The Guest OS Customization process causes the Traffic Manager to disable use of the nameip feature. If you use such a setup, you must manually check and set the network configuration for each cloned virtual machine. The Guest OS Customization process does not support bonded network interfaces within the Traffic Manager virtual machine to be cloned. If you are unable to successfully complete the Initial Configuration Wizard, incorrect network settings might be applied to any cloned virtual machines based on this template. For more information, see Configuring the Traffic Manager Virtual Appliance Navigate to the Admin UI and complete the Initial Configuration Wizard. Deploy a Traffic Manager OVF in vSphere Client to be used as a template.Ģ. It also enables the automation of virtual machine provisioning.ġ. This capability includes Guest Operating System (OS) Customization, which can help prevent conflicts in cloned virtual machines by allowing you to specify unique settings such as name and network configuration. These new instances are configured with the same virtual hardware, installed software, and other properties that were configured for the original. The Traffic Manager supports vSphere Client cloning, which provides a mechanism to create and deploy new instances of a previously installed virtual machine. For more information, see the release notes, or contact your support provider for assistance. Certain limitations might apply depending on the version you are running. This provides the ability to dynamically adjust these resources whilst the virtual machine is powered on. Note: The Traffic Manager supports the VMware hot-plug capability for RAM and CPU allocation. To achieve this, configure the "Reservation" setting on the Resources > Memory tab of your Virtual Machine settings. To ensure the full performance of your deployment, Pulse Secure recommends you set the memory resource reservation for your new virtual machine at least equal to its allocated RAM. The minimum resource requirements for the virtual appliance are:
INSTALLING OVF VMWARE ARCHIVE
Pulse Secure provides a Traffic Manager virtual machine package conforming to the VMware OVF (Open Virtualization Format) standard in a ZIP archive file. If you are upgrading your virtual appliance from a previous Traffic Manager version, you can find information specific to VMware users in Upgrading and Downgrading. The Traffic Manager virtual appliance is supported for production use on VMware vSphere.įor a full list of the supported platforms and versions, see the release notes included with your virtual appliance package.
INSTALLING OVF VMWARE HOW TO
This chapter describes how to install the Traffic Manager Virtual Appliance on VMware. Installing the Traffic Manager Virtual Appliance on VMware