Installing multiple Edge appliances
Bigger Branches may need multiple edges in the same branch due to bigger blockstore space requirements. Multiple Edges can be deployed on a single target server provided pre-requisites and hardware requirements are met. Deploying Multiple Edge Appliance on same Target server extends Edge capabilities and leverages the Hardware capabilities of the server, post an Edge deployment, re-trigger edge vm deployment script.
Edge VMs To Install
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6c:92:cf:31:8f:90_192.168.1.18
Found appliance(s) to install. Press I to install from the current list, [Enter] to Rescan for latest installation status, or Q to quit: i
Enter the appliance to install [0,1,2,..]
0 -> 6c:92:cf:31:94:30_192.168.1.12
1 -> 6c:92:cf:31:8f:90_192.168.1.18
Select the appliance number with the MAC/IP Edge already deployed and proceed for Options for Multiple Edge Deployment.
Enter the number : 1
Options:
1. Re-install the appliance (Requires deleting VM and formatting datastore).
2. Multiple deployments (Keeps the existing VM).
Enter your choice [1 for Re-install / 2 for Multiple Deployments]: 2
Proceeding with multiple deployments for 6c:92:cf:31:8f:90_192.168.1.18.
Do you want to continue [n (for No) / y (for Yes) / r (for Rescan)]: y
Datastores available will be listed, ensure to select datastore that is not used in earlier Edge appliance installation and is clean.
Select the datastore for deployment
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Mounted Datastores
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Index Name Type Size GB Mounted
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0 datastore1 NON-SSD 319.0 True
1 srse_datastore_6c92cf318f90_688 SSD 7152.5 True
2 datastore_srse_101 SSD 7152.5 True
Enter the datastore index. Must be > 5765 GB. (R to Rescan): 2
Checking size and mount status.
Size is correct.
Datastore is mounted.
All inputs are correct. Proceeding.
The installer output also displays the status of the targets that are currently being installed.
Current Edge VM Installations
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6c:92:cf:31:8f:90_192.168.1.18 |Start Time: Thu Feb 06 2025 06:29:33 | SRSE1105 | CPUs: 6 | RAM: 49152 | Size: 5765 GB | End Time: In progress
Thu Feb 06 2025 06:29:34: /var/www/html//nfs//installing/6c:92:cf:31:8f:90_192.168.1.18/srse.vmx
Thu Feb 06 2025 06:29:34:
Transferring /var/www/html//srse-latest/SRSE/srse.vmdk to Esxi Host https://192.168.1.18:443/folder/SRSE_1/srse-temp.vmdk at location /SRSE_1/srse-temp.vmdk with size 4462936064 bytes.
Edge VMs To Install
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6c:92:cf:31:94:30_192.168.1.12
Found appliance(s) to install. Press I to install from the current list, [Enter] to Rescan for latest installation status, or Q to quit: i
After a successful installation, the installer output lists the target appliances that are successfully installed.
Successful Installations
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6c:92:cf:31:8f:90_192.168.1.18 | Start Time: Thu Feb 06 2025 06:29:33 | SRSE1105 | CPUs: 6 | RAM: 49152 | Size: 5765 GB | End Time: Thu Feb 06 2025 06:31:41
Failed Installations
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[INFO] No failed appliance history in the installer.