The EAM Sample Solution optionally deploys an ESX agent virtual machine and a vSphere installation bundle (VIB). The ESX agent adds a virtual switch to the ESXi host, and then integrates the ESX agent virtual machine and the vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) with DvFilter.

Prerequisites
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Verify that you uninstalled the simple EAM Sample Solution that you deployed in Deploy ESX Agents from OVF Using the EAM Sample Solution.

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Verify that you have configured the virtual infrastructure on which to deploy ESX agents.

Important

If you have not configured the ESX agent network and datastore settings on the host, ESX Agent Manager sets the status to red and ESX agents do not deploy. See Configure the Virtual Infrastructure for ESX Agent Deployment.

Procedure
1

In a command window, go to the root folder of your tc Server.

For example, tcserver\vfabric-tc-server-standard.

2

Stop the tcserver tc Server by running one of the following commands.

Option

Command

Windows

tcruntime-ctl.bat tcserver stop

Linux

tcruntime-ctl.sh tcserver stop
3

Open the tcserver\vfabric-tc-server-standard\tcserver\webapps\eam-sample\WEB-INF\eamri.properties file in a text editor.

4

Change the value of the vib.deploy property from false to true, save and close the file.

5

Restart the tc Server instance tcserver by running one of the following commands.

Option

Command

Windows

tcruntime-ctl.bat tcserver start

Linux

tcruntime-ctl.sh tcserver start
6

Click Home in the navigation bar of the vSphere Web Client, and then click the vCenter Solutions Manager icon.

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Click EAM Sample Solution in the list of running vCenter Server solutions and click Solution.

8

In the Compute resources panel, select the host name of the ESXi host or cluster on which to deploy ESX agents and click Update Configuration.

The Recent Tasks view, on the right side of the window, shows the progress of the EAM Sample Solution as it performs the following tasks:

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Installs the VIB on the host.

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Adds the vmservice-vswitch virtual DvFilter switch to the host.

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Creates a resource pool to contain the ESX agent virtual machine.

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Creates a virtual machine folder on the host to contain the ESX agent virtual machine.

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Deploys an OVF template to create an ESX agent virtual machine, assigning it a UUID and a MAC address.

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Takes a snapshot of the resulting virtual machine.

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Powers on the ESX agent virtual machine.

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From the vSphere Web Client Home, click vCenter Inventory Lists > Hosts and select the host that contains the DvFilter virtual switch.

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Click the Related Objects tab and select the Networks tab to see the DvFilter virtual network switch.

You used the EAM Sample Solution to deploy an ESX agent from a VIB, which adds a DvFilter virtual switch to the ESXi host.

What to do next

Implement the features that the EAM Sample Solution demonstrates, and features that the sample does not demonstrate. You can experiment with solution development by modifying the EAM Sample Solution, rebuilding, and redeploying it.

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