vtServer® vtAlpha/vtVAX Bare Metal V4.0.1 Reference Manual BU-0002-27 vtServer Reference Manual BU-0002-27 (January 2, 2020) © 2019 AVT/Vere vtAlpha and vtVAX are marketed jointly by AVT and Vere Technologies LLC Table of Contents 1. First Steps .................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Why Use Virtualization ....................................................................... 3 1.2. Some Terminology ............................................................................. 4 1.3. Features Overview ............................................................................. 5 2. Installing vtServer ..................................................................................... 7 2.1. Prerequisites ...................................................................................... 7 2.2. Installing vtServer on a Hypervisor .................................................... 8 2.2.1. Impact of Running on a Virtual Host ........................................ 9 2.2.2. Virtual Host Criteria ............................................................... 10 2.2.3. Performance .......................................................................... 10 2.2.4. Shared Resources ................................................................. 10 2.2.5. CPU Requirements ................................................................ 10 2.2.6. USB Port................................................................................ 11 2.2.7. Storage .................................................................................. 12 2.2.8. Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) ......................................... 13 2.2.9. Licensing ............................................................................... 14 2.2.10. vtServer Software Installation ................................................ 14 2.2.11. Hypervisor Specific Information ............................................. 15 2.2.12. VMware ................................................................................. 15 2.2.13. Hyper_V................................................................................. 19 2.2.14. KVM ....................................................................................... 20 2.3. Performing the Installation ............................................................... 21 2.3.1. Upgrade/Repair ..................................................................... 21 2.3.2. Install vtServer ....................................................................... 22 2.4. Installation of Optional Kits .............................................................. 23 2.5. Install vtLicense ............................................................................... 25 2.6. Unattended Installation .................................................................... 26 2.7. Performing an Upgrade ................................................................... 26 2.8. Snapshot Management .................................................................... 27 2.9. Version Updates .............................................................................. 29 3. Managing vtServer/vtLicense ................................................................. 30 3.1. Open SSH Console ......................................................................... 30 3.2. Backup Host settings ....................................................................... 31 3.3. vtScan .............................................................................................. 33 4. Configuring vtServer/vtLicense ............................................................. 35 4.1. Navigation ........................................................................................ 35 4.2. Networking ....................................................................................... 39 4.2.1. Introduction to Virtual Networking .......................................... 40 4.2.2. Configure Network ................................................................. 44 4.2.3. Using a Virtual Switch ............................................................ 45 4.2.4. Using a Bond ......................................................................... 46 4.2.5. Setup a VLAN ........................................................................ 48 4.3. Storage ............................................................................................ 49 4.3.1. Storage Overview .................................................................. 50 4.3.2. Using Physical Disks ............................................................. 52 4.3.3. Creating and Using Logical Disks .......................................... 54 4.3.4. Tape Image Files ................................................................... 59 4.3.5. CD/DVD Support ................................................................... 61 4.3.6. NFS ....................................................................................... 64 4.3.7. SMB ....................................................................................... 66 4.3.8. iSCSI Storage ........................................................................ 67 4.3.9. Fiber Channel (SAN) ............................................................. 68 4.4. Hostname ........................................................................................ 70 4.5. Services ........................................................................................... 71 4.6. Date and Time ................................................................................. 73 4.7. User Management ........................................................................... 74 4.7.1. Users ..................................................................................... 76 4.7.2. Roles ..................................................................................... 79 4.7.3. Security Settings for Users .................................................... 82 4.8. Alerts ............................................................................................... 86 4.9. Keyboard ......................................................................................... 90 4.10. Snapshots ........................................................................................ 91 4.10.1. Important Things to Know When Using Snapshots ............... 93 4.10.2. Convert vtServer System Partition from ext4 to btrfs ............. 95 4.11. HTTPS and Certificates ................................................................... 97 4.12. System Parameters ....................................................................... 100 4.13. System Information ........................................................................ 102 4.14. Shutdown / Reboot ........................................................................ 103 4.15. Licensing ....................................................................................... 104 4.15.1. License Options ................................................................... 105 4.15.2. License Search Order .......................................................... 105 4.15.3. LED Color State ................................................................... 106 4.15.4. License Management .......................................................... 107 4.15.5. License in a Network ........................................................... 108 4.15.6. Network License Installation ................................................ 110 4.16. Firewall Settings (vtLicense only) .................................................. 113 4.17. Proxy Settings (vtLicense Only) ..................................................... 115 5. Virtual Machines .................................................................................... 116 5.1. Creating a Virtual Machine ............................................................ 116 5.2. Configuring a Virtual Alpha ............................................................ 118 5.2.1. Comment Box ...................................................................... 118 5.2.2. Virtual Machine Name ......................................................... 118 5.2.3. Hardware Settings ............................................................... 119 5.2.4. Advanced Options ............................................................... 120 5.2.5. Hardware Model .................................................................. 122 5.2.6. QBB ..................................................................................... 123 5.2.7. Virtual CPUs ........................................................................ 123 5.2.8. CPU Details ......................................................................... 125 5.2.9. Memory................................................................................ 126 5.2.10. OPA0 / COM2 ...................................................................... 127 5.2.11. PCI Bus ............................................................................... 133 5.2.12. PCI Slot ............................................................................... 134 5.2.13. Ethernet Adapter ................................................................. 136 5.2.14. Serial Lines Adapter ............................................................ 137 5.2.15. SCSI Adapter ....................................................................... 139 5.2.16. Fiber Channel Adapter .......................................................