Deploying an HCP Anywhere VM System

100 Pages·2017·2.41 MB·English

by  Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere
Deploying an HCP Anywhere VM System
MK-HCPAW011-06
March 30,2017
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Contents
Preface vii
Intended audience vii
Productversion vii
Related documents viii
Accessing productdocumentation viii
Getting help ix
Comments ix
Chapter1:HCPAnywheresystem overview 1
AboutHCP Anywhere 2
ManagementConsole 2
VMsystemconfigurations 3
Networks 4
Storage 4
Systemarchitecture 5
Monitoring HCP Anywhere 7
Chapter2:Sitepreparation 9
ESXi hostrequirements 10
VMwareproductrequirements 10
Virtual machinerequirements 11
Storagerequirements 11
Supported VMwarefeatures 13
Unsupported VMwarefeatures 13
Network requirements 13
Network connection information 14
User authentication requirements 23
Timesourcerequirements 24
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Systemavailability recommendations 24
Chapter3:Creatingandconfiguringthevirtualmachines 25
Information you need 26
Resourcesyou need 27
Step 1: Log into vSphereWeb Client 27
Step 2: Conditionally, add ESXi hosts 28
Step 3: Specify timesettingsfor theESXi hosts 28
Step 4: Createthedatastores 29
Step 5: Configurethenetworks 31
Step 5a: Conditionally, configurethefront-end network 31
Step 5b: Conditionally, createtheback-end network 33
Step 6: Createthevirtual machines 34
Step 6a: Unpack thevirtual machineimagefile 34
Step 6b: Deploy theOVFtemplate 35
Step 7: Deletetheunused network adapter in asingle-nodesystem 38
Step 8: Reconfigureeach virtual machine 39
Step 8a: ReconfigureCPUand memory 39
Step 8b: Add hard disks 41
Step 8c: Reconfigurehard disks 42
Step 8d: Conditionally, configuretheother virtual machine 43
Step 9: Starteach virtual machine 44
Chapter4:InstallingandconfiguringtheHCP Anywheresoftware 45
Information you need 46
Configuring network settingsfor each HCP Anywherenode 46
Step 1: Log in for thenetwork configuration 47
Step 2: Selectsystemtype 49
Step 3: Configurefront-end network settings 50
Step 4: Conditionally, configureback-end network settings 52
Step 5: Apply thechanges 53
Step 6: Conditionally, configurenetwork settingsfor theother node 53
Installing theHCP Anywheresoftware 53
Performing theHCP Anywheresoftwareinstallation 54
Step 1: Log in for theinstallation 54
Step 2: ConfiguretheHCP Anywheresystem 56
Step 3: Verify thesystemconfiguration 64
Step 4: Executetheinstallation 64
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Verifying theHCP Anywhereinstallation 65
Logging into theManagementConsole 67
After installing thesoftware 68
AppendixA:AddingESXihosts 69
Information you need 70
Adding thehosts 70
AppendixB:ReenablingSSHaccessonasingle-nodeVM system 73
AppendixC:Forms 77
Virtual MachineCreation Information 78
HCP AnywhereSoftwareInstallation Information 79
Glossary 81
Index 87
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Preface
Thisbookisthesetup guidefor Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere(HCP
Anywhere)VM systems.It providesall theinformation you need todeploy
a virtualized HCPAnywheresystem in your VMwarevSphere®
environment.
Notes:
• Theproceduresin thisbookwereperformed on vCenter Server and
vSphereWeb Client version 5.5.Theexact stepsfor performing each
action in thisbookmaybeslightlydifferent for each vCenter and
vSphereversion.
• Thisbookdoesnot explain howtoconfigureHi-TrackMonitor to
monitor thenodesin theHCPAnywheresystem.For that
information,seeInstallinganHCP Anywhere System— FinalOn-
site Setup.
Intended audience
Thisbookisintended for thepeopleresponsiblefor deploying an HCP
AnywhereVM system at acustomer site.It assumesyou haveexperience
with computer networking,creating virtual machines,familiaritywith
VMwareproductsand concepts,and abasicunderstanding of HCP
Anywheresystems.
Product version
Thisbookappliestorelease3.0 of theHCPAnywhere.
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Relateddocuments
Related documents
Thesedocumentscontain information about HCPAnywhere:
• HCP Anywhere AdministratorHelpMK-HCPAW000 —Thishelp
containstheinstructionsyou need tousetheHCPAnywhere
Management Consoletoconfigureand monitor an HCPAnywhere
system and itshardware.Thisset of help topicsalsoincludes
instructionson administering thefilesynchronization and sharing and
HDI devicemanagement features.
Thishelp isaccessiblefrom theHCP AnywhereManagement Console.
• HCP Anywhere UserHelpMK-HCPAW001 —Thishelp explainshowto
useHCPAnywherefor filestorageand synchronization.Thesetopics
discussthefilesynchronization interfacesthat HCPAnywhereprovides,
which includedesktop and mobileapplicationsand aweb application
called theUser Portal.
Thishelp isaccessiblefrom theHCPAnywhereUser Portal.
• InstallinganHCP Anywhere System–FinalOn-site SetupMK-
HCPAW005 —Thisbookcontainsinstructionsfor deploying an
assembled and configured physical HCPAnywheresystem at acustomer
site.Thebookexplainshowtomakethenecessaryphysical connections
and reconfigurethesystem for thecustomer computing environment.
Thebookalsocontainsinstructionsfor configuring Hi-Track®Monitor to
monitor an HCPAnywheresystem.
• Third-party Copyrights andLicenses MK-HCPAW002 —Thisbook
containscopyright and licenseinformation for third-partysoftware
distributed with or embedded in theHCPAnywhereoperating system,
coresoftware,and filesynchronization and sharing applications.
Accessing product documentation
Product documentation isavailableon Hitachi DataSystemsSupport
Connect:https://knowledge.hds.com/Documents.Checkthissitefor the
most current documentation,including important updatesthat mayhave
been madeafter thereleaseof theproduct.
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Gettinghelp
Getting help
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