Deploy a VM

Overview

The deployment of a VM can be done in several ways :

• From a catalog
• From a Blank VM
• From an OVF/OVA file

Prerequisites

• You must have enough available resources in your VDC to deploy a new VM.
• Know how to Access your VMs

1st method – From a Template

The 1st method allows the deployment of a VM from an existing vApp or a new vApp with a VM. More Details HERE

• A VM in an existing vApp :
  • From Data Centers / vApp / ALL ACTIONS / Add / Add VM then ADD VIRTUAL MACHINE

• Choose the Name of the VM, the desired CPU, Memory, Storage Resources and click OK

• or a VM in a new vApp :
  • Go to Data Centers > vApp > NEW > Add vApp from catalog
  • Select the Template to deploy then fill in the required fields to create the new VM: Hardware Configuration: CPU, memory and hard disk, Storage Class….

• Add the Network to the vApp so that you can then add it to the VM.
  • From Data Center / vApp / Add / Add Network

• Then add the network to the VM and start the VM by clicking POWER ON

2nd method – From an ISO Image

The 2nd method makes it possible to Create a VM in an existing vApp or in Standalone mode : More Details HERE

• Create a VM from an already existing vApp :
  • From Data Centers / vApp / ALL ACTIONS / Add / Add VM

• Create a VM in Standalone Mode :
  • From Data Centers / Virtual Machines (Standalone) / NEW VM

1. Choose a Name for the VM.
2. Choose the Computer Name (hostname).
3. Optionally a description.
4. Type : New
5. Select the Operating system family.
6. Select the Operating system.
7. Select a Boot image from the catalog, this step can be done afterwards. *
8. Determine the computing power.
9. Configure/Add your disks.
10. Configure/Add your network cards.

3rd method – From an OVA/OVF file

The 3rd method consists in to add a vApp from an OVF : More Detail HERE

• In the same way that we deployed a vApp from a catalog, we will simply add a vApp from an OVF
  • From the Application section / Virtual Applications / NEW / Add vApp from OVF then select the associated VDC

File selection

• An OVF consists of a .ovf file and one or more vmdk disks, an OVA is all of these files compressed into a single file.

Sometimes you may have several ovf files, it is necessary to choose one depending on the version of the ESXi (Hardware version 21)

You can find the mapping on the Broadcom site: HERE

Particularities

The rest of the procedure is similar to what is offered when adding a vApp from a template, except for the following :

You may be prompted to :

• Accept the licenses
• Enter the custom properties

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