SvSAN 5.1 TECHNICAL NOTE Configuring the SvSAN Neutral Storage Host Appliance Document version: 1.0 Technical note Configuring the SvSAN Neutral Storage Host appliance Configuring the SvSAN Neutral Storage Host appliance This document is intended for SvSAN administrators wishing to deploy a Linux Neutral Storage Host appliance that provides third party arbitration of SvSAN mirrors. Third party arbitration of mirrors is discussed in detail in the SvSAN Deployment Guide and the SvSAN VSA manual. For further information or queries, please contact support [email protected]. Requirements This NSH appliance, provided by StorMagic, is supported on VMware vSphere 5.x Additional Information The default credentials for the appliance are: username: nsh_root password:stormagic The default appliance NetBIOS name is "SVSAN-NSH" Installation 1. Start the "Deploy OVF Template" wizard from the vSphere client selecting the appliance OVF file: 2. Accept the license agreement and name the appliance: 3. Select the ESXi host that will run the appliance: 4. Select a datastore on which the appliance files will be stored: 5. Configure the appliance networking: Technical note Configuring the SvSAN Neutral Storage Host appliance 6. Select Finish to complete the deployment 7. The default appliance name is used in this guide "StorMagic NSH Appliance 8. Power on Virtual Appliance 9. During the first boot process the appliance will trigger a network configuration wizard. Select the appliance console screen to configure the network settings: 3 Technical note Configuring the SvSAN Neutral Storage Host appliance 10. With the appliance networking configured browse to the hostname or IP address on port 443 and logon: 11. Network configuration can be changed via the web GUI at any time: 4