the plugin server.
    To track that the plugin server creation is successful, check for an OVF deployment in the Recent Tasks window of the vSphere Client.
11. Power on the plugin server VM.