To deploy VMware vCenter or VMware ESXi using the automated process, click Automatic. Choose either to create a new environment or choose an existing target environment from the drop-down.

If you do not select an existing environment, you can enable the Save as new Target Environment check box if you want to save the target environment parameters you supply here for later use in another deployment. Complete all the required fields.

Note: The VMware ESXi hypervisor should only be chosen when deploying to a standalone ESXi server that is not being managed by VMware vCenter. If you are deploying to a VMware ESXi server that is being managed by vCenter, then choose VMware vCenter as the hypervisor and deploy through vCenter. If you instead select VMware ESXi to deploy to an ESXi server that is managed by vCenter, then after deployment you may need to manually adjust the resource settings on vCenter to reflect the datastore to which you deployed the VLM image. This is due to communications/permissions issues between vCenter and ESXi.

After the profile is submitted for deployment and you click OK, you are redirected to the LoadMaster Virtual Machines screen where you can see the status of your profile, which now appears as Deploying.

When the status changes to Deployed, the LoadMaster is added to the network tree and the color changes to blue (to indicate this is a metered or pooled licensing device).

If there is an error, the status changes to Deploy Error and the icon stays red. You can then check the Deployment History for messages recorded during deployment from the hypervisor and Kemp 360 central.