How do I use the vSphere Client to deploy a Storage Gateway on a VMware 6.5 HA cluster?

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Note: When a manufacturer ends general support for a hypervisor version, Storage Gateway also ends support for the hypervisor version. For a list of VMware ESXi Hypervisor versions that Storage Gateway supports, see Supported hypervisors and host requirements.

If you're using an earlier version of gateway images, then complete the following steps to use the vSphere Client.

Download the VMware ESXi image

Complete the following steps:

1. Open the Storage Gateway console.
2. Choose Create gateway.
3. Under Gateway settings, enter a name for the gateway, and then select the gateway time zone.
4. For Gateway type, choose Amazon S3 File Gateway.
5. For Host platform, choose VMware ESXi, and then choose Download OVF template.
6. Select I downloaded the OVF template and completed the deployment and then followed all the steps above, and then choose Next.

Deploy the Open OVF template

Complete the following steps:

1. Log in to the vSphere Client. For more information, see Log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Client on the Broadcom website.
2. In the navigation pane, right-click Datacenter, and then choose Deploy OVF Template.
3. For Select an OVF template, select Local file.
4. Choose Browse, and then select the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) template.
5. Choose Next.
6. For Virtual machine name, enter a name for your virtual machine (VM), and then choose Next.
7. For Select a compute resource, select the VMware cluster node where you want to deploy your gateway, and then choose Next.
8. Review the details of your template, and then choose Next.
9. For Select storage, select the VMware shared datastore where you want to store the VM, and then choose Next.
10. For Select networks, select the network that you want to assign to the gateway, and then choose Next.
11. Review the details of your configuration, and then choose Finish.
12. Wait for the status of the Deploy OVF template and Import OVF package tasks to change to Completed.

Prepare the gateway VM for activation

Complete the following steps:

1. In the navigation pane, right-click the VM that you created, and then choose Edit settings.
2. In Edit settings, expand Memory.
3. For Reservation, enter a minimum of 16 GB, and then select Reserve all guest memory (All locked).
   Note: For more information on the minimum memory requirements, see Hardware and storage requirements.
4. Confirm that the VM is using SCSI controller 0 and Change Type is VMware Paravirtual.
5. In Edit Settings, choose ADD NEW DEVICE, and then choose Hard disk to add a new hard drive for your gateway cache.
6. For New hard disk, enter 150 GB as the minimum.
7. Choose the VM Options tab.
8. Expand VMware Tools, and then for Time, select Synchronize guest time with host.
   Note: For more information, see Synchronize VM time with VMware host time.
9. Choose OK.
10. On the main details page of your VM, choose the Play button next to the name of your VM.
11. Note the IP addresses that are listed on the VM details page.

Configure your VM from the vSphere Client

Complete the following steps:

1. Open the vSphere Client, and then navigate to the page with the details of your VM.
2. Choose Launch Remote Console.
3. Log in with localhost login as admin, and then enter Password as password.
4. For Enter command, enter 2 to go to the AWS Storage Gateway - Network Configuration menu.
5. For Enter command, enter 3 to configure the static IP address.
6. For Enter network adapter, enter the name of the available adapter.
7. For Enter IP Address, enter Ex: 10.1.1.212.
8. For Enter network mask, enter Ex: 255.255.255.0.
9. For Enter default gateway, enter Ex: 10.1.1.1.
10. For Apply config, enter y, and then wait for the changes to apply.
11. For Enter command, enter 1 to describe the adapter, and then press Return to continue.
12. For Enter command, enter 6 to edit the DNS configuration.
13. For Enter network adapter, enter the available adapter.
14. For Enter primary DNS, enter the primary DNS for your server.
15. For Apply config, enter y, and then wait for the changes to apply.
16. For Enter command, enter 7 to view the DNS configuration and can confirm the settings.
17. For Enter command, enter x to complete your configuration and exit.
18. For Restart gateway now, enter y.
19. On the AWS Storage Gateway - Configuration menu, take the following actions:
    Synchronize your gateway VM time.
    For Enter command, enter 3 to test your gateway's network connectivity to Storage Gateway service endpoints (client-cp, dp-1, anon-cp, and proxy-app) in your AWS Region. 
20. Confirm that all connectivity tests return [PASSED].

Create the gateway

Complete the following steps:

1. Open the Storage Gateway console.
   Note: Be sure that you're on the Connect to AWS page.
2. For Service endpoint, choose Publicly accessible.
3. For Connection options, choose IP address.
4. For IP address, enter the IP address that's listed on the VM details page. 
5. Choose Next.
6. Activate the gateway, and then configure your gateway.

Note: To deploy the vSphere HA-activated cluster, see Deploy the gateway.