Before you begin installing or upgrading SnapManager, you must complete the pre-install or pre-upgrade procedures. See Preinstall or preupgrade procedure. If your system will include VMDK disks, before you install SnapManager, you must also complete these tasks:
To support VMDK disks, you must install VSC for VMware vSphere on an ESX/ESXi server.
To install VSC, complete the following steps.
Step | Action |
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1 | Determine where to install VSC for VMware vSphere. VSC can reside on the vCenter Server or a dedicated server. |
2 | Install VSC for VMware vSphere on the server. Refer to VSC documentation for installation requirements and steps. |
3 | Configure VSC for VMware vSphere to discover your storage environment. |
To support VMDK disks, create one or more virtual machines.
Step | Action |
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1 | In vCenter, select the storage controller. |
2 | Create an NFS, iSCSI, FC, or VMFS datastore from vCenter. |
3 | Create a virtual machine on the datastore you just created. See the Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere Installation and Administration Guide for more information. |
4 | Install the guest operating system on the virtual machine. |
5 | Install SnapDrive for Windows on the virtual machine and enter the IP address of the management server and credentials used to communicate with VSC on the management server. Note: If you will not be using RDM LUNs
on the virtual machine, do not enter the ESX/VSC credentials.
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For SQL Server on VMDK, you must create one or more VMDKs from an NFS or VMFS datastore and attach it to the virtual machine.
To create a VMDK disk and attach it to the virtual machine, complete the following steps.
Step | Action |
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1 | Create a VMDK on an NFS or VMFS datastore on the management server |
2 | On the virtual machine, open the Disk Management console, initialize the new disk, and assign a drive letter or mount point to the disk. Note: See
the SnapDrive Installation and Administration Guide or
the Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere Installation and Administration
Guide for information on how to create a VMDK.
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After you complete the preceding tasks, you can continue preparing to install or upgrade SnapManager. Go to Installing or upgrading SnapManager.