Installing the DPX Master Server Appliance

Before you begin

Complete the following tasks:

  • Download the Hyper-V DPX Master Server appliance ISO file (DPX-<x.x.x>-hyperv-installer.iso where <x.x.x> is the version number) from the MySupport website. Mount the downloaded ISO file and run the DPX-Setup.exe file from the ISO.

  • Run an MD5 Checksum on the downloaded installation file. Ensure that the generated checksum matches the one provided in the MD5 Checksum file, which is also found on the MySupport website.

  • Prior to deploying the DPX Master Server appliance, establish a unique hostname or IP address in the environment’s DNS.

Note the following considerations:

  • Deploying DPX Master Server appliance requires a minimum of 4 CPUs and 16 GB memory.

  • Both thick and thin provisioning are supported. Thick provisioning should be used for optimal performance. A minimum of 270 GB must be available on the datastore to which the DPX Master Server appliance is deployed when the DPX Master Server is deployed with thick provisioning.

  • Consider configuring an IP address pool that is associated with the VM network to where the virtual appliance will be deployed. Correct configuration of the IP address pool includes the setup of IP address range (if used), netmask, gateway, DNS search string, and a DNS server IP address.

  • If the hostname of the DPX Master Server appliance changes after deployment, either through user intervention or if a new IP address is acquired through DNS, the DPX appliance must be restarted.

  • A default gateway must be configured properly before deployment. Multiple DNS strings are supported and must be separated by commas without the use of spaces.

  • For later versions of vSphere, the vSphere Web Client might be required to deploy DPX appliances.

  • DPX has not been tested for IPv6 environments.

Procedure

To install the DPX Master Server appliance, complete the following steps:

  1. Download the DPX Master Server appliance for Hyper-V to the virtualization server to which it is to be installed.

  2. Run the installer with elevated privileges. Follow and complete the installation steps presented by the installer.

  3. Select the installation language and click on Okay. The Setup – Catalogic DPX dialog will open.

  4. Click on Next. Accept the license agreement by selecting I accept the agreement.

  5. Click Next. Enter an installation directory for Catalogic DPX. The default is C:\hyperv_dpx\.

  6. Click Next. The installation will begin and may take several minutes to complete. Once installation is done, the Completing the Catalogic DPX Setup Wizard dialog will open.

  7. Click on Finish.

  8. Open the Hyper-V Manager and select the virtualization server to which the DPX Master Server is to be installed. In most cases, this is machine is the machine to which the DPX Master Server was installed on beginning in the prior steps.

  9. Click on Import Virtual Machine. The Import Virtual Machine dialog opens.

  10. Browse to the location that was designated during the installation and select the Virtual Machines folder.

  11. Click Next. The Select Virtual Machine dialog opens to the Before You Begin section.

  12. Click Next. The Locate Folder action appears

  13. Select the folder to which the Catalogic DPX was installed. The default installation location is C:\hyperv_dpx. Select the DPX-_version_+_build__hyperv-_xx_ sub-folder, where version, build, and xx are variables representing the version and build.

  14. Click Next. The Select Virtual Machine section opens. Select the virtual machine to import.

  15. Click Next. Choose the import type: Register the virtual machine in place.

  16. Click Next. The Configure Processor section opens.

  17. Select the Number of virtual processors. The default setting is 8 virtual processors, but can be adjusted to a minimum of 4 CPUs.

  18. Click Next. The Configure Memory section opens.

  19. Enter the amount of Startup RAM. The default amount is 50 GB (49112 MB), but can be adjusted to a minimum of 16 GB.

  20. Click Next. The Connect Network section opens.

  21. Specify the virtual switch to use for Connection.

  22. Click Next. The Completing Import Wizard section opens.

  23. Review the description, then click Finish to complete the import process and close the Import Virtual Machine wizard. The Performing import operation progress bar opens. It may take a few minutes for the virtual machine to be imported.

  24. Click on Start to start the DPX Master Server appliance.

(Optional) If you would like to convert the disks to the VHDX format, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Hyper-V Manager and right-click the DPX Master Server VM, then click Settings....

  2. Under the section named IDE Controller 0, select Hard Drive.

  3. Click Edit and then click Next.

  4. On the Choose Action screen, choose Convert then click Next.

  5. For Disk Format, choose VHDX and for the Disk Type, choose Fixed Size.

  6. Optionally, you may click on the Configure Disk option to give the disk a new name and a new location.

  7. Repeat the previous four steps for each disk under the SCSI Controller section.

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