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ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10.2

Recover your ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere setup

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If you lose your ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere setup, you can recover the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere setup using the data available in the ONTAP volume data. When you lose the setup, bring down the setup gracefully.

Note You cannot recover your ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere setup if there are issues with vCenter Server or ONTAP data management software.

Steps

  1. Log in to the vSphere server.

  2. Navigate to the resource pool that you have created or to the node cluster or to the host where you want to deploy the OVA.

  3. Right-click the required location and select Deploy OVF template.

  4. Select the OVA file either through the URL for the .ova file or browse to the folder where the .ova file is saved, and then click Next.

    Note You should use the same OVA build that you used for installing the recovery setup.

  5. Select a name and folder for the virtual machine and select Next.

  6. Select the host and select Next.

  7. Review the summary of the template and select Next.

  8. Read and accept the license agreement and select Next.

  9. In the Configuration window, select Recovery option.

  10. In the Select storage window, select the storage for the configurations and disk files.

  11. In the Select networks window, select a destination network for each source network.

    Note You need to retain the load balancer IP address and the Kubernetes API Server IP address. You can change the node IP address or you can retain the same IP address.

  12. In the Customize template window, enter the required details and click Next

    Note When SVM scope is enabled you should have already enabled SVM support with management IP address.

  13. Review the details in the Ready to complete window, select Finish.

    As the deployment task gets created, the progress is shown in the vSphere task bar.

  14. Power on the VM after the completion of the task.

    The installation begins. You can track the installation progress in VM’s web console. As part of the installation, node configurations are validated. The inputs provided under different sections under the Customize template in the OVF form are validated. In case of any discrepancies, a dialog prompts you to take corrective action.

  15. Make necessary changes in the dialog prompt. Use tab button to navigate across the panel and select OK.

    The values provided are validated again. ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere allows you three attempts to correct any invalid values. If you are unable to correct issues after three attempts, the product installation stops and you are advised to try the installation on a fresh VM.

After successful installation, the web console shows the state of ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere.

After successful installation, you should manually edit the hardware requirements as per the guidelines in the Prerequisites for deploying ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere page.