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vCenter CapacityIQ Installation Guide

vCenter CapacityIQ 1.5

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Summary of Contents for VCENTER CAPACITYIQ 1.5

Page 1: ...tyIQ 1 5 This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition To check for more recent editions of this docume...

Page 2: ...vmware com Copyright 2010 VMware Inc All rights reserved This product is protected by U S and international copyright and intellectual property laws VMware products are covered by one or more patents...

Page 3: ...ing 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...

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Page 5: ...o http www vmware com support pubs Document Feedback VMware welcomes your suggestions for improving our documentation If you have comments send your feedback to docfeedback vmware com VMware CapacityI...

Page 6: ...upport html Support Offerings To find out how VMware support offerings can help meet your business needs go to http www vmware com support services VMware Professional Services VMware Education Servic...

Page 7: ...s the information in the CapacityIQ database You query the database to understand available capacity in the virtual infrastructure CapacityIQ performs these tasks n Collects performance statistics abo...

Page 8: ...atabase Data Collector The data collector collects inventory and performance data Configure the data collector to access vCenter Server through port 443 on vCenter Server Each instance of the vSphere...

Page 9: ...ministrator tasks n Stop or restart CapacityIQ for example during a vCenter Server maintenance cycle n Check the status of CapacityIQ on the Status tab in the Administration Portal n Apply patches and...

Page 10: ...ll Licenses You can download a free evaluation version of CapacityIQ that offers a trial period For more information about licensing see the VMware licensing portal vCenter CapacityIQ Installation Gui...

Page 11: ...configure the virtual appliance to set up access to the CapacityIQ Administration Portal 4 Configure Network and Time Zone Settings on page 15 When you configure the virtual appliance you can configur...

Page 12: ...e CapacityIQ Virtual Appliance Component Minimum Requirement CPU 2vCPU on a 2 4GHz or faster CPU Memory 3600MB Disk space 258GB for vSphere 4 0 with thick disk provisioning 258GB for vSphere 4 1 with...

Page 13: ...Mware distributes the appliance as a zip file that includes an Open Virtualization Format OVF file Prerequisites n Use vSphere 4 1 If you use vSphere 4 0 perform this procedure only when you can deplo...

Page 14: ...ol is installed in 4 Deploy CapacityIQ with thin disks ovftool name CapacityIQ_virtual_machine_name datastore datastore_name diskMode thin powerOn unzipped_OVF_file_path vi vCenter_Server_user_name vC...

Page 15: ...1 Navigate to Configure Network 2 Select an IP address for the CapacityIQ virtual appliance n Use a DHCP server to select an IP address by domain name such as ciq vmware com NOTE CapacityIQ does not...

Page 16: ...rver requires SSL or TLS protocols select the Server requires an encrypted connection check box and select the protocol 5 If the SMTP server requires credentials select the Outgoing SMTP server requir...

Page 17: ...in a vCenter Server environment that is earlier than version 4 1 7 Type the server address user name and password for vCenter Server for which you want to analyze capacity NOTE The user name and passw...

Page 18: ...CapacityIQ Convert a CPU License to a Virtual Machine License You can convert an existing CPU based license for CapacityIQ to a virtual machine based license that you manage through vCenter Server ins...

Page 19: ...ocess 4 Optional If you must start over include the force flag to regenerate the CSR ciq admin ssl genkey force org unit certificate validity in days 5 Copy the CSR and send it to a certifying authori...

Page 20: ...vSphere Client and access CapacityIQ The CapacityIQ icon appears in the vSphere Client Verify the CapacityIQ Installation Verify that CapacityIQ is properly installed so that you can start working wi...

Page 21: ...e need to start over complete the prerequisite tasks that appear in the release notes text box on the Update tab after you browse for and upload the package These prerequisites include such tasks as b...

Page 22: ...t multiple instances of CapacityIQ that increase the load on the vCenter Server system Prerequisites Understand the registration process described in Register CapacityIQ on page 16 Procedure 1 Log in...

Page 23: ...rtual machine based licenses for CapacityIQ support vCenter Server 4 1 or later versions For information about assigning license keys to assets in vCenter Server see the VMware vSphere documentation P...

Page 24: ...CapacityIQ data Table 4 2 describes the data retention level that different amounts of disk space support Table 4 2 Changing the Disk Space Allocation in CapacityIQ Disk Space on Hard disk 2 Result 1...

Page 25: ...first time it attempts to obtain a DHCP address for vCenter Server that is hosting the appliance Problem After startup you can configure a static IP address but the first attempt to use a DHCP address...

Page 26: ...tration Fails Because of Existing Registration The CapacityIQ registration process fails because it detects another registered instance of CapacityIQ Problem When you register CapacityIQ the operation...

Page 27: ...in the inventory panel 2 Click the Console tab 3 Navigate to Set Timezone select the time zone from the list of zones and click OK Select the time zone that matches the local time for vCenter Server w...

Page 28: ...n the GRUB screen type b to boot into single user mode The virtual appliance boots in single user mode 9 To change the ciqadmin user password type passwd ciqadmin 10 To restart the virtual appliance t...

Page 29: ...m cannot remove ssh_host_ No such file or directory error message on the console Problem CapacityIQ generates SSH keys for the self signed certificate when you first open the virtual appliance Cause S...

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Page 31: ...tes 19 D Dashboard data 26 data collector 7 data unavailable during initial startup 26 database server 7 deploying CapacityIQ virtual appliance 13 14 DHCP address for hosting appliance 25 impact on ne...

Page 32: ...s 9 SMTP configuring for email reports 16 SSH keys 29 SSL certificates customizing 19 system administrator tasks 9 system time synchronization 27 T tasks in CapacityIQ 7 technical support 5 thin disks...

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