Virtual Isilon Install Guide

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1 Virtual Isilon Install Guide Send any feedback on the manual to Jason Sturgeon

2 Virtual Isilon Install Guide 1 Gather information about your VMware install 1.1 Gather information about your VMware install 4 2 Install the virtual Isilon cluster 2.1 Install and configure the virtual cluster 8 3 Add the rest of the nodes to the cluster 3.1 Add the rest of the nodes of the cluster 28 4 Removing virtual Isilon cluster 4.1 Removing the virtual Isilon cluster 31 5 Running virtual nodes on ESX 5.1 Running virtual nodes on ESX 34

3 Gather information about your VMware install Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 3

4 Gather information about your VMware install Verify that you system is capable of running the virtual version of OneFS VM nodes are for demo purposes only and are not available for support, questions, or repair by Isilon Global Services. System Requirements: 1. RAM: Must have at least 1 Gigabyte of RAM 2. Must have a VT-capable processor and have the feature enabled in the BIOS 3. HD: Must have at least 17 gigs of free space on the hardrive to run 1 Virtual node, 16G more of space per additional VM 4. VMware Server, Fusion, Workstation or Player installed VMware Player if free and the guide is based on it. Other versions are very similar in configuration. The site for VMware Player is Use this template to collect some network information Internal Network: IP Range: Netmask: External Network: IP Range: Netmask: Gateway: Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 4

5 Determine the internal and external ranges to be used From the command prompt, type ipconfig The network generated for VMnet1 by vmware will become your internal range. In this example, the network The range I would write down would be Anything, but the.1 address is fine. The netmask I would write down is The network generated for VMnet8 by vmware will become your external range. In this example, the network The range I would write down would be Anything but the.1 address is fine The netmask I would write down is The gateway I would write down is The address VMware has created on that Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 5

6 network is your gateway. Enter this information in the step above. Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 6

7 Install the virtual Isilon cluster Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 7

8 Install and configure the virtual cluster Unzip the Virtual Isilon Node zip file Rlght-click on the file and choose "Extract All..." Choose a good location and Click "Extract" Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 8

9 Once complete you should see a folder that looks something like this in that specified location Open the folder You will see several files and folder. Each clone directory will be a virtual node, if you want. You can just run a single node, or you can build a virtual cluster up to 6 nodes. Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 9

10 Open the clone1 folder and double click on the.vmx file Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 10

11 VMware software should start If prompted to install tools, choose not to. The system may prompt you to find the.vmx file. If so, just browse back to the clone1 folder The first boot of the virtual node will take some time. Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 11

12 When prompted to format the drives, type yes and hit return This is when the virtual drives in the clone directory will start to consume 16G of space. Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 12

13 Once the node is done, configure your cluster as any other cluster Choose 1 to create a new cluster Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 13

14 Complete first steps of wizard 1. Set the root password 2. Set the admin password 3. Do NOT enable SupportIQ 4. Set a cluster name Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 14

15 Continue Wizard 1. Choose the encoding 2. Choose to configure the netmast 3. Set the netmask for the internal network Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 15

16 Configure the internal network 1. Choose 3 to configure the ranges 2. Choose 1 to Add an IP Range 3. Enter the lowest IP in the range 4. Enter the hight IP in the range You numbers will most likely be different that what is here. Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 16

17 Continue the internal network configuration 1. Press enter to Keep the current IP ranges 2. Press enter to Keep the current configuration 3. Choose 1 to configure the external network Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 17

18 Configure the external network 1. Choose 1 to Configure the netmask 2. Enter the netmask for the external network 3. Choose 3 to Configure the external IP ranges Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 18

19 Continue the external network configuration 1. Choose 1 to Add an IP Range 2. Enter the lowest IP in the range 3. Enter the hight IP in the range 4. Press enter to Keep the current IP ranges 5. Press enter to Keep the current configuration You numbers will most likely be different that what is here. Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 19

20 Continue the external network configuration 1. Set the Gateway 2. Press enter to Keep the current SmartConnect settings (This can be setup later if needed) You numbers will most likely be different that what is here. Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 20

21 Continue Wizard 1. Press enter to Keep current DNS settings 2. Press enter to Exit configuring external network 3. Press enter to Keep the current date and time. (VMware takes the time from your host computer. You can set a timezone and time if you like) 4. Press enter to Kepp the current join mode of Manual Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 21

22 Configure configuration and continue Press enter to to commit these changes. If anything is wrong, you can type back and return as many times as needed to go back in the wizard to make changes. It make take a few minutes before the node finishes the configuration and is available. Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 22

23 This is not uncommon to see on the console Now the node is up, you can ssh or use the web interface to make use of it. Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 23

24 Connect to the web interface Enter the first IP address in the external range that you configured. You will see a warning. It is safe to click Continue. Now you can login as root or admin Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 24

25 Some warning will be on the system, this is expected It's be to quiet the event You can go to Status > Events > Summary You should see a warn related to the fact that the virtual machine only has 4 drive and real nodes have at least 12. Click the Quiet link to get rid of the warning. You wil have to do this will each virtual node you add. Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 25

26 SSH to the virutal node will also work Enter the lowest IP address that you configured for the external range Login as root Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 26

27 Add the rest of the nodes to the cluster Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 27

28 Add the rest of the nodes of the cluster Adding the rest of the nodes is optional Just running a single node can be very useful, but a full three or six node cluster allows for more testing and experimentation For each additional node you want to join to the cluster, explorer to the clone2,3,4,5,or 6 folder and double click on the.vmx file. You will again have to type yes to formatting the drives Most laptops will only be able to support a three node cluster. Please note that adding nodes to the cluster will continue to take more CPU, RAM and Disk space Adding the node to the cluster Once the clone is booted up and formatted: 1. Choose 2 to Join an existing cluster 2. Choose 1 to join your cluster Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 28

29 Once done, that node will be part of the cluster Join as many of the remainig nodes as you want following the previous steps Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 29

30 Removing virtual Isilon cluster Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 30

31 Removing the virtual Isilon cluster Power off all the virtual nodes Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 31

32 Delete the directory with all the virtual nodes Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 32

33 Running virtual nodes on ESX Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 33

34 Running virtual nodes on ESX To run virtual nodes on an ESX server, they must be coverted with the converter tool from VMware. Use the Converter tool for vcenter or download and install VMware vcenter Converter Standalone. Both are free and I will use the standalone in the example below Run the tools and click "Convert Machine" Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 34

35 For the source choose "VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual machine" Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 35

36 Choose Browse Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 36

37 Browse to the.vmx file in the.vga directory, NOT in the clone directories If you accidently do use a clone directory, it just won't work. Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 37

38 Continue in the wizard Click "Next" Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 38

39 Enter the information for the ESX server that will host this VM Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 39

40 Choose a name for the Virtual Machine and continue Click Next Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 40

41 Optionally choose a datastore and continue Click Next Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 41

42 On the options screen you may want to change the networks and continue If a network change is needed, click Edit next to the Networks section Click Next when done Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 42

43 Click Finish to convert Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 43

44 The task will then start The time estimates can be way off. Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 44

45 Once complete, the VM can now be powered on One you have the VM on your ESX server, if you want to run more than one node, you will then just convert it to a template and create new VMs from that template Virtual Isilon Install Guide - 45