Deploying the RCCMD Appliance using vCenter

This Article contains the following:

How to observe the installation progress

Starting the VM and console access using vCenter

Console login after installation

Post installation console login

Gaining root privileges

At VCenter context menu, start the RCCMD installation routine by choosing Deploy OVF Template.

First, select the necessary file. vCenter provides two options:

URL:

If the OVF file is provided by web resources, specify the appropriate path.

Local File

If you have saved the OVF file as a local file, select the file directly.

In this example installation, the local file will be used to install the RCCMD Appliance:

After selecting the local file, press Next to proceed to the next installation step:

The next step asks you to name the virtual machine VM a uniquely. This name is needed in the later configuration steps of RCCMD.

Click Next to proceed to next configuration step.

vCenter needs to know the destination host to set up and install the virtual machine

vCenter will provide a general overview of the settings according to the virtual machine. Press Next to continue.

Please note that you must confirm the copyright terms. 

Press Accept before proceeding with the installation — the Next button will not work until this step has been completed.

Disk usage may vary depending on the configuration of your system:

Please refer to local system administrators to get the correct setting.  If you are unsure, select Thin provision and as VM storage policy none.

The appliance needs access to the network. Again, please refer your local system administrator...If you are unsure, first select VM Network in bridged mode. In this installation example, we use VM Network to correctly connect the VM to the network.

Take some time to review your settings: you will be shown an overview of your configuration. If the settings are to your liking, proceed by clicking Finish. This button will quit the configuration dialog and triggers the RCCMD appliance automatic installation routine.

How to observe the installation progress

Under Recent Tasks, you can track the current installation progress:

Please wait until the complete installation process is done and the status is set to Completed:

Starting the VM and console access using vCenter

At navigator, search for the corresponding virtual machine and power it up.

Console login after installation

After the VM boots successfully, you can access the console directly from the vCenter console menu:

As a default, the appliance will ask for a valid IP address. If your network provides a DHCP server,

RCCMD will automatically display the current IP address.

If there is no valid IP address by DHCP, it is necessary to manually assign an IP address.  in the appendix, you will find information about the procedure

Post installation console login

You can log on to the RCCMD appliance directly from the web console:

User:                       admin

Password:              RCCMD

Gaining root privileges

The VMware Appliance is based on a Linux Debian 9 - The root privileges allow the manual re-installation of official packages as well as advanced configuration of the network interfaces.

command: sudo su

By default settings, admin has not been granted system privileges to make changes - you need to assign increased system privileges by using the Linux command sudo su.

The installation of the RCCMD appliance is now complete. For further configuration, refer the web interface. A configuration guide for assigning an IP address manually can be found in the appendix to this manual.