vMware vSphere Bitfusion – Demo for setting up the First Server

Setting up the first node of vMware vSphere Bitfusion cluster is a straightforward process with following steps

• Deploy a VM using Bitfusion ova
• Make sure you do not make any of the mistakes documented in my blog “VMware vSphere Bitfusion Installation Gotchas!”
• Make modification to the VM hardware as per the details provided during the setup
• Power on the Node
• Download and install the Nvidia driver
  • Check the Bitfusion docs for supported version of the driver
• Reboot the Node and wait for Bitfusion plugin to show up in the vCenter server

Step1: Deploy a VM using Bitfusion ova

Step2: Make modification to the VM and Power On

Step3: Download and install the Nvidia driver followed by a Reboot