Setting up a XI52 environment on your laptop

What you will need to configure

Your machine must be 64-bit x86 virtualization technology (VT-x) enabled, minimum 2.0 GHz core speed, with 4 virtual CPU’s we would recommend at least 150 GB disk space, and 4-8GB RAM. Note: a single instance of the XI52 VM can be configured in what called a “Thin” mode which only requires 258.8 MB of space.

The Thin configuration allow you to setup multiple appliances. Including an XC10 environment.

1. VM Ware Player version 6 x64 version http://www.vmware.com/products/player/Download and install the VM Ware player.

2. An ESXi minimum version 4.1 minimum works well, but Version 5.0 or Version 5.1 editions: Standard, Enterprise, or Enterprise Plus can be used. For this setup we used 4.1 (Install this on the VM Player)

https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details/hypervisor_41_installable_free/ZCV0YmRoaHBiZHdldA

3. IBM WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI52 Virtual Edition Non-Production Environment.Note: Name of the image should be xi6010_vmware_nonpd

Login to IBM Partnerworld and search for the CRQ4KEN image if this link failshttps://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/dswdown/dswdown.wss/web/jsp/home.jsp?link_id=SDHome

The IBM download will contain The image to deploy the DataPower virtual appliance The Resource Kit for IBM WebSphere® DataPower Virtual Edition And a Quick Start PDF document

Deploy the VM Player environment

Deploy the ESXi VMware vSphere server on the VMware player

The ESX/ESXi 4.1 not listed as a supported version

If you choose to install the OS later you won’t find a pre-existing option to build an ESX VM. Use the “Other” Guest operating system. Will work fine.

Whatever media (DVD, or DVD Clone) you’re using. Point to the ESXi .ISO image

Next set up you VM Player parameters

For the Hard Disk I used a max size of 150GB, perhaps over-kill, but I did not pre allocate the space. So the setup is Current size approximately 40G with a Max of 150GB.

I set my Processors to 4 and memory to 8GB, which I found was the most critical setting. I have 2 XC10’s and 4 XI52’s. When they are all running they will consume the 8GB. SO if you have 16GB, I’d consider using 12GB. Assuming that when you’re using this environment, you are primarily focused on the configuration task of setting up your appliance.

Once the ESXi server is up and running you will need to configure your ESXi Server.

Configure your ESXi ServerThis Sys@dmin has an excellent step-by-step setup guide for this section.

http://www.sysadmintutorials.com/tutorials/vmware-vsphere-4/esxi-4/setting-up-vmware-esxi-4/

Deploy the Datapower XI52 virtual machine OVA appliance1. From Menu: File->Deploy OVF Template

You choose xi6000.vmware.ova file.

OVF OverviewAccept End User License AgreementGive Name and Location to this instance. You may want to include more detail such as the port number if you intend to setup multiple instances.

e.g. XI52-Port-30 XI52-Port-40 ect…

Deployment Configuration:

Small-4CPU-4GB RAM is good configuration for laptop environment.

NOTE: This is sufficient for a laptop environment in which you intend to run multiple instances. The setup will only allocate 258 MB of disk space

Disk Format: Choose Thin provisioned FormatNetwork Mapping:Choose default options

Ready to Complete:

Enter Finish, and deploy will start:

Configure the Datapower appliance

Power on the VM for DataPower appliance by right clicking VM icon.Now open console to the VM by right click and then clicking ‘Open Console’.

login: adminpassword: admin

Enter Disaster Recovery mode [yes/no]: noEnter Common Criteria Compatibility mode? [yes/no]: noPlease enter new password: provide-passwordDo you want to run the Install Wizard? [y:n]: y

Step 1 – Do you want to configure network interfaces? [y]: yDo you have this information? [y]: yDo you want to configure the eth0 interface? [y]: yDo you want to enable DHCP? [y]: nEnter the IP address for interface in CIDR notation: 192.168.1.10/24Note:whichever is appropriate for your network, check ip address for your machine]for home network /24 would be ideal network address.Enter the IP Address for default IPv4 gateway []: 192.168.1.10Note: Provide same address as earlier.

Enter n for question to configure eth1, eth2 and eh3 interfaces.

Step 2:Do you want to configure network services? [y]: yDo you want to configure DNS? [y]: n

Step 3:Do you want to define unique system identifier for the appliance? [y] : Note: Give any appropriate unique system identifier

Step 4:Do you want to configure remote management access? [y]: y

These configuration require the IP address of the local interface that manage the appliance.

Do you have this information? [y]: yDo you want to enable SSH? [y]: yEnter the local IP address [0 for all] : 192.168.1.10 Note: Provide same IP as provided earlier.

Enter the port number [22]:Note: Just enter to accept default

Do you want to enable WebGUI access [y]: y

Enter the local IP address [0 for all] : 192.168.1.10 Note: Provide same IP as provided earlier.

Enter the port number [9090]:Note: Just enter to accept default

Step 5: Do you want to configure a user account that can reset passwords [y]: yNote: This is optional, but you can provide userid and password ( keep note of this detail)

Step 6: Do you want to configure the hard disk array? [y]: y

Do you want to continue? [y]:

Enter name for the file system [ondisk]: dpdiskarrayNote: Provide any appropriate name

Step 7 – Do you want to review the current configuration? [y]:

Do you want to save current configuration? [y]: yOverwrite previously saved configuration? [y/n]:

And now everything should be set and you can get to web interface.