Below procedure applicable for only the builds( 10.5.2.008.29_OVTX_OVA_.ova_hyperV.tar.gz and 10.5.2.008.29_OVTX_Build.7z)
Download Required Files
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Download the OVTX OVA file and Build release file ( .7z file) from the MyPortal website.
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Extract the 10.5.2.008.29_OVTX_OVA_.ova_hyperV.tar.gz.
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After extracting, 2 files will be present as shown below.
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Create the 3 folders in your Hyper-V servers and in each folder copy above 2 disk files.
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For every node creation use the disk1 and disk2 from one folder for each node.
Note: Don’t use the same disk1 and disk2 files for all the 3 nodes.
Create Virtual Machine
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Open the Hyper-V manager.
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Click on New button and then click on New virtual machine.
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Click on Next button.
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Enter the node name ex: ovtx-20 and click on Next button.
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Click on Next button again.
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Enter the memory as 32768 MB.
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Select the virtual switch to use network adapter.
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Select the option attach virtual hard disk later.
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Click on Next button and then click on Finish.
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Select the node and click on Settings button.
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Click on processor and then enter the Number of virtual processors is 8.
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Click on Apply.
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Click on IDE Controller 0 and click on Add button.
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When Location is 0, click Browse and choose disk1, click the Apply button.
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Again Click on IDE Controller 0 and click on Add button.
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When Location is 1, click Browse and choose disk2, click the Apply button .
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Click on OK button.
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Select the vm(ovtx20) and click on Start button.
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Double click on the node(ovtx20).
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Follow the screen prompts to configure the parameters below:
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Keyboard option
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NIC
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Hostname (Use a different hostname for each of the three VMs.)
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IP stack policy: IPv4 or Dual-stack
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IP address (Use an available IP address from your network corresponding to the NIC selected in the step above)
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Netmask
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Gateway IP
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Primary and secondary DNS (Set the primary DNS and secondary DNS to the settings that will be able to resolve myovterra.myovcloud.com.
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OVTX password
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Apply the configuration. The system will reboot. Wait for sometime and then the ovtx login prompt will be displayed.
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Login with username ovtx and with the configured password.
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Create a 2nd and 3rd node following the above steps but with different IP addresses.