Gathering Information

Password for the BMC Web console admin user account.

You need to set a password for the BMC Web console to support the software installation and troubleshooting, but you can also use the BMC Web console to remotely monitor and administer the system as summarized in Configuring the BMCs for Remote System Management.

The password, which is case-sensitive, must be a string of 8 to 16 alphanumeric characters and must start with an alphabetical character. The special characters - (hyphen), _ (underscore), and @ (at-sign) are allowed.

Note: Do not use the special characters #, !, or $ in the BMC Web console admin password.

Management zenadmin password

Password for the zenadmin user account of the ztC Endurance Standby OS and Management VM.

You log in to the Standby OS to install the system software, as described in Installing VMware ESXi and Deploying the Management VM. Specifying a new password for the zenadmin account during the software installation replaces the default password (zenadmin).

Most users never need to access the console of the Management VM, but you need to set this password for it to support the software installation, system operations, and troubleshooting, if needed.

The password, which is case-sensitive, must be a string of 8 to 20 alphanumeric characters and must contain both upper- and lowercase alphabetical characters. It cannot be the same as the username. The following special characters are allowed: - (hyphen), _ (underscore), @ (at-sign), % (percent sign), & (ampersand), # (pound sign), \ (backslash), . (period), $ (dollar sign), * (asterisk).

system_id

Note: Applies only if you are preparing an installation configuration file, as described in Preparing the Installation Configuration File (Optional).

The system ID to include in host name construction. For example, if the fully qualified domain name The complete domain name of a specific computer, or host, online. A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is composed of a hostname and a domain name, separated by a period. An FQDN designates the specific location of an object within the Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy and allows each entity connected to the Internet to be uniquely identified and located within the Internet framework. (FQDN) of a system is ocean.abc.com, where ocean is the host name and the DNS domain name is abc.com, the system_id is ocean.

This setting is helpful if you are creating installation configuration files for many systems, so you can enter the ID only once at the top of the configuration file, and replace it with the $SYSTEM_ID variable wherever necessary.

system_domain

Note: Applies only if you are preparing an installation configuration file, as described in Preparing the Installation Configuration File (Optional).

The system domain to include in host name construction. For example, if the fully quaified domain name of a system is ocean.abc.com, where ocean is the host name and the DNS domain name is abc.com, the system domain is abc.com.

This setting is helpful if you are creating installation configuration files for many systems, so you can enter the domain only once at the top of the configuration file, and replace it with the $SYSTEM-DOMAIN variable wherever necessary.

BMCA hostname

bmca_hostname

BMC A host name, where BMC A is the BMC in compute module A. You can specify either the host name or the fully qualified domain name The complete domain name of a specific computer, or host, online. A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is composed of a hostname and a domain name, separated by a period. An FQDN designates the specific location of an object within the Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy and allows each entity connected to the Internet to be uniquely identified and located within the Internet framework.) (FQDN).

You connect to this host name or the IP address of BMC A to remotely monitor and manage compute module A with the BMC Web console.

BMCB hostname

bmcb_hostname

BMC B host name, where BMC B is the BMC in compute module B. You can specify either the host name or the FQDN.

You connect to this host name or the IP address of BMC B to remotely monitor and manage compute module B with the BMC Web console.

BMC network protocol

bmc_netproto

BMC A eth 0

bmca_eth0

BMC A eth 0 IPv4 or IPv6 address (IP address/prefix) or leave blank (for DHCP).

BMC A eth 1

bmca_eth1

BMC B eth 0

bmcb_eth0

BMC B eth 1

bmcb_eth1

Standby CMA
hostname

standbya_hostname

Standby CMB hostname

standbyb_hostname

Standby network protocol

standby_netproto

Standby CMA
IP Address 1

standbya_ipaddr_1

Standby A IPv4 or IPv6 address (IP address/prefix) or leave blank (for DHCP) for A eno1.

