Users Guide to Deploying vApps and

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Contents
AboutThisBook 5
1 OverviewofAppliancesCreatedwithVMwareStudio 7
AboutvAppsandVirtualAppliances 7
ComponentsofVirtualAppliancesCreatedwithVMwareStudio 8
2 DeployingYourVirtualAppliance 9
SystemRequirements 9
DistributionFormats 9
DeployingaVirtualApplianceinVMwarevSphere 10
DeployingaVirtualAppliancefromZIP 10
DeployingaVirtualApplianceinVMwarevCloudDirector 11
FirstStartoftheVirtualAppliance 11
ChoosingBetweenDHCPandStaticIP 12
ConfiguringaStaticIPAddress 12
SettingtheDefaultGateway 12
SettingtheHostName 13
SettingtheDNSServers 13
ConfiguringtheNetworkProxy 13
ConfiguringDHCP 13
ConfiguringanIPv6Network 14
SettingtheTimeZone 14
VirtualAppliancesBasedonWindows 14
3 ManagingaVirtualAppliance 15
ExploringaVirtualAppliance 15
UsingtheCommandLine 16
ExploringvAppsinthevSphereClient 16
ShuttingDownorRebootingtheVirtualAppliance 16
SettingtheTimeZone 17
NetworkConfiguration 17
SettingaProxyServer 18
ChoosingBetweenDHCPandStaticNetworkAddresses 18
ConfiguringIPv6Networks 18
NameService 19
FirewallSecurity 19
Troubleshooting 19
4 UpdatingaVirtualAppliance 21
TypesofUpdates 21
UpdateTabStatusandSettings 21
CheckingVersionStatus 21
InstallingAvailableUpdates 22
SettingUpdatePolicies 22
SettingUpdateSource 22
UsingtheCommandLineforUpdates 22
SpecifyingUpdateRepository 23
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5 ManagingVirtualApplianceswithvCenterServer 25
RequirementsforUpdateManager 25
VirtualApplianceBaselines 26
CreatingVirtualApplianceUpgradeBaselines 26
AttachingVirtualApplianceUpgradeBaselines 26
ScanningVirtualAppliances 27
DoingaManualScan 27
SchedulingaScan 27
ViewingScanResults 28
ReviewingScanResultsforVirtualAppliancesContainedinavSphereObject 28
ReviewingScanResultsforanIndividualVirtualAppliance 29
RemediatingVirtualAppliances 29
VirtualApplianceRecognition 30
Appendix 31
VMwarePlatformProductsforOVFandOVA 31
CompatibilityforVirtualAppliancesandvApps 31
Index 33
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Thisbook,theUsersGuidetoDeployingvAppsandVirtualAppliances,describeshowtodeployandmanage
vAppsandvirtualappliancesbuiltwithVMwareStudio.ThisguideisintendedforVMwareuserswhoare
installing,running,andupdatingvAppsandvirtualappliancescreatedbyVMwareStudio.
Revision History
Thisbookisrevisedwitheachreleaseoftheproductorwhennecessary.Arevisedversioncancontainminor
ormajorchanges.Table 1summarizesthesignificantchangesineachversionofthisbook.
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providesseveralSDKproductsthattargetdifferentdevelopercommunitiesandplatformproducts.
FordocumentationaboutthevariousVMwareSDKproductsandthelatestversionofthisguide,goto
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/sdk_pubs.html.
VMware Studio Forum
IfyouhavequestionsaboutVMwareStudioorwanttointeractwithotherusersanddevelopers,visitthe
communityforumathttp://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/vam/studio?view=discussions.
ForinformationaboutusingOVFandvApps,gototheVMwareblogathttp://blogs.vmware.com/vapp/.
Intended Audience
ThismanualisintendedforendusersofvirtualappliancescreatedusingVMwareStudio.Itdescribeshow
appliancesbuiltwithVMwareStudiocanbedeployed,managed,andupdated.Forinformationaboutcreating
vAppsandvirtualapplianceswithVMwareStudio,seetheDevelopersGuidetoBuildingvAppsandVirtual
Appliances.
About This Book
Table 1. Revision History
Revision Description
20120302 RevisionfortheVMwareStudio2.6Faradayrelease.
20110415 MajorrevisionfortheVMwareStudio2.5Edisonrelease.
20101117 InternalversionfortheVMwareStudio2.1.1update.
20100713 MajorrevisionfortheVMwareStudio2.1release.
20090831 FinalversionfortheVMwareStudio2.0release
20090629 RetitledUsersGuidetoDeployingvAppsandVirtualAppliancesforStudio2.0Beta.
20081216 Correctionsmadetofirstversion,butnonewmaterial.
20080905 FirstversionoftheGuidetoDeployingVirtualAppliancesforVMwareStudio1.0.
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Thischapterprovidesanoverviewofvirtualappliances,andincludesthefollowingtopics:
AboutvAppsandVirtualAppliancesonpage 7
ComponentsofVirtualAppliancesCreatedwithVMwareStudioonpage 8
VMwareStudioisanintegrateddevelopmenttoolthattransformsexistingsoftwareapplicationsintovApps
andvirtualappliancesthatarereadytorunonVMwareplatformproducts.WithVMwareStudio,software
developerscaneasilypackageapplicationsthatareoptimizedforvirtualenvironments.Userscanquickly
deploythesevirtualappliances,anddatacenteradministratorscanmanagethemwithinvSphere.
About vApps and Virtual Appliances
Avirtualapplianceisaprebuiltsoftwaresolutioncontainingvirtualmachinesandsoftwareapplicationsthat
areintegrated,managed,andupdatedasapackage.Unlikeconventionalhardwareappliances,virtual
appliancesareeasyforuserstoacquireanddeployasasolution.Virtualappliancessimplifythedevelopment
anddistributionofsoftwareapplications,andshortenimplementationtime.
In2009VMwareintroducedthevApp,asoftwaresolutionoptimizedforcloudcomputing.AvAppcan
containmultipleinteroperatingvirtualmachinesandsoftwareapplicationsthatyoucaninstallandmanage
asaunit.AvAppusestheindustrystandardOpenVirtualizationFormat(OVF)1.0toencapsulatethe
componentsofamultitierapplication,alongwiththeoperationalpoliciesassociatedwithit.AvAppgives
applicationownersawaytodescribepoliciesthattheirdatacenterorvirtualcloudcaninterpretandrun.
VMwareStudiohelpsdevelopersbuildandmaintainproductionreadyvAppsandvirtualapplianceswith
applicationsthatarenottiedtoparticularhardware.LinuxbasedvirtualappliancesbuiltwithStudiocontain
aninguestmanagementcomponentcalledtheVirtualApplianceManagementInfrastructure(VAMI).VAMI
providesaWebconsoleandcommandlineinterfacetoperformthefollowingtasks:
Configurenetworksettingsandreviewsysteminformationforthevirtualappliance
Stoporrestartthevirtualappliance
CheckforupdatesandinstallthemoverthenetworkorfromCDROM,immediatelyoronaschedule
Anindependentsoftwarevendor(ISV)cancustomizetheWebconsoletoprovideanimmediatelinktothe
applicationsWebinterface.ForavApp,VAMIcanenforcebootorderandrunpriority.VAMIalsointegrates
seamlesslyintovCenterServerandVMwarevCenterUpdateManager.
VMwareStudiocanalsobuildWindowsbasedvirtualappliances,buttheydonotcontaintheVAMIagent.
VMwareStudiobuildsvirtualappliancesthatareportableacrossVMwareplatformproducts,andwhichcan
beupdatedorpatchedremotely,iftheappliancedeveloperenabledtheupdaterepository.Thisupdatefacility
doesnotrequireuseofUpdateManager.
VMwareStudioproducesvirtualappliancesinOpenVirtualizationFormat(OVF),OVA(archiveOVF),orZIP.
GeneratedOVFfilesconformtotheOVF0.9draftspecificationortheOVF1.0standard.OVF1.0isrequired
forvApps.ForinformationaboutOVF,seehttp://www.vmware.com/appliances/learn/ovf.html.
Overview of Appliances Created with
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Components of Virtual Appliances Created with VMware Studio
Figure 11showsthecomponentsofavirtualappliancecreatedwithVMwareStudio.
Figure 1-1. Virtual Appliance Created by VMware Studio
VirtualappliancescreatedwithVMwareStudiocontainthefollowingcomponents:
JeOSJustenoughOperatingSystem.VirtualappliancesbuiltwithVMwareStudiousestheminimal
requiredpackages,ensuringthatvirtualapplianceshaveasmallfootprintandarerelativelysecure.
VMwareToolsVMwareStudioinstallsVMwareToolsduringthebuildofvirtualappliancestoenhance
communicationbetweenVMwarevirtualizationplatformsandthevirtualappliance.
VAMITheinguestmanagementcomponentprovidesaWebconsoletomanagethevirtualappliance.
