Month: August 2024

Part-2. VMware Data Service Manage (DSM) 2.0 Installation and Configuration

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Part-2. The Video Recording covers the following sections of DSM Provider.

  1. Installation and Configuration of DSM 2.0 Provider
  2. Creation of IP Pools, VM Classes, IT Policies
  3. Creation of DSM Admin and DSM User Accounts
  4. Launch of DSM Admin Console
  5. Integration of MinIO S3 compatible storage Provider repository
  6. Enable PostgreSQL Database for Provisioning
  7. Provision standalone PostgreSQL database Instance using DSM
  8. Connect to newly provisioned PostgreSQL database.

Part-1.1. DSM 2.0 Hardware & Software Requirements

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DSM 2.0 Supported Versions of vSphere Components

ComponentsSupported Versions
Center Server7.0.3i and later
ESXi7.0 and later
VMFS5 and 6
PostgreSQL12.17, 13.13, 14.10, and 15.5
MySQL8.0.29, 8.0.31, 8.0.32, 8.0.34

DSM Provider Virtual Machine Configuration Requirements

VMEnvironmentMemoryCPUStorage
Provider VMDefault Configuration16 GB8 vCPU736 GB (Thin Provisioning)

DSM Provider VM required the following Stroage repository which should S3 compatable Stroage, in my lab I am using MinIO S3 Object Storage on Linux.

  • A bucket for Provider Repo
  • A bucket for Provider Logs
  • A bucket for Provider Backups
  • Database backup stora

The recommended size of the S3-Compatible Storage dempends on the size of data backup and retention policy.

Refer the blog post from Cormac Hogan, How to Create Least privileged service account for DSM.

Refer the VMware documents for detailed network ports and storage requirements.

Part-2. Video recording of DSM 2.0 Installation and configurtions and Provisioning of Single PostgreSQL database.