Configuration Notes

  • The Administrator password provided in the DataCore Installation Manager for vSphere for DataCore Server virtual machines must adhere to Microsoft’s Windows password complexity requirements.
  • The DataCore Installation Manager for vSphere can be run from any machine that can connect to the vCenter Server. When connecting to the vCenter Server, always use the FQDN.
  • During the DataCore Server software installation, some additional firewall ports will be opened for DataCore software to function properly on the virtual machine. See the Windows Security Settings Disclosure for more information. If using network firewalls, ensure access to the required ports is provided.
  • When deploying a DataCore Server virtual machine, the installation manager automatically configures certain parameters on the DataCore Servers per the DataCore Hyper-converged Best Practices Guides (see DataCore FAQ 1155).
  • For new deployments, the DataCore Installation Manager for vSphere will deploy a virtual machine with the Windows operating system localized for English. Additional language packs can be installed afterward.

  • Additional language packs can be selected before the deployment from language pack option in virtual machine settings.

  • A file vSphereDeploymentLog.txt is created in the DataCore Installation Manager folder (C:\Program Files\DataCore\vSphereInstallationManager) the first time that the installation manager is run. This log provides a history of the deployment including: virtual machine parameters that were entered in the DataCore Installation Manager for vSphere, any errors that occurred while running the DataCore Installation Manager for vSphere and during deployment, the names of DataCore Server virtual machines and the hosts on which they were created, and the progress of the deployment. Information is appended each subsequent time the DataCore Installation Manager for vSphere is run.
  • Two logs are created on the DataCore Server virtual machines during deployment. The file datacorewizardinstall.txt contains a history of the configuration of the DataCore Server virtual machine and the optimizations that were performed. The file datacorewizardnetwork.txt contains a history of the network configuration. These logs are saved in the folder C:\Windows\Temp.
  • Ensure all involved components have synchronized system times prior to any deployment. This includes all target ESXi servers, vCenter servers and PCs used for deployment.