Swarm 15.2 Update 1 VMware Bundle Package
This bundle contains a collection of supported VMware templates for proof-of-concept and production field deployments. Each VM contains all the 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
SwarmSearch OVF file
What’s New:
SwarmContentGateway: Upgraded to cloudgateway 7.10.4 / UIC 7.9.1
SwarmClusterServices: upgraded to swarm-storage 15.2.1
The bundle package can be found at DataCore Downloads.
Prerequisites
A dedicated vSwitch for the Swarm Storage Network before importing VMs with the dual virtual network card.
VMs are created on VMware ESX 7.0 and must be loaded into 6.7 U3 and above.
If using vCenter, use the VMware vAPP OVF datacore-swarm-15.2.1-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.
A field engineer is required to configure the node_exporter service for the gateways in /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml, an example is provided in the comments.
A field engineer is required to configure and deploy the elasticsearch_exporter service on the SwarmTelemetry VM. The process is as follows:
modify the Elasticsearch Node IP in /usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch_exporter.service file
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable elasticsearch_exporter
systemctl start elasticsearch_exporter this will start the service and listen on port 9114
modify /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml and uncomment the elasticsearch job definition pointing at port 9114
promtool check config /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml to verify no typo errors were made in the config file.
systemctl restart prometheus to activate the change
Now you will see metrics populate the Swarm Search v7 dashboard.
Important
Swarm 15.2.1 - ESXi-7.0 - can be deployed on ESXi 6.7 and above. See End of General Support for vSAN 6.5/6.6/6.7 for end-of-life (EOL) statement regarding VMware ESX 6.x.
This is an installation-only bundle, so don’t use this bundle for upgrades.
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-15.2.1-ESX-disk3.vmdk |
datacore-swarm-15.2.1-ESX-disk4.vmdk | |
SwarmContentGateway.ovf | datacore-swarm-15.2.1-ESX-disk7.vmdk |
SwarmSearch1.ovf
| datacore-swarm-15.2.1-ESX-disk1.vmdk |
datacore-swarm-15.2.1-ESX-disk2.vmdk | |
SwarmTelemetry.ovf
| datacore-swarm-15.2.1-ESX-disk5.vmdk |
datacore-swarm-15.2.1-ESX-disk6.vmdk |
Info
All access credentials use the default password ‘datacore’.
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 | 100 GB |
SwarmContentGateway | swarmcontentgateway | 4 | 8 GB | 50 GB | -- |
SwarmSearch | swarmsearch1 | 4 | 24 GB | 30 GB | 0.45 TB |
SwarmTelemetry | swarmtelemetry | 1 | 1GB | 20 GB | 100 GB |
Software Versions
The following software versions are required for the Swarm 15.2 VMware bundle:
VM | Application | Version | Vendor |
---|---|---|---|
All | Centos | 7.9 | Centos |
SCS | Swarm Cluster Services | 1.4.0 | DataCore Software, Inc |
GW | Content Gateway Web UI | 7.9.1 | DataCore Software, Inc |
GW | Content Gateway | 7.10.4 | DataCore Software, Inc |
SCS | Swarm | 15.2.1 | DataCore Software, Inc |
GW | Storage Management UI | 3.4.0-3 | DataCore Software, Inc |
GW | Haproxy | 1.8.17 | |
ES | Elasticsearch | 7.5.2 | Elasticsearch |
TM | Prometheus | 2.41.0 | |
TM | AlertManager | 0.16.1 | |
GW | Node Exporter | 0.18.1 | |
TM | Grafana | 9.3.2 | |
TM | Elasticsearch Exporter | 15.0 |
References
Abbreviation | Full Form |
---|---|
SCS | Swarm Cluster Services |
GW | Swarm Content Gateway |
ES | SwarmSearch |
TM | SwarmTelemetry |
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