VAMI(VirtualApplianceManagementInfrastructure)allowsyoutochangenetworksettings,updatethe
virtualappliance,andcontrolthestateofthesystembyshutdownandreboot,inadditiontoother
managementservicesthatanISVadds.AllthedefaultmanagementservicesprovidedbyVAMIare
implementedasCommonInformationModel(CIM)ProvidersusingSmallFootprintCIMBroker(SFCB)
asaCIMManager.CIMisastandardfromDistributedManagementTaskForce(DMTF).Formore
informationonCIMandotherDMTFstandards,seehttp://www.dmtf.org.
TheWebconsoleinterfacebasedonVAMI,ifincludedinavirtualappliance,isusuallyavailableatthe
secureHTTPport5480,https://hostname.or.ip.address:5480forexample.
ApplicationTheISVorhardwareappliancevendor(HAV)createstheapplication.Theapplication
performstheintendedtaskforwhichtheapplianceiscreated.
Youcanmanagevirtualappliancesusingoneormoreofthefollowingmethods:
VirtualApplianceWebconsoleThisconnectionprovidesaWebconsoletoperformconfigurationand
maintenancetasks.Acommandlineinterfacemightbeavailableonadifferentconnection.
VMwarevCenterServerACIMconnectionenablesmanagementbyVMwarevCenterServer(formerly
VirtualCenter)andUpdateManager.
ThirdpartymanagementsoftwareThisconnectionmaysupportthirdpartymanagementsoftwareto
controlthevirtualappliance.
NOTESomeoftheinterfaceslistedabovearenotincludedincertainappliances.
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Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtodeployavirtualappliance,andincludesthefollowingtopics:
SystemRequirementsonpage 9
DistributionFormatsonpage 9
DeployingaVirtualApplianceinVMwarevSphereonpage 10
DeployingaVirtualAppliancefromZIPonpage 10
DeployingaVirtualApplianceinVMwarevCloudDirectoronpage 11
FirstStartoftheVirtualApplianceonpage 11
System Requirements
VirtualappliancescreatedbyVMwareStudiocanbedeployedonthefollowingVMwareplatformproducts:
VMwareESX/ESXi5.0,4.1,4.0,or3.5throughvCenterServer5.0,4.1,or4.0
VMwareESX/ESXi3.5throughVMwareVirtualCenter2.5
VMwareESX/ESXi5.0,4.1,4.0,or3.5
VMwareWorkstation7.1,7.0.1,or6.5.2andVMwarePlayer3.1,3.0,and2.5
VMwareCloudDirector1.0
ForWebconsolemanagement,VMwareStudiovirtualappliancessupportthefollowingWebbrowsers:
InternetExplorer
MozillaFirefox
GoogleChrome
Distribution Formats
Yourvirtualappliancemaybedistributedinoneormoreofthefollowingformats:
AZIParchivecontainingaVMXvirtualmachinefileandoneormoreVMDKfiles
AnOVF0.9fileandoneormoreVMDKfiles(OVF0.9package)
AnOVF1.0fileandoneormoreVMDKfiles(OVF1.0package)
AnOVAarchive(anOVF1.0packageinTARformat)exceptonvCloudDirector
Yourdeploymentmethoddependsonthedistributionformat.ForVMwareWorkstation,useZIPasdescribed
inDeployingaVirtualAppliancefromZIPonpage 10.
FordeploymentinVMwarevSphere(ESX/ESXiandvCenterServer),useOVForOVAformatasdiscussedin
thefollowingsection.FordeploymentonvCloudDirector,useOVF1.0format.
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Deploying a Virtual Appliance in VMware vSphere
IfyoureceiveavirtualapplianceinOVF0.9format,youcandeployitonVMwareInfrastructure3orlater.
IfyougetavApporvirtualapplianceinOVF1.0orOVAformat,youmustdeployitonVMwarevSphere4.
YoucandeployanOVForOVAeitherbyspecifyingitsURLinvSphere,orafterdownloadingtheOVFand
VMDKfiles(ortheOVAarchive)toyourlocaldisk.
To deploy a virtual appliance or vApp from OVF or OVA
1 IntheVMwareInfrastructureClient,selectmenuFile>VirtualAppliance>Import.
IntheVMwarevSphereClient,selectFile>DeployOVFTemplate.
2 ChooseeitherDeployfromURLorDeployfromfile,basedonwheretheOVForOVAislocated.
3 Toinstalltheappliance,supplytherequestedinformationintheImportVirtualApplianceWizard,and
accepttheEndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA).
OnvSphere4whenyoudeployanOVF1.0orOVAproducedbyVMwareStudio,youarepromptedfor
OVFnetworkingproperties,whichconfigurenetworkingforthevApp.Youmightbepromptedforother
OVFpropertiesthattheISVhasdefinedtoconfiguretheapplication.FortheOVFnetworkingproperties
towork,anIPPoolmustbeconfiguredonthevCenterServer,andthisconfigurationmustbecomplete
beforeyoupoweronthevirtualappliance.
OnplatformproductsotherthanvSphere,appliancestrytoacquireanIPaddressfromaDHCPserverby
default.IfyoupreferastaticIPaddress,seeConfiguringaStaticIPAddressonpage 12.
4 Poweronthevirtualmachine.InthecaseofavApp,youcanpowerontheentirevApp.
5 ContinuewithFirstStartoftheVirtualApplianceonpage 11.
IfyoureceiveyourvirtualapplianceasaZIPfilecontainingaVMXfileandoneormoreVMDKfiles,thenyou
mustfirstconvertthevirtualappliance.VMwarevCenterConverterStandaloneToolconvertsandimportsthe
virtualappliancedirectlyintothevSphereinventorysothatyoucanrunitimmediately.Converterisfreeand
availablefromtheVMwareWebsiteathttp://vmware.com/products/converter/.
Deploying a Virtual Appliance from ZIP
AZIPdistributionfilecontainsaVMXfileandoneormoreVMDKfiles.IfyoureceiveadistributioninZIP
format,firstunzipthefileandthenopentheVMXfileusingeitherVMwareWorkstationorVMwarePlayer.
To deploy a virtual appliance from ZIP
1 OntheVMwareplatformproductwherethevirtualappliancewillrun,extracttheZIPfileintoafolder.
Forexample,theextractionfoldermightbe/var/lib/vmware/VirtualMachinesonaLinuxhost,or
C:\MyVirtualMachinesonaWindowshost.
2 IntheVMwareWorkstationapplicationmenu,selectFile>Open.
3 ClickBrowseandnavigatetothefolderwhereyouextractedthevirtualappliancesoftware.Select
<applianceName>.vmxandclickOpen.
TheapplianceappearsasanentryintheInventory.
4 IntheCommandssection,clickStart.
5 ContinuewithFirstStartoftheVirtualApplianceonpage 11.
IfyoureceivethevirtualapplianceasanOVFfile,youcanimportitwiththeovftool,whichconvertstheOVF
andVMDKfilesintoVMXandVMDKfileswhicharecompatiblewithVMwarehostedproducts.The
ovftoolisfreeandavailableontheVMwareWebsiteathttp://vmware.com/appliances/learn/ovf.html.
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Deploying a Virtual Appliance in VMware vCloud Director
IfyoureceiveavirtualapplianceinOVFformat,youcandeployitonVMwarevCloudDirector1.0.However,
vCloudDirectordoesnotsupportOVAdeployment.
To deploy a virtual appliance or vApp from OVF
1 InVMwarevCloudDirectorHomepage,clicktheCatalogtab.
2 SelectthecatalogfromwhichyouwanttodeploytheOVF.
3 OnthevAppTemplatestabintheselectedcatalog,clickUpload.
TheUploadOVFPackageasavAppTemplatedialogappears.
4 ClickBrowsetospecifytheOVFlocation.
5 SpecifyNameandDescriptionfortheOVFandselectthevDC.
6 ClickUpload.
To initialize the virtual appliance from the catalog
1 OntheVMwarevCloudDirectorHomepage,clickAddvAppfromCatalog.
TheAddvAppfromCatalogdialogappears.
2 SelectthevApptemplatefromtheCatalogdropdownmenu.
3 YoumustcompletethestepsinvCloudDirectorwizardtofinishtheinitialization.
First Start of the Virtual Appliance
Thissectiondescribeshowtopoweronavirtualapplianceandacceptormodifynetworksettings.
To run the virtual appliance
1 OnaVMwareplatformproduct,startthevirtualappliancewiththevirtualmachinePowerOncommand.
Astheappliancestarts(exceptinvCenterServer4)itmaydisplaytheEULA.Ifitdoes,pressspacebarto
continuedisplayingmorepages;attheendenteryestoaccepttheEULA.Ifthevirtualappliancerequests
otherinformation,suchasaloginpassword,provideit.
2 ThevirtualappliancesIPaddress(fromDHCP,anIPPool,orOVFnetworkingproperties)mayappear
onthewelcomescreen,andintheSummarytabofthevSphereClient.Thewelcomescreenmaydisplay
theURLwhereyoucanaccesstheWebconsoleforappliancemanagement.Thesemenuselectionsappear:
Login
Set Timezone (Current:UTC)
TheConfigureNetworkmenuitemnolongerappearsinvirtualappliancesbuiltbyVMwareStudio2.6
andlater.
