SRM appliance deployment
In this section, we will discuss the following procedure for deploying the SRM appliance:
- First, we download the VMware SRM appliance from the VMware website (https://www.vmware.com/):
Figure 8.2 – Downloading SRM from the VMware website
- Deploy the OVA file, and then connect to the VxRail cluster with the vSphere Web Client. Right-click on a data center, host, or cluster and select Deploy OVF Template…:
Figure 8.3 – Deploy OVF Template…
- Select Local file and then click the Choose Files button to upload the OVF template:
Figure 8.4 – Selecting an OVF template
- Specify the SRM name and select your HQ data center folder. Click the NEXT button:
Figure 8.5 – Selecting a name and folder
- Select a VxRail cluster, host, or resource pool where you want to run the deployed SRM appliance and then click the NEXT button:
Figure 8.6 – Selecting a compute resource
- Review the virtual appliance's details...