Cisco Cisco Content Delivery System Manager Installation Guide

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Depending on the resources available and the location of OVF, deployment time of the VM can vary.
Step 13
When the VM is successfully deployed, click Close.
Follow the above steps for other Analytics nodes—Job Scheduler, Forwarder, and Indexer.
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Verifying and Backing Up the VDS-SM OVF VMs
Before continuing the individual node configuration, it is important to verify and backup all VDS-SM OVF
VMs.
Verifying the VDS-SM VMs are Available
To verify whether the VDS-SM VMs are deployed and available, perform the following steps:
Step 1
Using the VMware’s vSphere client, navigate to the location on the ESXI host where the OVF is deployed and the VMs
are stored.
Step 2
Select View Inventory VMs and Templates.
Step 3
Verify whether all previously deployed VMs are present.
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Verifying and Backing Up the VDS-SM OVF VMs