3 Dependingonhowthedevelopersetitup,thevirtualappliancetriestoacquireanIPaddressfroma
DHCPserver,thevSphereIPPool,orwithOVFnetworkingproperties.
(Optional)IfyouneedastaticIPaddressoraproxy,seeConfiguringaStaticIPAddressonpage 12.
4 Youcanchangethetimezone,ifthedefaultUTCisunacceptable.SeeSettingtheTimeZoneonpage 14.
5 IftheURLoftheWebconsoleforappliancemanagementappearsonthewelcomescreen,youcanpoint
yourWebbrowsertothisURL.
6 LogintothemanagementWebconsoleusingthesamecredentialsthatyouwoulduseforlogintothe
virtualappliance.YoumightbeaskedtoconfigureatrustrelationshipfortheselfsignedHTTPcertificate.
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Choosing Between DHCP and Static IP
DHCPallowsavirtualappliancetobeginrunningassoonaspossible.However,becausetheDHCPaddress
istemporary,itmightbedifferentifthevirtualapplianceispoweredoffforalongtimebeforeyoupowerit
onagain.ThetimeperioddependsonDHCPleaseexpiration.
YoumayconfigureyourVMwareStudioappliancetouseastaticaddress,whichremainsthesameafter
restart.AstaticIPaddressallowsallusersoftheappliancetobecertainofitsnetworkaddress(andassociated
hostname)sotheycanconnecttoitpredictably.
Configuring a Static IP Address
Bydefault,VMwareStudio(andvirtualappliancesitgenerates)retrievenetworksettingsfromaDHCPserver.
ToconfigureastaticIPaddressforavirtualappliance,followthisprocedure.
To configure a static IP address
1 OntheWelcomescreenofthevirtualappliancestextconsole,loginandtypethefollowingcommand:
# /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net
Amenuappearswithsixchoices(ormore,iftheapplianceisconfiguredformultiplenetworkinterfaces).
2 Typethemenunumberforthenetworkinterfaceyouwanttoconfigure.
3 IftheappliancehasbeenconfiguredwithIPv6,itasksifyouwanttoconfigureanIPv6address.
a Ifsopressy,otherwiseacceptthedefaultn.
b TheapplianceasksifyouwanttouseaDHCPv6server.ToconfigureastaticIPv6addressinstead,
acceptthedefaultn,ratherthantypingy.
Onsubsequentlines,enterthestaticIPv6addressandprefix.ForIPv6addressesyoucantypetwo
colonsinarow(::)asshorthandforrepeatedzeros.Theprefixdesignatesthenumberofbitsinthe
routablenetworkportionoftheaddress.
Ifyouansweredy,theIPv6addressandprefixassignmentareautomatic.
c PressEnterifcorrect.
4 TheappliancepromptsyouaskingifyouwanttoconfigureanIPv4address.
a EnterytoconfigureanIPv4address,otherwiseacceptthedefaultn.
b TheapplianceasksifyouwanttouseaDHCPv4server.ToconfigureastaticIPv4addressinstead,
typen,ratherthanacceptingthedefaulty.
Onsubsequentlines,enterthestaticIPv4addressandnetmaskindotteddecimalnotation.
Ifyouansweredy,theIPv4addressandnetmaskassignmentareautomatic.
c PressEnterifcorrect.
5 ForastaticIPaddress,youprobablyneedtosetthedefaultgateway,hostname,andDNSservers,as
describedinsectionsbelow.
6 Toconfigureadditionalnetworkinterfaces,repeatStep 2throughStep 5.
Setting the Default Gateway
Thegateway,orrouter,mediatesbetweenthelocalsubnetandothernetworks.WhenyouuseaDHCPserver,
thegatewayaddressisprovidedautomatically.WithstaticIP,youhavetosetthedefaultgateway.
To configure the gateway for static IP
1 Loginandrunthe/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_netcommand.
2 Whenamenuappears,enterthenumberforsettingtheDefaultGateway.
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3 Enterthenetworkinterfacetoassociatewithaparticulargatewayaddress.
4 EntertheIPv4addressandIPv6addressorIPv4addressofthedefaultgatewayforthenetworkinterface.
5 Formultiplenetworkinterfaces,repeatStep 2throughStep 4.
NOTEIfanyentryisincorrect,youmustrepeattheprocedure.
Setting the Host Name
WhenusingaDHCPserver,thehostnameissetautomatically.WithstaticIP,youcansetthehostname.Ifyou
donot,theappliancedoesareverselookupontheIPaddressandifsuccessful,setsthehostnameonreboot.
To configure the host name for static IP
1 Loginandrunthe/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_netcommand.
2 Whenamenuappears,enterthenumberforsettingthehostname.
3 Enterthehostnameanddomainnameforthevirtualappliance.
4 Ifyourentryisincorrect,youmustrepeattheprocedure.
Setting the DNS Servers
WhenusingaDHCPserver,DNSserversaresetautomatically.WithstaticIP,youshouldsettheDNSservers.
To configure DNS servers for static IP
1 Loginandrunthe/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_netcommand.
2 Whenamenuappears,enterthenumberforsettingDNS.
3 EntertheIPv4addressoftheprimaryDNSserver.AsecondaryDNSserverisoptionalbutrecommended.
4 Ifyourentryisincorrect,youmustrepeattheprocedure.
Configuring the Network Proxy
Bydefault,VMwareStudioassumesthatithasadirectconnectiontotheInternet.IfHTTPandotherprotocols
gothroughanetworkproxyserver,takethefollowingsteps.
To configure a network proxy
1 Loginandrunthe/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_netcommand.
2 Whenamenuappears,enterthenumberforsettingtheProxyServer.
3 EnteryaftertheIsanIPv4 proxy server necessary to reach the Internet?prompt.
4 Next,enterthenetworkaddress(eitheranIPaddressorhostnamewithdotteddomain)andportnumber
oftheproxyserver.
5 Ifyourentrywasincorrect,repeattheprocedure.
Configuring DHCP
IfyouconfiguredavirtualappliancewithastaticIPaddress,youcanreconfigureittouseDHCPinstead
To configure use of DHCP service
1 Loginandrunthe/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_netcommand.
2 PressEnter.Amenuappearswithsixchoices(ormore,iftheapplianceisconfiguredformultiplenetwork
interfaces).
3 Typethemenunumberforthenetworkinterfaceyouwanttoconfigure.
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4 IftheappliancehasbeenconfiguredwithIPv6,itasksifyouwanttoconfigureanIPv6address.
a Ifsoentery,otherwiseacceptthedefaultn.
b TouseaDHCPv6server,entery.TheIPv6addressandprefixassignmentareautomatic.
c PressEnterifcorrect.
5 Studiopromptsyouwiththemessage,doyouwanttoconfigureanIPv4address.
a EnterytoconfigureanIPv4address,otherwiseacceptthedefaultn.
b TouseaDHCPv4server,entery.TheIPv4addressandnetmaskassignmentareautomatic.
c PressEnterifcorrect.
Configuring an IPv6 Network
To configure an IPv6 network interface
1 Loginandrunthe/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_netcommand.
2 Typethemenunumberforthenetworkinterfaceyouwanttoconfigure.
3 IftheappliancehasbeenconfiguredwithIPv6,itasksifyouwanttoconfigureanIPv6address.
a Typey,insteadofacceptingthedefaultn.
b TheapplianceasksifyouwanttouseaDHCPv6server.Ifso,typey.
ToconfigureastaticIPv6addressinstead,acceptthedefaultn.Onsubsequentlines,enterthestatic
IPv6addressandprefix.ForIPv6addressesyoucantypetwocolonsinarow(::)asshorthandfor
repeatedzeros.Prefixdesignatesthenumberofbitsintheroutablenetworkportionoftheaddress.
Ifyouansweredy,theIPv6addressandprefixassignmentareautomatic.
c PressEnterifcorrect.
4 ContinuewithIPv4settings.
Setting the Time Zone
ThevirtualhardwareclockisalwaysmaintainedinUTC,whichthevirtualapplianceconvertstolocaltime.
CorrectlocaltimeisimportantfortheupdaterepositoryandVMwarevCenterUpdateManager.
Ifthevirtualappliancedeveloperincorporatedthevami.timezoneOVFproperty,andsetitcorrectly,this
propertyisusedtochangethetimezone.Youcansettimezonefromthewelcomescreenasdescribedhere,
orfromthevirtualapplianceWebconsoleasdescribedinSettingtheTimeZoneonpage 14.
To set the time zone from the welcome screen
1 Onthevirtualappliancewelcomescreen,selectSetTimezoneandpressEnter.
2 IntheGeographicareascreen,selectyourcontinentorregionandpressEnter.
3 IntheTimezonescreen,selectacityorareainyourtimezoneandpressEnter.
(Thesestepsmayvary.)Thetimezoneissetandthewelcomescreenappearsagain.
Virtual Appliances Based on Windows
Usually,virtualappliancesbasedonMicrosoftWindowsdonothavetheautomatedfirststartcapabilities
describedabove.
