Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley VersaVirtual Series User manual

User Manual Original Instructions
VersaVirtual Appliance User
Manual
Catalog Number 9300-VVB-PRJ

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VersaVirtual Appliance User Manual User Manual
Important User Information
Read this document and the documents listed in the additional resources section about installation, configuration, and operation of this equipment before
you install, configure, operate, or maintain this product. Users are required to familiarize themselves with installation and wiring instructions in addition to
requirements of all applicable codes, laws, and standards.
Activities including installation, adjustments, putting into service, use, assembly, disassembly, and maintenance are required to be carried out by suitably
trained personnel in accordance with applicable code of practice.
If this equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired.
In no event will Rockwell Automation, Inc. be responsible or liable for indirect or consequential damages resulting from the use or application of this
equipment.
The examples and diagrams in this manual are included solely for illustrative purposes. Because of the many variables and requirements associated with
any particular installation, Rockwell Automation, Inc. cannot assume responsibility or liability for actual use based on the examples and diagrams.
No patent liability is assumed by Rockwell Automation, Inc. with respect to use of information, circuits, equipment, or software described in this manual.
Reproduction of the contents of this manual, in whole or in part, without written permission of Rockwell Automation, Inc., is prohibited.
Throughout this manual, when necessary, we use notes to make you aware of safety considerations.
These labels may also be on or inside the equipment to provide specific precautions.
The following icon may appear in the text of this document.
WARNING: Identifies information about practices or circumstances that can cause an explosion in a hazardous environment,
which may lead to personal injury or death, property damage, or economic loss.
ATTENTION: Identifies information about practices or circumstances that can lead to personal injury or death, property
damage, or economic loss. Attentions help you identify a hazard, avoid a hazard, and recognize the consequence.
IMPORTANT Identifies information that is critical for successful application and understanding of the product.
SHOCK HAZARD: Labels may be on or inside the equipment, for example, a drive or motor, to alert people that dangerous
voltage may be present.
BURN HAZARD: Labels may be on or inside the equipment, for example, a drive or motor, to alert people that surfaces may
reach dangerous temperatures.
ARC FLASH HAZARD: Labels may be on or inside the equipment, for example, a motor control center, to alert people to
potential Arc Flash. Arc Flash will cause severe injury or death. Wear proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Follow ALL
Regulatory requirements for safe work practices and for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Identifies information that is useful and can help to make a process easier to do or easier to understand.

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Table of Contents
Preface
About this Publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Download Firmware,
Add-on Profile, EDS, and Other Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 1
Install the VersaVirtual
Appliance
Install the VVA in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Identify Ports and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect Network Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connect Power Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Install Front Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2
Integrate the Network Connect the Appliance to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Use the Default VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Add Host Names to Local Host File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 3
Manage the System Domain Name System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Forward DNS Requests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Configure the Management Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Install VersaVirtual Licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Change Default Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Baseboard Management Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
VMware vSphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
VMware vCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
VMware vCenter Server Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Virtual Machines: NetSvcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Virtual Machines: Support-Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Virtual Machines: Support-Proxy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configure Active Directory Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Update the Hardware Compatibility List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Add a Virtual Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Import an OVA Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Chapter 4
System Shut down and Startup Shut down vSAN Cluster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Shut down NPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Restart NPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Restart vSAN Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Appendix A
Change the IP Address Schemes Shut Down the vSAN Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Change the IPv4 Settings of the Witness Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Reset IP Address of NPU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Update Access and Trunk Port with New VLAN Tag (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Reset iDRAC IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Update NetSvcs IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Update NetSvcs DNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Change VMware vCenter IP Address
with the VMware vCenter Server Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Apply new VLAN Tag to Port Groups (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Update IP Addresses on vSAN Hosts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Update High Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Reconnect Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Restart vSAN Cluster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Appendix B
Rename VersaVirtual Appliance
Components
Preliminary Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rename Procedures Add New Name Information to DNS Server Hosted by NetSvcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Factory default: ra.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Updated ra.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Rename NetSvcs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Rename VMware vCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Redeploy the vSAN Witness Virtual Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Unregister and Remove Existing Witness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Deploy the New vSAN Witness Virtual Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Register the New vSAN Witness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rename Cluster Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rename Host 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rename Host 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rebalance Virtual Machines across the Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Remove Obsolete Information from NetSvcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Final ra.conf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

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Preface
About this Publication This manual provides information on how to install, configure, and manage the Rockwell
Automation Series B VersaVirtual™ Appliance (VVA), as follows.
Abbreviations This manual uses the following abbreviations.
Topic Page
Install the VersaVirtual Appliance 9
Integrate the Network 15
Manage the System 21
Rename VersaVirtual Appliance Components 95
System Shut down and Startup 65
Abbreviation Meaning
AD Active Directory
BMC Baseboard Management Controller
BOSS Boot Optimized Server Storage
DCUI Direct Console User Interface
DNS Domain Name System
FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name
GUI Graphical User Interface
HA High Availability
HCL Hardware Compatibility List
HD Hard drive
HSRP Hot standby Router Protocol
iDRAC Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
MAC Machine Access Controller
NAT Network Address Translation
NPU Nano Processing Unit
NTP Network Time Protocol
OVF Open Virtualization Format
SSD Solid-state drive
SSH Secure Shell
SSO Single Sign On
VA Virtualization Appliance
vCPU Virtual Central Processing Unit
VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
VM Virtual Machine
vSAN Virtual Storage Area Network
VVA VersaVirtual Appliance

