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 ====== VMware Tips ====== ====== VMware Tips ======
 This article describes the installation of vmware components using a sample system architecture as shown in the next figure. This article describes the installation of vmware components using a sample system architecture as shown in the next figure.
-{{:terra4d:t4d_architecture_vmware2.svg?600|}} +{{:terra4d:t4d_architecture_vmware2.svg?500|}} 
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 ===== Required vmware Products ===== ===== Required vmware Products =====
 For a failover configuration as described in the previous chapter ([[terra4d:hwsetup|Hardware Requirements and Virtualisation Environments]]) the following vmware software modules are required: For a failover configuration as described in the previous chapter ([[terra4d:hwsetup|Hardware Requirements and Virtualisation Environments]]) the following vmware software modules are required:
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 === Network === === Network ===
-All the data between the two servers is permanently replicated so the network connection should have at least 2.5 GBit but better 10 GBit bandwidth.+The network connection should have at least 2.5 GBit but better 10 GBit bandwidth
 +The network should be fully redundant to avoid single point of failures.
  
 === Storage === === Storage ===
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 ===== Software Installation ===== ===== Software Installation =====
-Software installation and configuration differs on the physical server hardware. +An account on vmware customer connect center is required to download the software packages: [[https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/]]
-You need account on vmware customer connect center website link???+
 \\  \\ 
-On Server A:+\\  
 +On Server 1:
   * install vSphere/ESXi   * install vSphere/ESXi
-  * install vCenter (e.g. ISO image Vmware-VCSA-all-7.0.2-17694817.iso from vmware) {{https://my.vmware.com/}} +  * install vCenter (e.g. ISO image Vmware-VCSA-all-7.0.2-17694817.iso from vmware)
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-clone from server A +
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-On Server B: +
-  * add 3 new VMs, and install ESXi on them, standard installation with additional HD Storage 100 GByte for cluster storage +
-  * enable CPU virtualisation support in the VMs! otherwise ESXi will not run VMs +
-  * on the vSwitch enable in ‘security’ all options! (enable Promiscuous Mode and Forged Transmit) +
-  * install vCenter+
  
 +On Server 2:
 +  * clone Server A installation
  
 === Configure vCenter === === Configure vCenter ===
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   * enable VM Monitoring and Application Monitoring   * enable VM Monitoring and Application Monitoring
   * create VM with HA enabled   * create VM with HA enabled
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 +=== Configure vSphere ===
 +  * configure shared storage
  
 More information can be found here: More information can be found here:
-  * [[https://core.vmware.com|vmware core website]] +  * [[https://docs.vmware.com/|vmware documentation website]] 
-  * +  * {{:terra4d:vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-702-availability-guide.pdf|vSphere-Availability-Guide}} 
 +  * {{:terra4d:vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-702-storage-guide.pdf | vSphere-Storage-Guide}}
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