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ThischapterdescribessoftwarediscoveryandnetworksettingsforyourvApporvirtualappliance,including
thefollowingtopics:
ExploringaVirtualApplianceonpage 15
ShuttingDownorRebootingtheVirtualApplianceonpage 16
SettingtheTimeZoneonpage 17
NetworkConfigurationonpage 17
YoucanperformmanagementoperationsfromtheWebconsolebyusingabrowsertoreachtheIPaddressor
hostnameofthevApporvirtualapplianceatitsdesignatedportnumber,https://vapp.example.com:5480for
example.Tologin,typetheusernameandpasswordyouset,ordocumentedbyyourapplianceprovider.
Exploring a Virtual Appliance
Whenyouloginwithabrowsertoavirtualapplianceonport5480,orthesamemanagementinterfaceonan
alternateport,aWebinterfacewithtabsappears.Thissectiondiscussesthetabs,righttoleft.
TheUpdatetab,ifyourvirtualappliancehasone,performsminorupdates,andisdiscussedinChapter 4,
UpdatingaVirtualAppliance,onpage 21.
TheSystemtabprovidesthefollowinginformation:
VendorThenameofthecompanythatcreatedyourvirtualappliance.
ApplianceNameThenameofyourappliance.
ApplianceVersionTheversionnumberofyourappliance.
HostnameThefullyqualifiedhostnameofyourappliance.IfastaticIPisconfiguredforthevirtual
machine,thenyoucanspecifyahostname.IftheOVFvami.hostnamepropertyispresent,thehostname
issetaccording.OtherwiseDNSservicemapstheIPaddressintoahostname(PTRrecord).
OSNameThenameoftheoperatingsystemonwhichyourapplianceruns.
OSVersionTheversionnumberoftheoperatingsystem.
OVFEnvironmentIfdeployedinvSphere,showstheOVFpropertiesdefinedandconfiguredforthis
virtualmachineorvApp.
TheSystemtabalsohasatimezoneinterface.SeeSettingtheTimeZoneonpage 17.
TheNetworktabshowsnetworkstatus,changesnetworkaddresssettings,andconfiguresaproxyserviceto
accesstheInternetoutsideafirewall.SeeNetworkConfigurationonpage 17.
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Using the Command Line
Toaccessthecommandline,selectLoginattheVMwareplatformproductconsole,supplytheloginnameand
passwordthatthevendorprovidedwithyourappliance.Typethevamiclicommandatthesystemprompt
forausagesummary.
Thefollowingcommandshowstheversioninformationforthevirtualappliance:
vamicli version --appliance
ThefollowingcommandshowstheversionofVMwareStudiousedtobuildthevirtualappliance:
vamicli version --studio
Exploring vApps in the vSphere Client
YoucanalsofindinformationaboutvirtualappliancesandvAppsbyexaminingthemwiththevSphereClient.
Figure 31showsseveralvApps.AvApplookssimilartoafoldercontainingvirtualmachines,exceptthatthe
vAppiconshowsfoursmallbluesquaresinsteadofayellowfolder.AvAppbehaveslikeavirtualmachine,
withunifiedpoweroperations,networksettings,datastores,andconfigurableresourceuse.
Figure 3-1. Three vApps in a Datacenter
TheSummarytabofvSphereClientshowstheproductnameofthevApporvirtualappliance,itsversion
number,andthesoftwarevendor.Storageandresourceuseappearontheright.Youcanseetheresources
consumedbyaconstituentvirtualmachinebyselectingitinsteadofthevApp.
Theremainderofthischapterdescribesmaintenanceoperationsandnetworksettings.
Shutting Down or Rebooting the Virtual Appliance
ToShutdownorRebootthevirtualappliance,clicktheSystemtabinthevirtualapplianceWebconsolethen
clickInformation.OntheSystemInformationpageyouseethevirtualappliancevendor,appliancename,
applianceversion,hostname,operatingsystem,andoperatingsystemversion.Thepowerbuttonsareunder
Actionsontherightsideofthewindow.
Torestartthevirtualappliance,clickReboot.
Toshutdownthevirtualappliance,clickShutdown.
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Setting the Time Zone
ThevirtualhardwareclockisalwaysmaintainedinUTC,whichavirtualapplianceconvertstothelocaltime
zone,ifset.CorrecttimeisimportantfortheupdaterepositoryandVMwarevCenterUpdateManager.
Ifthevirtualappliancedeveloperincorporatedthevami.timezoneOVFproperty,andsetitcorrectly,this
propertyisusedtochangethetimezone.
YoucansettimezonefromthevirtualapplianceWebconsoleasdescribedhere,orfromthewelcomescreen
asdescribedinSettingtheTimeZoneonpage 14.
To set the time zone from the Web console
1 ClicktheSystemtabthenclicktheTimeZonepagebutton.
2 OntheTimeZoneSettingspage,inthedropdownmenushowingtimezonesoftheworld,selectyours.
3 ClicktheSaveSettingsbuttontomakeachange.
Network Configuration
TheNetworktaballowsyoutoconfigurenetworks.Toviewthenetworkconfigurationoperationsclickthe
NetworktabintheWebconsole.
StatusShowsnetworkinformationformultiplenetworkinterfacecards,suchastheinterfacename,
whetherDHCPwasusedforIPv4,whetherstatelessaddressautoconfiguration(SLAAC)issetforIPv6,
theIPv4address,netmask,gatewayIPaddress,DNSservers,hostname,andIPv6information(ifany).
AftermakingachangeyoucanclicktheRefreshbuttonundertheActionsheadingtoobtaincurrent
information.
ForinformationaboutDHCP,seeChoosingBetweenDHCPandStaticNetworkAddressesonpage 18.
AddressSpecifiesIPnetworkinformationandenablesDHCPservicesorSLAAC.Ifyouchangeany
networkaddresssettings,youmustclickSaveSettingstoapplyyourchanges,clickCancelChangesto
discardanychanges.YoucanconfigureDHCPandSLAACfromthisinterface,orfromtheWebConsole
asdescribedinFirstStartoftheVirtualApplianceonpage 11.
WhentheIPv4addresstypeissettoDHCP,thevirtualappliancegetsitsnetworksettingsfromyour
DHCPv4server.IfyousettheIPv4addresstypetoStatic,youmusttypevaluesinthefollowingfields:
IPv4AddressIPv4addressofvirtualappliance.
NetmaskNetworkmaskforthevirtualappliance.
GatewayIPv4addressofthegateway(networkrouter).
HostnameHostnameofthevirtualappliance
PreferredDNSServerIPv4addressoftheprimaryDNSserver.
AlternateDNSServerIPv4addressofthesecondaryDNSserver.
IfIPv6issupportedbytheunderlyingoperatingsystem,itisavailableinvirtualappliancesbuiltfromit.
WhentheIPv6addresstypeissettoSLAAC,thevirtualapplianceisassignedanIPv6address
automaticallyiftheconnectednetworkisconfiguredtoprovideSLAACaddresses.Whenyouconfigure
astaticIPv6orDHCPv6address,thevirtualappliancealsodisplaysanIPv6address.IfyousettheIPv6
addresstypetoStatic,youmustentervaluesinthefollowingfields:
IPv6AddressIPv6addressofthevirtualappliance.
PrefixIPv6prefix,whichspecifiesaddresslength.
GatewayOptionalIPv6addressofthegateway(networkrouter).
HostnameHostnameofthevirtualappliance.
PreferredDNSServerIPv6addressoftheprimaryDNSserver.
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AlternateDNSServerIPv6addressofthesecondaryDNSserver.
ProxySpecifiesproxyserverandportforaccessingexternalnetworks(forexample,wideareaInternet).
ClickSaveSettingstoacceptchangesthatyoumaketotheproxysettings.ClickCancelChangesto
discardchanges.SelectthecheckboxforUseaProxyServertoentervaluesinthefollowingfields:
ProxyServerHostnameorIPaddressfortheproxyserver.
ProxyPortProxyservercommunicationsport.
ProxyUsernameAvalidusername,iftheproxyserverrequiresauthentication.
ProxyPasswordThevalidpassword,iftheproxyserverrequiresauthentication.
Setting a Proxy Server
DeveloperscanconfigureavirtualappliancetocheckarepositoryWebsiteforsoftwareupdates.Usuallythis
siteisontheexternalInternet.Ifyourorganizationhasconfiguredthenetworktodisallowaccessoutsideof
yourlocalareanetwork,youmightneedtospecifyaproxyserver.Thisisaserverthroughwhichallexternal
networktrafficflows,preventingcertaintypesofconnections.YourITdepartmentcanprovideyouwiththe
proxyservernameandportnumbertoaccessexternalnetworks.
Choosing Between DHCP and Static Network Addresses
DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)isamethodofallocatingIPaddresses(andotherattributes
includinghostnameandDNSservers)tocomputersonalocalareanetwork.ThetermDHCPusuallymeans
DHCPv4forIPv4networks,butsimilarservicesareavailableforIPv6networks.
