Novell Service Desk Appliance is a 64-bit (x86_64) virtual machine. The following sections provide the requirements for deploying Novell Service Desk Appliance to a virtual infrastructure:
The server where you install Novell Service Desk Appliance must meet the following requirements:
Table 2-1 Server Requirements
Item |
Requirements |
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Hypervisor |
VMware ESX / ESXi 4 / ESXi v5.1 |
Virtual Machine Configuration |
Novell Service Desk Appliance requires the following minimum configuration that have been preconfigured by default:
|
Hostname Resolution |
The server must resolve device hostnames. |
IP Address |
Appliance initially starts with the IP address allocated from DHCP. You can change the IP address to static IP by using the Appliance Management menu during the configuration of Appliance. For more information on configuring appliance, see Section 4.2, Configuring Novell Service Desk Appliance. |
Database |
Novell Service Desk Appliance is available with the embedded PostgreSQL database. However, you can change the database after the appliance is up and running. For information on the supported databases see, Section 2.1.2, Database Requirements. |