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The VPMA-49P appliance is solely made to host nGeniusPULSE version 3.13 and onwards. In opposite to the VPMA-49 this appliance can't be updated using DNF. Please apply the security/vulnerability patches from Netscout. ESXi 8.0 compatibility (VM 20) to assure maximum compatibility with customers’s VM infrastructure. ESXi 8.0 is the first version that is compatible with Oracle Linux 9.
The VPMA-49P appliance is solely made to host nGeniusPULSE version 3.13 and onwards. In opposite to the VPMA-49 this appliance can't be updated using DNF. Please apply the security/vulnerability patches from Netscout. ESXi 8.0 compatibility (VM 20) to assure maximum compatibility with customers’s VM infrastructure. ESXi 8.0 is the first version that is compatible with Oracle Linux 9.


This virtual machine meets all necessary requirements to run the nGeniusPULSE 3.13 software installer successfully. VPMA-49 is available as an OVF template. It is stored at CRT-SRV-A-NAS
This virtual machine meets all necessary requirements to run the nGeniusPULSE 3.13 software installer successfully. VPMA-49P is available as an OVF template. It is stored at CRT-SRV-A-NAS


The template VPMA-49P uses UEK. The template is based on Oracle Linux 9.4.
The template VPMA-49P uses UEK. The template is based on Oracle Linux 9.4.
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=== ISO ===
=== ISO ===
Start from the Oracle Linux 9.4 ISO (OracleLinux-R9-U4-x86_64-boot-uek.iso).
Start from the Oracle Linux 9.4 ISO (OracleLinux-R9-U4-x86_64-dvd.iso).


=== Installing operating system ===
=== Installing operating system ===
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* Language Support: English (United States)
* Language Support: English (United States)
* Keyboard: English (US)
* Keyboard: English (US)
* Network & Host Name: ens33, vpma-49, no domain, DHCP enabled
* Network & Host Name: ens33, vpma-49p, no domain, DHCP enabled
* Time & Date: Etc, Greenwich Mean Time, Network Time on
* Time & Date: Etc, Greenwich Mean Time, Network Time on
* Installation destination: Select all virtual disks to install to and click the Custom Storage Configuration radio button. Click Done
* Installation destination: Select all virtual disks to install to and click the Custom Storage Configuration radio button. Click Done
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Update OS packages


<pre>$ sudo dnf update
Do NOT update OS packages. Any newer release of OL9 will cause the installation of nGeniusPULSE to fail.
 
==== Install Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel ====
 
<pre>$ sudo dnf install --disablerepo=* kernel-uek-5.15.0-205.149.5.1.el9uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-core-5.15.0-205.149.5.1.el9uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-modules-5.15.0-205.149.5.1.el9uek.x86_64.rpm
</pre>
</pre>


Install additional utilities


<pre>$ sudo dnf install lsof tar chrony rsync net-tools
--FIRST STOP, THIS IS THE VPMA-49P APPLIANCE. THIS SERVER CAN BE USED TO ACCOMODATE NGENIUSPULSE 3.13.--
 
==== Install dependencies ====
 
Before installing nGeniusPULSE, all required dependencies must be met. To create a list of required dependencies an .iso was obtained from NTCT that is used install nGeniusPULSE on Dell hardware appliances. We installed this ISO in VMware and issued the following commands:
 
$ sudo dnf list --installed | grep NSRequired > NSRequired.txt
 
$ sudo dnf list --installed | grep PulseRequired > PulseRequired.txt
 
$ sudo dnf list --installed | grep AppStream > AppStream.txt
 
From here we created a list:
 
$ cat NSRequired.txt | awk ‘ { print $1 } ‘  > missing_NSRequired.txt
 
$ cat PulseRequired.txt | awk ‘ { print $1 } ‘  > missing_Pulserequired.txt
 
$ cat AppStream.txt | awk ‘ { print $1 } ‘  > missing_AppStream.txt
 
<pre>$ sudo dnf -y install $(cat missing_AppStream.txt)
</pre>
</pre>


--STOP, THIS IS THE VPMA-49 APPLIANCE. THIS SERVER CAN BE USED TO ACCOMODATE NGENIUSONE.--
<pre>$ sudo dnf -y install $(cat missing_NSRequired.txt)
</pre>
 
<pre>$ sudo dnf -y install $(cat missing_PulseRequired.txt)
</pre>
 
==== Install Application ====
 
<pre>$ cd /opt
$ sudo ./nGP-3.13.0-0.303.0.bin
</pre>

Latest revision as of 18:23, 31 July 2025

Introduction

The VPMA-49P appliance is solely made to host nGeniusPULSE version 3.13 and onwards. In opposite to the VPMA-49 this appliance can't be updated using DNF. Please apply the security/vulnerability patches from Netscout. ESXi 8.0 compatibility (VM 20) to assure maximum compatibility with customers’s VM infrastructure. ESXi 8.0 is the first version that is compatible with Oracle Linux 9.

