VMware Smart Assurance
installation

The general rule is to install and configure items from the bottom of the hierarchy first, moving up to the
Domain Manager
. The suggested installation order is as follows:
  1. VMware Smart Assurance
    Broker. (The broker is normally installed first, making it easier for the other components to connect to each other.)
  2. Underlying
    Domain Manager
    (
    IP Availability Manager
    ,
    IP Performance Manager
    )
  3. VMware Smart Assurance
    Adapters
  4. Global Manager
  5. Global Console
    After the
    Global Manager
    is installed and configured, you can install the components that use the
    Global Manager
    as a server, such as the
    Global Console
    .
    To ease the troubleshooting of initial deployment, install more limited segments of the deployment first, such as an
    IP Availability Manager
    and then
    Global Manager
    . Always validate a segment before installing the next segment.
    By default, all
    VMware Smart Assurance
    products are installed as services and are started immediately after installation. During deployment, you should set the services to start manually until your installation and validation are complete.