What I won’t be covering is the actual process of installing vCSA as this has already been covered in How to install vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 from scratch and How to run an.
Download link – VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6. So today, I’ll be sharing my experience installing vCSA 6.5 U1 using the command line and UI installers from a CentOS 7 64-bit VM running X Windows and Gnome.Download link – VMware vCenter Server 6.5.Here are the download locations on the website.
The complete overview can be found in the VMware White Paper – vSphere 6.5 – What’s New PDF file. The official announcement can be found on the following page ( Link: VMware Announces General Availability of vSphere 6.5). Dedicated Gateways for VMkernel Network Adapter.LUN Scalability (maximum number of LUNs to 256 and paths to 1,024).vSphere 6.5 – Fault Tolerance Enhancements.vSphere HA Support for NVIDIA GRID vGPU Configured VMs.vSphere HA Admission Control Improvements.VMware vSphere High Availability Orchestrated Restart.
(The file is a ZIP file of all certificates in the TRUSTEDROOTS store). Change the extension of the downloaded file to. Click the Download trusted root certificates link. Enter the URL of the vCenter Server system or vCenter Server Appliance into a Web browser.
vSphere Web Client integration with Host Profiles.
vSphere Web Client integration with vSphere Update Manager.VMware vCenter Administrative Interfaces:.Keep in mind there are a lot of more items new or changed in this release. In vSphere 6.5 the following features are now available. It might be a good idea to wait a couple of months or even until vSphere 6.5 Update 1 is released to put into production.įor those who are interested. Once you finish the deployment and configuration process, you can connect to the ERA Server using the ERA Web Console and start using ESET Remote Administrator.VMware vSphere 6.5 is General Available (GA) so this means it is available for download on the VMware website!įor those who like to try out vSphere 6.5. The VA is a complete environment with ESET Remote Administrator (or one of its components).īefore you begin deployment, make sure that all Requirements are met. ova file, select the appliance type and configure settings for your VA. Ensure that you have the login credential for the ESXi host which has the vCenter VM.- Below is an example on patching vCenter Appliance vCenter Appliance 6.5 to vCenter Appliance 6.5 Update 3q (6.0) This version, 6. When you have selected the type, you can start configuring your ERA Virtual Appliance. Make note of the host IP/FQDN where vCenter/PSC VM is deployed. When using era_appliance.ova, you can choose which ERA Appliance type you want your VM to run following deployment. To deploy the ERA VA OVA file, follow the instructions for your hypervisor. The OVA file is a template that contains a functional CentOS 7 operating system. The only difference relative to the ERA VAgentHost Virtual Appliance type mentioned above is that this configuration includes a wizard style deployment process for use on vSphere/ESXi, provided that you are connected to vCenter Server and not directly to an ESXi server. If you do not want to expose your ERA Server, you can make the ERA MDM VM accessible from the Internet in order to manage mobile devices.Įra_vagenthost.ova - is basically a standalone ERA VAgentHost Appliance. This ERA VA also contains Rogue Detection Sensor.ĮRA MDM - The mobile device management component only. To use this type of appliance, ERA Proxy should be exposed to the external network (for example, located within a DMZ), and connected to your ERA Server. Intended for distant/remote locations and laptops that connect to your network from outside. Also includes Rogue Detection Sensor.ĮRA Proxy - An ERA Proxy component that will run on a dedicated VM. You can choose from the following appliance types:ĮRA Server - An ERA Server that will run on a dedicated VM. Deploy this file and choose which type of appliance you want to run. If you are deploying your VA on Microsoft Hyper -V, use the era_ instead of the OVA file.Įra_appliance.ova - contains multiple ERA Appliance types. The appliance is available in two forms, era_appliance.ova and era_vagenthost.ova. It is available from the download section. The ERA Virtual Appliance comes as an OVA (Open Virtualization Appliance) file.