Deploy Everpure OVA

The deployment process for installing the Everpure OVA onto AVS is nearly identical to the on-premises method. The Everpure OVA can be downloaded from the following link to a host with access to AVS or the URL can be used alternatively.

1. Start by right-clicking on the AVS cluster you wish to deploy the OVA to and select Deploy OVF Template

   

2. In the wizard that appears, we chose the local file option and browsed to the file location of the Pure Plugin OVA. Click on Next when this is complete.

   

3. Provide a virtual machine name and select a folder to deploy the OVA into and then click on the next button.

   

4. You can deploy the OVA onto any AVS cluster/ESXi host. Select a cluster or individual host and then click on the Next button.

   

5. Review the details of the OVA. Note that this example used a development build so your plugin version is likely different than what is shown below. Click on the next button to proceed.

   

6. Accept the license agreement and click next to proceed.

   

7. A new AVS instance will only have a vSAN datastore available to deploy the OVA onto. Select the vsanDatastore option and then click on next. Once Everpure Cloud Dedicated is setup, you will have the option to storage vMotion the Pure Plugin to the Everpure Cloud Dedicated array if you want.

   

8. Select an NSX-T network segment for the Pure Plugin to utilization and click on next.

   

9. See the numbered list below this screenshot for detailed information to customize the OVA template.

   

   1. Appliance Type: Select VMware Cloud Manager from the drop-down menu. This is the flavor of the plugin built specifically for AVS and Everpure Cloud Dedicated support.
   2. DHCP: The Pure Plugin supports DHCP if you have a DHCP service running and available within your AVS deployment. For this example we will use a static IP address so we have unchecked this box.
   3. IPv4 Address: Provide a static IP address for the Pure Plugin appliance to utilize.
   4. Netmask: Provide the netmask for your NSX network segment.
   5. Gateway: Enter the gateway for your NSX network segment.
   6. DNS Servers: If your AVS deployment is attached to a DNS instance, enter it here. You can also enter in a more generic DNS server such as 1.1.1.1.
   7. Hostname: Enter an optional hostname for the Pure Plugin appliance.
   8. HTTPS Proxy: If you have a proxy server in use, enter the proxy URL, port, username and password.
   9. Docker IP Range: The pure plugin leverages docker. Use one of the network ranges presented. In this example we used the 192.168.1.254/24 network to make sure there was no overlap or conflict with the existing AVS network.
10. With the template customized you then review the OVA wizard selections and deploy the OVA into AVS.
11. When the deployment completes, power on the OVA by right-clicking on it and selecting Power On.

    

12. You can then ssh to the Pure Plugin using your ssh-client of choice:

    $ ssh pureuser@<purepluginIPAddress>

13. You will immediately be prompted to change the default password ( pureuser). Upon changing the password, log back in to the Pure appliance.
14. To launch the Pure Storage VMware Cloud Manger integration, enter the following:

    $ purepwsh

    Running that command will launch the PowerShell module instance. The plugin will then automatically begin authentication into Azure so that it can have access to your Everpure Cloud Dedicated and AVS instances.

    

15. You will need to navigate to https://microsoft.com/devicelogin and enter the personalized code shown in your session in order to authenticate into Azure.
16. With Pure Pugin OVA deployment and authentication successful please skip the next section (Deploy Azure VM or AVS VM) and move on to Everpure Cloud Dedicated Storage Management with Azure VMware Solution to continue.