Installing CA Enterprise Log Manager - CA Technologies

Creating Virtual CA Enterprise Log Manager Servers4. Enter a name for the CA Enterprise Log Manager server you will install on thisvirtual machine and click Next.5. Specify the storage settings for your virtual machine and then click Next.Verify that your storage settings are large enough for your CA Enterprise LogManager server. We recommend a minimum of 500 GB.Note: You will set up additional virtual disk drives to store collected eventlogs in another procedure.6. Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32 bit) as your Guest Operating Systemand click Next.7. Select 4 as the number of virtual processors from the drop-down list,Number of virtual processors.Your physical host server must be able to devote four, physical CPUsexclusively to this CA Enterprise Log Manager instance. Click Next.8. Configure the virtual machine memory size and then click Next. Theminimum acceptable memory size for CA Enterprise Log Manager is 8 GB or8192 MB.9. Configure your network interface connection (NIC).CA Enterprise LogManager requires at least one network connection. Select NIC x from theavailable NIC list, and set the Adapter value to Flexible.Note: You do not have to configure a separate NIC for each CA EnterpriseLog Manager server hosted on this physical server. However, you do have toallocate and assign a static IP address for each one.10. Select the option, Connect at Power On, and then click Next. The I/O AdapterTypes dialog appears.11. Select LSI Logic for the I/O Adapter and then click Next. The Select a Diskdialog appears.12. Select the option, Create a new virtual disk, and then click Next. A diskcapacity and location dialog appears.13. Specify your Disk Capacity and Location and then click Next. An advancedoptions dialog appears.You can either store this disk with your virtual machine or you can specifyanother location. We recommend a minimum of 500 GB.14. Accept the default values for the Advanced Options and click Next.15. Confirm your settings and click Finish to create the new virtual machine.Add Virtual Disk DrivesUse this procedure to add virtual disk drives for event log storage. Use thesesame settings regardless of the role a specific CA Enterprise Log Manager serverplays in your network.Appendix E: CA Enterprise Log Manager and Virtualization 241