Installing a Controller VM
This appendix describes how to install and configure a VM for the DANZ Monitoring Fabric Controller.
General Requirements
The minimum hardware required for installing the VM software image on a supported Azure, KVM or ESXi version is as follows:
- 8 vCPUs with a minimum scheduling of 2 GHz.
- 32 GB of virtual memory.
- 400 GB hard disk.
- 1 virtual network interface reachable from the physical switches.
Note: The DANZ Monitoring Fabric Hardware Appliance is recommended for production deployment because VM performance depends on many factors in the hypervisor setup.
Installing on VMware ESXi/vSphere
Prerequisites
- A DMF Controller image in OVA format (.ova file).
- An ESXi host can be part of vSphere cluster. Refer to the DMF Hardware Compatibility List for supported versions of ESXi and vCenter.
- A virtual network has already been created.
- A machine with an installed vSphereClient or webClient.
Note: Do not use ESXi 5.1 GA. A known issue exists where installing a large VM causes the ESXi host to crash. Check the VMware website for more information.
VM Installation
- Log in to vCenter or ESXi host with vSphere Client. The following uses vCenter 6.7.
- Right-click on the host where the Controller VM will be deployed and select Deploy OVF Template.
- Browse or enter the path to the OVA file and click Next.
- Enter the name of the VM and click Next.
- Select Compute Resource and click Next.
- Leave the provision format at the default, select the datastore, and click Next.
- Select Network Mapping. Map to the network created for the DMF Controller and switches. Click Next.
- Click Next and click Finish.
- Start the VM and complete the steps in Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring the DMF Controller, to set up the Controller.
vMotion support for Virtual Controller
VMware vMotion is supported for Controller pairs. This support is offered only for vCenter 7.0.2.
The following are some additional points to remember when performing vMotion of the virtual Controllers:
- vMotion can be performed on each of the Controllers in the HA pair individually at separate times.
- Performing vMotion of the standby Controller first is recommended.
- Always back up the Controller configuration before performing vMotion.
Installing on Ubuntu KVM
Prerequisites
- DMF Controller virtual disk in
qcow2
format (.qcow2
file). - Ubuntu host with Virtual Manage Manager installed.
- Ubuntu host is connected to the management network via a bridge br0.