9.2 Downloading and Installing Content Editor

9.2.1 VMWare

After making sure you have the necessary system requirements in place, you are ready to download and prepare the CE software that applies to your virtualization platform.

 

1 - Downloading Content Editor Software

 

  1. Download the Content Editor software (ContentEditor.x86_64.2022-09-13.53.ova.zip) from the Micro Focus Customer Center or from the trial download page. The key and zip files will be available under the Filr 23.4 Advanced Edition.

  2. Extract the .ova.zip file on your management workstation.

 

2 - Launching the Web browser, naming the VM, and choosing the datastore.

Web Browser

  1. On a Web browser, enter the URL for the VMware server and login with the root credentials.

  2. Right-click on the Virtual Machines and click Create/register VM.

Select creation type

Select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file, then click Next.

Select OVF and VMDK files

Specify the name for the virtual machine. For example, Demo-VM. Upload the ovf and vmdk files of Content Editor, and click Next.

Select Storage

Select a storage repository where the disk images for the imported VMs will be placed. Review the datastore details, and select an appropriate disk format from the available options.Retain all the other default settings, and click Next.

Deployment options

Do not select Power on automatically (so that the VM can be powered on after adding the disks), and click Next.

Ready to complete

Review the screen and click Finish to successfully deploy the Content Editor Appliance.

The boot disk is created and the appliance is deployed.

3 - Editing the VM settings.

Right-click the VM you just deployed and select Edit Settings.

The Virtual Machine Properties dialog displays.

Virtual Machine Properties

Content Editor VMware VMs ship with Memory and CPU settings that are appliance-type appropriate in most circumstances.

You can adjust them at this point if desired, or you can adjust them later if required for performance tuning purposes.

 

4 - Adding and configuring disk 2 (/vastorage) and disk 3 (/var)

Virtual Hardware

  1. Click Add hard disk > New standard hard disk. This adds second hard disk.

  2. Click Add hard disk > New standard hard disk. This adds the third hard disk.

    Click Save to successfully add the hard disks.

On successful deploying the appliance, continue with Starting and Configuring the Content Editor Appliance.

9.2.2 Hyper-V

After making sure you have the necessary system requirements in place, you are ready to download and prepare the CE software that applies to your virtualization platform.

Page, Dialog, or Option

Do This

 

1 - Downloading Content Editor Software.

Hyper-V Host Server

  1. Download the Content Editor software (ContentEditor.x86_64-1.0.0.40.vhdx.zip) from the Micro Focus Customer Center or from the trial download page. The key and zip files will be available under the Filr 23.4 Advanced Edition.

  2. Extract *.vhdx.zip file on your management workstation.

 

2 - Create a new VM.

Hyper-V Manager

  1. Log in to the Hyper-V host server either locally or from a remote workstation using Remote Desktop.

  2. In the left pane, right-click the server where you have planned to create the new virtual machine, then click New > Virtual Machine.

    The New Virtual Machine Wizard displays.

  3. Click Next.

Specify Name and Location

  1. Specify the appliance name.

  2. Click Next.

Specify Generation

  1. Ensure that Generation 1 is selected.

  2. Click Next.

 

3 - Specify memory

Assign Memory

  1. In the Startup RAM field, specify the amount of memory (in MB) that you have planned for this VM.

  2. Click Next.

5 - Assign network adapter

Configure Networking

  1. On the Configure Networking page, select the networking card for this VM.

  2. Click Next.

 

6 - Identify the system disk

Connect Virtual Hard Disk

  1. Select Use an existing virtual hard disk.

  2. Browse to and select the ContentEditor.x86_64-1.0.0.*.vhdx file of this appliance.

  3. Click Open.

  4. Click Next.

Summary

  1. Click Finish.

    The VM is created and appears in the list of Virtual Machines.

 

7 - Specify processors

Hyper-V Manager

  1. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click the VM that you just created.

  2. Click Settings.

Processor

  1. Click Processor.

  2. In the Number of virtual processors field, specify the number of processors.

  3. Click Next.

 

8 - Add hard disk 2 (/vastorage).

Settings for VM on Host Server

  1. Under Hardware, select IDE Controller *.

  2. Click Hard Drive.

  3. Click Add.

    A Hard Drive entry is added below the controller.

