Virtual appliance - KVMΒΆ

To deploy the Plixer Replicator virtual appliance for KVM environments, note the following system requirements and proceed with the instructions that follow:

System requirements for KVM deployments:

  • RAM: 4 GB

  • Storage: 100 GB

  • Processor: 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 GHz+

Importing the virtual machine

  1. Contact Plixer Technical Support and use the link they provide to download the latest KVM virtual appliance package:

    curl -k -o PACKAGE_FILENAME.tar.gz https://files.plixer.com/PACKAGE_PATH/PACKAGE_FILENAME.tar.gz

  2. Create a directory for the install:

    mkdir /kvm/replicator

  3. Extract the contents of the package to the new directory:

    sudo tar xvzf PACKAGE_FILENAME.tar.gz -C /kvm/replicator/

  4. Run the installation script in the new directory:

    cd /kvm/replicator/PACKAGE_FILENAME
sudo ./install.sh

  5. Access the console to log in to the appliance:

    virsh console Replicator

  6. Follow the initial appliance setup prompts.

  7. After the appliance reboots, log in to the web interface and follow the setup wizard to prepare Plixer Replicator for use.