*for NAEDGE101 and
NAEDGE201
The final element
of the lab is deploying the Data ONTAP Edge appliance. Since we have the 7-Mode
and Clustered ONTAP SIMs, the Edge appliance (which is DOT 8.1.1 7-Mode) is not
essential for this learning lab, still, it’s nice to get it out of the box and
have a look.
Data ONTAP Edge requirements are:
- Two dedicated physical CPU cores
- 4GB
dedicated memory
- Minimum 57.5GB
disk space for the Data ONTAP Edge system
1. NAEDGE101
Here starting with a VMware ESXi 5.1 host (ESX111 in our
lab), with 8GB RAM, and a 70GB local datastore. The ESXi host belongs to a
VMware vCenter.
Via a vSphere Client connection to the vCenter > File
> Deploy OVF Template > Browse to the 811_v_eval.ova file and click Open > Next >
Note: A vSphere
Client connection directly to the host will error on deploy “Unsupported
element ‘Property’”
Image: OVF Template
Details
Next > Accept > Next > Name: “NAEDGE101” > Next > Select the local datastore & Thick
Provision Lazy Zeroed > Next >
A. Data ONTAP OS Properties
Host Name = NAEDGE101
IP Address = 10.1.2.61
Netmask = 255.255.255.0
Gateway = 10.1.2.5
Administrative Password (root) = XXXXXXXX
Note: Don’t use an
FQDN for the hostname, you’ll get “Invalid hostname format. Data ONTAP
automatic setup failed, shutting down.”
B. Data ONTAP Managed Storage
Disk Size = 50
Next > Tick ‘Power on after deployment’ > Finish
And that’s it, now
for the second ONTAP Edge!
2. NAEDGE201
Repeat on the second host ESX211 with these details:
Name: NAEDGE201
A. Data ONTAP OS Properties
Host Name = NAEDGE201
IP Address = 10.2.2.61
Netmask = 255.255.255.0
Gateway = 10.2.2.5
Administrative Password (root) = XXXXXXXX
B. Data ONTAP Managed Storage
Disk Size = 50
The Completed Simulator
Lab
The image below shows the complete lab in VMware
Workstation – two 2-node Clusters, two 8.1.2 7-Mode SIMs, and two 8.1.1 7-Mode
Edge appliances as seen in OnCommand System Manager 2.1.
Image: The Completed Lab
This completes the setup of all the NetApp lab elements as
outlined in part 1, from here on we’ll mostly just be using the SIMs and leave
the Edge appliances powered down. The Edge appliance – especially since here it’s
running in a virtual VMware ESXi host, something it’s not designed for – consumes
a lot of CPU resources, whereas the SIMs tick over nicely.
Image: High CPU
Usage on Quad-Core Hyper-Threaded Workstation (3600 MHz clock speed.)
Hello Cosonok,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the knowledge. I have been reading through your post, found it very informative.
I do have a small lab environment (esxi 5.1, no vCenter) and downloaded OVA from NetApp though as you mentioned in the post,
"Note: A vSphere Client connection directly to the host will error on deploy “Unsupported element ‘Property’”
Do I need vCenter installed and configured in order to deploy this OVA file? I am bit confused importing this OVA file. Would you please tell me how I import?
thanks in advance,