Veritas NetBackup™ Virtual Appliance Documentation

To deploy a primary server appliance using the VMware vSphere Client

1. Using the VMware vSphere Client, log on to the vCenter Server where you want to deploy your appliance.

   Note:

   Your vCenter Server user account must have at least the minimum privileges required to deploy an OVF template. Refer to the VMware documentation for more information.

2. Select File > Deploy OVF Template to start the deployment wizard.
3. On the Source page of the deployment wizard, click Browse to navigate to the NetBackup Virtual Appliance product file. If you split the file when you downloaded it, make sure that all of the pieces are saved in the same folder and navigate to that folder.

   Verify the path and click Next.

4. Review the OVF Template Details page and click Next.
5. On the End User License Agreement page, read through the EULA and click Accept, and then Next.
6. Enter the destination details as follows:

   • Name: Enter a unique name for your appliance.

   • Inventory Location: Select the folder or the data center where you want the appliance to be located. The options are autopopulated based on what is available to that vCenter Server.

   Click Next.

7. Select the resource location where you want the deployed template to run.

   Click Next.

8. Select the destination storage where you want to store the appliance files.

   Click Next.

   Caution:

   If you select a storage cluster, make sure that one of the datastores in the cluster has enough storage space for the entire appliance. If none of the individual datastores in the cluster has enough space, the deployment fails.

9. Select Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed as the provisioning format for the appliance disks, and make sure that the Disk Mode is set to Independent - Persistent for all disks other than the OS disk. For more information on provisioning or the disk mode, refer to the VMware documentation.

   Click Next.

10. Select the destination networks to map the networks used in the OVF template.

    Click Next.

11. Read through and verify the deployment options that you entered. If everything is correct, click Finish to start the deployment.

    The amount of time that it takes for the deployment process to complete varies depending on your network connection. The process can take up to 30 minutes to complete.

    After the deployment is complete, proceed to perform the initial configuration steps in the following topic.

    See Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup Virtual Appliance primary server.