Deploying the appliance

Learn to deploy the IBM Storage Ceph Plugin for vSphere appliance into an existing vSphere environment.

Before you begin

Download the IBM Storage Ceph Plugin for vSphere OVA or plug-in upgrade package from IBM® Fix Central.

Procedure

  1. From the vSphere Client, right-click on the VMware cluster that the appliance will be deployed to and select Deploy OVF Template.
  2. In the Deploy OVF Template wizard, on the Select an OVF Template page, select Local file > Upload Files.
  3. From the local file system, select all the IBM Storage Ceph Plugin for vSphere OVA files.
  4. On the Select a name and folder page, provide a name for the virtual machine, select a deployment location, and click Next.
  5. On the Select a compute resource page, select a VMware cluster or specific ESXi host on that the virtual machine (VM) will run on and click Next.
  6. Verify the details are correct on the Review details page.
  7. Read and accept appropriate license agreements in the License Agreements step.
  8. On the Select storage page, select a compatible datastore, where the appliance will be stored.
  9. On the Select networks page, select the appropriate destination network to use for the plug-in.
    Note: You must select a network that allows communication between vCenter and the management interfaces for IBM Storage Ceph.
  10. Pre-configure the networking details from within the Customize Template step.
    Networking details that are provided here are automatically configured in the operating system of the virtual machine upon deployment.
    1. Under Network Type, select either DHCP or Static configuration.
    2. If Static IP configuration is selected, complete the necessary information:
      • Hostname (optional)
      • IP address
      • Gateway
      • Netmask
      • DNS Server(s)
      • DNS Domain (optional)
  11. On the Ready to complete page, review the final list of chosen settings.
  12. Click Finish to deploy the OVA with defined customizations.
  13. After the OVA is successfully deployed, power on the appliance.
    After the initial power-on and configuration, the plug-in appliance should be available on the network.
    Note: By default, the appliance is configured with a firewall and therefore does not respond to ping (ICMP) requests.
  14. You can now SSH into the appliance.
    Note: Initial log in has a default password of IBMplugin and requires the user to change the password before continuing. 
    ssh root@IP_ADDRESS_OF_PLUGIN_VM