Whenstarted,yourvirtualapplianceattemptstofindaDHCPserver.Ifitdoes,itaskstheDHCPserverto
assignatemporarynetworkaddress.Thisallowsyoutorunthevirtualappliancewithminimalsetup.
Howeverthetemporaryaddressmightchangeifyouleavethevirtualappliancepoweredoffforawhile,and
poweritonagainaftertheDHCPleasehasexpired.
Mostserverappliancesshouldbeconfiguredtoastaticnetworkaddressthatremainsconstantwheneverthe
virtualapplianceisrestartedormovedtoadifferentsubnet.Thisallowsotherusersofthevirtualappliance
tobeawareofitsnetworkaddress(andassociatedhostname)whentheyconnecttoit.
Configuring IPv6 Networks
YoucanaddanadditionalStaticIPv6orDHCPv6addresstotheappliance.UnlikeIPv4,IPv6permitsmultiple
addressesassignedtoaninterface.VMwareStudiobuiltvirtualappliancesreport,butdonotmanage,SLAAC
addresses.SLAACisthemechanismthatcreatesanAutoIPv6address.TheStaticIPv6orDHCPv6address
maydifferfromtheAutoIPv6address.
To change the type of IP Address
1 LogintotheWebconsoleofthevirtualappliance.
2 ClickNetwork>Address.
3 UnderIPv4AddressType,youcanselectDHCPorStatic.
WhenyousettheIPv4addresstypetoDHCP,thevirtualappliancegetsitsnetworksettingsfromyour
DHCPv4server.WithDHCPv4orDHCPv6,youdonotneedtoconfiguretheDNSservers.Ifyousetthe
IPv4addresstypetoStatic,youmustentervaluesinthefollowingfields:
IPv4AddressIPv4addressofthevirtualappliance.
NetmaskNetworkmaskforthevirtualappliance.
GatewayIPv4addressofthegateway(networkrouter).
HostnameHostnameofthevirtualappliance.
PreferredDNSServerIPv4addressoftheprimaryDNSserver.
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AlternateDNSServerIPv4addressofthesecondaryDNSserver.
4 UnderIPv6AddressType,selectSLAAC,DHCP,orStatic.FornetworkstransitioningfromIPv4toIPv6,
SLAACisthesimplestchoice.WhenyousettheIPv6addresstypetoSLAAC,thevirtualapplianceis
assignedanAutoIPv6address.IfyousettheIPv6addresstypetoStatic,youmustentervaluesinthe
followingfields:
IPv6AddressIPv6addressofthevirtualappliance.
PrefixIPv6prefix,whichspecifiesaddresslength.
GatewayOptionalIPv6addressofthegateway(networkrouter).
HostnameHostnameofthevirtualappliance.
PreferredDNSServerIPv6addressoftheprimaryDNSserver.
AlternateDNSServerIPv6addressofthesecondaryDNSserver.
ForDNSconfigurations,theaddressmustconformtoanavailableaddressfamily,IPv6andIPv4orIPv4.
WithDHCPv4orDHCPv6,DNSserverconfigurationisnotrequired.SeeNameServiceonpage 19.
WhenyouconfigureastaticIPv6orDHCPv6address,thevirtualappliancealsodisplaysanIPv6address.
5 ClickSaveSettings.Thevirtualappliancerespondssayingnetworksettingssaved.
Name Service
Whentheautoconfigurationprotocolisdefined,DNSserversarenotincludedaspartoftheinformation
providedtoentitiesonthenetwork.
WithSLAAC,anappliancereceivesdynamicaddressingandsubnetworkinformation,butreceivesno
informationaboutDNSnameservers.AdministratorsmustconfigurestaticDNSinthiscase,hencetheDHCP
isrequiredforIPv6dynamicconfigurationstoattainfamiliarIPv4behaviors.HoweverDHCPv6server
deploymentsarenotascommonasDHCPv4serverdeployments.
Recently,anRFCwasmadetoamendhowSLAACworkstoincludeDNSservers.Itisunknownhowthe
variousoperatingsystemvendorswilleventuallydecidetohandlethis.
Firewall Security
YoumightneedtorequestthatyourITdepartmentchangefirewallsettingsifyouhavereasontoaccessthe
WebconsoleofyourvApporvirtualappliancethroughthefirewall.
ThefollowingportsusedbyyourvApporvirtualapplianceshouldbeexemptedfromthefirewall:
5480/TCPincomingUsedforWebbrowseraccesstotheVAMIagent,whichservestheWebconsole.
Developerscanchangethisportinthebuildprofile.Iftheydidchangetheportnumber,theyshouldhave
documentedthechange,soyoucancustomizefirewallrulesforyourvApporvirtualappliance.
5488/TCPincomingand5489/TCPincomingUsedforcommunicationbetweenlighttpdandSFCBin
VAMI,andforUpdateManager.SFCBportsforVAMIservicesarerelocatedto5488/TCPand5489/TCP,
sothedefaultports(5988/TCPand5989/TCP)remainavailableforusebyindependentsoftwarevendors
andhardwareappliancevendors.
Troubleshooting
Ifsomethinggoeswrongwithyourvirtualappliance,supportpersonnelmightaskforyourassistancein
diagnosingtheproblem.VMwareStudioprovidesthevamisupportscript,whichassembleslogfilesintoa
tarballfortroubleshooting.Thescriptisat/opt/vmware/bin/vamisupportonyourvirtualappliance.
Whenreportingaproblem,youcanrunthevamisupportscript,whichtellsyouwhereitiswritingoutput.
Thenscp(securecopy)thetarballtoacomputerwithemailservice,andsendittosupport.
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Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutupdatingavirtualappliance,andincludesthefollowingtopics:
TypesofUpdatesonpage 21
UpdateTabStatusandSettingsonpage 21
SettingUpdatePoliciesonpage 22
SpecifyingUpdateRepositoryonpage 23
Types of Updates
Adeployedvirtualappliancecanbeupdatedwithpackagespublishedbyitsdeveloper.Updatescanbedone
overtheexternalWeb,onyourlocalareanetwork,orfromCDROM.
Toconservenetworkbandwidth,virtualapplianceupdatesareappliedtopackagesthathavechanged.
Updatesmayapplytotheoperatingsystem,applicationswithinthevirtualappliance,VMwareTools,orthe
VMwareApplianceManagementInfrastructure(VAMI).
Ifthevendorhasdigitallysignedavirtualappliance,itsSSLsignatureisverifiedbeforeanupdateproceeds.
Update Tab Status and Settings
TheUpdatetabappearsintheWebconsoleifanupdaterepositorywasspecifiedduringthevirtualappliance
buildprocess.IftheUpdatetabismissing,contactyourISVforupdatesorpatchestoyourvirtualappliance.
YoucanaccessupdatestatusandsettingsforthevirtualapplianceontheUpdatetab,whichhastwosubtabs:
StatusProvidesinformationaboutthevirtualappliancevendor,name,andversion.
SettingsShowsthesettingofpoliciesforperiodicallycheckingandinstallingupdates.
Checking Version Status
OntheStatussubtabappearsvirtualapplianceinformation,suchasvendorandversion.Youcancheckfor
updatesandinstallavailableupdatesasdescribedhere,withtheCLI,orwithvCenterServer,asdescribedin
Chapter 5,ManagingVirtualApplianceswithvCenterServer,onpage 25.
Toviewinformationaboutavirtualappliance,clicktheStatussubtabontheUpdatetab.
VendorThenameofthecompanythatcreatedthevirtualappliance.
ApplianceNameThenameofthevirtualappliance.
ApplianceVersionTheversioninformationofthevirtualappliance.
AvailableUpdatesIfanupdateisavailable,givesthenameandversionoftheproduct.
LastCheckIfacheckforupdatewasperformed,thedateandtimewhenthevirtualappliancewas
checked,inUTC(GMT)withlocaltimeoffset.
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LastInstallIfanupdatewasinstalled,thedateandtimewhenthevirtualappliancewasupdated.
Installing Available Updates
Tocheckforupdates,undertheActionssectionclickCheckUpdates.Thevirtualapplianceconnectstothe
updaterepositoryandchecksforavailableupdates.UpdatesappearintheAvailableUpdatespane.
Toinstallanupdate,clickInstallUpdates.
Setting Update Policies
Youcanspecifywhetherthevirtualappliancechecksforupdatesandhowoften.Tosetupdatepoliciesforthe
virtualappliancefromtheWebconsole,clickUpdate>Settings.Youcanselectoneofthefollowingpolicies
forupdatingthevirtualappliance:
NoautomaticupdatesThevirtualappliancedoesnotcheckforandinstallupdates.Thisisprobablythe
default,unlessthedeveloperchangedit.
AutomaticcheckforupdatesThevirtualappliancechecksforupdatesatthescheduledtime.Ifan
updateisavailable,itappearsontheUpdateStatuspage.
AutomaticcheckandinstallupdatesThevirtualappliancechecksforupdatesatthescheduledtime,
andifoneisavailable,installsit.
