This guide explains how to install a distributed scalable environment using OVA files.
Distributed scalable environment
Server
Datanode
Remote services
V2V
Monitoring
These instructions are for a distributed scalable environment with a separate services datanode.
Download the server, datanode, remoteservices, v2v and monitoring Abiquo appliances and follow the steps below:
Open the vCenter vSphere web client
Go to Host and clusters section in the vSphere web client side panel
Go to Actions and select Deploy OVF template
Select Local file and choose the server OVA downloaded in step 1. Click Next
The vSphere client will display the OVA details. Click Next
Accept the EULA and click Next
Edit the deployed VM name and choose where you want to deploy it. After this, click Next
Select which cluster or host will be used for deploy and click Next
Choose the datastore for the deployed VM and click Next
Select the network destination for the VM management NIC and click Next
Enter the template details depending on the OVA you are deploying. For more details, see the parameters table in the documentation for the module. When configured, click Next
Review the deployment configuration details. If they are OK, you can select the Power on after deployment checkbox. If you need to add extra NICs and HDDs to the VM before deployment, do not select the checkbox. Click Finish
Repeat the steps 1-12 for the datanode, remote services, V2V, and monitoring OVA files, and enter the details for every OVA. For the RabbitMQ IP, set the datanode IP address:
