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Simplivity Quick Start PDF
Simplivity Quick Start PDF
The Configuration and Management manual contains a worksheet to help you gather
resources that you need (such as IP addresses). See the Release Notes for supported
software revisions. Step 3 - Use KVM or IPMI for Console Access
Use a KVM or the IPMI remote access that you configured during hardware
OmniCube Global Federation installation. For IPMI:
To enable key functionality such as high availability, dynamic resource sharing, and 1. Log in to any computer in the same network as your IPMI.
efficient data movement, you deploy OmniCube systems in sets of two units within 2. Type the IPMI IP address into your browser.
vCenter™ Server. The network of systems is called an OmniCube Global Federation.
3. Log in with the user name and password that you configured.
This QuickStart describes how to perform preliminary tasks and then use vSphere™ 2. IP Configuration for the Management Network
4. Click the Console tab to open the Virtual Console.
Client to deploy OmniCube, configure the OmniCube systems as a Federation, and Select a static IP address, and provide a subnet mask and default gateway.
5. Click the Launch Virtual Console link.
create datastores and virtual machines (VMs).
6. The SimpliVity OmniCube ESXi console opens.
vCenter Server vSphere Client
SimpliVity
Press F2 to log in to ESXi using the root account and the default password
Management Network simplicity. Change the password after you log in.
OmniCube
10GbE Storage and Federation Networks
Step 8 - Configure vSwitches In the Credentials window, accept or modify the following and click Next:
Each OmniCube requires at least two vSwitches. You can use VLANs. ● ESXi host user name and password.
● Emergency Access account password.
1GbE Network Management vSwitch - When you selected vmnic2 and vmnic3 ● Company Name.
in ESXi host setup, the 1GbE vSwitch0 was created as follows:
Right-click the datacenter, select New Virtual Machine. Enter the VM information
specifying the SimpliVity datastore that you created above.
Select the VM in vSphere Client and click the SimpliVity tab to display its
Step 9 - [Optional] Pre-Deployment Wizard information and to perform Federation tasks.