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Click the Console tab.
The deployment process begins.
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Specify the passwords for the configuration process.
A password for the root user.
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A password for the ciqadmin user.
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When the process completes, the appliance console interface displays the URL to the Administration
Portal.
The virtual appliance is configured.
What to do next
On the Console tab, configure the network and time zone settings.
Configure Network and Time Zone Settings
When you configure the virtual appliance, you can configure optional network and time zone settings. Time
zone settings affect the scheduling of reports, the time stamp generated in reports for CapacityIQ, and the daily
and weekly dates that appear in the dashboard and views.
Prerequisites
You deployed and configured the CapacityIQ virtual appliance, and you are on the Console tab in the console
interface.
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The CapacityIQ virtual appliance uses DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) by default, and
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the CapacityIQ clock synchronizes with the ESX host on which it is running. Clock synchronization uses
VMware Tools.
Procedure
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Navigate to Configure Network.
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Select an IP address for the CapacityIQ virtual appliance.
Use a DHCP server to select an IP address by domain name, such as
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CapacityIQ does not provide an interface to set the host name. If you use a DHCP IP address
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and it changes when you restart the virtual appliance, you might lose the connection to CapacityIQ
from the vSphere Client.
Use a static IP address for the CapacityIQ address. Static IP is the recommended choice.
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Either choice works. This choice is left to administrator preference or policies in your organization.
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Navigate to Set Timezone, select the time zone from the list of zones, and click OK.
If any time zones are missing from your view of the list, press Shift+PgUp or Shift+PgDn to scroll through
the zones.
4
Open a browser window and navigate to the URL that appears in the console interface to start the
Administration Portal.
5
For changes to network and time zone settings that occur after registering CapacityIQ, click Restart in the
Status tab of the Administration Portal to restart CapacityIQ.
The first time you configure network and time zone settings, the Restart button is dimmed until you
register CapacityIQ.
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