Installing the Services Director VA on vSphere
Overview: Services Director VA on vSphere
You can install the Services Director as a Virtual Machine (VM) on the VMware hypervisor.
Perform the following procedure to install and configure the Services Director VA on VMware:
All required files must be in accessible locations in your infrastructure during the installation process. For example, locate the files on an accessible server, or your local machine.
This procedure assumes that you have DHCP or DNS enabled as required by your network.
1.Obtain the Services Director OVA package from Ivanti Support. See Obtaining the Services Director VA OVA Package.
2.Obtain the Services Director license from your Ivanti account team. For details about obtaining your license keys, see Obtaining Services Director Licenses.
3.Install the Services Director OVA package on vSphere to create the Services Director VA. See Creating a VM in vSphere.
4.Power on the Services Director VA in vSphere and access the Services Director VA with any browser, using its HTTP URL. Log in using the default username (admin) and password (password).
5.The Setup Wizard runs automatically. Use the wizard to configure your Primary Services Director VA. See Running the Services Director VA Setup Wizard.
6.Review and configure the Settings for the Services Director VA, see Installing the Services Director VA on vSphere.
7.Repeat steps 3 to 5 of this process for the Secondary Services Director to form an HA pair.
Obtaining the Services Director VA OVA Package
The Services Director VA is provided by Ivanti Support as an OVA package that contains the VMX and VMDK files necessary to create virtual resources. The Services Director OVA package enables you to create a Services Director VA on ESXi.
You obtain the Services Director OVA package from Ivanti support.
Obtaining Services Director Licenses
License tokens are automatically emailed to you when you order your product. If you have not received your license tokens, contact your Ivanti sales representative.
If you need assistance locating your local Ivanti sales representative, contact Ivanti Support.
You must redeem your license tokens at the Ivanti License Redemption Portal. To redeem a license token you must have a support site login and password, and a self-signed SSL certificate.
You cannot use a CA-signed certificate.
All licenses are emailed to you as attachments.
You will receive a Legacy FLA License as part of the redemption process. However, if you intend to use only Virtual Traffic Manager (vTM) instances that are at version 10.1 (or later), each with its REST API enabled, you do not need to install this Legacy FLA license. You will instead use a Universal License that comes pre-installed with the Services Director.
Creating a VM in vSphere
To create a virtual machine (VM) in vSphere, you must install the Services Director OVA package on a VMware ESXi host using the vSphere client.
You must be familiar with installing, configuring, and managing VMs using VMware vSphere. The following instructions may vary. For detailed information about creating a VM in vSphere, refer to http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor/.
1.Log in to vSphere.
2.Click File > Deploy OVF template. The deployment wizard starts.
3.On the Source page, click Browse, select the OVA package, click Open and then click Next.
4.On the OVF Template Details page, verify that the OVA package is the one you want to deploy and click Next.
5.On the Name and Location page, enter a Name for the VM and click Next.
6.On the Host/Cluster page, select a host datastore. This will store the VM and its virtual disk files. Then, click Next.
Ensure that the host datastore you select has enough capacity to install the OVA package. See Required Hardware Resources for Virtual Machines.
7.On the Storage page, select the required destination storage and a datastore, and click Next.
8.On the Disk Format page, select the Thick provisioned format and click Next to pre-allocate all storage.
9.On the Network Mapping page, map your VMNetworkLAN source network to a destination network using the pull-down list. Then, click Next.
There is no need to connect the auxiliary interface. The auxiliary interface can be safely disconnected in the Virtual Machine settings after initial deployment, because this interface is not used by the Pulse Secure Services Director.
10.On the Ready to Complete page, verify the deployment settings, select the Power on after deployment check box if required, and click Finish.
11.When the deployment finishes, click Close. The new VM appears under the VM inventory.
You can now configure the Services Director VA using the Setup Wizard, see Running the Services Director VA Setup Wizard.
Accessing the Services Director VA on VMware
To access the Services Director VA, you need the IP address of its management interface.
If DHCP is available, you need to find out the allocated IP address. To do this:
1.Log in to the Services Director VA using the vSphere console.
2.Do not use the jump-start setup wizard.
3.Obtain the allocated DHCP IP address of the VA using the following commands:
<host> > enable
<host> # show interfaces
If DHCP is not available, complete the following steps:
1.Log in to the Services Director VA using the vSphere console.
2.Use the jump-start setup wizard to set:
•A static IP address.
•A netmask.
•The default gateway IP address.
You can access the Services Director VA with a browser, and configure the Services Director VA using the Setup Wizard, see Installing the Services Director VA on vSphere.