IfyouselecteitherAutomaticcheckforupdatesorAutomaticcheckandinstallupdates,youcanconfigure
thescheduling.Bydefault,thecheckoccursdailyat03:00localtime,asdeterminedbyyourtimezonesetting.
To change the frequency or time of update checking
1 ClickoneoftheAutomaticcheckbuttons.
2 Specifythefrequency(dailyorweekly),orselectthehouratwhichtocheck.
3 ClickSaveSettings.
Setting Update Source
YoucanchoosetoupdatefromaCDROM,orfromanalternateupdaterepositoryURL.ThedefaultistheURL
thattheISVconfigured,whichusuallydesignatesapublicWebsiteontheInternet.Youmightneedtochange
theupdatesourceorlocationifyouareinsidearestrictedlocalareanetwork.
To change the update repository location
1 Clickoneofthechoices,UseCDROMUpdatesorUseSpecifiedRepository.
IfyouselectUseCDROMUpdates,inserttheupdateCDROMintoadrivethatthevirtualappliance
canread.TheupdateagentscanstheCDdrivestofindthefirstupdateCDROM.
IfyouselectUseSpecifiedRepository,typetheURLoftheupdaterepositorythatyourappliance
shouldcheck.IftheURLrequiresauthentication,provideavalidusernameandpassword.
2 ClickSaveSettings.
IfyouleaveUseDefaultRepositoryselected(thedefault),theupdateagentusuallychecksapublicURLon
theInternet,sobesuretosettheproxyserverifrequired.
Using the Command Line for Updates
Usethefollowingcommandtocheckforupdatestothevirtualappliance:
vamicli update --check
Usethefollowingcommandtodownloadandinstallthelatestupdatesforthevirtualappliance:
vamicli update --install latest
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Specifying Update Repository
To specify update repository for your virtual appliance
1 InStudiohomepage,clicktheSettingstabontheUpdatetab.
2 IntheSettingstab,selectoneofthefollowingoptionsforspecifyingtheupdaterepository:
UseDefaultRepositoryIfyouwantyourvirtualappliancetocheckforupdatesfromtheVMware
updaterepository,selectthisoption.TherepositoryURLisdisplayedonthesamepage.
UseCDROMUpdatesIfyouwantyourvirtualappliancetocheckforupdatesfromtheCDROM,use
thisoption
UseSpecifiedRepositoryIfyouwantyourvirtualappliancetocheckforupdatesfromaspecific
repositoryotherthanthedefaultrepository,usethisoption.
IfyouselecttheUseSpecifiedRepositoryyouhavetospecifytherepositoryURLandifyouwanttoallow
authorizedusers,youcanspecifyaUsernameandPasswordtologontothespecifiedrepository.
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Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
RequirementsforUpdateManageronpage 25
VirtualApplianceBaselinesonpage 26
ScanningVirtualAppliancesonpage 27
RemediatingVirtualAppliancesonpage 29
ItisnotnecessarytomanagevirtualapplianceswithvCenterServerandVMwarevCenterUpdateManager,
butdoingsoprovidescentralizedmanagementofmultiplevAppsandvirtualappliances.Forinformation
aboutbaselinesandcompliancechecks,seetheVMwarevCenterUpdateManagerAdministrationGuideonthe
VMwareWebsite.
TheUpdateManagermoduleconsistsofaplugincomponentthatrunsonthevSphereClient,andaserver
component,whichyoucaninstallonthesamecomputerasvCenterServeroronadifferentcomputer.
Requirements for Update Manager
UpdateManagerintegrateswithVMwareStudiosupdateservicetoenablecentralizedmanagementofvirtual
applianceupdates.BeginningwithUpdateManager1.0update2youcanmanagethevirtualappliancesthat
youimportinyourvCenterServer.UpdateManager4.0andlaterprovidedefaultvirtualapplianceupgrade
baselinestoscanandupgradeavirtualappliancetothelatestreleasedorcriticalupdateversion.
UpdateManageralsoletsyoucreatecustomvirtualapplianceupgradebaselines.IntheUpdateManager4.0
documentation,vAppsaretreatedascontainerobjectsholdingvirtualmachinesorvirtualappliances.For
informationaboutUpdateManager4.0andlater,seethedocumentationat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vum_pubs.html.
ThefollowingconditionsapplytoupdatingvirtualapplianceswithUpdateManager:
YoumustregisteranUpdateManagerserverinstancewiththevCenterServersystemintowhichyou
importthevirtualappliance.YoumustalsoinstalltheUpdateManagerpluginonthevSphereClient.For
moreinformation,seetheVMwarevCenterUpdateManagerAdministrationGuide.
AllvirtualappliancesmusthaveanInternetconnection(directorproxied)fordiscovery,scanning,and
remediationoperations.
IfvirtualappliancesaccesstheInternetthroughaproxy,theproxyservermustbesetonvirtualappliances
asdescribedinNetworkConfigurationonpage 17.
Offlineandsuspendedvirtualappliancescannotbescannedorremediated.
AfteryouimportaVMwareStudiovirtualapplianceusingthevSphereClientandpoweritonforthefirst
time,itisdiscoveredasavirtualappliance.Tosimplifymanagement,VMwarerecommendsthatyouimport
virtualappliancesintoaseparatefolderunderVirtualMachinesandTemplatesinvCenterServer.
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Virtual Appliance Baselines
UpdateManagerincludesdefaultvirtualappliancebaselinesthatyoucanusetoscanthevirtualappliancesto
determinewhethertheyareupgradedtothelatestreleasedorthelatestcriticalversion.Youcanalsoscanthe
virtualappliancesagainstcustomvirtualapplianceupgradebaselinesthatyoucancreatefromtheUpdate
ManagerAdministrationview.
Creating Virtual Appliance Upgrade Baselines
Avirtualapplianceupgradebaselinecontainsasetofpatchestotheoperatingsystemoftheapplianceandto
theapplicationsinstalledinthevirtualappliance.Thevirtualappliancevendorconsidersthesepatchesan
upgrade.Virtualappliancebaselinesthatyoucreateconsistofasetofuserdefinedrules.Ifyouaddrulesthat
conflict,UpdateManagerdisplaysanUpgradeRuleConflictwindowsothatyoucanresolvetheconflicts.
Tocreateavirtualapplianceupgradebaseline:
1 ConnectthevSphereClienttoavCenterServersystemwithwhichUpdateManagerisregistered,and
clickUpdateManagerunderSolutionsandApplicationsontheHomepage.
2 OntheBaselinesandGroupstab,clickCreateabovetheBaselinespane.
TheNewBaselinewizardopens.
3 UnderBaselineType,selectVAUpgradeandclickNext.
4 SelectVendorandApplianceoptionsfromthedropdownmenu.
Theoptionslistedinthesemenusdependonthevirtualappliancesinyourinventory.Ifthereareno
virtualappliancesinyourvSphereinventory,theoptionsareAllVendorsandAllProducts,respectively.
5 SelectanoptionfromtheUpgradeTodropdownmenu.Theoptionsare:
LatestUpgradesthevirtualappliancetothelatestversion.
DontUpgradeDoesnotupgradethevirtualappliance.
6 ClickAddRule.
7 (Optional)Addmultiplerules.
a OntheUpgradeOptionspageoftheNewBaselinewizard,clickAddMultipleRules.
b Selectoneormorevendors.
c Selectoneormoreappliances.
d SelectoneUpgradeTooptiontoapplytotheselectedappliances,andclickOK.
Ifyoucreatemultiplerulestoapplytothesamevirtualappliance,onlythefirstapplicableruleinthelist
isappliedforremediation.
8 (Optional)Resolveanyconflictswithintherulesyouapply.
a IntheUpgradeRuleConflictwindow,selectwhethertokeeptheexistingrules,tousethenewly
createdrules,ortomanuallyresolvetheconflict.
b ClickOK.
9 ClickNext.
10 ReviewtheReadytoCompletepageandclickFinish.
ThevirtualapplianceupgradebaselineisdisplayedintheBaselinespaneoftheBaselinesandGroupstab.
Attaching Virtual Appliance Upgrade Baselines
Toviewcomplianceinformationandremediatethevirtualappliancesintheinventoryagainstspecific
baselines,youmustfirstattachexistingbaselinestothesevirtualappliances.Youcanattachbaselinestoobjects
fromtheUpdateManagerClientComplianceview.
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Althoughyoucanattachbaselinestoindividualobjects,itismoreefficienttoattachthemtocontainerobjects,
suchasfolders,vApps,anddatacenters.Attachingabaselinetoacontainerobjecttransitivelyattachesthe
baselinetoallvirtualappliancesinthecontainer.
Toattachavirtualapplianceupgradebaseline:
1 ConnectthevSphereClienttoavCenterServersystemwithwhichUpdateManagerisregistered,and
selectHome>Inventory>VMsandTemplates.
2 Selecttheobjectcontainingthevirtualappliances,andclicktheUpdateManagertab.
3 ClickAttachintheupperrightcorner.
4 IntheAttachBaselineorGroupwindow,selectoneormorebaselinestoattachtotheobject.
5 (Optional)ClicktheCreateBaselinelinktocreateabaselinegrouporabaselineandfinishthewizard.
