Deploying the Catalogic DPX Proxy Server Virtual Appliance for VMware

Take the following steps to deploy the Catalogic DPX Proxy Server virtual appliance for VMware:

1. From your workstation, go to the Catalogic MySupport website (mysupport.catalogicsoftware.com) and log in to it.

2. Go to the product web page: DPX 4.9.0.

3. Go to Software Download > New Installations or deployments > DPX Proxy Server Appliance for VMware.

4. Download the OVA file for the Catalogic DPX Proxy Server virtual appliance. The file name is structured as shown:

dpx-proxy-<version number>-<build number>.ova

1. Open VMware vSphere Client and deploy the OVF template. Follow the instructions in the Deploy OVF Template dialog. In the License agreements page, read the Software License Agreement (SLA), select I accept all license agreements if you agree, and proceed to the next steps.

2. In the Customize template page, enter the following values:

   Hostname Configurations

   • Hostname: The host name of this Catalogic DPX Proxy Server virtual appliance.

   Connection Configuration

   • Network IP Address: Enter the static IPv4 address of this virtual appliance. Or, leave it blank so that the dynamic IPv4 address is given via the DHCP.

   • Network Prefix: Enter 24 for the network prefix of this network interface if you are using the static IPv4 address.

   • Default Gateway

   • DNS Servers

   Keyboard Language Configuration

   • Keyboard Language: Select either one of the keyboard layout for the Linux shell from US English (us), UK English (uk), German (de), French (fr), Chinese (cn), or Polish (pl). The default keyboard layout is US English.

   Timezone Configuration

   • Timezone: Enter the time zone (TZ) value for the Linux operating system. The default TZ is the US Eastern Time (America/New_York).

   See also. Refer to a list of TZ values such as the following web page:

   • WorldTimeAPI: Timezones

   DPX Proxy Configuration

   • DPX Master FQDN/IPv4 Address

   • DPX Master Node Group: DefaultGroup

   • DPX Master UI Username: A user name of the DPX Management Interfaces. The user must be in the Administrator role. The default user is sysadmin.

   • DPX Master UI Password: The password for this user.

Review the configurations and start to deploy the virtual appliance of the Catalogic DPX Proxy Server for VMware. Ensure that the new VM for the Catalogic DPX Proxy Server has been created in VMware vSphere Client.