Import the appliance into VMware

You need the .ova file from Download & setup on dash.retivo.net. See Install the Retivo appliance for what the VM needs.

ESXi host client

1. Sign in to the ESXi host client at https://<esxi-host>/ui.
2. Virtual Machines > Create / Register VM > Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file, then Next.
3. Name the VM, for example retivo, and drop the .ova file in. Next.
4. Pick the datastore. Next.
5. Network mappings: choose the port group that reaches your devices and the internet. Disk provisioning: Thin. Leave Power on automatically ticked. Next, then Finish.
6. Wait for the upload to finish in Recent tasks, then open the VM's console. Carry on with First start of the appliance.

vCenter

1. Right-click a cluster, host or folder and choose Deploy OVF Template.
2. Local file, select the .ova. Next.
3. Name the VM and pick the folder, then the compute resource, then Next through the details page.
4. Select storage: pick the datastore and Thin Provision.
5. Select networks: map VM Network to the port group that reaches your devices and the internet.
6. Finish, then power the VM on and open its console.

VMware Workstation or Fusion

1. File > Open (Workstation) or File > Import (Fusion) and select the .ova.
2. Choose a name and folder, then Import.
3. Set the network adapter to Bridged so the appliance gets an address on your network. NAT works for a test, but your devices must then be reachable from the host.
4. Power the VM on. The console window shows the setup menu.

Good to know

• The appliance includes VMware Tools (open-vm-tools): vSphere shows its IP address, and Shut Down Guest and Restart Guest work.
• Don't use Clone to make a second Retivo: a clone has new hardware IDs and dash.retivo.net refuses it as a copy. Import the OVA again and link the new VM as its own node.
• Snapshots before an update are fine; delete them once the update has run for a day.