4.5 Installing the VM Management Interface

The VM Management interface is an Eclipse-based rich client environment designed to allow you to use the VM Builder, VM Warehouse, and ZENworks Orchestrator Monitoring. For information on first-run VM Management interface tasks, see First Run Actions in the VM Management Interface in the Novell ZENworks Orchestrator 1.2 Virtual Machine Management Guide.

4.5.1 Installation Constraints

The following table contains a list of operating system, hardware requirements, and install file paths for the VM Management interface. The installation file is found in the ISO in the indicated folder.

Table 4-3 Installation Constraints

Operating System

Recommended Hardware

Install File

SLED 10

SLES 10

SLES 10 SP 1

  • i386 (32-bit)

  • 257 MB of free space

cdrom_drive/SLE10/nvmminst

Windows Server 2003

  • i386 (32-bit)

  • 240 MB of free space

cdrom_drive\Windows2003\nvmminst.exe

Windows XP

  • i386 (32-bit)

  • 240 MB of free space

cdrom_drive\WindowsXP\nvmminst.exe

NOTE:When you install the Xen kernel, make sure you install the kernel-xenpae to ensure that Xen VMs can be used on any 32-bit or 64-bit operating system.

4.5.2 Using the InstallAnywhere Script to Install the VM Management Interface in a Linux Environment

NOTE:You should not install the VM Management interface on the same machine as your Orchestrator Server or VM Warehouse/Builder Server.

After installing the ZENworks Orchestrator Server, you need to run the InstallAnywhere script contained on the CD in the /i386/SLE10 directory. To install the graphical interface:

  1. Open a terminal and log in as root.

  2. Find the nvmminst file on the DVD in the SLE10 directory.

  3. Mount the SLE10 directory to a temporary mount point.

  4. From the SLE10 directory, enter ./nvmminst to launch the installer.

  5. Click Next as necessary to proceed past the introduction and license agreement pages.

  6. Choose your VM Management installation directory.

    You can only install to the default location shown above if you are authenticated as root.

  7. Click Next to continue to the Choose Desktop Launcher Folder page:

  8. Select where to install a launcher icon, then click Next to continue to the Supported Hardware Platforms page:

  9. If your target machine is supported, click Next to continue to the Pre-Installation Summary page:

  10. Verify the information, then click Install to begin the installation.

  11. When the Enter Management Server Information page is displayed, specify the URL or name of the server and your username for the VM Management Server you wish to connect to, then enter root for the login name.

    This is the identity of the VM Warehouse/Builder Server. If you installed it to a different server than the Orchestrator Server, be sure to provide the correct server ID. For example, the VM Warehouse/Builder Server’s IP address, not the Orchestrator Server’s IP address.

    The root login is required because this authenticates against the CIM service, which communicates with the ZENworks Orchestrator Server.

    This login is not to the ZENworks Orchestrator Server, but is authenticating against the Linux system accounts (PAM credentials).

  12. Click Next to display the Enter Monitoring Server Information page:

    IMPORTANT:This page is displayed very quickly, is very similar to the Enter Management Server Information page, and populates the same field information that you entered in the previous page. Be sure to change the Username field before clicking Next again. Also, if the Monitoring Server is different from the VM Warehouse/Builder Server, be sure to make that server change.

    Provide the URL or name of the server for the Monitoring Server you wish to connect to, then enter the Monitoring Server login name that you created when installing the Monitoring Server pattern.

    This might be different than your Orchestrator Server or VM Warehouse/Builder Server.

  13. Click Next to display the Important Information page:

  14. Click Next to display the Install Complete page:

  15. Click Done to finish the installation.

4.5.3 Installing the VM Management Interface on a Windows Operating System

You can install and run the VM Management interface on a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP machine and build VMs using the VM Builder, as well as manage the VM Warehouse and monitor your managed nodes. A Windows machine cannot be the Orchestrator Server.

NOTE:These installation steps apply only to Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.

  1. Copy the nvmminst.exe file from the \Windows2003 or \Windows XP folder (depending on which operating system you are using) to a location on your target Windows machine.

  2. Double-click the nvmminst.exe file to start the installation program.

  3. Click Next on the introduction page.

  4. Read and agree to abide by the terms of the license agreement, then click Next to display the Choose Install Folder page:

  5. Select your installation folder, then click Next to display the Choose Desktop Launcher Folder page:

  6. Select a shortcut folder and any other options and groupings you want for the control of this interface, then click Next to display the Supported Hardware Platforms page:

  7. Click Next to display the Pre-Installation Summary page:

  8. Verify the information, then click Install to being the installation.

  9. When the Enter Management Server Information page is displayed, specify the VM Management Server URL, then enter root for the login name.

    This is the identity of the VM Warehouse/Builder Server. If you installed it to a different server than the Orchestrator Server, be sure to provide the correct server ID. For example, the VM Warehouse/Builder Server’s IP address, not the Orchestrator Server’s IP address.

    The root login is required because this authenticates against the CIM service, which communicates with the ZENworks Orchestrator Server.

    This login is not to the ZENworks Orchestrator Server, but is authenticating against the Linux system accounts (PAM credentials).

  10. Click Next to display the Enter Monitoring Server Information page:

    Specify the VM Management Monitoring Server URL and the Monitoring Server login name that you created when installing the Monitoring Server pattern.

    This might be different than your Orchestrator Server or VM Warehouse/Builder Server.

  11. Click Next to display the Important Information page:

  12. Click Next to display the Install Complete page:

  13. Click Done to finish the installation.