To deploy the Kemp 360 Central instance, initiate a Deploy OVF Template wizard which gathers all the information required to correctly deploy the Kemp 360 Central instance.

  1. Open the VMware vSphere client.
  2. Select the correct Resource Pool within which you wish to install the Kemp 360 Central instance.
  3. Select the File > Deploy OVF Template menu option, this initiates the Deploy OVF Template wizard.

  1. Within the Source screen, click the Browse button and select the downloaded file.
  2. Click the Next button.

  1. Within the OVF Template Details screen, ensure that all the details regarding the Kemp 360 Central instance are correct.
Note: The estimated disk usage is approximately 40 GB.
  1. Click the Next button.

  1. In the Name and Location screen, enter a name for the Kemp 360 Central instance into the Name field.The name can be up to 80 characters long. It should be unique within the virtual machine folder. Names are case sensitive.
  1. If required, select the folder location within the inventory where Kemp 360 Central will reside.
  2. Click the Next button.
  3. Within the Resource Pool screen, select the resource pool where Kemp 360 Central will run.

This page only displays if the cluster contains a resource pool and if you have not selected a resource pool within the inventory tree before initiating the deployment wizard.

  1. Click the Next button.

  1. Within the Storage screen, select the datastore in which you wish to store the VLM.

You may only select from preconfigured datastores within this screen.

  1. Click the Next button.

  1. Within the Disk Format screen, select whether you wish to use Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed, Thick Provision Eager Zeroed or Thin Provision.
Note: Kemp recommends using the Thin Provision option.
  1. Click the Next button.

  1. Within the Network Mapping screen, select which networks in the inventory should be used for Kemp 360 Central.
  2. Select the network mapping for Network and Farm by choosing the relevant preconfigured network from the Destination Network drop-down list.
  3. Click the Next button.

  1. Within the Ready to Complete screen, ensure that all the details are correct.
  2. Click the Finish button.

Once the Finish button is clicked, the Kemp 360 Central machine is deployed.