This describes about how to deploy and install OpenText Filr in a Proxmox Server.

Prerequisites

1. Proxmox Environment: Ensure that your Proxmox environment is properly set up and configured.
2. OpenText Filr .vmdk file:

• Create a folder under root and download .ova file from the sld or available sources under that folder
• Unzip the .ova file and it will contain .mf, .ovf and .vmdk file.

cmd : tar -xvf Filr.x86_64.2023-05-04.73.ova

Step-by-Step Deployment

Step 1: Prepare Proxmox Environment

Import the disk: Import a vmdk disk as qcow2 format in proxmox

cmd: qm importovf 485 ./Filr-Appliance.x86_64-5.0.0.ovf local-lvm

• 485 is the vm id. You can give your own unique id.
• Local-lvm is the storage disk for this specific Server. You can find under storage's in the Proxmox Hypervisor

Step 2: Configure Filr VM

• Post Importing, login to Proxmox Dashboard
• Under VM’s, you can see Filr VM with 485 id created

• Select Network Device from the Options

• Add Network Device

• Select Hard disk option to add Vastorage disk and Var disk for the Filr Appliance

• Add Vastorage disk for the Filr Appliance

• Add Var disk for the Filr Appliance

Step 3: Configure the Filr Appliance

Power On the VM:

• Right Click on the VM and click on Start

Configure the Appliance:

• Click on “Console” and provide password fields and NTP server details and click Next.

• Provide Hostname and click “Next”

• Provide Network Details and Click “Next”.

• Click “Next”

• Click “Next”

• Select “No Remote Storage” for All-In-One Deployment and Click “Next”

• Once Completed, for Setting up Filr Follow this https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/filr/filr-23.4/filr-inst/b132g4lo.html

For various methods to migrate VM's to Proxmox Virtual Environments, refer to the https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Migrate_to_Proxmox_VE