This virtual machine meets all necessary requirements to run the nGeniusPULSE 3.13 software installer successfully. VPMA-49P is available as an OVF template. It is stored at CRT-SRV-A-NAS

The template VPMA-49P uses UEK. The template is based on Oracle Linux 9.4.

Previous versions of VPMA came with a dedicated datadisk. The VPMA-49P is equipped with 2 small datadisks. Depending on its purpose the disks can be resized easily after deployment.

Solution

Virtual Machine

Resources
CPU 8
Memory 64GB
Disk 1 128GB
Disk 2 12GB
Disk 3 96GB

Note: nGeniusPULSE installation requires a minimum of 8 CPU, 64GB RAM and a system disk of 128GB. After installation the resources can be re-configured. The disks are provisioned as Thick Provision.

ISO

Start from the Oracle Linux 9.4 ISO (OracleLinux-R9-U4-x86_64-dvd.iso).

Installing operating system

General

Power on the VM and open Remote Console in vCenter Web Client. No need to check the installation media on a VM. The graphical installer is launched. Navigate using the mouse.

  • Language Support: English (United States)
  • Keyboard: English (US)
  • Network & Host Name: ens33, vpma-49p, no domain, DHCP enabled
  • Time & Date: Etc, Greenwich Mean Time, Network Time on
  • Installation destination: Select all virtual disks to install to and click the Custom Storage Configuration radio button. Click Done
  • Security Policy: No profile selected
  • KDUMP: Kdump is enabled
  • Installation Source: https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL9/4/baseos/base/x86_64.
  • Software Selection: Minimal Install

LVM System

Add the following mount points:

Mount Point Size Volume Group
/boot/efi 50MB Standard Partition
/boot 1000MB Standard Partition
swap 16GB appliancesys
/home 12GB appliancesys
/tmp 12GB appliancesys
/var 12GB appliancesys
/ <rest = leave size blank> appliancesys
/opt 42GB appliancesys
/commitlog 12GB appliancelog
/data 96GB appliancedata

Name of the Volume Groups:

  1. appliancesys (/dev/sda, 128GB)
  2. appliancelog (/dev/sdb, 12GB)
  3. appliancedata (/dev/sdc, 96GB)

Select Size Policy "Automatic".

Accept the changes to the partition table.

Users

Add root password <BJAhigh> and create administrator with full name Comcert BV (comcert/<BJAhigh>). Do not disable the root user, we need this account to administrate nGeniusONE.

Installation

Start the installation process.

Reboot the server when the installation has finished.

First boot

Log in using the VMware console, run "ip a" and record the appliance's IP address.

Connect to the server with ssh.

This is what df -h should output:

Filesystem Size Mounted on
/dev/mapper/appliancesys-root 33G /
/dev/sda2 1000M /boot
/dev/sda1 50M /boot/efi
/dev/mapper/appliancesys-tmp 12G /tmp
/dev/mapper/appliancesys-home 12G /home
/dev/mapper/appliancesys-opt 42G /opt
/dev/mapper/appliancesys-var 12G /var
/dev/mapper/appliancelog-commitlog 12G /commitlog
/dev/mapper/appliancedata-data 96G /data

Do NOT update OS packages. Any newer release of OL9 will cause the installation of nGeniusPULSE to fail.

Install Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel

$ sudo dnf install --disablerepo=* kernel-uek-5.15.0-205.149.5.1.el9uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-core-5.15.0-205.149.5.1.el9uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-modules-5.15.0-205.149.5.1.el9uek.x86_64.rpm


--FIRST STOP, THIS IS THE VPMA-49P APPLIANCE. THIS SERVER CAN BE USED TO ACCOMODATE NGENIUSPULSE 3.13.--

Install dependencies

Before installing nGeniusPULSE, all required dependencies must be met. To create a list of required dependencies an .iso was obtained from NTCT that is used install nGeniusPULSE on Dell hardware appliances. We installed this ISO in VMware and issued the following commands:

$ sudo dnf list --installed | grep NSRequired > NSRequired.txt

$ sudo dnf list --installed | grep PulseRequired > PulseRequired.txt

$ sudo dnf list --installed | grep AppStream > AppStream.txt

From here we created a list:

$ cat NSRequired.txt | awk ‘ { print $1 } ‘ > missing_NSRequired.txt

$ cat PulseRequired.txt | awk ‘ { print $1 } ‘ > missing_Pulserequired.txt

$ cat AppStream.txt | awk ‘ { print $1 } ‘ > missing_AppStream.txt 

$ sudo dnf -y install $(cat missing_AppStream.txt)

$ sudo dnf -y install $(cat missing_NSRequired.txt)

$ sudo dnf -y install $(cat missing_PulseRequired.txt)

Install Application

$ cd /opt 
$ sudo ./nGP-3.13.0-0.303.0.bin
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