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If you’re not using Citrix XenCenter 6.0, your screens may vary.Quick Start GuideVX· VIRTUAL APPLIANCES ·Citrix XenServerHypervisor 2013 Silver Peak Systems, Inc.· Router Mode ·(Out-of-Path Deployment)Before You BeginThis Quick Start Guide only covers Router mode, which uses wan0 for data traffic. Comply with the VX Virtual ApplianceHost System Requirements [PN200566-001] Download the virtual appliance ISOfile to the XenServer ISO library:- For a 30-day free trial, go to theSilver Peak Marketplace.- If you’ve purchased the product,then log in at the Silver Peak Supportportal. Obtain a VX virtual applianceactivation license key If not using DHCP, then get an IPaddress for the Silver Peak appliance.SUMMARY OF TASKS12345Configure the virtual networkCreate the virtual machineEstablish connectivity to the virtual machineAdd network adapter to the virtual machineRun the Appliance Manager initial configuration wizardSilver Peak Systems, Inc.4500 Great America ParkwaySuite 100Santa Clara, CA 950541.877.210.7325 (toll-free in USA) 1.408.935.1850www.silver-peak.com/supportPN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.01 of 17
VXOA Virtual Appliance / Citrix XenServer Hypervisor / Router Mode [Out-of-Path Deployment]FIRST . . . Download the ISO image from the Silver Peak website to a drive that’s accessible to your Citrix server. This could be any CIFSor NFS mountable network drive, which you designate as an ISO library before proceeding further. Refer to Citrix documentation for more on creating or mapping an ISO library.THEN . . . Launch Citrix XenServer from the desktop, and connect to the target XenServer host.1a.Configure the virtual networkSelect the Networking tab.For mgmt0, you can use the NIC that the Management Interface is currently using, or you can pick a different one.In this example, we’ll pair NIC 0 with mgmt0.To do this, we’ll rename Network0 to mgmt0.2 of 17PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.0
Quick Start Guideb.To configure for mgmt0, select Network0 and click Properties. The ‘Network0’ Properties screen appears.c.In the Name field, enter mgmt0.d.On the left, click Network Settings. The Network Settings screen appears.e.Clear the checkbox, Automatically add this network to new virtual machines.PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.03 of 17
VXOA Virtual Appliance / Citrix XenServer Hypervisor / Router Mode [Out-of-Path Deployment]f.Click OK. The Networking tab displays the new name, mgmt0, with No in the Auto column.g.To configure for wan0, do the following: Select Network1 and click Properties. The ‘Network1’ Properties screen appears. In the Name field, enter wan0. On the left, click Network Settings. The Network Settings screen appears. Clear the checkbox, Automatically add this network to new virtual machines and click OK. The Networkingtab displays the new name, wan0, with No in the Auto column.4 of 17PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.0
Quick Start Guideh.After naming mgmt0 and wan0, any remaining NICs (Networks) won’t be used, and we don’t want them toautomatically add themselves to the new virtual machine.Therefore, for any and all remaining NICs, do the following: Select the NIC (usually named Network n, where n is a number), and click Properties. In the Network n Properties window, leave the name unchanged and click Network Settings. Clear the checkbox, Automatically add this network to new virtual machines and click OK.You are finished when each NIC has No in the Auto column.PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.05 of 17
VXOA Virtual Appliance / Citrix XenServer Hypervisor / Router Mode [Out-of-Path Deployment]2Create the virtual machineBefore continuing, make sure that you’ve saved the downloaded ISO file from Silver Peak’s Support portal to the XenServer’s ISOlibrary.a.In the XenCenter menu bar, click New VM.The New VM Template page appears.b.Scroll down to select Other install media and click Next.The New VM Name page appears.6 of 17PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.0
Quick Start Guidec.In the Name field, enter MySilverPeak and click Next.The New VM Installation Media page appears.You should already have downloaded the .iso file to an ISO library. If that ISO library is not attached to this host, thenclick New ISO library and follow the instructions.Now, from the Install from ISO library or DVD drive field’s drop-down menu, select the ISO file that you downloadedfrom Silver Peak’s Support portal.d.Click Next. The New VM Home Server page appears.PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.07 of 17
VXOA Virtual Appliance / Citrix XenServer Hypervisor / Router Mode [Out-of-Path Deployment]e.Verify that the server listed is the one you created earlier, and click Next.The New VM CPU & Memory page appears.For your VX model, refer to the VX Virtual Appliance Host System Requirements document for the number of vCPUs andamount of memory your virtual appliance must have. In this example, we’ll use the values for the VX-5000.f. For the Number of vCPUs field, look for the number of Processor Cores required. In this instance of the VX-5000,it’s 4. For the Memory field, look for the number of Memory (Gigabytes) required. In this instance of the VX-5000, it’s7 GB. Multiply this by 1024 MB/GB for a total of 7168 MB.Enter these values in the appropriate fields and click Next.The New VM Storage page appears.8 of 17PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.0
