Planning the BMC Compact RDS deployment
This topic provides information that you can use to plan the installation, deployment, and configuration of the BMC Compact RDS solution. Before you install the solution, ensure that you carefully review the prerequisites, resources, product versions, and hotfix and patch details.
Before you begin
To install the BMC Compact RDS image, you need the following items before you deploy the OVF:
Item | Purpose | Details |
|---|---|---|
Windows client computer (x) | Hosts the BMC Server Automation Console and BMC Remedy Developer Studio | The Windows client is optional. If required, you can install this component on a jump box. |
vCenter | Used with BMC Application Server and BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management solution | Used as a platform for creating a virtual image and hosting the VM appliance. vCenter version 5.x is required for installation. |
ESX | Used with the vCenter as a hosting location for virtual machines | ESX versions 5.x is required for this installation. |
In addition, you need:
- Sufficient IP addresses from DHCP or static IP. If the IP addresses are static, make the required changes in the DNS before deployment. If the IP of the servers is DHCP-enabled, ensure that you do not change it.
- Sufficient disk space to provision the VM. Your vCenter should have at least 100 GB available for deployment.
- vCenter details before you start deployment
Deployment architecture and sizing
BMC Compact RDS is a small production environment, as illustrated in the following deployment architecture diagram:
BMC Compact RDS is designed for 25 concurrent users and 5000 managed VMs.
BMC Compact RDS resources and placement planning
BMC Compact RDS consumes the following resources. Use this information for placement planning.
Name | Disk space (GB) | Guest OS | Memory size minimum (GB) | CPU count minimum | IP address/MAC address | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMC Compact RDS | 100 GB
| Red Hat Linux 6.3 64-bit | 16 GB | 8 |
| BMC Compact RDS contains preconfigured BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management and Oracle Express |
Compact RDS product version matrix
BMC Compact RDS contains the products and versions listed in the following table:
Product | Version |
|---|---|
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management Core (PM) | 4.0 (build:47) |
ITSM SSI Linux stack (only installs BMC ITSM Foundation and BMC Service Request Management) | 8.1.01-SSI_8.1-R_140227-064811 |
BMC Remedy AR System (Linux) | 8.1.01-AR-81SP1-RC2 |
BMC Atrium Core | 8.1.01-AR-81SP1-RTM |
BMC Server Automation Server | 8.5.00-416 |
BMC Server Automation Client | 8.5.00-416 |
BMC Atrium Orchestrator Server | 7.6.02.04-FCS |
BMC Atrium Orchestrator Content | 4.0.00-2013112902.4 |
BMC Network Automation | 8.5 Patch 1 |
Oracle Database | Oracle Database 11g Express Edition Release 11.2.0.2.0 - 64-bit |
vCenter | Version 5.x |
ESX | Version 5.x |
Hotfix and patch details
BMC Compact RDS contains the product hotfixes and patches listed in the following table:
Component | Installation status | Hotfix or patch |
|---|---|---|
Atrium hotfix | Already in the RDS image | atrium-dvm-AtriumWidget* files |
Blueprint hotfix | Already in the RDS image | Onboard existing VM fixes |
BMC Server Automation hotfix | Already in the RDS image | SUSE Physical Server SOIs failing |
Quick Start Tenant and Add Server hotfix | Already in the RDS image |
|
blcontent | Already in the RDS image | 8.5.00.416 |
BMC Server Automation Compliance content | Already in the RDS image | 8.5.01 |
Where to go from here
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