After you have downloaded the appliance and successfully deployed the virtual machine in the virtual environment, you are ready to configure the appliance.
In the vSphere client, power on the appliance.
Click the Console tab.
After the appliance starts, select your preferred keyboard layout in the Keyboard Language drop-down, then accept the license agreement.
On the Passwords and Time Zone page, specify the following information:
Root password and confirmation: The root password for your appliance. The root user name is case sensitive and should use all lowercase letters.
Vaadmin password and confirmation: The preferred user to use when logging in to the appliance. The vaadmin user name is case sensitive and should use all lowercase letters.
NTP Server: The IP address or DNS name of a reliable external Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. For example, time.example.com.
For the best results, set up NTP in accordance with the VMware Timekeeping Best Practices for Linux Guests.
Region: Your local region.
Time Zone: Your local time zone.
Click Next.
On the network configuration page, specify the following network information:
Hostname: The fully qualified DNS host name associated with the appliance IP address. For example, ptm.example.com.
IP Address: The static IP address for the appliance. For example, 10.10.10.10.
Network Mask: The network mask associated with the appliance IP address. For example, 255.255.255.0.
Gateway: The IP address of the gateway on the subnet where your appliance is located. For example, 10.10.10.254.
DNS Servers: The IP address of a primary DNS server for your network. For example, 10.10.10.1. A secondary DNS server is optional.
Domain Search: The domain that is associated with the Hostname setting.
Click Next.
Select the Hard Drive for Hard Disk 2.
The Hard Disk 2 that you created for /vastorage is automatically detected and sdb is displayed as the hard drive. Accept the defaults for the other options on this page, then click Next.
Click Configure.
The appliance displays a message indicating that the installation was successful. Do not log in at the terminal prompt. Appliance administration requires the Appliance Management Console to configure the appliance settings. Using native Linux tools can result in service disruption or failure.
Continue with Section 2.4, Configuring the PlateSpin Transformation Manager Server for the First Time.