If you haven't already, download the JetPatch OVA file and Virtual Appliance Console Credentials.
- The download file contains the JetPatch Agent Manager for Azure Site Recovery, pre-installed on a CentOS 7.7 server. The OVA is about 2.4GB.
- If you are using the vSphere desktop client, use File->Deploy OVF Template (as detailed below). Or, if you are using VMware vSphere web client, follow these instructions.
- General sizing information can be found here.
- If you will be testing Windows endpoint patching, make sure your windows template does not have any duplicative SusClientId.
- Import the virtual appliance:
- In your vSphere client, from the File menu, select Deploy OVF Template:
- Type or browse to the location of the provided OVA, and click Next:
- Continue through the wizard with the appropriate settings for your environment. The virtual appliance automatically allocates a 16GB disk for itself, but if you select Thin Provisioned further on in the wizard, the virtual appliance initially only takes up less than 4B.
- By default, the created VM will get a dynamic IP address via DHCP, that can be modified if required.
- In your vSphere client, from the File menu, select Deploy OVF Template:
- For virtual machine specs, see article.
- It’s recommended to log into the VM with SSH and change the default root password, which is jetpatch123456. Log in as root, and you will be asked to re-enter and then change the password immediately.
- Note: if you are using a local RHEL repo, please bypass the subscription check.
Hostname Configuration
1. Configure a server hostname
- set HOSTNAME to the new hostname using the following command
-
hostnamectl set-hostname jetpatch.example.com
-
Make sure the hostname is accessible by local applications:
- Run:
hostname -f
If the correct hostname is returned, it is available to applications and you're done with this. Otherwise:
- Check if nss-myhostname is installed. If not, run:
yum install nss-myhostname
and wait for the installation to complete.
- Open the following file for editing:
/etc/nsswitch.conf
- Find the line beginning with
hosts
, and add the new hostname to the end of the line. For example, change
hosts: files mdns4_minimal dns
- to
hosts: files mdns4_minimal dns jetpatch.example.com
- Again run
hostname -f
to confirm that the hostname is successfully resolved.
Login to the JetPatch Console via chrome or firefox browser using https://< IP>/
Note: if there is an issue, please review proxy settings.
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