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vCenter Server - Installation

This guide walks you through installing the Device42 Main Appliance on the VMware vCenter Server.

Outline of Installation Steps​

  1. Download and unzip the compressed Device42 virtual appliance.
  2. From the vCenter Server interface, select the unzipped .ovf file.
  3. Follow the VMware prompts and choose your location, datastore, and NIC.
  4. Power on the newly deployed Device42 virtual appliance.
  5. Log in to the Device42 console using the default credentials and update the credentials.
  6. Configure the static IP address from the console.
  7. Log in to the Device42 web interface from a browser: https://FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) or IP-address. Update the login credentials here as well.

Illustrated Steps for Installing Device42 on vCenter Server​

Follow these steps to set up your Device42 instance:

Download and Unzip Device42​

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

Use 7-Zip to decompress the downloaded Device42 virtual appliance image.

Deploy Device42 on the vCenter Server​

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

Configure Location, Datastore, and Network​

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

Start the Device42 VM​

Power on your newly deployed Device42 virtual appliance.

Log In to the Device42 Console​

From the vCenter Server interface, open the VM console for your Device42 appliance. The Device42 console login screen appears automatically.

Log in using the default credentials and change them once you've logged in:

  • Username: device42
  • Password: adm!nd42

Configure the Static IP Address​

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

Create a DNS Entry​

This is an optional step: Create a DNS entry for the new IP address of the virtual appliance.

Log In to the Web Interface​

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

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 and perform other menu-related work using SSH via port 404. Please note that root login has been disabled.

Next Steps​

Install the Device42 Remote Collector and Windows Discovery Service before creating your first discovery job.

You can import data into Device42 using the Device42 API or the Import/Export (xls) tool.