Deploying
Operations Director
virtual appliance on VMware infrastructure

Operations Director
appliance must be imported and deployed in the VMware virtual infrastructure.
Before you import and deploy
Operations Director
appliance, make sure that the
Unified Management Console
is deployed in your virtual infrastructure. Deploying and configuring the Unified Management Console
Operations Director
appliance can be deployed using either the VMware
VMware vSphere
Client or the VMware
VMware vSphere
web portal.
Unified Management Console
is the console framework that hosts the pages of the
Operations Director
appliance. Therefore,
Operations Director
cannot work independent of
Unified Management Console
.
  1. To deploy the
    Operations Director
    appliance using VMware
    VMware vSphere
    client
  2. In the VMware
    VMware vSphere
    client, navigate to
    File
    >
    Deploy OVF Template...
  3. Provide a link to the location for the OVA file of the
    Operations Director
    appliance, and click
    Next
    .
  4. On the
    OVF Template Details
    pane verify the details of the OVA. Click
    Next
    .
  5. In the
    Name and Location
    pane provide a name for the appliance and specify the location for the deployment. Click
    Next
    .
  6. From
    Storage
    pane select location for the storage of the virtual machine files. Click
    Next
  7. On the
    Disk Format
    pane, select
    Thin Provision
    and click
    Next
    .
  8. For details that you must provide in the
    Properties
    pane, see the topic
    Registering
    Operations Director
    with Unified Management Console
    .
  9. In the
    Ready to Complete
    pane, review your selection and click
    Finish
    to complete the setup.
    Select the
    Power on after deployment
    option to power on the appliance after deployment.
  10. To deploy the
    Operations Director
    appliance using VMware
    VMware vSphere
    web portal
  11. Launch the VMware
    VMware vSphere
    web client and on the home page select the vCenter option from the left navigation.
  12. Click on
    VMs and Templates
    and from
    Actions
    menu select
    Deploy OVA Template
    .
    The plug-in for client integration of
    VMware vSphere
    web client must be installed to enable OVA functionality. The plug-in must be allowed to run on the browser.
  13. Provide a link to the location for the OVA file of the
    Operations Director
    appliance, and click
    Next
    .
  14. On the
    OVF Template Details
    pane verify the details of the OVA. Click
    Next
    .
  15. In the
    Name and Location
    pane provide a name for the appliance and specify the location for the deployment. Click
    Next
    .
  16. From
    Storage
    pane select location for the storage of the virtual machine files. Click
    Next
    .
  17. Select a
    Disk Format
    to store the virtual disks and click
    Next
    .
  18. For details that you must provide in the
    Properties
    pane, see the topic
    Registering
    Operations Director
    with Unified Management Console
    .
  19. In the
    Ready to Complete
    pane, review your selection and click
    Finish
    to complete the setup.
    Select the
    Power on after deployment
    option to power on the appliance after deployment.