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Deploying Tranzman Appliance from OVA

This section explains how to install the Tranzman Server from an OVA template.
The Tranzman appliance is available as ISO and OVA for download from the StoneRam fileshare.
Deploying via OVA is simple and efficient compared to ISO installation. Below is an example of deploying OVA from ESXi.

Deployment Steps

Login to the ESXi host using vSphere client and click on File → Deploy OVF to launch the Deploy OVF Template wizard.
Select the downloaded OVA file.
Review the OVF Template, read and accept the license agreement, and complete the steps to deploy the template.

🛈 Select Thick Provision Lazy zeroed in Disk Format.
Select Power on after deployment and finish the installation.
Wait for the Tranzman Appliance to be deployed.
Once the machine is deployed and powered on, it will look for an available NTP and DHCP server to obtain an IP address.
The IP can be used to login to the Tranzman webUI and continue with Configuration.

🛈 For further configuration, refer to the Configuration section. If manual IP setup is required, see Configure IP Network.

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+  <h1 style="border-bottom:none; font-size:2.5em; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;">Deploying Tranzman Appliance from OVA</h1>
+  <p style="font-size:1.2em; text-align:left;">
+    This section explains how to install the Tranzman Server from an <b>OVA</b> template.<br>
+    The Tranzman appliance is available as ISO and OVA for download from the StoneRam fileshare.<br>
+    Deploying via OVA is simple and efficient compared to ISO installation. Below is an example of deploying OVA from ESXi.
+  </p>
+</div>
-==Headline==
+<div style="max-width:80%; margin: 0 auto;">
+  <div style="background-color:#fffbf4; padding:1.5rem; border-radius:8px; box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.06); margin-bottom:2rem;">
+    <h2 style="border-bottom:2px solid #ffe0b2; padding-bottom:0.5rem; font-size:1.5em;">Deployment Steps</h2>
+    <ol style="font-size:1.1em; margin-left:2em;">
+      <li>
+        Login to the ESXi host using vSphere client and click on <b>File &rarr; Deploy OVF</b> to launch the Deploy OVF Template wizard.<br>
+        Select the downloaded OVA file.<br>
+        <div style="display:inline-block; box-shadow:5px 5px 10px grey; margin:1em 0;">[[File:OVAWizard.JPG | 500px]]</div>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+        Review the OVF Template, read and accept the license agreement, and complete the steps to deploy the template.<br>
+        <div style="display:inline-block; box-shadow:5px 5px 10px grey; margin:1em 0;">[[File:Overview.JPG | 500px]]</div>
+        <div style="display:inline-block; box-shadow:5px 5px 10px grey; margin:1em 0;">[[File:AcceptLicense.JPG | 500px]]</div>
+    <div style="background-color:#f8e2b3; padding:0.2rem; border-radius:8px; box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.06); font-size:1em; margin: 0 auto;">
+      <p>🛈 <i>Select <b>Thick Provision Lazy zeroed</b> in <b>Disk Format</b>.</i></p>
+    </div>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+        Select <b>Power on after deployment</b> and finish the installation.<br>
+        Wait for the Tranzman Appliance to be deployed.<br>
+        <div style="display:inline-block; box-shadow:5px 5px 10px grey; margin:1em 0;">[[File:FinishDeployment.JPG | 500px]]</div>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+        Once the machine is deployed and powered on, it will look for an available NTP and DHCP server to obtain an IP address.<br>
+        The IP can be used to login to the Tranzman webUI and continue with <b>Configuration</b>.<br>
+        <div style="display:inline-block; box-shadow:5px 5px 10px grey; margin:1em 0;">[[File:TZM_Server_login.jpg | 500px]]</div>
+      </li>
+    </ol>
+    <div style="background-color:#f8e2b3; padding:0.2rem; border-radius:8px; box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.06); font-size:1em; margin: 0 auto;">
+      <p>🛈 <i>For further configuration, refer to the <b>Configuration</b> section. If manual IP setup is required, see <b>Configure IP Network</b>.</i></p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
-This section explains how to install the Tranzman Server from an <b>OVA</b>. OVA will be shared with Customers though a fileshare from where Customers can download and follow the below steps to install
+<div style="display:flex; justify-content:space-between; margin-top:2rem; padding:1rem; background-color:#ffffff; max-width:90%; margin: 2rem auto 0;">
-the Tranzman Appliance.
+  <div style="text-align:left;">
+    [[File:prev_icon.jpg|30px|link=Installation]] [[Installation|Previous]]
-VMware admins or System admins shoule be efficiently able to deploy the OVA. Below is just an example of deploying OVA using vSphere client.