Hard Drive

  1. Under Media, select Virtual hard disk.

  2. Click New.

New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard

  1. Click Next.

Choose Disk Format

  1. Select VHDX.

  2. Click Next.

Choose Disk Type

  1. On the Choose Disk Type page, select Fixed size.

  2. Click Next.

Specify Name and Location

  1. Specify the following:

    • Name: A descriptive name for the virtual disk. For example, CE-Disk-2.

    • Location: Specify the location where you want the virtual disk to be located.

  2. Click Next.

Configure Disk

  1. Select Create a new blank virtual hard disk.

  2. Size: Specify the size for Disk 2 on this appliance.

  3. Click Next.

Summary

  1. Review the summary information.

  2. Click Finish

 

9 - Add hard disk 3 (/var).

Hyper-V Manager

  1. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click the VM that you just created.

  2. Click Settings.

Settings for VM on Host Server

  1. Under Hardware, select IDE Controller * or SCSI Controller.

    NOTE:Ensure that the SCSI controller number is unique for every hard disk.

  2. Click HardDrive.

  3. Click Add.

    A Hard Drive entry is added below the controller.

Hard Drive

  1. Under Media, select Virtual hard disk.

  2. Click New.

New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard

  1. Click Next.

Choose Disk Format

  1. Select VHDX.

  2. Click Next.

Choose Disk Type

  1. On the Choose Disk Type page, select Fixed size

  2. Click Next.

Specify Name and Location

  1. Specify the following:

    • Name: A descriptive name for the virtual disk. For example, CE-Disk-3.

    • Location: Specify the location where you want the virtual disk to be located.

  2. Click Next.

Configure Disk

  1. Select Create a new blank virtual hard disk.

  2. Size: Specify the amount for disk 3 on this appliance.

  3. Click Next.

Summary

  1. Review the summary information.

  2. Click Finish > OK

10 - (Optional) Add a Network Adapter

You can add a network adapter if your Content Editor deployment accesses a separate network for one or more of the following reasons:

  • Appliance administration.

  • NFS mount or CIFS access to the /vashare mount point.

  • Security of Memcached.

    IMPORTANT:Bonding or teaming NICs is not supported with Content Editor.

Hyper-V Manager

  1. In Hyper-V Manager, right-click the virtual machine for which you want to create an additional NIC, then click Settings.

Settings for VM on Host Server

  1. Under Hardware, select Add Hardware.

Add Hardware

  1. Click Network Adapter.

  2. Click Add.

    A Network Adapter entry is added to the hardware list.

Network Adapter

  1. Under Virtual Switch, select the secondary network associated with the Content Editor installation.

  2. Specify any other required settings for the new network adapter.

  3. Click OK.

 

On successful deploying the appliance, continue with Starting and Configuring the Content Editor Appliance.

9.2.3 Xen

After making sure you have the necessary system requirements in place, you are ready to download and prepare the CE software that applies to your virtualization platform.

Page, Dialog, or Option

Do This

 

1 - Downloading the Content Editor Software

 

  1. Download the Content Editor software (ContentEditor.x86_64-1.0.0.40.xen.zip) from the Micro Focus Customer Center or from the trial download page. The key and zip files will be available under the Filr 23.4 Advanced Edition.

  2. Extract .xen.zip file in the directory where you downloaded it.

3 - Launch the installer.

Terminal prompt on Xen VM Host Server

  1. Run the following command to launch the GUI configuration menu:

    virt-manager

    NOTE:The vm-install command is deprecated from SLES 12 releases.

Create a new virtual machine

  1. Click File > New Virtual Machine.

    The Create a new virtual machine wizard is displayed.

  2. Select Import existing disk image.

  3. Click Forward.

Storage path and Operating System

  1. Browse and select the existing disk image.

  2. Select SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4.

  3. Click Forward.

Choose Memory and CPU settings

  1. Set the amount of memory (in MB) to match that of the VM you are upgrading.

  2. Specify the CPUs to match the number of the VM you are upgrading.

  3. Click Forward.

 

4 - Name the VM.

