· VIRTUAL GMS SERVER ·
GX-V
Microsoft Hyper-V
Hypervisor
Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway Suite 100
Santa Clara, CA 95054
© 2012 Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
Before You Begin
Windows 2008 server installed and Hyper-V is running
Hyper-V management software is installed on Windows client
Before You Begin
Comply with the GX-V Host System Requirements [PN 200476-001]
From the Silver Peak Support portal, download the GX-V’s zipped .VHD file
Identify the IP address for the Hyper-V server
Obtain a GX-V activation license key
SUMMARY OF TASKS
1 Create the virtual machine
2 Configure the virtual machine
3 Configure the virtual GMS Server
4 Launch the Silver Peak GMS client
5 Install the License Key
WORKSHEET
ITEM YOUR DATA
VHD file destination mgmt0
Hyper-V Host
TO BEGIN ... Launch the Hyper-V Manager, and select the target Hyper-V server.
1 Create the virtual machine
a. From the Server Manager menu bar, select Action > New > Virtual Machine.
The New Virtual Machine Wizard opens, and the Specify Name and Location page appears.
b. In the Name field, enter the new virtual machine’s name. In this example, we’re naming the virtual machine, gx-v.
c. Click Next. The Assign Memory page appears.
d. In the Memory field, enter the default value, 2048.
This value could be higher for large deployments. Refer to the GX-V Host System Requirements document for guidance.
e. Click Next. The Configure Networking screen appears.
f. In the Connection field, select a network adapter from the drop-down list.
g. Click Next. The Connect Virtual Hard Disk screen appears.
h. Select Use an existing virtual hard disk and browse to the .VHD file you downloaded from Silver Peak’s Support portal.
i. Click Next. The wizard’s Summary page appears.
j. Review the configuration, and click Finish.
The wizard closes.
k. Return to the Server Manager and notice that the new GMS server, gx-v, now appears in the Virtual Machines section.
2 Configure the virtual machine
In this task, we’ll add the legacy network adapter included in Silver Peak’s software and delete the Hyper-V host’s default network adapter.
a. Under Virtual Machines, select gx-v, and from the Server Manager menu bar, select Action > Settings.
The Setting for [gx-v] page appears, with Add Harware selected on the left, by default.
b. In the Add Hardware area, select Legacy Network Adapter and click Add.
The Legacy Network Adapter page appears.
c. Accept the defaults, and click OK.
d. On the left, click Network Adapter to display the Network Adapter page on the right, and click Remove.
Hyper-V removes Network Adapter from the listing.
e. Click OK. The Settings window closes.
Now you can power on the GX-V virtual GMS server.
f. Return to the Server Manager window, and in the Virtual Machines area, select gx-v.
g. To start the virtual machine, select Action > Start.
h. Then select Action > Connect.
i. After the GX-V finishes booting up, a console window displays the mgmt0 IP address for the virtual GMS server—this is also the GMS server’s IP address. You’ll need that for the next step.
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
3 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.
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
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.
4 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.
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.
5 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.