+  </div>
+  <div style="text-align:right;">
-===Step 1.1===
+    [[Install_TZM_Server_in_Nutanix|Next]] [[File:next_icon.jpg|30px|link=Install_TZM_Server_in_Nutanix]]
-Login to host using vSphere client and click on <b>File->Deploy OVF</b> to deploy the Deploy OVF Template wizard.
+  </div>
+</div>
-[[File:OVAWizard.JPG | border|600x600px]]
-===Step 1.2===
-The installer will scan the system for available hard drives.
-{| class="wikitable" style="padding-left: auto; color:#FFFFFF; background-color: black; width: 600px; FONT-FAMILY:monospace,monospace; LINE-HEIGHT:15px; white-space: pre-wrap;
-|
-Available Devices
-Name   Size
-sda    16G
-sdb    100G
-Any existing data on the disk will be lost
-type "exit" to exit
-Please enter name of the disk to use >
-|}
-Tranzman Server needs to be installed to the device '''"sda"''', so we type this on the selection. Type '''"exit"''' to abort the process if unsure, as all data will be lost on this device.
-{| class="wikitable" style="padding-left: auto; color:#FFFFFF; background-color: black; width: 600px; FONT-FAMILY:monospace,monospace; LINE-HEIGHT:15px; white-space: pre-wrap;
-|
--!!!WARNING!!! ALL DATA ON sda WILL BE LOST
-Do you want to continue with sda? (Y/N) >y
-Installing Bootloader to sda
-[====================================================================>] 100%
-Bootloader installed to sda with status <0>
-sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
-sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
-Setting up boot partition on sda sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
-Completed with status <0>
-Transfering data to boot partition on sda
-[========================================================>            ] 75% ETA 0:00:02
-|}
-===Step 1.3===
-Once the install process is finished, disconnect the install media and restart machine.
-{| class="wikitable" style="padding-left: auto; color:#FFFFFF; background-color: black; width: 600px; FONT-FAMILY:monospace,monospace; LINE-HEIGHT:15px; white-space: pre-wrap;
-|
-Tranzman was installed to sda
-Unmounting install media
-completed with status <0>
-....system will reboot in 30 seconds please eject / disconnect the boot media
-|}
-===Step 1.4===
-The machine will look on the network for an available NTP and DHCP server.
-If you have a DHCP enabled environment and machine is able to get an IP from DHCP Server it will be displayed like in below image. Please login to the web using that IP and proceed with [[ Configuration | Configuration ]] otherwise go to Step 5  to manually set an appliance IP.
-{| class="wikitable" style="padding-left: auto; color:#FFFFFF; background-color: black; width: 600px; FONT-FAMILY:monospace,monospace; LINE-HEIGHT:15px; white-space: pre-wrap;
-|
-Tranzman V1.0
-(c) Stone Ram Ltd 2014 - 2017
-The network was configured with DHCP, this is not recommended!!
-you can connect to the web interface using the following URL in your browser
-http://192.168.50.97/
-You can connect to the console using "admin" to configure the network.
-All other access is denied
-tzm_appliance login: _
-|}
-===Step 1.5===
-The appliance comes with a default account of '''"admin"''' and has a password of '''"P@ssw0rd"'''. Change this default password as soon as possible for security reasons.
-Log in to the CLI command and continue with the configuration of the server. If at any point, help with the commands is needed, press the '''"?"''' character on the keyboard to bring up suggestions on the screen.
-Follow the commands shown in the below picture to manually set an appliance IP.And then use show-settings command to verify the IP has been set.
-{| class="wikitable" style="padding-left: auto; color:#FFFFFF; background-color: black; width: 600px; FONT-FAMILY:monospace,monospace; LINE-HEIGHT:15px; white-space: pre-wrap;
-|
-\Last login: Wed Jul 15 13:41:10 2020 from 192.168.5.171
-\**********************************************
-\*        TranZman Appliance 2.0[beta]        *
-\*                                            *
-\*        WARNING: Authorised Access Only     *
-\**********************************************
-Welcome admin it is Wed Jul 15 13:43:08 UTC 2020
-> config
-> network
-> configure eth0 tzm_appliance.localdomain 192.168.50.97 255.255.255.0 192.168.50.254 55555
-> show-settings
-interface=eth0
-dhcp=0
-port=55555
-fqdn=tzm_appliance.localdomain
-ip=192.168.50.97
-mask=255.255.255.0
-gw=192.168.50.254
-dns=192.168.50.254
-dnsb=UNDEFINED
-ntpserver=0.ntp.localdomain
-timezone=UTC
-|}
-After the successfull completion of the above steps you should be able to login to the web console with a default account of '''"admin"''' and a password of '''"P@ssw0rd"'''
-[[ Configuration | Jump to Configuration ]]
-[[ Installation|Return to Installation ]]

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