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Deploying the VMware-based WCS Service using VMware

Basic steps to set up the MySQL, NFS and Appliance servers

  1. Set up your MySQL Server

  2. Set up your NFS Server for avatar storage

    1. Set the folder and its permissions for avatar storage to 48:48 
          # mkdir -p /mnt/shared/wcsdcas/avatars
    # chown 48:48 /mnt/shared/wcsdcas/avatars
    #  
     Export list for localhost:
     /mnt/data/dcas/wcs1/avatars                 172.31.20.1/24

    2. Share the NFS volume for the avatars 

          $ showmount -e localhost
     Export list for localhost:
     /mnt/data/dcas/wcs1/avatars                 172.31.20.1/24

    3. View the NFS volume mounts 

          $ showmount -e localhost
     Export list for localhost:
     /mnt/data/dcas/wcs1/avatars                 172.31.20.1/24

  3. Set up your VMs to install the WCS software Appliance