Contents
About This Book 5
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About vCenter CapacityIQ 7
CapacityIQ Main Tasks 7
CapacityIQ Architecture 7
Administrator Process Overview for CapacityIQ 9
Licensing CapacityIQ 9
2
Installing the CapacityIQ Virtual Appliance 11
CapacityIQ Installation Requirements 12
Deploy the Virtual Appliance 13
Configure the Virtual Appliance 14
Configure Network and Time Zone Settings 15
Configure SMTP Settings 16
CapacityIQ Configuration 16
Grant Access to CapacityIQ 20
Verify the CapacityIQ Installation 20
3
Updating or Replacing a CapacityIQ Instance 21
Update CapacityIQ 21
Replace a Registered Instance of CapacityIQ 22
4
Post-Installation Tasks for CapacityIQ 23
Convert a CPU Evaluation License to a CPU Full License 23
Optimizing the CapacityIQ Setup 23
5
Troubleshooting Installation 25
DHCP Address Avoidance at Startup 25
Restarting the vSphere Client is Required After Registration 26
Registration Fails Because of Existing Registration 26
Data Unavailable During Initial Startup 26
Wrong Time Zone Setting 27
System Time Synchronization 27
Virtual Appliance Password Forgotten 28
No Volume Groups Found 28
DHCP Not Available Causes Network Connection Failure 28
Cannot Remove SSH Keys 29
Index 31
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