Installing Openfiler on Vmware Workstation 8

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EG3784 Lab for Week 4

This is a continuation from last weeks lab to use ESXi on VMware Workstation.

(E) Installing Openfiler 2.99 on Vmware Workstation

1 Start up VMware Workstation, and within it click File->New Virtual Machine

2 Select Custom (advanced), Click Next


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3 Note from here onwards not every graphical screenshot is accompanied by descriptive

text since it is self-explanatory.

4 Browse for the Openfiler 2.99.1 iso file located in E:\Lab File\EG3784


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5 Give the Openfiler virtual Machine a name such as OPFand save it in drive F or your

own personal thumb drive.


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6 The VM OPF is created. The next thing is to install the Openfiler iso onto this VM.


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7 We need to add one more hard disk to store data file.


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8 Power on the VM.


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9 Openfiler installer screen appears.


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10 Uncheck sdb.


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11 Enter IP address as shown.

12 Since Openfiler VM is host-only connection. It is not necessary to have Default Gateway and

DNS settings.


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13 Password is simplypassword.


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(F) Configuring Openfiler 2.99

14 If you use Internet Explorer to access Openfiler as shown below, you may be advised

to use other web browser such as Chrome or Firefox.

15 Start up Google Chrome web browser.

16 Enter the web link as shown.


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17 User name is openfilerand password ispassword


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18 Click on Systemmenu bar


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19 Scroll further down


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20 Click Update

21 The Network is updated.

22 Click Clock Setting


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23 Click on Volumes on the menu bar

24 Click on create new physical volumes


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25 Select Physical Volume

26 Click Create

27 The partition is created as shown.


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28 Click Add Volume.

29 Enter as shown to create Volume Group


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30 Volume Groupis created as shown below

31 Click Add Volume

32 Add the volume (partition) you created to this Volume Group in next few screens.


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33 Click Create


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34 Finally it is confirmed that the volume (partition) is added to this Volume Group.

35 Click the ServicesMenu item

36 Enable iSCSI Target


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37 Start the iSCSI Target Service

38 Ensure iSCSI Target service is running


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39 Click Volumes

40 Click iSCSI Targets

41 Click Add


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42 It will show the added iSCSI Target

43 Click LUN Mapping

44 Click Map


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45 Click Network ACL

46 Enable Allowfor your Network ACL

47 Click Update


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(G) Configure ESXi to connect to the Openfiler iSCSI

48 Power up ESXi host and chamhe your host IP address to 10.10.0.10


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49 Change the IP address to 10.10.0.10if it is different from this number.


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50 Restart Management Network


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51 Start up VMware vSphere Client

52 Enter IP address as 10.10.0.10 (not properly shown in the figure below)


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(H) Create a Linux virtual machine on the ESXi host


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