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A Deploying the Virtual SP 1. Start the VMware vSphere Client, and then select the IP address of the vSphere Server from the IP address / Name list. 2. Enter the user name and password, and then click Login. 3. On the File menu, click Deploy OVF Template. 4. Select the OVF file that you want to deploy, and then click Open. The Deploy OVF Wizard opens. 5. On the Source screen, make sure that the correct file is entered in the Deploy from a file or URL field, and then click Next. 6. The OVF Template Details screen appears, providing OVF file-related information. Click Next. 7. On the Name and Location screen, you can change the name of the virtual SP (the default name is the same as the name of the OVF file). Then, click Next. 8. On the Disk Format screen, click to select the type of provisioning you want (thin provisioning is the default), and then click Next. 9. On the Ready to Complete screen, make sure that the Power on after deployment check box is selected, and then click Finish. The deployment will take approximately 40 minutes to complete. WARNING! Do not install the VSP on the same StoreServ 7000 array because it may lead to the inability of properly managing the array when connectivity to the storage is unavailable. Provision the VSP on a VMware server and ensure the VSP uses the local boot disk of the assigned VMware server and does not boot from the StoreServ 7000 LUNs. CAUTION: VMware vMotion is not a supported application. Do not use vMotion to migrate the VSP from one physical server to another. Using vMotion may cause communication failure and interrupt system service. The following sections describe how to take a snapshot of the virtual SP and how to use the snapshot to restore the virtual SP to a previous state. Taking a Snapshot of the Virtual SP You can use the vSphere Client to take snapshots of the virtual SP. These snapshots are useful for backups and for restoring the virtual SP to a previous state. (A good practice is to take a snapshot after deploying and installing the virtual SP in case you need to restore it.) You can create more than one snapshot of the same virtual SP, and you can take a snapshot whether the virtual SP is powered on or powered off. To take a snapshot: 1. In the vSphere Client, right-click the virtual SP, point to Snapshot, and then click Take Snapshot. 2. In the Take Virtual Machine Snapshot dialog box, enter a name for the snapshot. Optionally, you can enter a description for your snapshot. 3. To capture the virtual SP's memory, click to select the Snapshot the virtual machine's memory check box. 4. To pause running processes on the virtual SP so that file system contents are in a known consistent state when the snapshot is taken, click to select the Quiesce guest file system check box . Make sure that the virtual SP is powered on, and then click OK. In the Recent Tasks panel at the bottom of the vSphere Client window, you can view the list of successful snapshots. How frequently you take a snapshot depends on how often you need to capture data from your logs. 38 Deploying the Virtual SP