Power PTC VMWare ESX Installation

Overview

This installation guide covers installation Power PTC on VMWare ® ESX server using the vSphere client. The image distributed by CWS Software LLC won’t directly run on ESX, but it can easily be converted into a format that will run on ESX using VMWare’s ® Image Converter tool.

Converting the VMWare image

  1. Download VMWare vCenter Converter from the VMWare ® Website.
  2. Install VMWare vCenter Converter on any Windows or Linux workstation.
  3. Download the most recent VMWare ® version of Power PTC from the downloads section.
  4. Extract Power PTC using a zip utility.
  5. Launch the vCenter Converter tool.
  6. From the menu bar, select Convert Machine.
  7. Select VMWare Workstation or other WMWare virtual machine for the option Select source type:
  8. Select the PowerPTC.vmx file from the location where you extracted the Power PTC VMWare image, then click Next.
  9. Select Virtual Appliance for the option Select Destination type:.
  10. Set the name as PowerPTC.
  11. Select a location to store your new image.
  12. Select Single File (*.ova) for the option Distribution Format: and click Next.
  13. In the View/Edit Options screen, you will be required to set a Product Name:, click on the edit button to set the name as Power PTC, then click Next.
  14. On the summary screen, click Next to start the conversion process.

Setting up a Virtual Machine Image

  1. Open vSphere Client and log into your VMWare ESX server.
  2. Select File->Deploy OVF Template….
  3. In the Deploy OVF Template wizard, select option Deploy from file and browse for the ova file you created in the previous steps. Then click Next.
  4. On the OVF Template Details screen click Next.
  5. On the Name and Location screen enter the name Power PTC click Next.
  6. In the Resource Pool screen, select the appropriate pool and click Next.
  7. In the Datastore Screen, select the appropriate database and click Next.
  8. On the summary screen, review you settings and click Finish.

Configuring Virtual Machine

  1. After the Power PTC virtual machine boots, there will be a login prompt.
    • Username: powerptc
    • Password: password
  2. Upon logging in you will be prompted to change your password by first entering your current password, which is password, then entering a new password twice.
  3. Next your will be prompted for your timezone and location settings.
  4. After your timezone is configured, you will be prompted for network information including:
    • IP Address (in format of X.X.X.X or 192.168.1.10)
    • Netmask (in format of X.X.X.X or 255.255.255.0)
    • Default Gateway (in format of X.X.X.X or 192.168.1.1)
    • DNS Server (in format of X.X.X.X or 8.8.8.8)
  5. After this information is set, Power PTC will do a few basic network tests to ensure you can contact your local network and the Internet. Internet access is required to complete the setup of Power PTC.
  6. The next step will update your operating system, in this case Ubuntu ® will be updated with the latest security patches and bug fixes. This process may take a few minutes.
  7. After the operating system has been updated, Power PTC will install the Java ® applications and libraries.
  8. Lastly, the most recent version of Power PTC will be downloaded and installed.