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 FAMC virtual appliance to a vCenter host. The deployed appliance creates an FAMC virtual machine.
Before you begin 
Make sure you have downloaded the OVA file for the FAMC virtual appliance from the N series support website (accessed and navigated as described in Websites).
Steps 
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Select the host for the FAMC and choose File > Deploy OVF Template.
Note: Do not deploy the FAMC 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 FAMC VM.
Note, too, that you should deploy the FAMC virtual appliance only to a host managed by a vCenter Server.
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Select the OVA file for the FAMC virtual appliance.
Review the post-deployment procedure for the FAMC virtual appliance, then click Accept.
Select the inventory location for the FAMC virtual machine, then enter the name you want to use for the FAMC, typically the DNS host name of the FAMC virtual machine.
Select the datastore for the FAMC virtual machine.
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 FAMC database to efficiently grow to the maximum available capacity as you add resources to your datacenter.
In the Administrative Password field, enter the password for the FAMC and AMT administrator. The default password is ibm.
Select Power on after deployment to power on the virtual machine automatically after deployment, then click Finish.
The vSphere Client deploys the FAMC virtual appliance.
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When deployment is complete, the VM powers on and the FAMC boots. In the vSphere Client, select the VM and click the Console tab to monitor FAMC startup and network configuration.
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If the vCenter Server was unable to connect to the FAMC VM with the static network configuration information you entered in the wizard, you are prompted to correct your entries. Enter the information you recorded in the network configuration worksheet for the FAMC virtual machine.
Result 
When network configuration is complete, the Console tab displays the IP address of the FAMC 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 FAMC in a web browser. Use the AMT to monitor the status of the FAMC, change the network interface for the FAMC VM, and perform other system management tasks.
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