Step 3. Install and configure the Lenovo XClarity Administrator virtual appliance

Install the XClarity Administrator virtual appliance on the host, and configure XClarity Administrator.

Procedure

To install the XClarity Administrator virtual appliance, complete the following steps.

1. Download the XClarity Administrator virtual-appliance image from the XClarity Administrator download webpage to a client workstation. Log on to the Web site, and then use the access key that was given to you to download the image.

   For Nutanix AHV, download the image in QCOW2 format.

2. Install and configure the virtual appliance on the host.
   1. Log in to the Nutanix AHV cluster.
   2. If you are not using a DHCP server, upload the virtual disk image and eth0_config.iso image to the Nutanix AHV cluster.

      1. Click the Settings menu (), and then click Image configuration to display the Image Configuration dialog.

      2. Click Upload Image to display the Create Image dialog.

         1. Specify a name for the virtual disk image, such as XClarity Administrator.

         2. Select DISK for the image type.

         3. Select Upload a file, click Choose File, and select the virtual disk image.

         4. Click Save to upload the file.

      3. Click Close to close the Image Configuration dialog.

   3. Wait until the upload processes are completed before continuing. The status circle in the menu indicates when the processes are complete.
   4. Create the virtual machine.

      1. Click Home > VM.

      2. Click +Create VM in the upper-right corner to display the Create VM dialog.

      3. Specify a name for the virtual machine.

      4. Specify at least 2 for the number of VCPUs.

      5. Specify least 8192 MB or the memory.

      6. Scroll down to the Disk section.

      7. Add a disk for the virtual disk image:

         1. Click the Add New Disk to display the Add Disk dialog.

         2. Select Clone from Image Service for the operations.

         3. Select the virtual disk image in the image list.

         4. Click Add.

      8. Scroll down to the Network Adapters NIC section and add the data/management network:

         1. Click Add New NIC to display the Create NIC dialog.

         2. Select the appropriate VLAN for the network.

         3. Click Add.

      9. Click Save in the Create VM dialog.

      10. Wait until the virtual machine is created before continuing. The status circle in the menu indicates when the process is complete.

      11. Start the virtual machine.

          1. Select the Table view in the upper left corner.

          2. Select the virtual machine that you just created.

          3. Click Power On Actions.

          4. Click Launch Console.

      When the virtual machine is started, the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are listed for each interface, as shown in the following example.

      The XClarity Administrator eth0 management port uses a DHCP IP address by default. At the end of the XClarity Administrator boot process, you can choose to set a static IP address for the eth0 management port by entering 1 when prompted, as shown in the example below. The prompt is available for 150 seconds, until the login prompt is displayed. To proceed to the login prompt without delay, enter x at the prompt.

      Important

      • When changing the static IP address settings, you have a maximum of 60 seconds to enter the new settings. Ensure that you have the required IP information before continuing.

        • For IPv4 settings, you must have the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway IP address

        • For IPv6 settings, you must have the IP address and prefix length

      • If you are not using a DHCP server, you can use a configuration file to specify the IP settings for the XClarity Administrator eth0 management port. that you want to use to access the XClarity Administrator. For more information, see the What to do next section below.

      • If you change the IP address settings from the console, XClarity Administrator is restarted to apply the new settings.

      • No action is required to log in. Ignore the console login message. The console interface is not for customer use.

      • You might see the message TCP: eth0: Driver has suspect GRO implementation, TCP performance may be compromised on the console. The performance of the virtual machine is not impacted, and you can ignore this warning.

      Attention

      Changing the IP address of the XClarity Administrator management port after managing devices might cause the devices to be placed in offline state in XClarity Administrator. If you choose to change the IP address after XClarity Administrator is up and running, ensure that all devices are unmanaged before changing the IP address.

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      Lenovo XClarity Administrator  Version x.x.x build xxx
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      eth0   flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500  metric 1
               inet 192.0.2.10  netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast 192.0.2.55
               inet6 2001:db8:56ff:fe80:bea3  prefixlen 64   scopeid 0x20<link>
               ether 00:15:5d:0c:d1:92    txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
               RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
      
      eth1     Disabled
      
      
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      You have 150 seconds to change IP settings. Enter one of the following:
        1. To set a static IP address for Lenovo XClarity virtual appliance eth0 port
        2. To use a DHCP address for Lenovo XClarity virtual appliance eth0 port
        x. To continue without changing IP settings
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