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  • Page 1 ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide ClearCube Technology, Inc.
  • Page 2 ClearCube Technology, Inc. This information is subject to change without notice and ClearCube shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the use of this material.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Creating Virtual Machines ............9 Deploying Virtual Machines in the ClearCube Environment ......9 Setting up iSCSI Storage Volumes .
  • Page 4 • ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide...

  • Page 5: Understanding Virtualization In A Clearcube Environment

    The following list describes how this document is organized. • "Understanding Virtualization in a ClearCube the virtualization platforms that ClearCube supports. A general description of each platform architecture is provided, and links to referenced and additional documentation are provided. •...

  • Page 6: Obtaining Documents Referenced In This Guide

    Virtual Machine Backup Guide: ESX Server 3.0.1 and VirtualCenter 2.0.1—Describes different strategies for performing backup and restore tasks. SAN Configuration Guide—Describes how to design and deploy Virtual Infrastructure systems using VMware Infrastruture 3 with SANs. 2 • Understanding Virtualization in a ClearCube Environment ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide...

  • Page 7: Understanding The Virtualization Platforms

    A1010, R1200, or R1300 VM hosts running VMware Server (formerly GSX) Both platforms follow a similar architecture that consists of: • VM host system (such as a ClearCube R2200 Blade and ESX Server software) • Network-attached data storage system (such as iSCSI or NAS) •...

  • Page 8: R2200 Blade Running Vmware Esx Server

    Volume For best performance, ClearCube recommends allocating a minimum of 512 MB of RAM for the ESX VM Host, and 512 MB per VM. The following table lists the recommended maximum number of VMs per RAM on an R2200 Blade.

  • Page 9: A1010, R1200, Or R1300 Blade Running Vmware Server (Formerly Gsx)

    A1010, R1200, or R1300 Blade Running VMware Server (Formerly GSX) This section provides a high-level overview of the ESX Server virtualization platform, using A1010, R1200, or R1300 Blades. The following figure shows the major components in the platform. Ethernet Users Figure 2.
  • Page 10 6 • Understanding Virtualization in a ClearCube Environment ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide...

  • Page 11: Deploying Esx Server

    Web site: http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pubs.html 2. Install VMware ESX Server Install VMware ESX Server on a ClearCube Blade using a static IP address. In the ClearCube environment, you must install ESX Server on an R2200-series Blade with a minimum of 4 GB RAM.

  • Page 12: Satisfying Installation Prerequisites

    ESX Server. You must perform the following steps. a. Mount floppy drive image to install OS. b. In a ClearCube environment, VMware ESX Server sees virtual machines as virtual small computer system interface (SCSI) drives. You must install the SCSI drivers contained in the can install Windows on your virtual machines.

  • Page 13: Creating Virtual Machines

    VMs that are appropriate for your environment. Creating Virtual Machines Before you can create a virtual machine (VM) in the ClearCube environment, you must install VMware ESX Server and set up data storage attached to a network. For more information about installing ESX Server and setting up data storage volumes, "Installation...

  • Page 14: Setting Up Iscsi

    For iSCSI, a disk attached to an iSCSI controller, such as the QLogic qla4010. In the VI-3 environment, ESX Server requires one or multiple dedicated, network-attached storage volumes for VMs. ClearCube supports EMC® AX150i iSCSI storage system. To set up AX150i, you must: 1.

  • Page 15: Understanding The Iscsi Storage System Components

    AX150i contains management ports and service ports. Ensure that you use management ports to connect to the storage system for typical tasks. • ClearCube does not support Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) in VMware environments. Obtaining EMC Documentation The following list details the location of EMC documents that are referenced in the following sections, and provides links to customized documentation.
  • Page 16 The following list describes the major steps you must perform to set up the iSCSI datastore in the ClearCube environment. Setting up the iSCSI Storage System The EMC document, Getting Started, P/N 300-002-955, Revision A02, contains detailed instructions about each of the tasks in the following list. For more information about each task, see the document sections specified in this list.

  • Page 17: Installing Vmware Esx Server

    2. You must type exactly one of the following lines to start installation in the graphical or text mode. Note: The text displayed that describes how to specify installation mode does not work in the ClearCube environment. Type one of the lines shown below. These instructions describe the graphical installation. –...
  • Page 18 6. Accept the EULA and click Next. The installation Wizard displays a warning before it initializes the drive. Click Yes to display the partitioning options screen. 7. ClearCube recommends selecting the Recommended partitioning options. Click the Install ESX Server on drop-down box to specify the device on which to install ESX Server and then click Next.
  • Page 19 ESX Server. For information about installing VI Client, see "Installing Virtual Infrastructure 15. Optionally, you can use the command line to log in to ESX Server. ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide Client" on page 16. Deploying ESX Server • 15...

