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Deploy NetApp Data Classification with VMware Open Virtual Appliance

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Deploy NetApp Data Classification in an on-premises VMware vSphere environment using a prevalidated Open Virtual Appliance (OVA), a managed package that simplifies installation and operation.

This method is recommended for new VMware-based deployments.

Prerequisites

Before using the OVA file to install Data Classification, you must have:

  • A VMware vSphere environment

  • A static IPv4 address allocated to the appliance

  • DNS servers reachable from the target network

  • SSH access enabled to the appliance

  • NetApp Support Site credentials to download the installer

Deploy the OVA in VMware vSphere

  1. Download the OVA file from NetApp Support Site. Choose the OVA appliance that is appropriate for your environment:

    OVA appliance Production size File scanning limit

    DataClassification-<version>-L.ova

    Standard production workload: 16 CPUs, 64 GB RAM, 500 GB disk

    250 million files

    DataClassification-<version>-XL.ova

    Large production workload: 32 CPUs, 128 GB RAM, 1 TB disk

    500 million files

  2. Open the vSphere client. Right-click the target cluster or host, and select Deploy OVF Template > Create VM from OVA.

  3. Upload the OVA file you downloaded in step one.

  4. Specify the VM name and the target data center, host or cluster, and datastore.

  5. Accept the NetApp End User License Agreement.

  6. Customize the template. You must provide the following information:

    • Hostname - the name of the appliance

    • IPv4 address - the static IPv4 address for the management interface

    • IPv4 subnet mask - for example 255.255.255.0

    • IPv4 gateway address - the default gateway

    • Primary DNS - the required DNS resolver

      Optionally, add the Secondary DNS and, as comma-separated lists, the Search domains (for example, corp.local,lab.local) and the NTP servers.

  7. Set the Admin password for the default Linux user.

    Note The password is used for root access, SSH access, and system administration. Store the password securely.

  8. Review the summary. Select Finish to deploy.

  9. After deployment completes, turn on the VM.

Install Data Classification

  1. Download the Data Classification software from the NetApp Support Site.

    Select the file named DATASENSE-INSTALLER-<version>.tar.gz.

  2. Extract the installer archive on the VM host by running tar -xzf DATASENSE-INSTALLER-<version>.tar.gz.

  3. Extract the installer archive on the host machine.

  4. In the Console, select Governance > Classification.

  5. Select Deploy Classification.

    A screenshot of selecting the button to activate Data Classification.

  6. Select the appropriate Deploy option for the instance type: cloud or on-premises.

  7. The Deploy Data Classification On Premises dialog appears. Copy the provided command (for example sudo ./install.sh -a 12345 -c 27AG75 -t 2198qq) to a text file for later use. Select Close to dismiss the dialog.

  8. Use SSH to connect to the OVA appliance as the administrator user.

  9. Run the install command you generated to complete installation and register the system with your organization.

Next steps