Standby CMA

IP Address 2

standbya_ipaddr_2

Standby CMB

IP Address 1

standbyb_ipaddr_1

Standby CMB

IP Address 2

standbyb_ipaddr_2

Standby Nameserver

standby_nameserver

Standby IPv4/IPv6 name server address or leave blank (for DHCP).

Note for installation configuration file users: If you do not want to use a name server and do not want to be prompted for one during the installation, specify --NONE--.

ESXi hostname

esx_hostname

Host name of the ESXi host. You can specify either the host name or the FQDN.

You connect to this host name or the IP address of your ESXi host to configure and manage your system with ESXi Host Client. The ztC Endurance Management VM also requires the IP address or host name of your ESXi host to manage the continuous uptime of your system; therefore, a static configuration is highly recommended.

For a summary of ESXi Host Client, see Configuring ESXi Host Client or vSphere Web Client for Remote System Management.

ESXi network protocol

esx_bootproto

ESXi
IP address

esx_ipaddr

ESXi host IP address.

ESXi
Gateway

esx_gateway

ESXi host IPv4/IPv6 gateway address or leave blank (for DHCP).

ESXi Netmask

esx_netmask

ESXi host IPv4 subnet address or leave blank (for DHCP/IPv6 or if prefix is supplied in IP address).

ESXi IPv6 Prefix

esx_ipv6_prefix

ESXi
Nameserver

esx_nameserver

ESXi host IPv4/IPv6 name server address or leave blank.

Note for installation configuration file users: If you do not want to use a name server and do not want to be prompted for one during the installation, specify --NONE--.

Numerical keyboard type

esx_keyboard

Numerical keyboard type, a value in the range [00 - 27].

For example, the US Default keyboard is 26. For a full list, see Valid Keyboard Types below.

Path/URL to the ESXi ISO

esx_iso

ESXi ISO path or URL. For example, if you copy the ISO into the Standby OS as described in Transferring Software ISOs to the Standby OS, the location would be similar to:

/opt/stratus/install/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-n.n-nnnnnnnn.x86_64.iso

Management VM Name

mgmtvm_name

Management VM host name, where the default is ESXihostname-ZTCmgmt.

For example, if the ESXi host name is ocean, the Management VM name would be ocean-ZTCmgmt.

Management VM network protocol

mgmtvm_netproto

Management VM

Domainname

mgmtvm_domainname

Management VM DNS suffix name.

For example, if the FQDN of the Management VM is ocean-ZTCmgmt.abc.com, the DNS suffix name is abc.com.

Note for installation configuration file users: If you do not want to use a management VM domain name and do not want to be prompted for one during the installation, specify --NONE--.

Management VM IP Address

mgmtvm_ipaddr

Management VM IPv4/IPv6 address (IP address/prefix) or leave blank (for DHCP).

You connect to this IP address or the host name of the ztC Endurance Management VM to monitor and manage the fault-tolerant aspects of your system with the ztC Endurance console​. For more information, see Using the ztC Endurance Console.

Management VM

Nameserver

mgmtvm_nameserver

Management VM IPv4/IPv6 name server address or leave blank (for DHCP).

Note for installation configuration file users: If you do not want to use a name server and do not want to be prompted for one during the installation, specify --NONE--.

Mgmt Gateway

zenmgmt_gateway

Mgmt Netmask

zenmgmt_netmask

Management network IPv4 subnet address or leave blank (for DHCP/IPv6 or if prefix is supplied in IP address).

Mgmt IPv6 Prefix

zenmgmt_ipv6_prefix

Management network IPv6 prefix or leave blank (for DHCP/IPv6 or if prefix is supplied in IP address).

Enable Support Notifications

asn_enabled

Indicates whether or not to enable Support Notifications over the ASN (yes or no).

Activating the Support Notifications allows the ztC Endurance system to send health and status notifications to Stratus Customer Service over a secure Internet connection. To access related settings in ztC Endurance console​ after installation, see Configuring Remote Support Settings.