Deploying vRealize Suite 2019 with vRSLCM Easy Installer

In the previous post, we successfully deployed vRSLCM 8.0 and vIDM 8.0 using the vRSLCM Easy Installer. In this post, we will continue with the deployment of vRealize Suite 2019 using the same tool. Before we proceed, let’s quickly review the basic vRSLCM configuration to ensure everything is in place.

vRSLCM Configuration

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Navigate to Lifecycle Operations > Settings and perform the following tasks:

1. If your vRSLCM appliance doesn’t have direct internet access, enter your Select My VMware and add your My VMware Account here.

2. Select NTP Servers and enter each of your NTP Servers (recommended two at a minimum).

3. Then do the same for DNS.

4. Once done, select Time settings > Use Time Server (NTP) and Edit Server Selection ensuring you select your recently added NTP servers before selecting Save.

With vRSLCM configuration done, we can now import the OVA files into vRSLCM so it can deploy all of the products. To do this, select Lifecycle Operations > Settings > Product Mapping > Add Binaries. If you already have the OVAs on an NFS share you can map to that share, otherwise the easiest way is to use your My VMware account.

Select My VMware, then Discover and once this completes, select the products you need. For this deployment, I need vRLI 8.0 install and vROps 8.0 install. You can use the filter symbols to filter for just the ‘install’ files. Select Add and vRSLCM will download the product binaries.

Once the downloads are complete, we are ready to deploy the vRealize Suite 2019. In the next post, we will guide you through the deployment process.

Important Notes

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Before we proceed with the deployment, there are a few important notes to keep in mind:

1. The default username for vRSLCM has changed from previous versions and is no longer admin@localhost. Make sure to use the correct username “admin@local” when logging into the vRSLCM UI.

2. Ensure you have the correct NTP servers configured to maintain accurate time settings.

3. Use the My VMware account to import the OVA files if you don’t have direct access to an NFS share.

4. Select only the products you need for this deployment, as selecting all products can cause issues during the installation process.

Conclusion

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In this post, we have reviewed the basic vRSLCM configuration and imported the OVA files into vRSLCM for deployment. In the next post, we will guide you through the deployment process of vRealize Suite 2019 using the vRSLCM Easy Installer.

Remember to always test your deployments in a non-production environment before moving to production to ensure everything is working as expected.

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