I’m actually implementing a View infrastructure for a customer and we had to verify if everything will run fine if we moved User Data, Profiles and ThinApp Sandbox to CIFS shares on a VNX filer.
So in order to test this scenario I built a labs using VNX simulator (you can find it if you have a EMC Powerlink account). Because knowledge are best when shared with other than keep for it self, I’m going to write articles about how I build my lab step by step.
This is the first part : Installing and Configuring a VNX appliance for Demo and will follow :
- Part 2 – Configuring VNX Control Station
- Part 3 – Configuring VNX Datamover
- Part 4 – Configuring VNX Filesystem
- Part 5 – Configuring VNX CIFS shares
- Part 6 – Configuring Group Policy for Persona and other stuffs
- Part 7 – Humm well let’s see if I create one
Ok so here how to install and configure VNX appliance (mostly inspired fromhttp://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2008/08/celerra-virtual.html)
1 – Login as login « root » and password « nasadmin »
Note : For non English keyboard, load your specific keyboard, in my case I loaded the French one by typing the following command :
# loadkeys fr
2 – Configure Time Zone and date :
Configure Time Zone by typing the following command :
# setup
Go to « Timezone configuration » :
And chose you right Timezone :
Now set correct time with the command « date MMDDHHmm » (Month/Day/Hour/Minute)
# date 06041344 -> to set clock to June 4th at 1:44PM
3 – Configure network interfaces :
Note :
For eth0 and eth1 you can let’s them as DHCP or set fixed IP (anyway we’ll not use them) and it’s not necessary to specify a gateway or DNS, but
For eth2 as it’s the control station interface you must set the gateway and DNS.
To configure interface type the following command :
# netconfig -d ethx where (x) represent the interface number :
Once all interfaces are configured we must restart network with the following command :
# /etc/init.d/network restart
4 – Now we’ll configure the hostname of the VNX simulator : by modifying /etc/hosts and/etc/sysconfig/network files
Modify /etc/hosts :
Modify /etc/sysconfig/network :
Now type the following command to set dynamically the hostname of the VNX :
Type « exit »
5 – Now we’ll configure how « physical » nics are mapped to VNX devices :
Login with account « nasadmin » :
Delete actual configuration by typing the following configuration :
# cd /opt/blackbird/tools
# ./configure_nic server_2 -l -> to list VNC device
# ./configure_nic server_2 -d cge0 -> to delete cge0 VNX device
# ./configure_nic server_2 -d cge1 -> to delete cge1 VNX device
Reboot the VNX by login as « su » user and type « reboot -n »
Once back to admin console :
login with nasadmin (su to load specific keyboard then exit) and type following commands :
# cd to /opt/blackbird/tools
#./configure_nic server_2 -a eth0 -> to add eth0 to cge0
#./configure_nic server_2 -a eth1 -> to add eth1 to cge1
Once again login as « su » and reboot the VNX simulator :
Once back to admin console :
Login as nasadmin (su to load specific keyboard then exit) and type the following command to update VNX ID :
# nas_cel -update id=0
Login as « su » and type the following command to update SSL certificates and restart the java dameon :
# /nas/sbin/nas_config -ssl
# /nas/sbin/js_fresh_restart
Once again : reboot the to finish VNX configuration :
Et voilà you have now a VNX simulator « configured » (actually only network) and with a unique ID.
Next step concern the Control Station configuration….