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
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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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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

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Connect Network Cables The VVA ships with the following items:
• Eight Ethernet patch cables
• Two copper direct attach cables (DAC)
• Four copper transceiver modules
To connect your VVA to two switches, perform the following procedures.
1. Insert a transceiver module into ports 1and 2on both servers.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from port 1 of server 1, to port 1 of switch 1.
3. Connect an Ethernet cable from port 2 of server 1, to port 1 of switch 2.
4. Connect an Ethernet cable from iDRAC port of server 1, to port 3 of switch 1.
5. Connect an Ethernet cable from port 1 of server 2, to port 2of switch 1.
6. Connect an Ethernet cable from port 2 of server 2, to port 2 of switch 2.
7. Connect an Ethernet cable from iDRAC port of server 2, to port 3of switch 2.
8. Connect an Ethernet cable from NPU port 1, to port 4of switch 1.
9. Connect an Ethernet cable from NPU port 2, to port 4of switch 2.
10. Connect one DAC cable from port 3of server 1, to port 3of server 2.
11. Connect one DAC cable from port 4of server 1, to port 4of server 2.
12. Install dust filtration bezel.
In order for the VVA to function properly, you must allocate eight GbE ports in your
network switch: four access ports, and four trunk ports.
Rockwell Automation recommends that you configure your VVA to use two switches that
are connected to the balance of plant network, or separate power sources. This
configuration can help improve redundancy and avoid disruption due to maintenance or
failure. For more information, see Integrate the Network on page 15.
Switch 1
VVA
Switch 2
Server 1 Server 2

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Connect Power Cables Connect the appliance to a power source with the supplied power cables. When connected, the
power supply indicators illuminate.
Install Front Bezel To install the front bezel, perform the following steps.
1. Align the right bracket to the right ear of the unit.
2. Tighten the two screws to secure the right bracket to the right ear.

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3. Repeat this process for the left bracket.
4. Align the bezel with the brackets and press until the bezel clicks into place.
The front bezel is now installed.

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Chapter 2
Integrate the Network
This section provides information on how to integrate the VVA into your network.
Connect the Appliance to
the Network
Before you connect the appliance to your network, note the following:
• Rockwell Automation recommends that you configure your VVA to use two switches.
The switches do not need to be stacked or configured as a redundant pair, but should
be connected to the balance of plant network, or separate power sources. This
configuration can help improve redundancy and avoid disruption due to maintenance
or failure.
• Rockwell Automation recommends that you use the default virtual local area network
(VLAN) and subnet address. For more information, see the Use the Default VLAN section.
• If you use the VVA default VLAN and subnet, the default management VLAN 3249 should
be added to the layer 3 core switch or router, and all switches between the server
access switches and core switch. The core switch should also be configured with an IP
address of 192.168.249.1/24 on VLAN 3249.
• Rockwell Automation recommends that you add a list of default VVA IP addresses and
corresponding host names to your host file. For more information, see the Add Host
Names to Local Host File section on page 17.
• IP address schemes can be changed. For more information, see Change the IP Address
Schemes on page 69.
• In order to manage the VVA, you must configure the management ports on you switch
as trunk ports. The iDRAC ports on your switch must also be configured as access ports.
Check the documentation that came with your switch for more information.
Use the Default VLAN The default VLAN for the VVA is 3249 and uses subnet 192.168.249.0/24. To add the default VVA
VLAN to your network and assign your router an IP address of 192.168.249.1, perform the
following steps.
1. Sign in to your core router and add the following entries:
IMPORTANT The following two steps are based on the use of a Cisco® Stratix® 5410
core switch and two Stratix 5410 access switches.
router#config term
router#config terminal
router(config)#vlan 3249
router(config-vlan)#name VersaVirtual
router(config-vlan)#interface vlan 3249
router(config-if)#ip address 192.168.249.1 255.255.255.0
router(config-if)#description VersaVirtual Management
router(config-if)#exit
router(config)#end
router#wr

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2. Verify the configuration of your switches.
The configuration should resemble the following.
Switch 1
Switch 2
vlan 3249
name VVA_Management
!
vlan 3250
name VVA_vMotion
!
vlan 3251
name VVA_vSAN
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1
description host 1 port 1
switchport mode trunk
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/2
description host 2 port 1
switchport mode trunk
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/3
description Host 1 iDRAC
switchport access vlan 3249
switchport mode access
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/4
description NPU port 1
switchport access vlan 3249
switchport mode access
vlan 3249
name VVA_Management
!
vlan 3250
name VVA_vMotion
!
vlan 3251
name VVA_vSAN
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/1
description host 1 port 2
switchport mode trunk
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/2
description host 2 port 2
switchport mode trunk
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/3
description Host 2 iDRAC
switchport access vlan 3249
switchport mode access
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/4
description NPU port 2
switchport access vlan 3249
switchport mode access

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Add Host Names to Local
Host File
To add a list of default VVA IP addresses and corresponding host names to your local host file,
perform the following steps.
1. Open Windows® Notepad from the Windows Start menu or Search bar.
2. Copy and paste the following list of IP addresses and host names into a new note.
3. Leave the note open.
Note: the procedures in this section are based on a Windows 10 computer. Other
versions of Windows might vary.
192.168.249.11 host1-bmc.ra.internal # Host 1 BMC
192.168.249.12 host2-bmc.ra.internal # Host 2 BMC
192.168.249.18 vCenter.ra.internal # vCenter server
192.168.249.14 host1.ra.internal # cluster host 1
192.168.249.15 host2.ra.internal # cluster host 2
192.168.249.13 npu.ra.internal # management host
192.168.249.16 witness.ra.internal # witness host
192.168.249.17 netsvcs.ra.internal # DNS server
192.168.249.19 support-probe.ra.internal # Support probe
192.168.249.20 support-proxy.ra.internal # Support proxy

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4. Run Windows Notepad as administrator:
a. Right-click Notepad from the Start menu, or Search bar
b. Select Run as Administrator.
5. Select the File menu > Open.
6. Navigate to the following Windows directory:
Local Disk (C:)\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc

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7. From the File Type dropdown menu, select All Files.
8. Select the hosts file and then Open.
9. In the hosts file, delete any entries for the Default VVA Network scheme.
See step 2. for the default values.
10. Return to your original Windows Notepad document that contains the list of new hosts
and IP addresses.

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11. Select all entries with CTRL+A.
12. Copy the entries with CTRL+C.
13. Return to the hosts file.
14. Place your cursor below the last line of text.
15. Paste the new entries with CTRL+V.
16. From the File menu, select Save and then close the file.
The default VVA IP addresses are now part of the local hosts file.