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Getting started with Flash Accel : Installing the Flash Accel Management Console

Installing the Flash Accel Management Console
You use the VMware vSphere Client to deploy the FMC virtual appliance to the ESXi server. The deployed appliance creates an FMC virtual machine.
Before you begin 
Make sure you have downloaded the OVA file for the FMC virtual appliance from the NetApp Support Site at support.netapp.com.
Steps 
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Do not deploy the FMC on a host on which you are planning to cache VMs. Flash Accel software for the host can only be installed when the host is in maintenance mode. Putting the host in maintenance mode would require that you shut down or migrate the FMC VM.
Note, too, that you should deploy the FMC virtual appliance only to a host managed by a vCenter server.
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Select Thin Provision for the VM disk format if you are using a VMFS datastore or an NFS datastore with Hardware Acceleration. The disk format defaults to Thin Provision for an NFS datastore without Hardware Acceleration. Thin provisioning allows the FMC database to efficiently grow to the maximum available capacity as you add resources to your datacenter.
Select STATIC or DHCP as the IP Allocation policy. If you choose STATIC, enter the information you recorded in the network configuration worksheet for the FMC virtual machine.
If you plan to use the Flash Accel AutoSupport feature, enter your company name and site name in the Company Information area, then select Enabled in the AutoSupport Policy drop-down. Modify the interval and protocol for email notifications if necessary. AutoSupport automatically sends periodic email notifications about caching system health to technical support.
Select Power on after deployment to power on the virtual machine automatically after deployment, then click Finish.
The vSphere Client deploys the FMC virtual appliance.
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Note: If you selected DHCP, and DHCP is not detected, you are prompted to configure the network interface with a static IP address.
Result 
When network configuration is complete, the Console tab displays the IP address of the FMC VM and a login prompt for the Flash Accel command line interface, called the Advanced Management Terminal (AMT). Use the IP address to open the FMC in a web browser. Use the AMT to monitor the status of the FMC, change the network interface for the FMC VM, manage AutoSupport, and perform other system management tasks.
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