Requirements
VMware ESXi ver. 6.5.0 should be installed on the server.
Vcenter vSphere Web Client ver. 6.5.0.
Define on the server a username and password for client login.
Please note that it is preferred the hosts on the Enterprise version should be connected to standard switches (Dynamic switches are not supported).
It is recommended that the VM hardware is identical to the physical hardware.
Please note the hardware is restricted to only one MCM per server. No other VM or process is allowed to run on the same hardware.
Login
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Type the IP address of the installed server and use the user credentials as defined.
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Unpack the MCM9000 VM RAR file to a local folder on your computer.
On your vSphere Web GUI navigate to your Datastore by pressing “Ctrl + Alt + 4”.
On the top right side press the “upload a file to the Datastore” and upload both files extracted from the RAR file.
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** Please Note**
Do not modify the name of the files before or after uploading it to the Datastore
Note that after uploading will be done you will see only “mcm9000.vmdk” on the datastore.
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On your VMware VSphere Web Client press “Ctrl + Alt + 2” Click on the host to view the Hosts & Clusters list.
Chose Choose the Host you wish to use to deploy the machine.
Click the “create a new virtual machine” to start the process or right-click the server and choose “New Virtual Machine”.
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Setting up the environment
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CPU – chose the max CPU of the host.
Memory – chose the max Memory of the host.
Remove CD, DVD, Floppy drive.
Remove the Default Hard Drive.
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Use the New Device option to add the MCM9000 VMDK by,
Clicking on New device → Select Existing Hard Drive.
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Browse to the location where you uploaded the mcm9000.vmdk.
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There are TWO methods to obtain a license:
Get the license from designated USB drive.
Use License sharing to pull,
The license from another machine in the same network
From Amazon License cloud.
Method 1 - Using TAG USB Dongle
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To setup the MCM9000, use the Quick Start Guide.
Upgrade MCM-9000 to newer version
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Type the IP address of the installed server and use the user credentials as defined.
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Press “Ctrl + Alt + 2” to access the Hosts & Clusters list.
Right click on the mcm9000 machine and choose “Shutdown Guest” .
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(Guest OS > SHUTDOWN)
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Uploading MCM files to the VM Datastore
Unpack the MCM9000 VM RAR file to a local folder on your computer.
On your vSphere Web GUI navigate to your Datastore by pressing “Ctrl + Alt + 4”.
On the top right side click on the “upload a file to the Datastore” and upload both files extracted from the RAR file.
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Do not modify the name of the files before or after uploading it to the Datastore.
You might have to delete the mcm9000.vmdk file in order the new one.
Press “Ctrl + Alt + 2” to access the Hosts & Clusters list.
Right click on the machine → Power →Power On.
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The MCM9000 will boot with the new version.
Note: MCM9000 version 6.0.5, the system update will be performed through a GUI (‘software management’ section in the MCM GUI. and this after an update with the new VMDK in VSPHARE/ESXI). Anyone who uses a previous version will continue updating MCM versions through VSPHARE / ESXI.