6 ClickAttach.
ThebaselinesandbaselinegroupsthatyouselectedtoattacharedisplayedintheAttachedBaselineGroups
andAttachedBaselinespanesoftheUpdateManagertab.
Scanning Virtual Appliances
Scanningistheprocessinwhichattributesofasetofvirtualappliancesareevaluatedagainsttheupgradesin
thebaselinesattachedtothevirtualappliances.Youcanscanvirtualappliancesagainstattachedbaselinesto
receivecomplianceinformationaboutvirtualappliancesbeforeupgradingthem.
YoucansetUpdateManagertoscanvirtualappliancesasascheduledtask,oryoucanmanuallybeginascan.
Doing a Manual Scan
Tomanuallyscanavirtualappliance:
1 ConnectthevSphereClienttothevCenterServersystemwhereyouimportedthevirtualappliance.
2 ClickInventoryandthenclickVMsandTemplates.
3 Clickthefolderwhereyouimportedthevirtualappliance.
4 Intheleftpane,rightclickthevirtualapplianceandthenclickScanforUpdates.
5 SelectVirtualApplianceupgrades.
6 ClickScan.
Scheduling a Scan
Youcanschedulescansforallvirtualappliancesinafolder.Toschedulescansforvirtualappliances:
1 ConnectthevSphereClienttothevCenterServersystemwhereyouimportedthevirtualappliance.
2 ClickScheduledTasksontheHomepage.
3 ClickNewinthetoolbartoopentheScheduleTaskdialogbox.
4 Fromthedropdownmenu,selectScanforUpdatesandclickOK.
5 Choosetoscheduleascanforvirtualmachinesandvirtualappliances,andclickNext.
6 Intheinventorytree,selectthevirtualappliancestobescanned,andclickNext.
7 Choosetoscanforvirtualapplianceupgrades.
8 Enterthetasknameandthetaskdescription,scheduleatimetorunthetask,andclickNext.
9 (Optional)SpecifyoneormoreemailaddressestoreceivetheresultsandclickNext.Youmustconfigure
mailsettingsforthevCenterServersystemtoenablethisoption.
10 Reviewthesummaryinformationforthetasktobecompleted,andclickFinish.
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Viewing Scan Results
WithUpdateManager,youcanquicklycheckhowvirtualappliancescomplywithbaselines.Youcanreview
complianceeitherbyexaminingtheresultsforasinglevirtualapplianceorbyreviewingtheresultsfora
specificgroupingofvirtualappliances.SupportedgroupingsincludeVMwarevSpherecontainerobjectssuch
asfolders,clusters,anddatacenters.
ComplianceinformationisavailableontheUpdateManagertabinthevSphereClient.Forvirtualappliances,
youcanviewcomplianceintheVirtualMachinesandTemplatesview.
Baselinesinteractwithvirtualappliancesinthefollowingways:
Ifauserlackspermissionstoviewavirtualappliance,theresultsofthosescansarenotdisplayed.
Compliancewithbaselinesisassessedatthetimeofviewing.Toensurethatallinformationiscurrent,a
briefpausemightoccurwhileinformationisgatheredaboutavirtualappliancescompliance.
Onlyinformationaboutcompliancewithrelevantbaselinesisprovided.Forexample,ifabaselineisnot
attachedtothecontainerinquestion,complianceisnotassessed.
Compliancestatusisdisplayedbasedonpermissions.Userswithpermissiontoviewacontainer,butnot
allofthecontainerscontents,canseetheaggregatecomplianceofallentitiesunderthatcontainer.
However,theindividualcountsforcompliant,noncompliant,andunknownentitiesappearonlyasuser
permissionsallow.Toviewthecompliancestatus,usersalsomusthavepermissiontoviewthebaseline
orsoftwareupdatecompliancestatusforanobjectintheinventory.
Reviewing Scan Results for Virtual Appliances Contained in a vSphere Object
WhenscansarecompletedonallmachinescontainedwithinaVMwarevSphereobject,theresultsare
displayedinasummary.Informationthatisdisplayedexplainsthedegreeofconformancewithbaselines,
ratherthanthedetails.Thefollowinginformationisincluded:
Whenthelastscanwascompletedatthislevel
Totalnumberofcompliantandnoncompliantupdates
Foreachbaseline,thenumberofvirtualappliancesthatarecompliantornoncompliant
Foreachbaseline,thenumberofpatchesthatarenotapplicabletoaparticularvirtualappliance
Whenyouselectacontainerobject,youviewtheoverallcompliancestatusoftheattachedbaselines,aswell
asstatusforalltheindividualcompliances.Ifyouselectanindividualbaselineattachedtothecontainerobject,
youseethecompliancestatusofthebaseline.
Ifyouselectanindividualvirtualappliance,youseetheoverallcompliancestatusoftheselectedappliance
againstallattachedbaselinesandthenumberofupgrades.Ifyoufurtherselectanindividualbaselineattached
tothisobject,youseethenumberofupgradesgroupedbythecompliancestatusforthatbaseline.
Toviewscanresultsforvirtualappliances:
1 ConnectthevSphereClienttothevCenterServersystemwhereyouimportedthevirtualappliance.
2 ClickInventoryandclickVMsandTemplates.
3 Clicktheobjectforwhichyouwanttoviewthescanresults.
4 ClicktheUpdateManagertab.
Theresultsforscanscompletedonvirtualappliancesinthatcontainerappearontheright.
IMPORTANTAlthoughyoucanattachbaselinesandbaselinegroupstoindividualobjects,itismoreefficient
toattachthemtocontainerobjects,suchasfoldersanddatacenters.Attachingabaselinetoacontainerobject
transitivelyattachesthebaselinetoallobjectsinthecontainer.
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Reviewing Scan Results for an Individual Virtual Appliance
Scanresultsprovideinformationaboutthedegreeofcompliancewiththeattachedbaselines.Youcanview
informationonindividualappliancesandreceivedetailedinformationabouttheupgradesthatareincluded
inabaseline.
Toviewtheresultsforanindividualvirtualappliance:
1 ConnectthevSphereClienttothevCenterServersystemwhereyouimportedthevirtualappliance.
2 ClickInventoryandclickVMsandTemplates.
3 Selectanindividualvirtualappliance.
4 ClicktheUpdateManagertab.
5 Selectabaselinegrouporbaseline.Forexample,selectAllGroupsandIndependentBaselinesinthe
AttachedBaselineGroupspaneandAllintheAttachedBaselinespanetoviewtheoverallcomplianceof
allattachedbaselinesandbaselinegroups.
6 IntheCompliancepane,selecttheAllApplicablecompliancestatustoviewtheoverallcompliancestatus
oftheselectedappliance.Theselectedappliancetogetherwiththenumberofupgradesappearinthe
bottompaneoftheUpdateManagertab.
7 ClickthelinkintheUpgradescolumninthebottompaneoftheUpdateManagertab.Thelinkindicates
thenumberofupgradesintheselectedcompliancestate.TheUpgradeDetailswindowappears,showing
theinformationinTable 51.
Remediating Virtual Appliances
Updatesforavirtualappliancearedownloadedbyautomaticupdates(seeSettingUpdatePolicieson
page 22),orbythevirtualapplianceduringtheremediationprocess.UpdateManagercontrolsonlywhenand
whattodownload.ThedownloadURLissetbytheISVprovidingthevirtualappliance.
Todownloadtheupdatesforvirtualappliances,UpdateManagerusesthefollowingapproach:
1 UpdateManagerscansthevirtualappliancestoreturnproductandvendorinformation,information
aboutthecurrentversion,andmissingupdates.
2 UpdateManagerdirectsthevirtualappliancestodownloadthemissingupdates.UpdateManager
controlstheremediationprocessofwhenandhowtoremediate,butthevirtualappliancedownloadsand
installstheupdatesitself.
Afterremediation,youmustrebootthevirtualapplianceiftheupdatepackagesaysthatitrequiresreboot.
VirtualapplianceshavetheirownWebUIforselfmanagedupdatemode.Iftheautoinstallupdatesoptionis
turnedoninavirtualappliance,UpdateManagerrunsreportingmodeagainstit.ThismeansthatUpdate
Managerscansthevirtualappliance,butskipsremediation,soremediationfailswithaneventindicatingthe
reason.(SeetheTroubleshootingchapteroftheVMwarevCenterUpdateManagerAdministrationGuide.)
Youcanremediatevirtualappliancesmanually,orschedulearemediationprocess.Thetwoaresimilar,except
thatyouspecifyatimeforscheduledremediation.
Table 5-1. Upgrade Details window
Option Description
Vendor Vendoroftheupgrade.
Product Productinstalledonthevirtualappliance,forexampleguestoperatingsystem.
Version Targetversionoftheproduct.
Compliance Compliancestatusofthevirtualappliance
Severity Severityoftheupgrade.
ReleaseDate Releasedateoftheupgrade.