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Features Overview
The Rockwell Automation VVA is a hyperconverged (integrated computer, networking, and
storage) appliance intended for entry-level virtualization in a managed environment. The VVA
ships in a fully configured state, and includes support services to help minimize on-site
customer configuration.
The VVA CPU, memory, and storage are fully customizable. A VVA has the following baseline
specifications.
Figure 1 - VersaVirtual™ Series B Overview
Download Firmware,
Add-on Profile, EDS, and
Other Files
You can download firmware, associated files (such as AOP, EDS, and DTM), and access product
release notes from the Product Compatibility and Download Center at rok.auto/pcdc.
Component Baseline specification
Processor (CPU) 3rd Generation Intel Xeon D-2776NT 2.10 Ghz
Memory 128 GB
Storage controllers Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS), 2 x M.2 SSDs 480 GB
Network (Ethernet) connection ports 4 x 10GbE SFP (max 50 Gb)
Usable storage 1.9 TB
Operating system VMware vSphere®Standard
Input power 100…240V AC, 50/60 Hz, dual
Operating temperature range -5…55 °C (23…131 °F), with a cold start temperature of 0 °C (32 °F)
Mounting options Rack
Rear view
Front view
Host 1 Host 2 NPU

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Preface
Additional Resources The following documents contain information for related Rockwell Automation products.
You can view or download additional publications at rok.auto/literature.
Resource Description
EtherNet/IP™Network Devices User Manual, ENET-UM006 Describes how to configure and use EtherNet/IP devices to communicate on the EtherNet/IP
network.
Ethernet Reference Manual, ENET-RM002 Describes basic Ethernet concepts, infrastructure components, and infrastructure features.
System Security Design Guidelines Reference Manual, SECURE-RM001 Provides guidance on how to conduct security assessments, implement Rockwell
Automation products in a secure system, harden the control system, manage user access,
and dispose of equipment.
UL Standards Listing for Industrial Control Products,
publication CMPNTS-SR002 Assists original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with construction of panels, to help ensure that they conform to the requirements of Underwriters Laboratories.
American Standards, Configurations, and Ratings: Introduction to
Motor Circuit Design, publication IC-AT001 Provides an overview of American motor circuit design, based on methods outlined in the
NEC.
Industrial Components Preventive Maintenance, Enclosures, and Contact
Ratings Specifications, publication IC-TD002 Provides a quick reference tool for Allen-Bradley™industrial automation controls and
assemblies.
Safety Guidelines for the Application, Installation, and Maintenance of
Solid-state Control, publication SGI-1.1
Designed to harmonize with NEMA Standards Publication No. ICS 1.1-1987 and provides
general guidelines for the application, installation, and maintenance of solid-state control in
the form of individual devices or packaged assemblies that incorporate solid-state
components.
Industrial Automation Wiring and Grounding Guidelines, publication 1770-4.1 Provides general guidelines for installing a Rockwell Automation industrial system.
ProposalWorks™ configuration software, rok.auto/systemtools Helps configure complete, valid catalog numbers, and build complete quotes that are based
on detailed product information.
Rockwell Automation Global SCCR tool, rok.auto/sccr Provides coordinated high-fault branch circuit solutions for motor starters, soft starters,
and component drives.
Product Certifications website, rok.auto/certifications Provides declarations of conformity, certificates, and other certification details.

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Chapter 1
Install the VersaVirtual Appliance
To install the VVA, perform the steps that are contained in the following sections:
•Install the VVA in a Rack
•Identify Ports and Components
•Connect Network Cables
•Connect Power Cables
•Install Front Bezel
Install the VVA in a Rack The VVA must be mounted in a rack.
IMPORTANT Before you install the VVA into your rack, perform the following steps.
1. Review and follow any safety guidelines that are included in the rack
installation instructions.
2. Unbox the VVA and remove the shipping brackets and front bezel.
3. Install the cable management arms.
4. Mount the VVA in your rack using the hardware that came with your
VVA and rack.

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Chapter 1 Install the VersaVirtual Appliance
Identify Ports and
Components
The VVA contains the following ports and components:
• Two server modules — left and right
• One NPU module, which is used as a dedicated host for the VMware vSAN™witness host
and other appliances
•Twopowersupplies
Each server module has five network ports, including one Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller (iDRAC) port. These server module ports must be connected to your network switch.
The NPU module has two network ports that must also be connected to your network switch.
iDRAC MAC Address Labels Power Buttons and Power Status LEDs
Server 2 (right)Server 1 (left) NPU
NPU module ports
VVA server module ports