Swarm 17.0 Update 3 VMware Bundle Rocky Linux 9 Package
Overview
This bundle contains a collection of supported VMware templates for proof-of-concept and production field deployments. Each Virtual Machine (VM) contains all the necessary DataCore Swarm software as well as dependencies. The software packages are pre-installed and unconfigured. All VM templates have been created with Rocky Linux 9.6 OS.
Bundle Contents
The package includes the following VMware Open Virtualization Format (OVF) files:
SwarmTelemetry OVF file
SwarmClusterServices OVF file
SwarmContentGateway OVF file
SwarmSearch OVF file
What’s New
Swarm Storage 17.0.4 https://perifery.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/public/pages/4477616129
Content Gateway 8.3.0 https://perifery.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/public/pages/4316102657
Swarm Cluster Services (SCS) 1.7.4 https://perifery.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/public/pages/4373282845
Elasticsearch 8.15.1
Grafana 12.1.1
Note
SELinux is now disabled on Swarm Cluster Services VM as required since SCS 1.7.1 https://perifery.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/public/pages/3500605441
All VMs upgraded to latest Rocky Linux 9.6 distribution packages
Copyright info updated to 2025
Fixed log rotation bug in
/etc/elasticsearch/logging.yml(SWAR-10763)Documented swap steps for Elasticsearch 8.15.1 (OEM-136)
Added RabbitMQ 4.1.4 to Swarm Content Gateway (OEM-137)
Default grafana time is now set to “browser” time (TELE-30)
Generated v17.0 U3 Dashboards (OEM-138)
Added Swarm Resources v1.0
Upgraded to Swarm Gateway v8.3 with Listing Cache Service (LCS) support
Added Swarm LCS v8.3
Added Swarm Gateway Network Traffic v3.0 [hidden]
SwarmTelemetry: Upgraded to Prometheus 3.5.0, Node Exporter 1.9.1, and Grafana 12.1.1 (version locked)
SwarmClusterServices: Upgraded to Swarm 17.0.4 and SCS 1.7.4
SwarmContentGateway: Upgraded to Cloudgateway 8.3.0, installed RabbitMQ v4.1.4, and pre-installed
s3cmd,rclone, andaws.
The bundle is available at DataCore Downloads.
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 must be loaded into 7.0U3 or higher.
If using vCenter, use the VMware vAPP OVF
datacore-swarm-17.0.4-ESX-RL9.ovfto load the entire set of VMs in one command (Must include thenvramfiles as well.)If not using vCenter, use an individual OVF for each template. This requires specifying the associated disk for each VM.
Important
Swarm 17.0.4 (ESXi-8.0) can be deployed on ESxi 7.0U3 and above.
This is an installation-only bundle and should not be used for upgrades.
Field engineers must modify
/usr/lib/system.d/system/elasticsearch_exporter.serviceif the ES node IP differs.VM templates are verified to be compatible with VMware ESXi 9.0 and vCenter 9.0.
Notes
All VMs have dual virtual network cards, one for the public client network and another for the Swarm Storage Network.
For SwarmSearch 1, the public-facing network card is disconnected for security reasons.
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-17.0.4-ESX-RL9-disk7.vmdk |
SwarmContentGateway.ovf | datacore-swarm-17.0.4-ESX-RL9-disk3.vmdk |
datacore-swarm-17.0.4-ESX-RL9-disk4.vmdk | |
SwarmSearch1.ovf
| datacore-swarm-17.0.4-ESX-RL9-disk1.vmdk |
datacore-swarm-17.0.4-ESX-RL9-disk2.vmdk | |
SwarmTelemetry.ovf
| datacore-swarm-17.0.4-ESX-RL9-disk5.vmdk |
datacore-swarm-17.0.4-ESX-RL9-disk6.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 | 100 GB |
SwarmContentGateway | swarmcontentgateway | 4 | 8 GB | 50 GB | 200 GB |
SwarmSearch | swarmsearch1 | 4 | 24 GB | 30 GB | 0.45 TB |
SwarmTelemetry | swarmtelemetry | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB | 100 GB |
Software Versions
The following software versions are required for the Swarm 17.0 VMware bundle:
VM | Application | Version | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
All | Rocky Linux | 9.6 | |
SCS | Swarm Cluster Services | 1.7.4 | DataCore Software, Inc |
GW | Content Gateway Web UI | 7.11.0-1 | DataCore Software, Inc |
GW | Content Gateway | 8.3.0 | DataCore Software, Inc |
SCS | Swarm | 17.0.4 | DataCore Software, Inc |
GW | Storage Management UI | 3.5.1-1 | DataCore Software, Inc |
GW | Haproxy | 2.4.22 | |
ES | Elasticsearch | 8.15.1 | Elasticsearch |
TM | Prometheus | 3.5.0 | |
TM | AlertManager | 0.28.0 | |
GW | Node Exporter | 1.9.1 | |
TM | Grafana | 12.1.1 | Grafana: The open and composable observability platform | Grafana Labs |
TM | Elasticsearch Exporter | 15.0 | |
GW | RabbitMQ | 4.1.4 |
References
Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|
SCS | Swarm Cluster Services |
GW | Swarm Content Gateway |
ES | SwarmSearch |
TM | SwarmTelemetry |
Related Pages
© DataCore Software Corporation. · https://www.datacore.com · All rights reserved.