Deploy the OVA

You can deploy the OVA using VMware vCenter Server, VMware vSphere, or VMware Fusion. Based on the interface you choose, the deployment steps might differ.

The following steps are an example of deploying an OVA file using VMware vSphere.

Procedure

1. On the vSphere where you want to deploy the new VM, log on to the VMware vCenter application.

   For example, go to https://<IP_address>/vsphere-client/?csp.

   The VMware vSphere Web Client application opens.

2. From the Navigator window, right-click the client, and then select Deploy OVF Template.

   The Deploy OVA Template wizard opens.

3. Follow the prompts in the wizard:

   1. Select template: Browse to the directory where you saved the OVA file. Click Next.

   2. Select name and location: Enter a name for the new VM, and then select a deployment location. Click Next.

   3. Select a resource: Select where to run the deployed template. (This location can be a host, cluster, resource pool or vapp.) Click Next.

      The system validates these credentials, which might take a few minutes.

   4. Review details: Confirm that the information about the template, which includes a warning about the advanced configurations, is correct:

      • If the information is correct, click Next.

      • If the information is not correct, and you need to make changes, click Back.

   5. Select storage: Select the datastore where you want to create the new VM.

      You can also select the disk format and associate a storage policy, but it is not required to deploy the VM. Click Next.

   6. Select networks: Select a destination network for the new VM. Click Next.

   7. Customize template:

      1. Enter a host name for the new VM. (This name will be host name of the newly deployed VM.)

         Names can contain letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), and hyphens (-), but not spaces or periods.

      2. Enter a password for the new VM.

         You will need this password to access the new machines after they are deployed. Click Next.

         The password must meet the following requirements:

      3. For CIS hardened images: Password must be 12-72 characters and must have three of the following: 1 lower case character, 1 upper case character, 1 number, and 1 special character.

         Note

         If the CIS Hardened Image password requirements are not met, a default password will be generated automatically and displayed in the Administrator Password field.

      4. For other images: Password must be at least eight characters, and must contain letters (a-z, A-Z), at least one number (0-9), and at least one special character.

      5. IP Address: (Optional)

         • Default: DHCP if not specified.

         • Format: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

      6. Subnet Mask: (Optional)

         • Required only if IP is set.

         • Format: xx or xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

      7. Gateway: (Optional)

         • Required only if IP is set.

         • Format: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

      8. DNS: (Optional)

         • Required only if IP is set.

         • Format: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, multiple values are separated by a comma.

   8. Ready to complete: Review the information:

      • If you must make changes, click Back.

      • If the configurations are accurate, click Finish.

      The package import and deployment tasks take 10–15 minutes. The status of the tasks is displayed in the Recent Tasks window.

      After the tasks are complete, the new VM appears in the Navigator window.

4. Right-click the VM, and then select Power > Power On.

   After the VM is turned on, the Commvault Cloud software initiates a script on the VM that sets the host name and password that you specified, and then reboots the VM.

   Important

   Before proceeding to the next step, wait for the VM to complete the rebooting process. If you open the VM console, and see that services are shutting down, then the system is still rebooting.

5. Log on to the new VM.

After you log on, a PowerShell script customizes the pre-installed Commvault Cloud application with the VM name you specified. When the script completes, the Command Center registration screen opens. For Linux VMs, the boot script runs during system startup.