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Toremediateavirtualappliance:
1 ConnectthevSphereClienttothevCenterServersystemwhereyouimportedthevirtualappliances.
2 OntheHomepageselectVMsandTemplatesandclicktheUpdateManagertab.
3 RightclickanobjectfromtheinventoryandselectRemediate.
Allvirtualappliancesundertheselectedobjectarealsoremediated.
4 OntheRemediationSelectionpageoftheRemediatewizard,selectthebaselinestoapply.
5 SelectthevirtualappliancesthatyouwanttoremediateandclickNext.
6 OntheSchedulepage,enteraname,andoptionally,adescriptionforthetask.
7 SelectImmediatelytobegintheremediationprocessrightafteryoucompletethewizard,orenterspecific
timesforpoweredon,poweredoff,orsuspendedvirtualappliances.
8 (Optional)SpecifytherollbackoptionsandclickNext.
a OntheRollbackOptionspageoftheRemediatewizard,selectSnapshotthevirtualmachinesbefore
remediationtoenablerollback.
Asnapshotofthevirtualmachineorvirtualapplianceistakenbeforeremediation.Ifthevirtual
applianceneedstorollback,youcanreverttothissnapshot.
b Specifywhenthesnapshotshouldbedeleted,orselectDontdeletesnapshots.
c Enteranameandoptionallyadescriptionforthesnapshot.
d (Optional)SelectthecheckboxSnapshotthememoryforthevirtualmachine.
9 ReviewtheReadytoCompletepage,andclickFinish.
Virtual Appliance Recognition
Whenacorrectlyinstalledorremediatedvirtualapplianceisfirstpoweredon,thevCenterServershould
discoverit(recognizeit)asavirtualappliance.Yourremediatedvirtualapplianceisthenreadytouse.
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Thisappendixcontainsthefollowingsections:
VMwarePlatformProductsforOVFandOVAonpage 31
CompatibilityforVirtualAppliancesandvAppsonpage 31.
VMware Platform Products for OVF and OVA
ThefollowingshortcodesrepresentvariousVMwareplatformproductsintablesTable A1andTable A2.
vSphereManagedVMwarevSphere4or5deployedasavCenterServer4or5managedenvironment
withESX/ESXi4.xorESXi5.x(andpossiblyESX/ESXi3.5)hosts.
vSphereStandaloneVMwarevSphere4or5deployedasastandaloneESX/ESXi4.xorESXi5.xhost.
VMwareInfrastructure3.5ManagedVMwareInfrastructure3.5deployedasaVirtualCenter2.5
managedenvironmentwithESX/ESXi3.5hosts.
VMwareInfrastructure3.5StandaloneVI3.5deployedasastandaloneESX/ESXi3.5host.
VMwareInfrastructure3AnypermutationofVMwareInfrastructure3.0.
Workstation6.5.1+VMwareWorkstation6.5.1andlater(whichaddssomeOVFsupport).
VHPVMwarehostedclassplatformproducts(Workstation,Player,Server,ACE,andFusion).
vCloudDirector1.0vCloudDirectorcoordinatingvSpheremanageddatacenters.
Compatibility for Virtual Appliances and vApps
Table A1showsplatformproductcompatibilityforvirtualapplianceswithonevirtualmachine.
YesNoaddedconversionstepsarenecessary;importsusingtheproductalone.
Yes*SimilartoYES,butconversionmaydiscardcertainOVFmetadatapostimport.
ConvertNotdirectly,butendconsumerscanconvertwithaddedstepsandsacrificeofcertainmetadata.
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Table A-1. Compatibility of a Single-VM Virtual Appliance
Target ZIP OVF 0.9 Draft OVF 1.0 OVF 1.0 OVA
vSphereManaged Convert Yes Yes Yes
vSphereStandalone Convert Yes* Yes* Yes*
VMwareInfrastructure3.5Managed Convert Yes* Convert. Convert
VMwareInfrastructure3.5Standalone Convert Yes* Convert. Convert
VMwareInfrastructure3 Convert Conv. Convert Convert
Workstation6.5.1+ Yes Yes* Convert Convert
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Table A2showsplatformproductcompatibilityforavAppcontainingoneormorevirtualmachines.
YesNoaddedconversionstepsarenecessary;importsusingtheproductalone.
Yes*SimilartoYES,butconversionmaydiscardcertainOVFmetadatapostimport.
ConvertNotdirectly,butendconsumerscanconvertwithaddedstepsandsacrificeofcertainmetadata.
N/AThisdeliverabletypeisnotcompatiblewiththedesiredconstruct(singleVMversusvApp).
NoNotpossible,orrequiredmetadataconstructscannotbeconverted.
VHP Yes Conv. Conv. Conv.
vCloudDirector1.0 No No Yes No
Table A-2. Compatibility of a Single-VM or Multiple-VM vApp
Target ZIP OVF 0.9 Draft OVF 1.0 OVF 1.0 OVA
vSphere4Managed N/A N/A Yes Yes
vSphere4Standalone N/A N/A No No
VI3.5Managed N/A N/A No No
VI3/5Standalone N/A N/A No No
VI3 N/A N/A No No
Workstation6.5.1+ N/A N/A No No
VHP N/A N/A No No
vCloudDirector1.0 N/A N/A Yes No
Table A-1. Compatibility of a Single-VM Virtual Appliance
Target ZIP OVF 0.9 Draft OVF 1.0 OVF 1.0 OVA
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Index
A
appliance vendor, ISV or HAV 8
B
browser support in VMware Studio 9
C
CIM standard and the DMTF 8
command-line interface, vamicli 16, 22
compatible platforms for a vApp 32
compatible platforms for a virtual appliance 31
D
definition of
application in a virtual appliance 8
VAMI 8
vApp 7
virtual appliance 7
VMware Studio 7
DHCP and IPv6 18
DHCP configuration of IP address and DNS 13
DHCP, host name and DNS 18
distribution format
OVA 9, 10
OVF 0.9 or 1.0 9, 10
ZIP 9, 10
DNS servers without DHCP 12, 17
dynamic IP address and DHCP 13
E
ESX/ESXi versions supported by VMware Studio 9
F
firewall security
exempted ports 19
incoming TCP port 5480 19
incoming TCP ports 5488 and 5489 19
proxy server 18
G
gateway (router) for static IP address 17
Greenwich mean time (GMT) See UTC
H
host name for static IP address 17
I
IP Pool and OVF networking properties 10, 12
IPv6 configuration 18
J
J eOS, just enough operating system 8
N
netmask for static IP address 17
network settings
DHCP lease expiration 12
proxy through firewall 13
static IP or DHCP 17, 18, 19
Network tab
Address >Alternate DNS Server 17
Address >Gateway 17
Address >Hostname 17
Address >IP Address 17
Address >Netmask 17
Address >Preferred DNS Server 17
DHCP default, not static IP 18
Proxy >Proxy Port 18
Proxy >Proxy Server 18
Proxy >Proxy User 18
Status 17
O
Open Virtualization Format (OVF) 7
OVA distribution format 9, 10
OVF 0.9 or 1.0 distribution format 9, 10
OVF versions and VMware platform products 31
P
powering on a virtual appliance 11
proxy server for external network access 18
R
Reboot button in System tab 16
S
security
firewall 19
login password 15
self-signed HTTP certificate 11
SSL digital signature 21
Shutdown button in System tab 16
SLAAC and IPv6 17
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SSL digital signature 21
static IP address and netmask 12
supported VMware platform products 9, 31
supported Web browsers 9
System tab
Appliance Name 15
Appliance Version 15
Hostname 15
OS Name 15
OS Version 15
OVF Environment 15
Reboot button 16
Shutdown button 16
Time Zone page 17
Vendor 15
T
technical support resources 6
Time Zone page in System tab 17
time zone, setting or changing 14, 17
U
Update tab
Actions >Check Updates 22
Actions >Install Updates 22
Settings >Automatic check and install
updates 22
Settings >Automatic check for updates 22
Settings >No automatic updates 22
Status >Appliance Name 21
Status >Appliance Version 21
Status >Available Updates 21
Status >Last Check 21
Status >Last Install 22
Status >Vendor 21
updates from local repository URL 22
updates from mounted CDROM 22
Use Default Repository update default 22
UTC, universal coordinated time 11, 14, 17, 21
V
VAMI, virtual appliance management
infrastructure 7, 8, 19, 21
vami.timezone OVF property 14, 17
vamicli command 16, 22
vamisupport script 19
vApp, definition 7
vApps in the vSphere Client, pictured 16
vCenter Server (formerly VirtualCenter) 8, 10, 21,
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VI Client, virtual appliance import 10
virtual appliance power-on 11
virtual appliance, definition 7
VMware platform products supported 9
VMware Tools 8
VMware vCenter Update Manager 7, 14, 17, 19, 25
baselines for virtual appliance updates 26
remediating a virtual appliance 29
scanning a virtual appliance 27
scheduling a virtual appliance scan 27
viewing a virtual appliance scan 28
vSphere Client, deploy OVF template 10
W
Web browsers supported 9
Web console for VMware Studio 8
Z
ZIP distribution format 9, 10