This guide explains how to install a monolithic environment using OVA files.
Monolithic environment:
-Monolithic OVA
-Monitoring OVA (optional)
Download the monolithic 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 monolithic 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 1-11 for the monitoring OVA file, and fill the form for that OVA.
For RabbitMQ IP, set the monolithic IP address: