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Installing Flash Accel on virtual machines
Flash Accel Guest OS Agents manage caching functionality on virtual machines. You should install the Guest OS Agent on each virtual machine running an application that uses the cache. You can install the agent on a single VM, or use a bulk install to install agents on multiple VMs.
Before you begin 
Flash Accel Host Agent software must be installed on the ESXi host before you can install the Guest OS Agent on a VM.
It's a good idea to take a snapshot of your VMs before you install the software, in case you need to revert to an earlier version.
Note: The virtual machine is restarted by default when the installation completes. You need to be sure this is an acceptable time to take the virtual machine offline.
Steps 
1.
Ensure that each VM meets the requirements and that the Flash Accel Host Agent has been installed on the ESXi host.
2.
From the home page of the Flash Accel Management Console, click the wrench icon for the VM on which you want to install Flash Accel software and select Software > Install.
From the home page of the Flash Accel Management Console, select each VM on which you want to install Flash Accel software and click VM Agent Install in the Bulk Actions area of the home page.
The virtual machine installation dialog box appears.
3.
Deselect the Reboot After Install check box if you do not want the VM to be restarted immediately after installing the software.
4.
Click Install.
The virtual machine installation dialog box remains open while the installation is in progress. The message "Installation Process completed successfully on the VM "vm_name"." displays when the software has been installed.
5.
Result 
The Flash Accel Guest OS Agent is installed on the VM. Assuming you did not deselect the Reboot After Install check box in the virtual machine installation dialog box, the virtual machine is restarted.
After you finish 
If you deselected the Reboot After Install check box, you should reboot the virtual machine from the vSphere Client before using the software.
Parent Topic: Getting started with Flash Accel


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