Preparing Virtual Machines for SL1 and SL1 Extended

This section describes how to prepare virtual appliances before installing SL1 and SL1 Extended.

Use the following menu options to navigate the SL1 user interface:

• To view a pop-out list of menu options, click the menu icon ([Original reference image unavailable: menu icon]).
• To view a page containing all the menu options, click the Advanced menu icon ([Original reference image unavailable: AdvancedMenu]).

This section includes the following topics:

Virtual Machine Specifications

For details about supported hypervisors and the requirements and specifications for each SL1 appliance, see the Customer Portal: https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/system-requirements

NOTE: You must have already allocated an IP address for each SL1 appliance.

Build Appliances in This Order

For ease of configuration, create appliances in this order:

1. Database Server
2. Administration Portal (if applicable)
3. Data Collectors
4. Message Collectors (if applicable)

Building an Appliance on a VMware System

To deploy a SL1 appliance on a VMware system:

• Using the vSphere client, connect to your VMware system as a user that has permissions to deploy a new virtual machine and use the Create New Virtual Machine wizard to create a new virtual machine.

• In the Create New Virtual Machine wizard, select the configuration options that are appropriate for your environment and the current recommended specifications for the appliance type you are installing. For details about requirements and specifications, see the Customer Portal: https://portal.sciencelogic.com/portal/system-requirements
• On the Guest Operating System page, select Linux as the Guest Operating System, and then select Oracle Linux 4/5/6/7 (64-bit) in the Version drop-down list.

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• On the Network page, you must select VMXNET 3 in the Adapter field.
• After completing the Create New Virtual Machine wizard, edit the settings for the virtual machine:

• Set the CPU and memory allocation to the values recommended in https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/system-requirements
• Configure the CD/DVD drive to use the SL1 ISO file.

• Repeat these steps for each appliance in your SL1 system.

Installing VMware Tools

You must install VMware Tools on each Database Server, each Data Collector, and each Message Collector. You can install VMware tools in two ways:

• If your appliance can connect to the Internet, use the yum utility to install the necessary packages.
• If your appliance cannot connect to the Internet, install the RPM files manually. Contact ScienceLogic to get the necessary RPM files to perform the installation.

Installing VMware Tools Using Yum

To install VMware tools using the yum utility:

1. 1. Log in to the appliance as the em7admin user using the console or SSH.
   2. Execute the following command:

sudo yum install open-vm-tools

3. Type the password for the em7admin user when prompted.
4. When prompted to confirm the installation, type "y".

5. 5. Execute the following commands:

sudo systemctl start vmtoolsd.service

sudo systemctl enable vmtoolsd.service

sudo systemctl status vmtoolsd.service

If the installation was successful, the "Active" line in the output indicates VMware tools is "active (running)".

Installing VMware Tools Manually

To install VMware tools manually:

1. 1. Contact ScienceLogic to get the necessary RPM files to perform the installation.
   2. Copy the provided .tgz file to the /home/em7admin directory on the appliance.
   3. Log in to the appliance as the em7admin user using the console or SSH.
   4. Execute the following command, typing the name of the provided file where indicated:

tar zxvf [name of provided tgz file]

1. 5. Execute the following command:

ls

1. 6. Note the full file names of the following packages:
      
      • libmspack
      • libdnet
      • fuse
      • fuse-libs
      • open-vm-tools
   7. Execute the following command for each file listed in step 6, in the order in which they are listed. Type the password for the em7admin user when prompted:

sudo rpm -ivh [full file name]

1. 8. Execute the following commands:

sudo systemctl start vmtoolsd.service

sudo systemctl enable vmtoolsd.service

sudo systemctl status vmtoolsd.service

If the installation was successful, the "Active" line in the output indicates VMware tools is "active (running)".

Building an Appliance on a Hyper-V System

To deploy a SL1 appliance on a Hyper-V system:

1. Access the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) server via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
2. Launch the Virtual Machine Manager.

3. Choose the HyperV host to deploy the Virtual Machine on and select Create Virtual Machine:

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4. When the Create Virtual Machine Wizard appears, in the Select Source modal page: select Create the new virtual machine with a blank virtual disk and select the Next button:

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• Select Create the new virtual machine with a blank virtual disk.
• Select Next.

5. In the Specify Virtual Machine Identity page:

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• Enter a name for the Virtual Machine in the Virtual machine name field and provide an optional description.
• Select Next.

6. In the Configure Hardware page:

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• Edit the CPU/RAM by selecting each component and modifying the values recommend in the Customer Portal. https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/system-requirements.
• Connect the network Adapter to the Virtual Switch configured for Virtual Machine traffic.

7. In the Configure Hardware page set the Virtual DVD to mount the installation .iso file in the datastore:

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• Select Existing ISO image file under Media.
• Browse to locate the appropriate ISO file and select OK to select it.
• Select Next.

8. In the Select Destination page:

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• Select the radio button for Place the virtual machine on a host.
• Select All Hosts from the drop-down menu under Place the virtual machine on a host.
• Select Next.

9. In the Select Host page:

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• Choose the host for the Virtual Machine
• Select Next.

10. In the Configure Settings page:

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• Review the Virtual Machine settings.
• Select Next.

11. In the Add Properties page:

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• Specify the OS type in the Operating system field. For SL1, select Oracle Linux (64 bit).
• Select Next.

12. In the Summary page:

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• Select the Start the virtual machine after deploying it checkbox.
• Select Create.

13. Repeat these steps for each appliance in your SL1 system.

Ports for Virtual Appliances

See the section on ports to configure firewalls to allow traffic to and from the SL1 appliances.