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Create Virtual Machines

Create virtual machines on the virtualization platform to deploy the Collaborate web application and database services. This topic provides the steps to create virtual machines on VMware vSphere v7.0 or later versions. The steps may vary based on the virtualization platform you are using. Refer to the documentation of your virtualization platform to create virtual machines.

For more information on how to create a virtual machine on the VMware vSphere platform, see Create a Virtual Machine on VMware vSphere. 

Based on the VMware virtualization client you are using, follow the steps mentioned in the following topics to create virtual machines:

Create Virtual Machines Using vCenter

To create a virtual machine for the Collaborate database server on the VMware vSphere platform using vCenter, do the following:

  1. Sign in to VMware vSphere Client.

  2. Select the host or cluster on which you want to create the virtual machine.

  3. Click Actions > New Virtual Machines.

  4. In Select a creation type, select Create a new virtual machine and click NEXT.

  5. In Select a name and folder, do the following and click NEXT.

    • Enter a name for the virtual machine. For example, Collaborate DB Server.

    • Select a location to store the virtual machine. For example, ESXi U2 7.0 virtual machine.

  6. In Select a compute resource, select the destination compute resource to run the virtual machine. After selecting a compute resource, if Compatibility displays Compatibility checks succeeded then everything is correct and you can continue.

  7. In Select storage, select a datastore where the virtual machine and virtual disk files will be stored and click NEXT.

  8. In Select compatibility, select compatibility for this virtual machine depending on the ESXi hosts used in your environment, and click NEXT. For example, ESXi U2 7.0 virtual machine.

  9. In Select a guest OS, enter the following details and click NEXT:

    • Guest OS family: Select Linux as the operating system family.

    • Guest OS version: Select Centos 7 (64 bit).

  10. In Customize hardware, do the following and click NEXT:

    • In New Network, choose the correct port group for your environment and select the Adapter Type as E1000e.

    • Remove the existing hard disk.

    • Click ADD NEW DEVICE > Existing Hard Disk and select the converted .vmdk file for the Collaborate database server.

    • Configure the number of CPUs, memory, and storage for the Collaborate database server. For more information, see System Requirements.

  11. Review the virtual machine settings and click FINISH.

A virtual machine creation task is initiated. After the task is completed, a virtual machine is created with all the Collaborate database services deployed.

Similarly, follow the above-mentioned steps to create a virtual machine using the .vmdk file for the web application server. Creating a virtual machine for the web application server does not deploy the web application services automatically. Refer to the Prerequisites and Deploy Collaborate Web Application to deploy the web application services.

After creating the virtual machines, Cyware recommends you sign in to the operating system of the virtual machines and update the password of the operating system. The default credentials to sign in to the operating system are:

  • Username: centos

  • Password: centos

Create Virtual Machines Using ESXi Client

To create a virtual machine for the Collaborate database server on the VMware vSphere platform using the ESXi host client, do the following:

  1. Sign in to VMware ESXi Host Client.

  2. Go to Navigator > Virtual Machines and click Create/Register VM.

  3. In Select creation type, select Create a new virtual machine and click NEXT.

  4. In Select a name and guest OS, do the following and click NEXT.

    • Name: Enter a name for the virtual machine to identify in VMware ESXi Host Client. For example, Collaborate DB Server.

    • Compatibility: Select the ESXi version of the virtual machine. For example, ESXi 7.0 U2 virtual machine.

    • Guest OS family: Select Linux as the operating system family.

    • Guest OS version: Select Centos 7 (64 bit).

  5. In Select storage, select a datastore and click NEXT.

  6. In Customize settings, do the following and click NEXT:

    1. In Network Adapter 1, select the Adapter Type as E1000e.

    2. Remove the existing hard disk Hard disk 1.

    3. Click Add hard disk > Existing hard disk and select the converted .vmdk file for the Collaborate database server.

    4. Configure the number of CPUs, memory, and storage for the Collaborate database server. For more information, see System Requirements.

  7. Review the virtual machine settings and click FINISH.

VMware ESXi Host Client adds a task to the queue to create the virtual machines and deploy the web application and database services. You can track the progress in Recent Tasks. After the task is completed, the virtual machine is created with all the Collaborate database services deployed.

Similarly, follow the above-mentioned steps to create a virtual machine using the .vmdk file for the web application server. Creating a virtual machine for the web application server does not deploy the web application services automatically. Refer to the Prerequisites and Deploy Collaborate Web Application to deploy the web application services.

After creating the virtual machines, Cyware recommends you sign in to the operating system of the virtual machines and update the password of the operating system. The default credentials to sign in to the operating system are:

  • Username: centos

  • Password: centos