HPE VM Essentials

Installing the CTERA Edge Filer in a HPE VM Essentials Environment

Installing the CTERA Edge Filer involves creating and configuring a virtual machine and then performing an initial configuration, described in First Time Setup.

Contact CTERA Networks, and request the latest qcow2 CTERA Edge Filer disk image.

To install the CTERA Edge Filer:

1. Log in to the HPE VM Essentials console.
   
   The console is displayed.
   
2. Click Library.
   
3. Click Virtual Images.
   
4. Click Add and select the edge filer QCOW2 file from the drop-down menu.
   The UPLOAD VIRTUAL IMAGE window is displayed.
   
5. Enter the following:
   NAME – A name for the edge filer.
   LABELS – Labels for the edge filer. Use a comma to separate the labels.
   OPERATING SYSTEM – Select CentOS 9 64-bit from the drop-down list.
   MINIMUM MEMORY – Set to 16GB.
6. Click the Add File and upload the edge filer image you obtained from CTERA support.
   The image is uploaded.
   
7. Click Save changes.
   
8. Click Provisioning > Instances.
   
9. Click Add.
   The CREATE INSTANCE window is displayed.
   
10. Select HVM and click Next..
    
11. Enter a NAME for the portal VM to be created from the portal image and select the ENVIRONMENT you want for the VM.
12. Click Next.
    
13. Enter the following:
    VOLUMES – 16 GB.
    NETWORKS – The network for the VM.
    IMAGE – The image for the edge filer from the drop-down list.
    HOST – The host for the VM from the drop-down list.
14. Click Next.
    
15. Expand Backups and specify the BACKUP TYPE.
    If you don not specify No Backup, specify the backup details.
    
16. Click Next.
    
17. Review the instance options and click Complete.
    Provisioning for the VM sarts.
    
18. Wait until the VM is running.
    
19. Click the VM.
    The VM details are displayed.
    
20. Click Actions > Reconfigure.
    
    The RECONFIGURE INSTANCE window is displayed.
    
21. Click the plus icon on the right side of the VOLUMES list.
    A new volume is added to the list.
    
22. Specify the size for the volume.
    The size is the amount of storage you will require for the edge filer. CTERA recommends storage of at least 20% of the CTERA Portal Global Name Space. The maximum storage is dependent on the license.
    • For an EV16 license, the maximum is 16TB.
    • For an EV32 license, the maximum is 32TB.
    • For an EV64 license, the maximum is 64TB.
    • For an EV128 license, the maximum is 128TB.
    • For an EV256 license, the maximum is 256TB.
23. Click Reconfigure.
    
24. Click the Storage tab.
    
25. Make sure that the DATASTORE values for both the root and data-2 labels are the same.
26. Select the VM and click ACTIONS > Console.
    
27. Login in with the username setup and no password, as instructed.
    Using DHCP, after a few seconds, the IP address to access the CTERA Edge Filer is displayed in the top right of the console. You can set a static IP address, as described in Setting a Static IP Address.
28. Continue with First Time Setup.

Setting a Static IP Address

To set the virtual machine static IP address:

1. Access the virtual machine.
   The following login screen is displayed:
   
2. Login in with the username setup and no password, as instructed.
   Using DHCP, after a few seconds, the IP address to access the CTERA Edge Filer is displayed in the top right of the console.
   
3. Click in the console to transfer the keyboard control to the console and, if necessary, use the arrow keys to scroll to Network settings.
4. Press Enter.
   
5. Select Static IP mode and press OK.
6. Complete the configuration for static mode by entering the static IP, netmask, default CTERA Edge Filer IP and the primary and secondary DNS server IPs.
7. Press OKst Time Setup](/v1/docs/first-time-setup-4-1-1-1).