Quick Start Guide Citrix Xen Hypervisor

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Quick Start Guide
GX-V
· VIRTUAL GMS SERVER ·
© 2012 Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
Citrix Xen
Hypervisor
Before You Begin
 Comply with the GX-V Host System
Requirements [PN 200476-001]
 From the Silver Peak Support portal,
download the GX-V OVF template
file:
 Identify the IP addresses for the
VMware vSphere server
 Obtain a GX-V activation license key
SUMMARY OF TASKS
1
2
3
4
5
Deploy the GX-V OVF template
Power on the GX-V Virtual Appliance
Configure the Virtual GMS Server
Launch the Silver Peak GMS client
Install the License Key
WORKSHEET
ITEM
YOUR DATA
OVA file destination
Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway
Suite 100
Santa Clara, CA 95054
1.877.210.7325 (toll-free in USA)
+1.408.935.1850
www.silver-peak.com/support
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Datastore name
mgmt0
(revealed in Step 2c)
Xen Host
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This document assumes that you’ve already installed the Citrix Xen client and have used it to add a server, if needed.
If you are not using Citrix Xen Client 5.6.100, your screens may appear different than the ones in this document.
1
Deploy the GX-V OVF template
Before this point, you’ll have downloaded the OVF template file from Silver Peak’s Support portal. The OVA file is a .tar file containing
the OVF template and other required content.
NOTE: If Internet Explorer saved the template as a winRAR (.tar) file, the be sure to chagne the extension back to .ova before
using the file.
a.
From the Tools menu, select Virtual Appliance Tools > Import Appliance.
The Select an Appliance for Import screen appears.
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b.
Click Browse and navigate to the .ova file you’ve downloaded.
c.
Select it, and click Next.
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d.
Continue to click Next through the wizard’s screens until you arrive at the Select advanced options for the Appliance
import screen.
e.
Clear the Run Operating System Fixups check box.
f.
Click Finish. The Import Progress screen appears.
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When the import has completed, click Done. The Citrix XenServer home page displays the new virtual machine.
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Power on the GX-V Virtual Appliance
a.
In the left panel, select the newly installed virtual machine, and review the data in the General tab.
b.
Right-click the virtual machine (VM), and select Start.
As the virtual machine starts, the icon to the left of it turns green.
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c.
Click the Console tab. After the power sequences on, the console displays the mgmt0 IP address for the virtual GMS
server — in other words, it’s the GMS server’s IP address.
If your environment is not configured for DHCP, then you’ll need to run the following script, and assign your own
variables. Use admin for both the username and the password.
SCRIPT for non-DHCP environment
gmsserver login: admin
gms@demo-gms’s password: admin
-bash-2.05b$
-bash-2.05b$ cd gms
-bash-2.05b$ ipsetup.sh
Fri May 20 14:41:21 PDT 2011 Warning: Using ...
====Start at Fri May 20 14:41:22 PDT 2011
Enter IP address: 10.10.10.10
Enter mask (e.g. 255.255.252.0): 255.255.255.0
Enter default gateway: 10.10.10.1
Enter hostname: pod1gms
IP = 10.10.10.10
Mask = 255.255.255.0
Gateway = 10.10.10.1
Host = pod1gms
Please confirm (y/n)? y
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Configure the Virtual GMS Server
Be aware that it may take up to two minutes for your PC to get an IP address and open the initial configuration page.
a.
Open any browser and enter the mgmt0 IP address displayed by the console in the previous step. The opening page
appears.
b.
Click Configure GMS Appliance. The password prompt appears.
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c.
Enter the default user name and password: admin / admin. Click OK.
The GMS Appliance Configuration page appears.
d.
Set the following parameters according to your network settings:
Hostname
Enter the GX-V hostname. Limited to length of 24 characters.
DHCP
By default, DHCP is enabled.
IP Address
IP address for the GX-V’s mgmt0 physical interface
Netmask
Netmask for the GX-V’s mgmt0 physical interface
Default Gateway
The mgmt0 next-hop IP address
Primary DNS Server
IP address of your domain name server
Secondary DNS Server
[optional] Alternate IP address of your domain name server
Domain name
For example, msn.com.
Troubleshooting
For verifying the GX-V-s network connectivity
Time Zone
Select one of the following:
Manual – to enter a specific time
NTP – to get the time from a specified NTP server
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GMS Release Selection
Partitioned drive accommodates one active and five inactive software images,
each with its own most recent database
Troubleshooting
For verifying the GX-V’s network connectivity.
Password Configuration
[not required]
This password is only for this initial configuration wizard, not for client software
configuration or log in.
System Restart
These options — Shutdown, Restart, and Reboot — are provided for
maintenance and troubleshooting.
Click Apply. It may take up to 30 seconds for the virtual appliance to configure.
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Launch the Silver Peak GMS client
a.
Return to the GMS Server Home Page. Select Launch GMS Client.
b.
In this screen, inter the GMS server’s IP address (or its hostname as defined on your DNS server), and click OK.
The Login screen appears.
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c.
Enter the default username and password: admin / admin.
The GMS client dashboard appears.
If any GMS configuration tasks need completion, a Getting Started window appears. If any tasks need addressing, they
are highlighted in red.
If yo choose to close this window now, you can access it again later with GMS Administration > Getting Started.
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Install the License Key
To continue, you must install the License Key.
a.
From the menu bar, select GMS Administration > License Management. The License Configuration window appears.
b.
Cut and paste the license key into the field and click Apply. The GX serial number updates.
You’re now ready to deploy, manage, and monitor your physical and virtual Silver Peak appliances.
To launch the client as needed, return to the GMS Server home page.
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