vCOps Installation

Prerequisites

1- Download the VMware vCenter Operations Manager Virtual Appliance 

2-  You need 2 Static IP addresses, one for UI VM and another one for Analytics VM.

3- You need Compute and Storage resources as per the sizing guidelines

4- You need an IP Pool which is used for giving IP Addresses to a vApp construct. vCOps Virtual Appliance is a pair of 2 VMs which are pre-packaged as a vApp. 

Create an IP Pool

1 - In the vCenter Server click on Datacenter where you need to the deploy the vCOps Appliance and click on the IP Pools Tab.

2- Click on the Add button to add an IP pool. Provide the IPv4 details such as Subnet, Mask Bits and Gateway.

3- Click on the DNS tab to configure the DNS details.

5- Click on Associations Tab to associate this IP pool with the VM portgroup which will serve the IP addresses which will be used by vCenter Operations Manager.

6- Click on OK and review the summary of the IP Pool.

Deploying vCenter Operations Manager vApp!

1- On your vCenter Center Server Click on File - > Deploy New OVF Template.

2- Browse to the OVF template and click on Next.

3- Verify OVF template details and click on Next.

4- Click on the Accept button on the EULA screen and click on Next.

5- Give a name to the vCOps vAPP, select the appropriate location and click on Next. Remember it has to be in the datacenter where you have configured the IP Pool 

6- Deploy the configuration as per the Size appropriate to your environment & click on Next.

7- Select the appropriate cluster and click on Next.

8- Select the relevant resource pool and click on Next..

9- Select the datastore for deploying the vAPP and click on Next

10- Select the appropriate port group and click on Next. This is the same port group which you associated the IP pool with while creating the IP Pool.

11- Select the IP allocation policy as Fixed and click con Next.

12- Select the appropriate Timezone & assign the static IPs to UI and Analytics VM.

13 - Finally review the entire configuration, check the power on post deployment check-box and click on finish.