Install GigaVUE‑FM using OVA file on VMware vCenter

The GigaVUE‑FM software package is distributed as an OVA file.

Use the vSphere Client to install the GigaVUE‑FM OVA file. Starting from software version 5.3, you cannot deploy GigaVUE‑FM directly from the ESXi host. You must login to the vCenter on the vSphere client to deploy a GigaVUE‑FM instance.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

  • The OVA file must be stored in a location that is accessible to the vSphere Client. This location cannot be a datastore accessible to the ESXi host which will be the target of the deployment.
  • GigaVUE‑FM v5.8 is used for illustration purposes only throughout this example. In your deployment, select the version that you are deploying.

The following the steps given below to deploy a GigaVUE‑FM instance:

  1. Log in to the VMware vCenter web interface.
  2. In the vSphere Client, select an inventory object that is a valid parent object of a virtual machine such as data center, cluster, or ESXi host.
  3. Right-click the ESXi Host, Cluster, or data center on which you want to deploy GigaVUE‑FM 6.9, and then select Deploy OVF Template.

The Deploy OVF Template wizard opens.

  1. In the Select an OVF template page of the Deploy OVF Template wizard, choose one of the following options:
a. URL—Enter the URL from where you want to download and install the OVF package.
b. Local file—Click Browse to navigate to the OVA file available on your local machine, and then select the OVA file.
  1. Click the Next. The Select a name and folder page of the Deploy OVF Template wizard appears.
  1. Specify a unique name for the GigaVUE‑FM instance, and then select a location and host to which you want to deploy the GigaVUE‑FM instance.
  2. Click Next. The Select a compute resource page of the Deploy OVF Template wizard appears.
  1. Select a destination compute host for the OVF deployment. The Deploy OVF Template wizard performs a validation to ensure that the selected host has all the resources required for the GigaVUE‑FM deployment.
  2. Click Next. The Review details page of the Deploy OVF Template wizard appears
  1. Verify the OVF template details, and then click Next. The Select storage page of the Deploy OVF Template wizard appears.
  1. From the Select virtual disk format drop-down list, select Thick Provisioning as the format for the virtual disks and provisioning.

Note:  You must deploy GigaVUE‑FM using Thick Provisioning. Any other choice results in GigaVUE‑FM not working correctly.

  1. Select the datastore where the virtual machine’s files will be stored.
  2. Click Next. The Select networks page of the Deploy OVF Template wizard appears.
  1. Set network mapping by doing either of the following, depending on how your are deploying, and then click Next:
o   If you are not deploying on a standalone ESXi host, the Network Mapping displays under Source Networks. Use the drop-down lists to assign the correct Destination Network to the source network.

 

o   If you are deploying GigaVUE‑FM on a standalone ESXi host, the network mapping is set automatically by assigning the destination network to the any destination Network. In case of multiple port groups, you need to manually assign the destination network to the any destination network VM Network.
  1. For the IP protocol drop-down list, ensure to maintain the default settings intact. Do not make any changes to the IP protocol drop-down list, as any changes may cause problems for vCenter.
  2. Click Next. The Customize template page of the Deploy OVF Template wizard appears.
  3. In the System Hostname field, enter the hostname of the GigaVUE‑FM instance, and then specify 40 GB as the size of the data disk.
  4. Set the admin password. When setting the admin password using GigaVUE‑FM UI, then the password must be a minimum of 11 characters and a maximum of 30 characters. The characters must include at least:
o   One numerical character
o   One upper case character
o   One lower case character
o   One special character (Example- !@#$%^&*)

Note:   The password that you set here is applicable only to the GigaVUE‑FM Shell. To access the GigaVUE‑FM UI, the default username is admin and password is admin123A!!. You can change the password when you first login to the GigaVUE‑FM UI.

If the password does not meet the complexity requirements:

o   The system displays an error message in the GigaVUE‑FM UI.
o   The parameters configured above are not passed on to the GigaVUE‑FM except the host name parameter.
o   The static IP addresses that were configured originally will be unavailable after GigaVUE‑FM is deployed.
  1. (Optional) Complete the IP Networking configurations such as the default gateway for the management port, IP address of the DNS server, and the domain name for this GigaVUE‑FM instance.
  2. (Optional) Complete the NTP configurations such as the IP address and version of the NTP server, and then click Next.

1 vSphere Client: Customize Template

Note:  You can also choose to perform the IP Networking and NTP configurations by running the fmctl jump-start command after you power on the GigaVUE‑FM instance at the successful completion of the OVF template deployment. For details, refer to Perform Network Configurations

The Ready to Complete page of the Deploy OVF Template wizard appears.

  1. Verify that all of the settings are correct, and then click Finish. The Recent Tasks pane of the vSphere Client Home page shows the progress of the deployment operation.

When the operation completes, you have successfully deployed a GigaVUE‑FM instance.

Important: Clear the browser cache before logging in to GigaVUE‑FM.

Troubleshooting

1.   What should be done when GigaVUE‑FM does not load on ESXi 7.0?

When GigaVUE‑FM 6.8 does not load due to the missing of AVX CPU flags on ESXi 7.0, perform the following steps to bring up GigaVUE‑FM:

1.   Deploy GigaVUE‑FM 6.8.00 on VMware vCenter 7.0 using OVA.

Note:  After deployment, don't power on the GigaVUE‑FM until the following steps are verified.

2. Check the Compatibility version in the Summary tab of installed GigaVUE‑FM; it should be greater than 13. If it is 13 or less than 13, do the following:
a. Click Actions > Compatibility > Upgrade VM Compatibility to upgrade the VM compatibility.

The VM Compatibility Upgrade message box appears.

b. Click Yes to view the Configure VM Compatibility dialog box.
c. Select the compatible version as ESXi 7.0 and later from the drop-down list box and click OK.
3. Enable EVC mode. To enable EVC mode for GigaVUE‑FM, do the following:
a. Go to Configure> VMware EVC > EDIT. You can view the Change EVC Mode screen.
b. Click the radio button to Enable EVC for Intel Hosts.
c. Select Intel Ivy Bridge Generation from the drop-down list in the CPU Mode field.
d. Press OK.
4. Power on GigaVUE‑FM and verify whether GigaVUE‑FM loads without any issues.

Note:  Alternatively, instead of using ESXi 7.0, you can upgrade using ESXi 7.2 or 7.3.