  • Page 20: Installing Virtual Infrastructure Client

    VI Client login screen. Perform the following steps: a. Type the IP address of your ESX Server. b. Type the your username and password. 16 • Deploying ESX Server Figure 4. Downloading the VI Client ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide...
  • Page 21 Ensure that you add the VMkernel to the same switch the service console uses. Click Next to open the VMkernel - Network Access window. 5. Choose Create a Virtual Switch and then click Next. ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide Deploying ESX Server • 17...
  • Page 22 Infrastruture 3 environment, or click Back to make corrections. 16. In the Inventory view, right-click the ESX Server icon and click New Virtual Machine to open the Virtual Machine Wizard. Figure 7. Opening the Virtual Machine Wizard 18 • Deploying ESX Server ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide...
  • Page 23 24. Specify the size of the virtual disk for the VM, and then click Next. 25. Review the information displayed and click Finish to create the VM, or click Back to make corrections. ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide Deploying ESX Server • 19...
  • Page 24 Right-click the VM and select Open Console to open a console window. b. On the console Toolbar, click the Power On button to display the VMware startup screen. c. Click the Virtual CDROM button, and then click Connect to ISO image. 20 • Deploying ESX Server ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide...

  • Page 25: Completing Steps For Usb Support

    Completing Steps for USB Support To enable USB support on Blades and C/Ports when virtualizing Blades in the ClearCube environment, you must perform the following steps: 1. Specify the vmnixACPI kernel parameter when installing the VI Client, as described in 2.
  • Page 26 22 • Deploying ESX Server ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide...

  • Page 27: Deploying Vmware Server

    Overview This section describes how to install VMware Server® (formerly GSX). Satisfying Installation Prerequisites Before you begin installing VMware Server and virtual machines on ClearCube Blades, ensure that you have met the following prerequisites. • Working IP Ethernet network with communication between connected components •...

  • Page 28: Installing Iis 6.0

    Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service—Enables sending and receiving e-mail IIS is located on Windows Server 2003 installation CD-ROM. Note: ClearCube also supports IIS 5.0. Starting the Installation and Creating Virtual Machines 1. Double-click the VMware Server executable to display the VMware Server Console.
  • Page 29 4. Select Typical, and then click Next to open the Select a Guest Operating System window. 5. Choose the Microsoft Windows option, and then select Windows XP Professional in the Version drop-down box. Windows XP Professional Figure 3. Specifying the OS for a virtual machine ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide Deploying VMware Server • 25...
  • Page 30 VM. Click Next to open the Network Type window. Figure 4. Specifying the name and location of the virtual machine 7. Choose Use bridged networking, and then click Next to open the Specify Disk Capacity window. 26 • Deploying VMware Server ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide...

  • Page 31: Installing The Operating System

    This section assumes that you are using a disk image (ISO) to install Windows XP Professional on your virtual machine. Perform the following steps to install the Windows XP Professional operating system on a virtual machine. ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide Deploying VMware Server • 27...
  • Page 32 1. Right-click the VM on which you are installing the OS, and click Settings. You can specify the location of the operating system disk image that you are going to install on the VM. Figure 6. Locating the OS disk image 28 • Deploying VMware Server ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide...
  • Page 33 2. Click CD-ROM on the Hardware tab, and then choose Use ISO in the Connection pane. Click Browse to find the XP Professional ISO. Figure 7. Installing the operating system ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide Deploying VMware Server • 29...

  • Page 34: Installing Vmware Tools

    OS on a VM. The Virtual Machine Guide, located on VMware Server Online Library, describes how to download and install VMware Tools. Perform the following steps to access the guide: 30 • Deploying VMware Server Figure 8. ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide...

  • Page 35: Deploying Virtual Machines

    Using VI Client GUI. Note: Do not copy VM configuration file or it will duplicate the MAC address of the machine in the system, equal to the number of the same configuration file. ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide Deploying VMware Server • 31...
  • Page 36 32 • Deploying VMware Server ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide...

  • Page 37: Setting Up Nfs For Demonstrations

    When you virtualize ClearCube Blades in the VMware Infrastruture 3 environment, you must use a network-attached storage volume to store virtual machine data. You can use NFS for demonstration purposes; however, ClearCube does not support NFS in deployments. The following instructions detail: •...

  • Page 38: Satisfying Nfs Prerequisites

    3. In the YaST Control Center, double-click Network Services in the left-hand pane. 4. Double-click NFS Server to open the NFS Server Configuration dialog box. 34 • Setting up NFS for Demonstrations Figure 1.shows the location of the K Menu. ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide "Installing Virtual Infrastructure "Installing VMware ESX...
  • Page 39 Note: Ensure that you type the final forward slash ( 8. Click the Edit button in the panel at the bottom of the screen that specifies the directory you are creating, as shown in ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide Figure 2. Figure 2.

  • Page 40: Adding Nfs To Vmware Infrastruture 3

    1. Double-click the VI Client icon to start the client, and log in to ESX Server using the appropriate IP address. 36 • Setting up NFS for Demonstrations rw,no_root_squash,sync Figure 3. Then click OK. Figure 4. The VI Client icon ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide in the Options text...
  • Page 41 7. Review the properties of the NFS datastore and click Finish to add the datastore to the VMware environment, or click Back to make corrections. ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide "Setting up NFS" on page 34 ) at the end of the line.

  • Page 42: Mounting Nfs

    5. Specify a static IP address. Note: Ensure that you specify a static IP address. If the IP address changes, connections to data storage volumes are lost. 38 • Setting up NFS for Demonstrations myFolder , where myFolder is the /root/ ClearCube Virtualization Deployment Guide...
  • Page 44 ClearCube Technology, Inc. 8834 Capital of Texas Highway North Austin, Texas 78759 voice 512.652.3500 www.clearcube.com P/N G0400021-B Rev. 04/17/2007...

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