To configure network and storage settings for the Velocity Storage Server in a virtual environment

1. In the vSphere client console, right-click the name of the virtual machine that you have deployed for Velocity, and then click Power > Power On.

2. Right-click the Velocity Storage Server, and then click Open Console.

3. Log in to the Velocity Storage Server using the user credentials that Veritas has provided to you.

4. Gather the following network details that are required for configuration:

   • IP address that you want to assign to the Velocity Storage Server

     You need to assign a static IP address to the Velocity Storage Server.

   • Netmask

   • IP address of the gateway

   • Interface name

     Use 'eth1' as the interface name.

5. In the Velocity Storage Server, log in to the Velocity shell menu, and then go to the Main_Menu > Network > Network view, and then press Enter.

   If you configure the Velocity Storage Server so that it is multihomed, the following commands may not provide the correct IP address. You may need to change the IP address to the same IP address that matches the network that the Velocity Client is on.

6. In the Network view, type the following command to configure the network settings for the Velocity Storage Server:

   Configure IPAddress Netmask GatewayIPAddress InterfaceName

   For example: Configure 100.100.100.100 255.255.255.0 100.100.100.0 eth1

7. Configure the following DNS settings:

   • Type the following command to add a DNS name server to the configuration:

     DNS Add NameServer IPAddress

   • Type the following command to set the Velocity Storage Server domain name:

     DNS Domain DomainName

   Type the following commands in the given order to change the hostname of the Velocity Storage Server:

   • Type the following command to set a fully qualified hostname (FQHN):

     Hostname Set Name

   • Type the following command to add an IP address to the hostname mapping:

     Hosts Add IPAddress FQHN ShortName

     FQHN is Fully Qualified hostname

8. Ensure that you have used VMware vSphere to add any new meta or data disks that are required for your environment.

   The Velocity .ova file contains only a system disk, so you should add meta or data disks as required for your environment.

9. From the Main_Menu > Manage > Storage view, type the following command to configure the storage, and then press Enter:

   Configure

10. Review the list of available disks, and then do the following:

    • In Select META disks, type the numbers that correspond to the virtual disks that you want to include in the meta volume. Use a comma to separate the numbers if you want to add more than one disk.

    • In Select DATA disks, type the numbers that correspond to the virtual disks that you want to include in the data volume. Use a comma to separate the numbers if you want to add more than one disk.

    Each volume must contain at least one disk. Storing meta and data disks on separate volumes can improve performance.

11. Type yes to accept your selections and begin the configuration.