Bare Metal. Quick Start Guide. Compact PC. Server Mode (Single-Interface Deployment) Before You Begin

Transcription

1 Bare Metal Server Mode (Single-Interface Deployment) 2015 Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Before You Begin Download either the Hyper-V, KVM, or Xen appliance ISO image available from the Support portal or Marketplace. It must be Release or later, except 7.0: - For a 30-day free trial, go to the Silver Peak Marketplace. - If you ve purchased the product, then log in at the Silver Peak Support portal. If not using DHCP, then get an IP address for the Silver Peak appliance. This Quick Start Guide only covers the single-interface Server mode, which uses mgmt0 for data traffic. This document outlines the procedures for using a compact PC as the platform to run a Silver Peak appliance on a 3rd or 4th generation NUC. Hardware requirements for : Processor i5-3427u, 1.8GHz or similar Memory 8GB minimum (2 x 4GB modules), 1600 MHz, 1.5 V, unbuffered, non-ecc SSD msata 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) LAN Platform examples: Intel NUC 3rd and 4th generation Silver Peak Systems, Inc De La Cruz Blvd. Suite 100 Santa Clara, CA SUMMARY OF TASKS 1 Use Rufus to create a bootable USB drive 2 Install the ISO image onto the 3 Establish connectivity to the appliance 4 Run the Appliance Manager initial configuration wizard (toll-free in USA) PN Rev C» R6.2 1 of 5

2 VX Virtual Appliance / VMware vsphere / vsphere Hypervisor / Server Mode [Single-Interface Deployment] 1 Use Rufus to create a bootable USB drive You ll use Rufus to load the downloaded ISO image onto the USB flash drive, and then install it on the. a. Download the application, Rufus, from the site, b. Plug in the flash drive into the desktop or laptop. c. Run the Rufus application. d. Make the following selections: Click to browse to the downloaded ISO image. Device Format Options Quick Format Create a bootable disk using Create extended label and icon files [should show the plugged in USB flash drive] [select] [select] ISO image [Click icon to browse to ISO image.] [select] e. Click Start and wait until the process is complete. f. When asked if you want to exit Visual BIOS, click Yes. 2 of 5 PN Rev C» R6.2

3 2 Install the ISO image onto the a. Plug the USB flash drive into an available USB port on the. b. Plug in the s power cord and power on the device. c. Go to the BIOS screen, and change the system media boot order so that the USB flash drive is the primary drive. Save the changes. The compact PC reboots from the USB flash drive. d. When the Reboot screen appears, first remove the USB flash drive. Then click Reboot. VXOA loads after the reboot, and the Silver Peak User Interface appears. PN Rev C» R6.2 3 of 5

4 VX Virtual Appliance / VMware vsphere / vsphere Hypervisor / Server Mode [Single-Interface Deployment] 3 Establish connectivity to the appliance a. To add the mgmt0 port, press function key, F1, and enter the following command sequence. You ll need to use the MAC addresses later, in the Silver Peak Initial Config Wizard, so write them down: [vx-appliance] > enable [vx-appliance] > config-t [vx-appliance] # interface mgmt0 mac address <Press Tab twice, and three MAC addresses appear. Record the address that does not begin with 00:E0:ED.> [vx-appliance] # write memory [vx-appliance] # reboot You are now ready to complete the Silver Peak appliance initial configuration wizard. b. To verify connectivity, press function key, F1, and enter the following command sequence: [vx-appliance] > enable [vx-appliance] # show ip default-gateway [vx-appliance] # ping <default-gateway> To stop the pinging, enter CTRL-C. c. The next task is to determine the appliance s IP address: If you re using DHCP, the appliance IP address displays in Silver Peak s Console User Interface. If you re not using DHCP, then you must configure the static IP address and default gateway. In the appliance console, press function key, F4, and complete the remaining steps. When prompted to choose the type of management interface, select Static (as opposed to DHCP). After selecting Apply, you can review the settings by selecting function key, F2. 4 of 5 PN Rev C» R6.2

5 4 Run the Appliance Manager initial configuration wizard a. In a browser, enter the IP address that you just discovered or configured. The Silver Peak Appliance Management Console login page appears. b. For both the User Name and Password, enter admin. The initial configuration wizard appears. c. Complete the remaining wizard screens. d. On the last wizard screen, click Apply. When the appliance asks permission to reboot, allow it. The Appliance Manager takes a few minutes to reboot and return to the login page. You are now ready to start using the appliance. PN Rev C» R6.2 5 of 5