Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Deploy the Virtual Appliance

Deploy the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance on a VMware vCenter server.

1. Download the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance zip file.
   The name of the zip file is DellEMCStorageManagerVA-x.x.x.x.zip, where x.x.x.x is the version number.
2. Extract the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance OVA file from the DellEMCStorageManagerVA-x.x.x.x.zip file. The filename of the OVA file is Storage Manager VA x.x.x.x.ova , where x.x.x.x is the version number.
3. Log on to the VMware vCenter server with the vSphere Web Client.
4. In the right pane, click Host and Clusters.
5. Right-click on ESXi and select Deploy OVF Template.
   The Deploy OVF Template wizard opens.
6. Select the Local File radio button.
7. Click Choose Files and select the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance .ova template file.
8. Click Next.
   The Select a name and folder page is displayed.
9. Type a name for the virtual machine in the Virtual machine name field and select a location for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
10. Click Next.
    The Select a compute resource page is displayed.
11. Select a the destination compute resource on which to deploy the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
12. Click Next.
    The Review details page is displayed.
13. Confirm the details for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance and click Next.
    The License agreements page is displayed.
14. Select the I accept all license agreements checkbox.
15. Click Next.
    The Configuration page is displayed.
16. Select the size of the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance deployment configuration.
    The configuration options are:

    • Small – Use this configuration for deployments of one to ten Storage Centers or up to 3000 total volumes. This deployment requires 2 vCPUs and 8 GB of memory for the vApp.
    • Medium – Use this configuration for deployments of more than ten Storage Centers or up to 6000 total volumes. This deployment requires 4 vCPUs and 16 GB of memory for the vApp.
    • Large – Use this configuration for deployments of more than ten Storage Centers or up to 12,000 total volumes. This deployment requires 6 vCPUs and 32 GB of memory for the vApp.
    • Extra Large – Use this configuration for deployments of more than ten Storage Centers or more 12,000 total volumes. This deployment requires 8 vCPUs and 64 GB of memory for the vApp.
17. Click Next.
    The Select storage page is displayed.
18. Select Thin Provision from the Select virtual disk format drop-down menu.
19. Select the datastore in which to store the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance data.
20. Click Next.
    The Select networks page is displayed.
21. Select a network for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance from the Destination Network drop-down menu.
22. Click Next.
    The Customize template page is displayed.
    1. Type the hostname for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance in the Hostname field.
    2. If DHCP is selected from the IP Address Type drop-down menu, skip to the next step.
    3. If Static is selected from the IP Address Type drop-down menu, type the IP Address, Netmask, Default Gateway, and DNS servers for the Virtual Appliance, and click Next.
23. Click Next.
    The Ready to complete page is displayed.
24. Click Finish.
25. (Optional) To change the maximum amount of memory available to the Data Collector on theStorage Manager Virtual Appliance:
    1. Right-click on the Virtual Appliance in the vSphere Web Client and select Edit Settings.
       The Edit Settings dialog box opens.
    2. Type the maximum amount of memory to allocate for the Virtual Appliance in the Memory field.
    3. Click OK.
26. Power on the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance after it is deployed.