READ before starting the Installation of Email Archiver for VMware
Required disk space for Compressed Email Archiver Virtual Machine Image
Required Hardware for Email Archiver Image
Step 1
1. Download and save the Email Archiver VMware image.
2. The email also contains the product key. You will need this information to complete the installation.
Step 2
Open the VMware vSphere Web Client.
Step 3
Expand the vCenter Server list.
Step 4
Click on the vCenter Server that you wish to deploy to.
Step 5
Click on “Deploy OVF Template”
Step 6
Select the radio button “Local file”.
Click on the “Browse” button and locate the .ovf file that was unzipped from the download.
Step 7
After selecting the Email Archiver ovf file. Click the “Next” button.
Step 8
Verify details and click the “Next” button.
Step 9
Select a name and location for the deployed template and click the “Next” button.
Step 10
Select where to run the deployed template and click the “Next” button.
Step 11
Select a location to store the files for the deployed template.
From the “Select virtual disk format” dropdown, select the format you would like to use (“Thin Provision”)
Step 12
Setup networks.
Set IP protocol as “IPv4” and set IP allocation as “Static -Manual” and click the “Next” button.
Note: Please make sure that MAC address is also static for your Email Archiver.
Step 13
Review your settings.
Make sure you have selected “power on after deployment” (this option is at the bottom of the page)
and click the “Finish” button.
Step 14
Go to the console tab of Email Archiver virtual machine.
Login to the Email Archiver console using the username (login as): enterkey and the password: enterkey
Step 15
Enter the product key. You can find the product key in the initial email.
Press “Enter,”
You can now close the console.
Step 16
Congratulations! Your Email Archiver is now up and running.
Next, register your Email Archiver.