Deployment of FOM (Failover Manager)

Use the Same file which used for Deployment of VSA Applianace

HPE_StoreVirtual_VSA_2014_and_StoreVirtual_FOM_Installer_for_VMware_vSphere_TA688-10544.exe

• Ran this file as Administrator, it is a self-extracting one. After the extraction a CMD will comes up asking, if you want to use the GUI or CLI interface.

• Chose the GUI wizard.
• On the welcome page simply click “Next”.

• Accept the License Agreement and Click Next

 

• Provide hostname or IP address and login credentials for the target the vCenter server and click Next

• Select the host name / IP address of the ESXI host from drop down menu and click Next

 

• Select the HPE Storevirtual FOM as shown in the below image and click Next

• Select the Data store and click next to install the Failover Manager (FOM)

Note: You must select the Storage that is not provided by the Storevirtual installation it is protecting.

• Provide the Name for FOM, Select the NIC & input the IP Address and VM port group for communicating to Public Network and Click Next.

• Give a name to the VM and to select the drive type

• The wizard allows to deploy FOM.

Note: – There will be a pop-up message for before deployment as shown in the below image

• Before you click Deploy check the settings of Appliance. If everything is fine, click the Deploy button. The deployment will start immediately

• Deployment started and it may take few minutes to complete

Once the deployment is finished, Click “Finish”. Start the Centralized Management Console (CMC) and add the FOM nodes.

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