HPE VMW on a single node, create 4 VMs

[feigenL]

So, this customer currently have a single node with internal disk storage running on Windows Server 2022 with Hyper-V and running 4 VMs.

They want to move out of Windows environment and is asking if they can install HPE VME in a single node with internal storage.

Are there any step-by-step on how to perform this standalone installation of HPE VME?

[Ranveer]

Hello Luis Feigenblatt

Our customer may refer below guide once also i have mentioned high level steps.
https://hpevm-docs.morpheusdata.com/en/latest/vme_getting_started/vme_getting_started.html

1.Download trail Version of VME
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/hpe-vm-essentials/trial.html

2.Install Ubuntu 22.04 on the hypervisor host which you want to install VME (to have vmemanager VM)

Our customer can use sudo -i (to become root & to avoid sudo everytime ) from here onward!
All commonds need to be run as root.

3.Ensure proper name resolution between the Hypervsor HOST & VME (the first VM you will be creating in next step)
Easiest will be having /etc/hosts updated with names & IPs.

4.If customer using Proxy, they need to ensure below entries in /etc/environment of Hypervisor Host.

/etc/environment should have proxy & no_proxy details details.

http_proxy=http://PROXY_IP:8080
https_proxy=http://PROXY_IP:8080
HTTP_PROXY=http://PROXY_IP:8080
HTTPS_PROXY=http://PROXY_IP:8080
no_proxy=localhost,127.0.0.1,Hypervisor_NODE_IP,vmemanager_IP_Address,vmemanager_hostname
NO_PROXY=localhost,127.0.0.1,Hypervisor_NODE_IP,vmemanager_IP_Address,vmemanager_hostname

5.ntp should be configured & working.
Below are steps:
Edit file /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf & add below ntp server IPs.

NTP=Enter_YOUR_NTP_SERVER_IP
FallbackNTP=Enter_YOUR_NTP_SERVER_IP_FALLBACK_NTP (Seconday NTP)

5b.Re-start the ntp service
#systemctl restart systemd-timesynced.service

5c: Use timedatectl command to check ntp service Active.

5c. To check from whihc NTP server my ubuntu host is synced!

#timedatectl timesync-status

6.Update kernel to latest 2204, server reboot will be needed.
Perform apt-get update to update repo else you amy get errors while upgrade linux kernel.
#apt-get update
apt install -y linux-generic-hwe-22.04

7.Mount the downloaded ISO in step1 & install VM Essesnitals Package Manager (Console), This software
need installation on all Hypervisr hosts you are planning to bring under VME Cluster

#mkdir /mnt/iso80

#mount -o ro HPE_VM_Essentials_SW_image_8.0.5_1_S5Q83-11009.iso /mnt/iso805

#cd /mnt/iso805
# ll
total 7894150
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 216 Apr 19 06:20 ./
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 May 27 21:25 ../
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 34439392 Apr 4 22:47 hpe-vm_1.0.5-1_amd64.deb >> This files needs to be installed on all hosts
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 8049158038 Apr 19 06:11 hpe-vme-8.0.5-1.qcow2.gz >>This QCOW2 will be used to create VME.
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 2169 Apr 11 06:17 README <<Thsi file has command to install

Install Console (hpe-vm_1.0.5-1_amd64.deb)
#apt install -y -f ./hpe-vm_1.0.5-1_amd64.deb

8.Once Console installed, they can use hpe-vm command to create the VME Manager (This is the VME whihc will manage cluster)
#hpe-vm

9.After VME created, installation will give them link to use (Which was mentioned in Step8)

10.VME Manager GUI will be ready,they will need to create Group, cloud & cluster (here it will be single node)

11.They need to bring the VME VM as "Managed" so cluster can understand its own VME & if Hypervisor has
shared storage the VME Manager can be moved to shared storage.

12.from Infra>Provision> you can create VMs using "add".

Thanks & Regards

Ranveer