Chapter 2 ’Installation and Startup’ — Virtualization Delivery
Electra VS
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Virtualization Delivery
Hardware Recommendation
For operators already owning their VMware virtualization infrastructure,
Electra VS is available as
Electra VS Virtualized Edition
. It is delivered as
a virtual machine (loadable in ESXi).
More information on requirements and examples of platforms are
available in the Electra VS
-Checklist
documentation delivered
in the
DVD-ROM
with the product.
Unpackaging
Table 2-3
lists the content that are shipped with the product.
Installation
Follow the steps below to install the Electra VS and perform its initial
configuration.
Read all the recommendations related to the network in the
IP
architecture
document delivered with the product in the DVD-ROM
directory
Documentation/SDI&IP architecture
.
Installing the First Node (Master Node)
1.
Install ESXi.
It is recommended to use the installer adapted to the hardware and to
upload only one virtual machine per physical hardware.
2.
Download vSphere Client and install it.
3.
Connect to the ESXi using the credentials set during installation.
In vmWare environment:
A physical NIC of a server is presented as a vmnic.
A VLAN is represented by a Virtual Machine Port Group (VMPG).
A VMPG must be added for each Electra VS VLAN.
Table 2-3. Content delivered with the product
Quantity Description
1
DVD-ROM
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