Deploy ESX Agents and a VIB Using the EAM Sample Solution

The EAM Sample Solution optionally deploys an ESX agent virtual machine and a vSphere installation bundle (VIB).

Prerequisites

• Verify that you uninstalled the simple EAM Sample Solution that you deployed in Deploy ESX Agents from OVF Using the EAM Sample Solution.

• Verify that you have configured the virtual infrastructure on which to deploy ESX agents.

  Important: If you have not configured the ESX agent network and datastore settings on the host, ESX Agent Manager sets the status to red and ESX agents do not deploy. See Configure the Virtual Infrastructure for ESX Agent Deployment.

Procedure

1. Open the <Web_app_server_deployment_directory>/eam-sample/WEB_INF/eamri.properties file in a text editor.
2. Change the value of the vib.deploy property from false to true, save and close the file.
3. Restart the EAM Sample application on the Web application server.
4. Click Menu in the navigation bar of the vSphere Client, and then click Administration.
5. Click vCenter Server Extensions.
6. Click EAM Sample Solution, click the Summary tab and click the link in the Solutions portlet.
   The EAM Sample Solution configuration page loads in a separate browser window.
7. In the Compute resources panel, select the host name of the ESXi host or cluster on which to deploy ESX agents and click Update Configuration.
   The Recent Tasks view shows the progress of the EAM Sample Solution.

Results

You used the EAM Sample Solution to deploy an ESX agent from a VIB.

What to do next

Implement the features that the EAM Sample Solution demonstrates, and features that the sample does not demonstrate. You can experiment with solution development by modifying the EAM Sample Solution, rebuilding, and redeploying it.