This bundle contains a collection of supported VMware templates for use in proof of concepts and production field deployments. Each VM contains all necessary DataCore Swarm software as well as dependencies. The software packages are pre-installed and unconfigured.
This package contains:
SwarmTelemetry OVF file
SwarmClusterServices OVF file
SwarmContentGateway OVF file
SwarmNFS OVF file
SwarmSearch OVF file
Corrected guest OS labels for all VMs
VMware Hardware Level is set to 11 across all VMs
SwarmTelemetry: DataCore branded email alert templates added
The bundle package can be found at DataCore Downloads
Example contents of the bundle package:
-rwxr--r--@ 1 root root 1.2G Apr 21 06:55 datacore-swarm-14.1.0-ESX-disk1.vmdk -rwxr--r--@ 1 root root 851M Apr 21 06:56 datacore-swarm-14.1.0-ESX-disk2.vmdk -rwxr--r--@ 1 root root 85M Apr 21 06:56 datacore-swarm-14.1.0-ESX-disk3.vmdk -rwxr--r--@ 1 root root 1.4G Apr 21 06:58 datacore-swarm-14.1.0-ESX-disk4.vmdk -rwxr--r--@ 1 root root 1.7M Apr 21 06:58 datacore-swarm-14.1.0-ESX-disk5.vmdk -rwxr--r--@ 1 root root 726M Apr 21 07:00 datacore-swarm-14.1.0-ESX-disk6.vmdk -rwxr--r--@ 1 root root 1.7G Apr 21 07:02 datacore-swarm-14.1.0-ESX-disk7.vmdk -rw-r--r--@ 1 root root 73K Apr 21 07:03 datacore-swarm-14.1.0-ESX.ovf -rwxr-xr-x@ 1 root root 148K Apr 21 07:03 centos-7-licenses.tar.gz -rw-r--r--@ 1 root root 35K Apr 21 07:03 SwarmTelemetry.ovf -rw-r--r--@ 1 root root 34K Apr 21 07:03 SwarmSearch1.ovf -rw-r--r--@ 1 root root 33K Apr 21 07:03 SwarmNFS.ovf -rw-r--r--@ 1 root root 34K Apr 21 07:03 SwarmContentGateway.ovf -rw-r--r--@ 1 root root 34K Apr 21 07:03 SwarmClusterServices.ovf
Prerequisites
A dedicated vSwitch for the Swarm Storage Network before importing VMs with the dual virtual network card.
VMs created on VMware ESX 7.0 and must be loaded into 6.7U3 and above.
If using vCenter, use the VMware vAPP OVF datacore-swarm-14.1.2-ESX.ovf to load the entire set of VMs in one command. Must include the nvram files as well.
If not using vCenter, use an individual OVF for each template. This requires specifying the associated disk for each VM.
Important
Swarm 14.1 - ESXi-7.0 - Update 3 can be deployed on ESXi 6.7 and above. See VMware Knowledge Base for the end of life (EOL) statement regarding ESX 6.x.
Info
All VMs have dual virtual network cards; one for the public client network and another for the Swarm Storage Network.
For SwarmSearch1, the public-facing network card is not connected for security reasons.
VMware ESX 6.7U3 is required if using vCenter 6.7.
All access credentials use the default password “datacore”.
Disk to VM Mapping
The following is a sample mapping example of OVF with the associated disks:
OVF | Associated Disks |
---|---|
SwarmClusterServices.ovf | datacore-swarm-14.1.2-ESX-disk7.vmdk |
SwarmContentGateway.ovf | datacore-swarm-14.1.2-ESX-disk6.vmdk |
SwarmNFS.ovf | datacore-swarm-14.1.2-ESX-disk1.vmdk |
SwarmSearch1.ovf
| datacore-swarm-14.1.2-ESX-disk4.vmdk |
datacore-swarm-14.1.2-ESX-disk5.vmdk | |
SwarmTelemetry.ovf
| datacore-swarm-14.1.2-ESX-disk2.vmdk |
datacore-swarm-14.1.2-ESX-disk3.vmdk |
VM Template Overview
The following is a sample example of the VM template:
VM | Hostname | vCPU | RAM | System Disk | Data Disk |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SwarmClusterServices | swarmclusterservices | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | -- |
SwarmContentGateway | swarmcontentgateway | 4 | 8 GB | 50 GB | -- |
SwarmSearch | swarmsearch1 | 4 | 24 GB | 30 GB | 0.45 TB |
SwarmNFS | swarmnfs | 2 | 8 GB | 16 GB | -- |
SwarmTelemetry | swarmtelemetry | 1 | 1GB | 20 GB | 100 GB |
Software Versions
The following software versions are required for Swarm 14.1.2 VMware bundle:
VM | Application | Version | Vendor |
---|---|---|---|
All | Centos | 7.9 | Centos |
SCS | Swarm Cluster Services | 1.3.0 | DataCore Software, Inc |
GW | Content Gateway Web UI | 7.7.0 | DataCore Software, Inc |
GW | Content Gateway | 7.10.0 | DataCore Software, Inc |
SCS | Swarm | 14.1.2 | DataCore Software, Inc |
GW | Storage Management UI | 3.4.0-3 | DataCore Software, Inc |
NFS | Swarm NFS | 3.2.0 | DataCore Software, Inc |
GW | Haproxy | 1.8.17 | |
ES | Elasticsearch | 7.5.2 | Elasticsearch |
TM | Prometheus | 2.36.1 | |
TM | AlertManager | 0.16.1 | |
GW | Node Exporter | 0.18.1 | |
TM | Grafana | 8.5.6 |
References
Abbreviation | Full Form |
---|---|
SCS | Swarm Cluster Services |
GW | Swarm Content Gateway |
NFS | SwarmNFS |
ES | SwarmSearch |
TM | SwarmTelemetry |