Deploy a new ovf file in vcenter

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Select the collector ova file and click next

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Type in a virtual machine name and click next

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Select a host or cluster and click next

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Click next

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Accept agreement and click next.

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Select X Large and click next

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Select thin and a storage location and click next

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Select a network and click next

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Open platform UI, on the left expand settings and click infrastructure and support

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Scroll down and click add collector vm

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Copy secret key

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Go back to your deployment.

paste the shared secret into shared secret for collector field and click next

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Click finish.

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Power on once deployed

Login as consoleuser and console as the password

Push anykey to continue

Type in the password for the support account and consoleuser

Enter ipv4.

Enter the ip address of the collector 2.

Enter subnet mask.

Enter gateway.

Enter DNS

Enter domain.

Y to save settings

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Enter Y and enter

Type in the NTP server IP

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Configure web proxy push N and continue (unless you have one)

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Go back to the platform UI and click done (may take a few minutes)

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New collector is their now

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By Kader