What to do next
Configure the virtual appliance.
Deploy the Virtual Appliance with Thin Disks in vSphere 4.0
To deploy CapacityIQ with thin disks instead of thick disks in a vSphere 4.0 environment, use the VMware OVF
tool to deploy the CapacityIQ appliance.
vSphere 4.0 prevents you from deploying CapacityIQ with thin disk provisioning despite the default thin disk
setting for the CapacityIQ OVF disks. You might prefer thin disks in a small environment with limited storage
space.
Prerequisites
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Download the VMware OVF utility version 2.0.1.
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Use vSphere 4.0.
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Use an ESX host 4.0 with VMFS 3 or later version of the datastore.
Procedure
1
Download and install the VMware OVF tool version 2.0.1.
2
Download CapacityIQ to the same computer and extract the zip file.
3
Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory that the OVF tool 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:vCenter_Server_password@vCenter_Server_IP_address/?
ip=
ESX_host_IP_address
5
Accept the license agreement and refer to the OVF tool help to complete the deployment process.
6
In the vSphere Client, open the CapacityIQ virtual machine console and follow the instructions in the
console.
CapacityIQ uses thin disks in a vSphere 4.0 environment.
What to do next
Configure the virtual appliance.
Configure the Virtual Appliance
After you import the CapacityIQ OVF file, configure the virtual appliance to set up access to the CapacityIQ
Administration Portal.
Prerequisites
You imported the OVF file. The appliance appears as a virtual machine in the vSphere Client inventory panel.
Procedure
1
Select the virtual appliance icon in the vSphere Client inventory panel.
2
Power on the virtual machine.
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