The VMware Data Services Manager installation and configuration involes installing, deploying, and configuring the VMware Data Services Manager plugin in the vSphere environment.

Audience

The tasks in this section are intended for a vSphere administrator who is setting up a vSphere VMware Data Services Manager installation. The information is targeted for an experienced administrator with vCenter Server experience who is familiar with virtual machine technology and data center operations.

Workflow for Setting up your VMware Data Services Manager on vSphere

This topic describes the tasks involved in setting up your VMware Data Services Manager deployment on VMware vSphere.

These deployment tasks are performed by the vSphere administrator in vCenter Server.

Pre-Deployment Tasks

Make sure your environment meets the Hardware and Software Requirements. See Hardware and Software Requirements of VMware Data Services Manager.

Procedure

  1. Deploy the DSM Plugin Using the vSphere Client.

  2. Configure the VMware Data Services Manager in the vSphere Client. Tasks include:

    • Configuring IP pools.
    • Defining a VM class.
    • Configuring user permissions.
    • Creating infrastructure policies.

  3. After the DSM plugin VM is successfully deployed and configured, communicate the following information to the DSM administrator:

    • The VMware Data Services Manager provider VM IP address.
    • The console credentials, Local or LDAP, for this user.

To access the console, see Accessing the VMware Data Services Manager Console. VMware Data Services Manager is available for DSM users to provision a database.