Name of Virtual Machine

  1. Specify the name of the appliance.

  2. Select Customize configuration before install.

  3. Click Finish.

 

5 - Configure Disk 2 (/vastorage)

Hardware

  1. Click Add Hardware at the bottom left of the screen.

  2. Select the option Select or create custom storage.

  3. Navigate to the contents of the folder for the appliance you are creating.

  4. Select the .qcow2 file.

  5. Click Open > Finish.

 

6 - Configure Disk 3 (/var)

 

  1. Click Add Hardware at the bottom left of the screen.

  2. Select the option Select or create custom storage.

  3. Navigate to the contents of the folder for the appliance you are creating.

  4. Select the .qcow2 file.

  5. Click Open > Finish.

 

7 - (Optional) Add a Network Adapter

You can add a network adapter if your Content Editor deployment accesses a separate network for one or more of the following reasons:

  • Appliance administration.

  • NFS mount or CIFS access to the /vashare mount point.

  • Security of Memcached.

    IMPORTANT:Bonding or teaming NICs is not supported with Content Editor.

Summary

  1. Click Network Adapters.

Network Adapters

  1. Click New.

Virtual Network Adapter

  1. Specify the settings for the adapter.

  2. Click Apply.

Network Adapters

  1. Click Apply.

Summary

On successful deploying the appliance, continue with Starting and Configuring the Content Editor Appliance.

9.2.4 Citrix Xen

After making sure you have the necessary system requirements in place, you are ready to download and prepare the CE software that applies to your virtualization platform.

Page, Dialog, or Option

Do This

 

1 - Identify the appliance to deploy.

 

  1. On a workstation with Citrix XenCenter installed, download the Content Editor software (ContentEditor.x86_64-0.0.40.xva.zip) from the Micro Focus Customer Center. The key and zip files will be available under the Filr 23.4 Advanced Edition.

  2. Extract .xva.zip file in the directory where you downloaded it.

 

2 - Launch XenCenter.

Management Workstation

  1. Start XenCenter.

XenCenter

  1. Connect to the Citrix XenServer where you have planned to deploy Content Editor.

  2. Right-click the server and select Import.

 

3 - Import the system disk

Locate the File you want to import

  1. Browse to and select the .xva file on your management workstation for the appliance type that you are deploying.

  2. Click Open.

  3. Click Next.

Select the location where the imported VM will be placed

  1. Select the XenServer.

  2. Click Next.

Select target storage

  1. Select the storage repository for the VM.

  2. Click Import.

 

4 - Select the network adapter

Select network to connect VM

  1. Select the virtual network adapter.

  2. Click Next.

Review the import settings

  1. Deselect Start VM(s) after import.

  2. Click Finish.

    IMPORTANT:Depending on network latency and other factors, it can take a while to import the system disk.

 

5 - Specify Memory

  1. If you need to adjust the memory, select the newly created VM in the left pane.

  2. Click the Memory tab.

  3. Click Edit, change the setting, and click OK.

 

6 - Specify Processors

  1. If you need to adjust the CPUs, right-click the newly created VM in the left pane.

  2. Select Properties.

  3. Click CPU, change the setting, and click OK.

 

7 - Add Disk 2 (/vastorage)

  1. With the newly created VM selected in the left pane, click the Storage tab.

Virtual Disks

  1. Click Add....

Add Virtual Disk

  1. Type a disk name that reflects the appliance name and that this is disk 2. For example, CE-1-disk-2.

  2. Specify the Size.

  3. Click Add.

 

8 - Add Disk 3 (/var)

Virtual Disks

  1. Click Add....

Add Virtual Disk

  1. Type a disk name that reflects the appliance name and that this is disk 3. For example, CE-1-disk-3.

  2. Specify the Size.

  3. Click Add.

9 - (Optional) Add a Network Adapter

You can add a network adapter if your Content Editor deployment accesses a separate network for one or more of the following reasons:

  • Appliance administration.

  • NFS mount or CIFS access to the /vashare mount point.

  • Security of Memcached.

    IMPORTANT:Bonding or teaming NICs is not supported with Content Editor.

  1. With the newly created VM selected in the left pane, click the Networking tab.

  2. Select the secondary network associated with the Content Editor installation.

XenCenter

On successful deploying the appliance, continue with Starting and Configuring the Content Editor Appliance.