Cisco Cisco UCS C24 M3 Rack Server White Paper

Note: Disable the HA and DRS features while configuring the VMware cluster. After the SvSAN mirrored storage and workload is
configured, you can enable the HA and DRS features and configure the VMware cluster according to your requirements.

In the Cisco UCS C-Series configuration, NSH is installed on a vCenter Server that is running on a separate ESXi host. This
setup helps prevent a split-brain scenario in the event of a network fault.

1. Log in to the vCenter Server.

2. Select

Run as Administrator and run the setup.exe file provided in the downloaded zip file.

3. Click

Next. The end-user license agreement (EULA) opens.

Note: There are different versions of the EULA for the USA and for the rest of the world. Scroll down to find the appropriate
agreement.

4. To accept the agreement, select the box. Then click

Next.

5. Click

Custom.

6. Verify that the

StorMagic Neutral Storage Service and StorMagic vCenter Integration Services options are selected

(Figure 28). The plug-in components will be installed on vCenter Server with the Neutral Storage Service.

Figure 28. Verifying That StorMagic Neutral Storage Service and StorMagic vCenter Integration Services Are Selected

7. Click

Next and complete the final steps of the wizard. The StorMagic tab will appear in the data center on the Manage tab

(Figure 29).

Figure 29. Completed Installation

SvSAN

Synchronous Mirroring

Production

iSCSI/Mirror

Hypervisor

VSA

Hypervisor

NSH