Quick Start GuideAt this point, you need to add two virtual disks — one for the System, and one for Network Memory.Again, refer to the VX Virtual Appliance Host System Requirements document — this time for Storage (Gigabytes).g.Click Add. The Add Virtual Disk screen appears.h.In the Name field, enter System, and in the Size field, enter 30 GB.This size (30 GB) is the appropriate value for allVX appliances. A larger allocation does not improve performance, and the excess remains unused.i.Click Add. The New VM Storage screen appears, listing the newly assigned storage.j.Click Add. The Add Virtual Disk screen appears. Refer to the Silver Peak VX Virtual Appliance Host System Requirementsdocument for the values you’ll need to enter for your VX model. For this example, we’ll use the value for the VX-5000.PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.09 of 17
VXOA Virtual Appliance / Citrix XenServer Hypervisor / Router Mode [Out-of-Path Deployment]k.In the Name field, enter Network Memory, and in the Size field, enter 70 GB and click Add.The New VM Storage screen reappears, listing all the assigned storage.l.Click Next. The New VM Networking page appears. It is blank.Now you must add the virtual network interface.10 of 17PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.0
Quick Start Guidem.With that in mind, click Add. The Add Virtual Interface screen appears. In the Network field, select mgmt0 from thedrop-down list.n.Click Add. The updated New VM Networking page appears.o.Click Next. The New VM Finish page appears.PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.011 of 17
VXOA Virtual Appliance / Citrix XenServer Hypervisor / Router Mode [Out-of-Path Deployment]p.After reviewing the settings, click Finish.The VM starts automatically, and the XenCenter General tab appears, with a progress bar in the lower right corner.q.When the console displays the Confirm scren, asking, “Install Silver Peak Appliance on Xen platform?”, press Enter toaccept Okay.The appliance installs on the Xen platform. This may take a few minutes to complete.12 of 17PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.0
Quick Start Guider.When installation is complete, press Enter to eject the CD. Afterwards, the virtual machine restarts automatically.After the appliance boots up, it arrives at the login prompt.PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.013 of 17
VXOA Virtual Appliance / Citrix XenServer Hypervisor / Router Mode [Out-of-Path Deployment]3Establish connectivity to the virtual machineTo access the VX appliance’s user interface, you’ll need to discover the IP address for its mgmt0 interface and enter it into a browser.a.Log in using the username/password credentials, admin / admin,b.The next task is to determine the virtual appliance’s IP address: If you’re using DHCP, the virtual appliance IP address displays after the login, immediately above the prompt.Or, you could also enter, show ip. Either method works. c.If you’re not using DHCP, then you must configure the static IP address and default gateway. In the virtualappliance console, enter the following commands sequence:[vx-appliance] enable[ENTER][vx-appliance] # configure terminal[ENTER][vx-appliance] (config) # no interface mgmt0 dhcp[ENTER][vx-appliance] (config) # interface mgmt0 ip address IP address netmask [ENTER][vx-appliance] (config) # ip default-gateway default-gateway [ENTER]To verify connectivity, enter the following command sequence:[vx-appliance] enable[ENTER][vx-appliance] # show ip default-gateway[ENTER][vx-appliance] # ping default-gateway [ENTER]To stop the pinging, enter CTRL-C.d.14 of 17In the console, enter reboot halt, which powers down the virtual machine.PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.0
Quick Start Guide4Add network adapter to the virtual machineNow you’ll add the wan0 network adapter.a.In the navigation pane, click MySilverPeak, select the Networking tab, and click Add Interface.The Add Virtual Interface screen appears.b.In the Network field, select wan0 form the drop-down list and leave Auto-generate a MAC address selected.c.Click Add. The updated Virtual Network Interfaces page appears.PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.015 of 17
VXOA Virtual Appliance / Citrix XenServer Hypervisor / Router Mode [Out-of-Path Deployment]d.In the toolbar, click Start to power on the virtual appliance.You are now ready to complete the Silver Peak virtual appliance initial configuration wizard.16 of 17PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.0
Quick Start Guide5Run the Appliance Manager initial configuration wizarda.In a browser, enter the mgmt0 IP address you just discovered or configured. The Silver Peak Appliance ManagementConsole login page appears.b.For both the User Name and Password, enter admin. The initial configuration wizard appears.c.Complete the remaining wizard screens.d.On the last wizard screen, click Apply.The Appliance Manager takes a few minutes to reboot and return to the login page.You are now ready to start using the appliance.PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.017 of 17
VXOA Virtual Appliance / Citrix XenServer Hypervisor / Router Mode [Out-of-Path Deployment] 2 of 17 PN 200596-001 Rev C » R6.0 FIRST . . . Download the ISO image from the Silver Peak website to a drive that’ s accessible to your Citrix server. This could be any CIFS or NFS mountable
