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Import the OVA file into your ESXi/vSphere environment. During the import process, add any network interfaces and configure as necessary.
Info title Private subnet To support a private subnet for Storage and Elasticsearch nodes, the Platform server needs both public and private network interfaces (like the dual-network CSN).
Important: With nodes on a private subnet, you must complete Deploying a Proxy to provide access to the health report server and other network resources, such as replication feed targets, NTP servers, and DNS. Without an interface into that private network, the Swarm UI cannot be accessed by an external browser.
Once the OVA is imported and booted for the first time, configure the networking as necessary within the OS. You can ssh into the Platform server using the following username/password:
caringoadmin/caringoOnce the networking configuration completes and validates, run the following command where
STORAGE_NIC_IPis the static IP of the NIC connected to the storage network:Code Block language bash sudo /opt/reinit.sh -i STORAGE_NIC_IP
Info title Offline mode If the server cannot access the Internet, use Offline mode by adding the
-oflag when runningreinit.sh.Info title Important If you enter the wrong IP address in the above command, the bootstrap command will be caught waiting and not return. See "Bootstrap Command Hangs" in Platform Troubleshooting /wiki/spaces/KBI/pages/2443828226.
When the
reinit.shscript has finished, reboot the Platform Server.
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5. Upload a valid license in order for Swarm to boot successfully before deploying Swarm.
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