![]() ![]() 10ġ1 If you re inserting the CD in the host drive, select the relevant vma in the left pane of vsphere Client, and click on the CD icon on the toolbar and select Connect to host device. sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom sudo mount -o ro /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom * Prior to mounting the CD, you must edit the CD/DVD Drive (specifically its Device Status and Device Type) in the VM settings. Or you can mount the CD: * first create the directory if it does not already exist, then mount it. share where the network drive will be mapped: sudo mkdir /mnt/share then mounting the network share: sudo mount -t cifs // /mnt/share -o username=,password= For example: sudo mount -t cifs // /public /mnt/share -o username=mmmftp,password=rrrftp ii. You can map a network drive by first creating a new folder, e.g. sshd : ALL : ALLOW You have two alternatives to using the WinSCP software. To allow access you need to edit /etc/hosts.allow and add this line below (otherwise the ssh connection will be refused). ![]() Note: With vma 5 you cannot connect to vma using SSH (required for SCP transfer) by default even though sshd is running. (WinSCP is available for free on the Internet). Use WinSCP (Windows Secure CoPy) to copy the PowerChute Business Edition Agent installation directory to vma. Power on the vma virtual machine follow the instructions on configuring IP address, setting vi-admin password etc. Click Finish and then click OK to finish adding the new serial port. Select your physical serial port from the drop down list, enable the option Connect at Power on and enable the option Yield CPU on poll. Under Serial port type, select User physical serial port on the host and click Next: 9ġ0 15. Select Serial Port, as the type of device to add and click Next: 14. In the Virtual Machine dialog, click the Add. Click on the Getting Started tab along the top of the screen and choose Edit Virtual Machine Settings in the right-hand pane. Select the installed vma in the left-hand pane. The vma software is now installed, and it should be displaying in the left-hand pane. The options you have chosen display again, click Finish. At Disk Format, choose the default disk layout option by clicking Next. Accept the default vma name (and location) or enter alternatives, and click Next. When the End User Licence Agreement (EULA) is displayed, click Accept and then Next. At the Deploy from a file or URL field, enter the path to the.ovf file you extracted at step 1 above. Select File - Deploy OVF Template from the menu. You need the URL of the host server, its user name, and password, in order to do this. Log on to the ESXi host or vcenter server using your vsphere Client. Download the vma installation files from vsphere Management Assistant, and extract the files. Installing vma Note: VMware uses the term deploy with vma and other applications, meaning to install, configure, test, and use the application. vsphere Management Assistant (vma) was previously known as VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant (VIMA). Type a search query like vma ESXi to display the relevant articles. The APC by Schneider KBase ( has some information on installing the Client also. Alternatively, you can call VMware customer support. The web page vsphere Management Assistant has in-depth background information on the topics mentioned above. To perform the vma installation, you should be an administrator with basic knowledge of Linux. The Client requires AMD Opteron, rev E or higher CPU or Intel processors, with EM64T and VT support. You can download the vsphere Client from or by browsing to Host IP Address> and clicking on the Download vsphere Client option. An operational vsphere Client in order to log on to the host server. ![]() The installation steps below assume that you have: An operational ESXi host server. You need to install it in order to use PowerChute Business Edition with an ESXi host, as that OS does not allow a direct installation. 1 Using ESXi with PowerChute Business Edition This help covers the following topics: Installing vma for an ESXi Host Server Configuring and Running ESXi 1Ģ Installing vma for an ESXi Host Server vsphere Management Assistant (vma), from the VMware company, enables you to manage your ESXi host servers. ![]()
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