Deploying an HCP Anywhere VM System

98 Pages·2015·1.97 MB·English

by  Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere
DeployinganHCPAnywhereVM System
MK-HCPAW011-02
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Contents
Preface vii
Intended audience vii
Productversion vii
What'snew vii
Related documents ix
Getting help ix
Comments x
Chapter1:HCPAnywheresystem overview 1
AboutHCP Anywhere 2
ManagementConsole 2
Systemcomponentsand architecture 2
Systemavailability and failover management 5
Monitoring HCP Anywhere 5
Chapter2:Sitepreparation 7
ESXi hostrequirements 8
VMwareproductrequirements 8
Virtual machinerequirements 9
Storagerequirements 9
Supported VMwarefeatures 11
Unsupported VMwarefeatures 11
Network requirements 11
Network connection information 12
User authentication requirements 20
Timesourcerequirements 21
Systemavailability recommendations 21
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Chapter3:Creatingandconfiguringthevirtualmachines 23
Information you need 24
Resourcesyou need 25
Step 1: Log into vSphereWeb Client 25
Step 2: Conditionally, add ESXi hosts 26
Step 3: Specify timesettingsfor theESXi hosts 26
Step 4: Createthedatastores 28
Step 5: Configurethenetworks 30
Step 5a: Conditionally, configurethefront-end network 30
Step 5b: Createtheback-end network 32
Step 6: Createthevirtual machines 34
Step 6a: Unpack thevirtual machineimagefile 34
Step 6b: Deploy theOVFtemplate 34
Step 7: Conditionally, reconfigureeach virtual machine 37
Step 7a: ReconfigureCPUand memory 38
Step 7b: Conditionally, add hard disks 39
Step 7c: Conditionally, reconfigurehard disks 41
Step 7d: Configuretheother virtual machine 42
Step 8: Startthevirtual machines 43
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: Configurefront-end network settings 49
Step 3: Configureback-end network settings 51
Step 4: Apply thechanges 52
Step 5: Configurenetwork settingsfor theother node 52
Installing theHCP Anywheresoftware 52
Performing theHCP Anywheresoftwareinstallation 53
Step 1: Log in for theinstallation 53
Step 2: ConfiguretheHCP Anywheresystem 55
Step 3: Verify thesystemconfiguration 62
Step 4: Executetheinstallation 62
Verifying theHCP Anywhereinstallation 63
Logging into theManagementConsole 66
After installing thesoftware 67
AppendixA:AddingESXihosts 69
Information you need 70
Adding thehosts 70
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AppendixB:Forms 73
Virtual MachineCreation Information 74
HCP AnywhereSoftwareInstallation Information 75
Glossary 77
Index 83
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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.
Note: This book does notexplain how toconfigure Hi-Track Monitor to
monitor the nodes inthe HCPAnywhere system. For thatinformation, see
InstallinganHCPAnywhere System —Final On-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
Thisbookappliestorelease2.0 of HCPAnywhere.
Important: Tobe installedinvirtual machines, the HCP Anywhere software
mustbe atrelease 1.2or later. Earlier versions are notsupportedandnot
knowntowork invirtual machines.
What's new
Thissection describesthenewfeatures,product enhancements,and other
changesfor thisversion of thedocument.
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What'snew
Support foraccessing networksharesfromHCPAnywhere
Administratorscan nowuseHCPAnywheretogrant usersaccesstonetwork
shareson CIFS serversin their organization'snetwork.Userscan workwith
thecontentsof thesesharesfrom theUser Portal and from their mobile
devices.
AdministratorsusetheManagement ConsoletomakeCIFS serversand
sharesknown tothe HCP Anywheresystem.For information on doing this,
seetheHCP Anywhere AdministratorHelp.
For information on thenetworkconnectionsnecessarytosupport this
feature,see"Network connectioninformation" on page 12.
VM systemsizing recommendations
Thisbookhasbeen updated toincludeinfrastructuresizing
recommendationsfor creating HCP AnywhereVM systemsthat support
anywherefrom 1 to50,000 users.Previously,sizing recommendationswere
provided onlyfor systemssupporting 5,000 or 20,000 users.
For moreinformation,see"Storage requirements" on page 9 and "Virtual
machine requirements" on page 9.
VM environment requirements
Thevirtualization infrastructurerequirementsfor HCPAnywherehavebeen
revised. For information,see"Chapter2: Site preparation" on page 7.
Support forVMwareDRS and vMotion
HCPAnywhereVM systemsnowsupport theVMwareDistributed Resource
Scheduler (DRS)and vMotion features.
Support fornewHDI devicetypes
In release2.0,HCPAnywherecan nowconfigureand monitor HDI Single
Nodeand virtual machinedevices. Administratorscan alsousethe
Management Consoletoadd support for newdevicetypes,asnecessary.
For information on managing HDI devices,seetheHCP Anywhere
AdministratorHelp.
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Relateddocuments
Related documents
Thesedocumentscontain information about HCPAnywhere:
• HCP Anywhere AdministratorHelp—Thisset of help topicscontains
theinstructionsyou need tousetheHCPAnywhereManagement
Consoletoconfigureand monitor an HCPAnywheresystem and its
hardware.Thisset of help topicsalsoincludesinstructionson
administering thefilesynchronization and sharing and HDI device
management features.
Thisset of help topicsisaccessiblefrom theHCP AnywhereManagement
Console.
• HCP Anywhere UserHelp—Thisset of help topicsexplainshowtouse
HCPAnywherefor filestorageand synchronization.Thesetopicsdiscuss
thefilesynchronization interfacesthat HCPAnywhereprovides,which
includedesktop and mobileapplicationsand aweb application called the
User Portal.
Thisset of help topicsisaccessiblefrom theHCPAnywhereUser Portal.
• InstallinganHCP Anywhere System–FinalOn-site Setup—This
bookcontainsinstructionsfor deploying an assembled and configured
physical HCPAnywheresystem at acustomer site.It explainshowto
makethenecessaryphysical connectionsand reconfigurethesystem for
thecustomer computing environment.It alsocontainsinstructionsfor
configuring Hi-Track®Monitor tomonitor an HCPAnywheresystem.
• Third-party Copyrights andLicenses —Thisbookcontainscopyright
and licenseinformation for third-partysoftwaredistributed with or
embedded in theHCPAnywhereoperating system,coresoftware,and
filesynchronization and sharing applications.
Getting help
TheHitachi DataSystemscustomer support staff isavailable24 hoursa
day,seven daysaweek.If you need technical support,log on totheHitachi
DataSystemsPortal for contact information:https://portal.hds.com.
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