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Deploying the Dell DR2000v on VMware ESXi
This chapter provides information about deploying the Dell DR2000v on VMware ESXi.
For detailed information about supported VMware ESXi versions, platform and license limits, virtual infrastructure and
memory requirements, and other information, see the
Dell DR Series System Interoperability Guide .
The deployment process comprises the following tasks:
1. Deployment the DR2000v via one of the following:
• Using the vSphere Client
• Using the vSphere Web Client
2. Setting up and Configuring the DR2000v
3. Registering the DR2000v with a Physical DR Series System
Deploying DR2000v using vSphere Client
The following instructions describe the steps for deploying Dell DR2000v on VMware ESXi using the vSphere client.
1. Acquire the DR2000v installation package and store it on your system or a network location. This package is in
VMware ESXi ova format.
2. Launch the vSphere client, and log on to the vCenter server or the ESX host.( If you are using ESXi version 5.5, use
the Web client, since the vSphere client does not work with 5.5. See the topic, “Deploying DR2000v using the
vSphere Web Client,” for more information about deploying using the Web client.)
3. In the vCenter management console, highlight the ESX host that will be hosting the VM, and then select File >
Deploy OVF Template.
4. In the Deploy OVF Template - Source dialog box, click Browse.
5. Browse to the location of the DR2000v .ova package on your system or network, select it, and click Open.
6. In the Deploy OVF Template - Source window, click Next.
7. In the Deploy OVF Template - OVF Template Details dialog box, click Next.
8. In the Deploy OVF Template - Name and Location dialog box, enter the Virtual Machine (VM) name and click Next.
9. In the Deploy OVF Template – Storage dialog box, choose a data store that meets the storage space requirement
(with minimum free space of at least the size the of the DR2000v system), and then click Next.
10. In the Deploy OVF Template - Disk Format dialog box, choose a storage provisioning method, and then click Next.
Note that selecting thin provisioning will require the space to be allocated as needed and may result in additional
performance impact.
11. In the Deploy OVF Template — Ready to Complete dialog box, review the deployment information, select Power on
after deployment, and click Finish.
If the network setting does not default to the network you want, you might have to edit the network mapping after
this setup.
A dialog box appears to show progress of the deployment process.
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