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Choose activity: Deploy Log Insight
Select the Installed VxRail Software Version: v7.0.4xx

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Publication Date: December, 2022

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 Contents
Preliminary Activity Tasks .......................................................................................................3
Read, understand, and perform these tasks.................................................................................................3

How to Deploy Log Insight for VxRail Appliance.....................................................................4

Materials Required........................................................................................................................................4
Task 1: Log Insight Deployment....................................................................................................4

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Preliminary Activity Tasks
This section may contain tasks that you must complete before performing this procedure.

Read, understand, and perform these tasks

1. Table 1 lists tasks, cautions, warnings, notes, and/or knowledgebase (KB) solutions that you need to
be aware of before performing this activity. Read, understand, and when necessary perform any
tasks contained in this table and any tasks contained in any associated knowledgebase solution.

Table 1 List of cautions, warnings, notes, and/or KB solutions related to this activity

• VxRail 7.0.320 and later releases contain resolutions for two of the VMware vSAN issues detailed in
VMware Proactive Customer Advisory issued in June 2022: KB 88870
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/88870. One issue is not yet resolved by VMware and requires the
workaround described in KB 88870. The Dell VxRail: VxRail Response to VMware Proactive
Customer Advisory for June 2022 contains more information https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/EN-
US/000201082.

2. This is a link to the top trending service topics. These topics may or not be related to this activity.
This is merely a proactive attempt to make you aware of any KB articles that may be associated with
this product.

Note: There may not be any top trending service topics for this product at any given time.

VxRail Appliance Top Service Topics

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How to Deploy Log Insight for VxRail Appliance
This procedure describes the steps required to perform Log Insight deployment on a VxRail Appliance.

Materials Required
The following files must be downloaded from VC Datastore and made locally available.
• VMware-vRealize-Log-Insight-8.1.1.0-16281169_OVF10.ova
• VMware-vRealize-Log-Insight-8.1.1.0-16281169-data.vmdk
• VMware-vRealize-Log-Insight-8.1.1.0-16281169-system.vmdk
• VMware-vRealize-Log-Insight-8.1.1.0-16281169_OVF10.cert
• VMware-vRealize-Log-Insight-8.1.1.0-16281169_OVF10.mf

Figure 1 Download Files

Task 1: Log Insight Deployment

1. [ ] Log into VC. Right-click on one host and select the Deploy OVF Template menu.

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 Figure 2 Deployment

2. [ ] Select Local file. Upload the five files and click NEXT.

Figure 3 Upload files

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 3. [ ] Set the VM name, select a location for the VM and click NEXT.

Figure 4 Setting VM name

4. [ ] Select a node resource and click NEXT.

Figure 5 Choose Resource

5. [ ] Review the details and click NEXT.

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 Figure 6 Review Detail

6. [ ] Click I accept all license agreements, and then click NEXT.

Figure 7 License agreements

7. [ ] Select a deployment configuration (External Small, Small, Medium or Large) and click NEXT.

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 Figure 8 Deployment configuration

8. [ ] Select the storage and click NEXT.

Figure 9 Select Storage

9. [ ] Select Management Network and click NEXT.

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 Figure 10 Choose Network

10. [ ] Configure the Application and Network settings for log Insight. Include IP, netmask, getaway,
DNS, hostname, password and click NEXT.

Figure 11 Network Configuration

11. [ ] Click FINISH.

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