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vCenter Server - Installation

The following steps will guide you through importing the Device42 Main Appliance into a vCenter Server so you can start mapping your IT Infrastructure.

Installing Device42 on vCenter Server​

Download the compressed Device42 virtual appliance and connect to your vCenter Server.

  1. Use 7zip to decompress the downloaded Device42 virtual appliance image.

  2. Open vCenter Server, select File > Deploy OVF template..., and browse to the location of the extracted .ovf file.

  3. Choose your location, datastore, and NIC by following the VMware prompts, and wait until the import is finished.

  4. Power on your newly deployed Device42 virtual appliance.

  5. Log in to the console with the default credentials:

    • Username: device42
    • Password: adm!nd42

    Device42 console login screen

    Change the default password using option 10 on the appliance console.

  6. From the console, configure the IP address. Use a static IP for all production Device42 VMs to avoid connectivity issues.

    Device42 VM console menu v19.05

    Enter your settings on the Device42 IP address configuration screen:

    IP config options

  7. Optional: Create a DNS entry for the new IP address for the new virtual appliance

  8. Point your browser to https://FQDN(Fully Qualified Domain Name) or IP-address.

  9. Log in to the web interface using the default credentials:

    • Username admin
    • Password: adm!nd42

    Please change the username and password as soon as you log in.

    Device42 Web Interface Login Screen v19.05Device42 Web Interface Login Screen v19.05

You should be up and running, and are now ready to go! If you have any questions that you can't find answers to in the docs, email support@device42.com.

Using SSH​

You can apply Device42 updates, as well as do other menu-related work using SSH via port 404. Please note that root login has been disabled.