Installing Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware vCenter

This section describes how to install the Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware vCenter virtual appliance.

Procedure

Complete the following steps to install the Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware vCenter virtual appliance on an ESXi host from the vSphere Client.

1. Log in to the vSphere Client.
2. Right click the target ESXi host and select Deploy OVF Template. The Deploy OVF Template wizard is displayed.
3. On the Select an OVF template page, select URL or Local file as the source location. For the local file, click Choose Files, input the OVF file location, and click NEXT.
4. On the Select a name and folder page, input a unique name and a target location for the virtual machine and click NEXT.
5. On the Select a computer resource page, select the destination computer resource and click NEXT.
6. On the Review details page, confirm the details and click NEXT.
7. On the License agreements page, read the license agreement, select I accept all license agreements., and click NEXT
8. On the Select storage page, select storage for the configuration and disk files and click NEXT.
9. On the Select networks page, select the network for the target virtual server and click NEXT.
   Note

   Skip the settings displayed in the IP Allocation Settings section. The IP allocation settings will be configured in the next step.
10. On the Customize template page, configure the network configurations, and click NEXT.
    Note

    Users can input vCenter address, user name, and password on the vCenter Registration area.
11. On the Ready to Complete page, check the details and click Finish.
12. Turn on the virtual machine. When the virtual machine is turned on, URL for accessing the Lenovo XClarity Integrator appliance administration page is displayed on the VM console.
    For example, the following diagram prompts the URL for managing the appliance:

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    Lenovo XClarity Integrator - Version x.x.x build xxx
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    Manage the appliance from: https://192.0.2.10/admin
    
    eth0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 2001:db8:65:12:34:56
             inet addr: 192.0.2.10  Bcast 192.0.2.55  Mask 255.255.255.0
             inet6 addr: 2001:db8:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff/64 Scope:Global
             inet6 addr: 2001:db8:56ff:fe80:bea3/64 Scope:Link
    
13. Go to the Lenovo XClarity Integrator appliance administration page. For example: https://192.0.2.10/admin
14. On the Account Configuration page, set an administrator account for logging in to the Lenovo XClarity Integrator appliance administration page, and click Submit.
15. On the Lenovo XClarity Integrator appliance administration login page, input the administrator account created in the wizard, and click Login. The vCenter Connection page is displayed.
16. On the vCenter Connection page, click Register to register Lenovo XClarity Integrator to the vCenter servers. For more information, refer to Configuring vCenter connections.