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How to install openfiler in VMware Workstation for shared storage.

Install Openfiler is an OS that gives file-based network-attached storage and block-based cargo area network, Openfiler may be a good choice to line up a storage appliance to supply shared storage with NFS or iSCSI.

To installing openfiler attend download latest openfiler software from Here download

Creating a virtual machine.

1- Launch VMware Workstation click Create a replacement Virtual Machine.

vmware workstation create vm

2- Select the option of the virtual machine you would like to create and click on next.

Note: Custom – this provides you a choice to create a virtual machine and choose its hardware compatibility. you’ll choose between Workstation 15.x, Workstation 14.x, and etc.

vmware workstation custom wizard

3- Select Hardware compatibility and click next.

vmware workstation hardware compatibility

4- Select your guest operating system (OS) You can install the OS using,

Installer disc image file (ISO) I am selecting .iso and Click on Browse and select the operating system you want to install and click Next.

vmware workstation select installer disk

5- Select a Guest operation system and click next.

vmware workstation operating system

6- Type a virtual machine name and specify a location for virtual machine files to be saved or leave it as default settings and click next.

setting up a new virtual machine

7- Select the number of processors and click next.

vmware workstation processor configuration

8- Select the number of Memory for this virtual machine and click next.

virtual machine memory workstation

9- Select Network Type and click Next.

vmware workstation vm network connection

10- Click next.

vmware workstation scsi controller

11- Click Next.

vmware workstation create virtual disk

12- Select Create a new virtual disk option and click next.

new virtual machine disk

13- Specify disk capacity of the virtual machine’s disk size

Select store the virtual disk as a single file or split the virtual disk into multiple files and click next.

specify disk capacity

14- Click Next.

specify disk file

15- Click finish.

ready to create new virtual machine

16- Click on Power on this virtual machine.

vmware workstation virtual machine

Install Openfiler

17- Boot the virtual machine with the installation ISO and  Press Enter to start the installation.

openfiler setup

18- Click next.

install openfiler

19- Select languages and click next.

openfiler language

20- Would you like to initialize this disk, erasing all data click Yes.

openfiler initialize disk

21- Click next.

openfiler storage configuration

22- Click yes.

openfiler storage partition

23- By default network, your network adapter  will be configured for DHCP, recommenced to  set that for manual and type your hostname and other settings

Under network devices click Edit.

openfiler network device

24- Enable IPv4 > type IP Address and Netmask and click ok.

openfiler network settings

25- Type Gateway > Primary DNS and click next.

openfiler dns settings

26- Select your time zone and click next.

openfiler time zone

27- Type Root password > Confirm password and click next.

openfiler root password

28- Click next to start the installation.

openfiler configuration summary

29- Default running process.

openfiler installation

30- Installation completed and click reboot.

openfiler installed successfully

31- After rebooting.

openfiler vm

32-you can access web administration GUI console from the browser.

Default username openfiler

Default password password

openfiler log in

Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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