NovaGuard

You can implement software deployment for the NovaGuard manager in three ways: OVA image-based, ISO image-based, and script-based. Their scenarios are as follows.

1. OVA image-based deployment: Applicable to scenarios involving virtualization platforms such as VMware and ForeNova Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI).

2. ISO image-based deployment: Applicable to scenarios involving physical servers or virtualization platforms.

3. Script-based deployment: Applicable to environments that do not support OVA and ISO image-based deployment.

Recommendations and differences:

1. Strongly recommended: OVA image-based deployment . As the OVA package contains the NovaGuard manager and the underlying Ubuntu system, you can directly use the NovaGuard manager after importing the OVA package. The NovaGuard manager and the underlying Ubuntu system are installed after deployment.

2. Recommended: ISO image-based deployment . The ISO package contains the NovaGuard manager and the underlying Ubuntu system. After installing the ISO package using a CD/DVD drive, USB device, or disk, the Ubuntu system is first installed, followed by the installation of the NovaGuard manager. This method takes longer than OVA image-based deployment and is recommended for environments not supporting OVA image-based deployment. The NovaGuard manager and the underlying Ubuntu system are installed after deployment.

3. Not recommended: Script-based deployment . This method will be phased out in future versions. Avoid using it whenever possible. This method applies to scenarios not supporting OVA and ISO image-based deployment. If the customer wants to adopt this method, apply for a special installation package containing only the NovaGuard manager. Since the underlying operating system is from the customer, the deployment may fail due to missing dependencies, missing drivers, or version incompatibility. The NovaGuard manager is installed after the deployment.