1. ftSys Management Appliance
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Steps for Accessing ftSys Management Appliance
Access ftSys Management Appliance by using the vSphere Client installed on the Management PC.
Right-click ftSys Management Appliance in the left pane of the vSphere Client and select [Open Console].
ftSys Management Appliance can also be accessed by clicking the [Console] tab displayed in the right pane
or clicking the [Launch Virtual Machine Console] button on the toolbar.
All the administrative commands that are described in this document are supposed to run on ftSys
Management Appliance.
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Precautions for Using ftSys Management Appliance
Your system is not fault tolerant unless the ftSys Management Appliance is properly configured and running
at all times. Use ftSys Management Appliance with careful attention to the instructions provided below.
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Do not migrate or delete the ftSys Management Appliance. To ensure continuous uptime, the
appliance must be present and running on your ftServer system at all times.
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Do not restart or shutdown the ftSys Management Appliance, unless instructed to do so for updates or
troubleshooting purposes. The appliance is also configured to start and shut down automatically with
your ESXi host. Do not change this configuration.
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Deploy only one ftSys Management Appliance per system, and configure it to manage only the ESXi
host on which it is installed.
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Deploy the ftSys Management Appliance only in the VMFS volume located on the boot disk for your
syst em, whether the boot disk is an internal disk or external storage volume. Check that the boot disk
can be accessed only from the supported ft server.
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For configuration changes below, running appropriate commands is required. For details, refer to
Chapter 1 (2.3 Precautions for Changing the Configuration after Setup)
of
Installation Guide
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- To change the IP address or root user password of the ESXi host
- To change the IP address or host name of log server
- To change the firewall rules for ftSys Management Appliance
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Please ensure that the appliance remains on the same network as the ESXi host, and that the
appliance and host can still communicate with each other.
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Do not enable SELinux in the ftSys Management Appliance.
