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Chapter 2: vmPRO Setup and Configuration

vmPRO Servers

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Note:When configuring a server for your vmPRO appliance, you can select either a single vCenter

server to manage ESX servers, OR you can select one or more standalone ESX servers. You cannot

manage both a vCenter server and ESX servers directly from your appliance.

vCenterServer

Configure a single vCenter server hostname for VM discovery.

If you have the option of using a vCenter server, we recommend that you do so. Because vCenter servers

auto-discover all ESX hosts, they allow for ease of use and reduced management overhead.

Note:In environments using VMware's Virtual SAN (VSAN) configuration, you must set up your

vmPRO appliance to manage the configuration through a vCenter server rather than as opposed to

managing individual ESX servers. VSAN is a cluster-wide resource that exists as datastores on a

cluster of ESX servers. The vmPRO appliance manages VSAN through a vCenter server, which in turn

manages the ESX servers housing the VSAN datastores.

ESXServer

Configure one or more standalone ESX servers.

For information regarding vSphere ESX host datastore and storage considerations, see the "vSphere ESX

Host Notes and Best Practices" section of the Quantum vmPRO Best Practices Guide.

Discovering Servers

Before the vmPRO appliance can connect to newly added servers, it must discover the servers.

The discovery process is typically an automatic process. You can manually discover servers, as needed.

When the discovery process is complete, you can view your configured servers and their virtual machines

(VMs) on the VMs console. See Navigating the vmPRO VMs Console.

Configuring a vCenter Server for a vmPRO Appliance

Configure a vCenter server from the QuantumvmPROConfigurationWizard.

Considerations

Before configuring a vCenter server, consider the following items:

SinglevCenterServerSupport

You can only use a single vCenter server for your vmPRO appliance. If an existing vCenter server is

configured for your appliance, you must delete it before adding a new vCenter server.

ManagingThroughavCenterServer

When configuring a server for your vmPRO appliance, you can select either a single vCenter server to

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