Managing Virtual Appliances : Managing Virtual Appliances
  
Managing Virtual Appliances
The CMC appliance provides visibility into all of the RSP/VSP virtual machines.
Managing Virtualization Services
You configure virtual service settings in the Virtual Appliances page. This page displays only connected and capable appliances.
To configure a service
1. Choose Manage > Virtualization: Virtual Appliances: to display the Virtual Appliances page.
Figure: Virtual Appliances Page
2. Click RSP/VSP Service to expand the page.
Figure: RSP/VSP Service Operation Options
3. Complete the configuration as described in the this table.
Control
Description
RSP/VSP Service Operation
Select Install RSP Service, Manage RSP Service, (Re)install ESXi, or Restart ESXi from the drop-down list.
32-bit RSP Image
Select the image from the drop-down list to transfer selected image and then installs it.
64-bit RSP Image
Select the image from the drop-down list to transfer selected image and then installs it.
Schedule operation
Select an option to schedule an operation.
Date and Time - Use this format: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS.
Install
Installs the service.
Managing RSP and VSP Packages and Slots
You manage RSP and VSP packages and slots settings in the Virtual Appliances page. You can:
•  Transfer - Enables for the selected packages to be transferred and made available for later installation. Packages are only be transferred if necessary. If a package already exists on the selected appliance, it is skipped.
•  Install - Enables any required package files that do not exist on the target appliance to be automatically transferred. If a specified slot does not exist on the target appliance, an empty slot is renamed to the specific slot name.
•  Manage - Enables you to select the slots on which to perform an operation.
To transfer a package
1. Choose Manage > Virtualization: Virtual Appliances to display the Virtual Appliances page.
2. Click Packages & Slots to display the package and slots operations.
Figure: Transferring Packages
3. Select the package to transfer. Only selected packages are transferred and made available on local appliances for later installation. Packages are transferred only if necessary. If a package already exists on the selected appliance, it is skipped.
4. Complete the configuration as described in this table.
Control
Description
Schedule operation
Select this option to schedule a future transfer.
Date and Time - Use this format: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS.
Transfer
Transfers the package at the scheduled time.
To install packages
1. Choose Manage > Virtualization: Virtual Appliances to display the Virtual Appliances page.
2. Click Packages & Slots to display the package and slots operations.
3. Select Install Packages to expand the page.
Figure: Installing Packages
4. Complete the configuration as described in this table.
Control
Description
Install
Specify these options for each slot and package.
•  Slot - Select the slot and specify the slot number
•  Package - Specify the package from the drop-down list. Any required package files that do not exist on the target appliance will be automatically transferred. If a specified slot does not exist on the target appliance, an empty slot will be renamed to the specified slot name.
Overwrite existing installed slots
Specify to overwrite existing slot with the specified package.
Schedule operation
Select this option to schedule a future transfer.
•  Date and Time - Use this format: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS.
Install
Installs the package at the scheduled time.
To manage slots
1. Choose Manage > Virtualization: Virtual Appliances to display the Virtual Appliances page.
2. Click Packages & Slots to display the package and slots operations page.
3. Select Manage Slots to expand the page.
Figure: Managing Slots
4. Click the check box next to the appliance name that you want to modify.
5. Complete the configuration as described in this table.
Control
Description
Select slots to perform the following operations
Select the slot number and click one of these options: Enable, Disable, Restart, Uninstall
To view appliance details
1. Click the > arrow next to the appliance name.
2. For RSP, click RSP Service Details and view the configuration as described in the this table.
Control
Description
RSP Installed
Displays whether or not RSP is installed.
RSP Free Space
Displays how much RSP free space is available.
RSP Free Memory
Displays how much RSP free memory is available.
RSP Enabled
Displays whether or not RSP is enabled.
Start/Stop
Starts or stops the service.
3. For VSP, click Service Details and view the configuration as described in the this table.
Control
Description
CPU
Displays how much CPU is used.
Memory
Displays how much free memory is available.
Disk Space
Displays how much disk space is used, free, and total.
ESXi Management IP Address
Displays the ESXi management IP address.
4. To view slot details, click Slot Details and complete the configuration as described in the this table
5. Click the > arrow to expand the page.
6. Complete the configuration as described in this table.
Control
Description
Enable Slot
Enables the selected slot.
Disable Slot
Disables the selected slot.
Restart Slot
Restarts the selected slot.
Uninstall Slot
Uninstalls the selected slot.
7. To create RSP backups, click Backups to expand the page.
8. Complete the configuration as described in the this table.
Control
Description
Appliance Slot
Select the appliance slot from the drop-down list.
Compress backup
Compresses the backup file. This option is enabled by default. In most cases, Riverbed recommends that you compress backups. However, if you are transferring—or expect to transfer—a backup over a slow WAN, you might want to leave it uncompressed.
The transfers for an uncompressed files backup faster, assuming there is a corresponding RSP on the other side of the transfer.
Backup to Appliance RSP Backup Library
Select this option to save the backup file to the local RSP backup library on the appliance file system.
Backup to Appliance RSP Backup Library
Select this option to save the backup file to the local RSP backup library on the appliance file system.
Backup to Remote URL
Select this option and specify the remote URL to store the RSP backup file using FTP or SCP.
Schedule for Later
Select this option to schedule for later.
•  Date and Time - Specify the date (in YYYY/MM/DD format) on that the RSP backup file is created. Specify the time (in hh:mm:ss format) at that the RSP backup file is created.
Create
Creates the backup.
+ Import
Select Import to import an appliance using a URL.
Backup Name
Specify the name of the backup.
URL
Specify the URL of the backup file.
Import
Imports the RSP backup.
9. To configure high availability (HA), click High Availability to expand the page.
10. Complete the configuration as described in the this table.
Control
Description
Accept Incoming HA Transfers
Select the check box to accept incoming HA transfers.
HA Password
Specify a password for the incoming HA transfer.
This password decrypts slot images that are received from HA peers. Remote hosts must supply this password to initiate HA transfers. Do not use your SteelHead appliance account password in this field.
Confirm HA Password
Confirm the HA password.
Apply
Click Apply to apply the changes.
Remote Host
Select the remote host from the drop-down list.
Slot
Select the check box next to the slot name. The system makes a copy of the slot on the remote host you specify
Schedule as Future Transfer Job
Select this option to schedule a future transfer.
Date and Time - Use this format: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS.
Apply
Applies your changes.