VPMA-49
Introduction
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 nGenius software installer successfully. VPMA-49 is available as an OVF template and QCOW files. It is stored at CRT-SRV-A-NAS
The template VPMA-49 uses UEK. The template is based on Oracle Linux 9.5.
Previous versions of VPMA came with a dedicated datadisk. The VPMA-49 is equipped with 2 small datadisks. Depending on its purpose the disks can be resized easily during deployment.
Solution
Virtual Machine
| Resources | |
|---|---|
| CPU | 8 |
| Memory | 64GB |
| Disk 1 | 72GB |
| Disk 2 | 8GB |
| Disk 3 | 8GB |
Note: nGeniusONE installation requires a minimum of 8 CPU, 64GB RAM and a system disk of 72GB. After installation the resources can be re-configured. The disks are provisioned as Thick Provision.
ISO
Start from the Oracle Linux 9.5 ISO (OracleLinux-R9-U5-x86_64-boot-uek.iso). nGeniusONE supports all subversions of Oracle Linux 9. Be aware, a "sudo dnf update" might cause the sytem to become a more recent version.
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-49, 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/baseos/latest/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 | 8GB | appliancesys |
| / | <rest = leave size blank> | appliancesys |
| /var/lib | 8GB | appliancedata |
| /opt | 8GB | applianceapp |
Name of the Volume Groups:
- appliancesys (/dev/xda, 72GB)
- appliancedata (/dev/xdb, 8GB)
- applianceapp (/dev/xdc, 8GB)
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 | 22G | / |
| /dev/sda2 | 1000M | /boot |
| /dev/sda1 | 50M | /boot/efi |
| /dev/mapper/appliancesys-tmp | 12G | /tmp |
| /dev/mapper/appliancesys-home | 12G | /home |
| /dev/mapper/applianceapp-opt | 8G | /opt |
| /dev/mapper/appliancesys-var | 8G | /var |
| /dev/mapper/appliancedata-var_lib | 8G | /var/lib |
Update OS packages
$ sudo dnf update
Install additional utilities
$ sudo dnf install lsof
--First stop
Install vm-tools or qemu-guest-agent
$ sudo dnf install qemu-guest-agent
$ sudo dnf install vm-tools
--First stop
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