Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI/aSV)

Sangfor HCI and aSV provide a unified infrastructure combining compute, storage, networking, and built-in security to simplify deployment, operations, and services.
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Install an ISO Image

{{ $t('productDocDetail.updateTime') }}: 2026-01-05

Precautions

An Inspur server is used as an example.

Software: Chrome.

You need to install Java for your PC in advance. jdk-8u181-windows-x64.exe is recommended.

Switch and server configurations shall meet the requirements in section 2.2 "Installation Preparations" of this manual.

If the HCI installation progress is stuck at 6% for a long time, you need to check whether the disk is offline.

If the server fails to be started after a USB key is inserted, you need to set USB 3.0 Support to Enabled in BIOS settings.

Use the legacy mode rather than the UEFI mode for installation. Specifically, select a boot disk without UEFI.

Procedure

  1. Press Del to enter BIOS and press the right arrow key to go to the ServerManager tab. Select BMC network configuration. Set Configuration Address source to Static. Insert the network cable into the BMC port (usually the leftmost port identified by the BMC or mgmt text) and configure the network.

  1. Configure the Java program on your PC. Go to Control Panel > Programs > Java. In the Java Control Panel pop-up window, click Security. Select High for Security level for applications not on the Exception Site list, and add the IP address of the BMC of the server to Exception Site List.

  1. Enter http://IP address in your browser and log in to the BMC console with your account and password. In the console, go to Remote Control > Console Redirection.

  1. On the Console Redirection page, click Java Console. This will download the jviewer.jnlp file displayed on a pop-up page. Then, run the downloaded file. In the pop-up Security Warning window, select I accept the disk and want to run this app, and click Run.

  1. Open JViewer and click the CD/DVD icon to pop up the Virtual Media window. Click Browse in the CD/DVD Media:I section and select the HCI_6.2.0 ISO image. Then, click Connect CD/DVD and then Close. Click the CD/DVD icon again to check whether the connection is successful.

  1. Restart the server and press Del or F12 to enter BIOS. On the Boot Menu, make CD/DVD the first bootable option. Alternatively, press F11 to enter the boot item selection page and select CD/DVD.
  2. Then, the boot page is displayed. Select Install Sangfor HCI on this machine and press Enter.

  1. Select Sangfor HCI Installer and press Enter.

  1. Select a disk to install Sangfor HCI and click OK. Or click OK if there is only one disk.

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HCI needs to be installed on a disk with a storage capacity of more than 2 TB and an available capacity of more than 60 GB. You are advised to use the UEFI mode for installation.

  1. Then, you will be prompted that this operation will format the disk. Enter format in the input box and select OK. If you need to retain disk data, select Cancel and go back to the disk selection step. If you do not need the disk speed test, select No in the pop-up dialog box.

  1. After system installation, you will be prompted to configure the NIC. If you need to configure NIC aggregation for the management interface, select Yes to enter the aggregate interface configuration page; otherwise, select No to enter the single-NIC configuration page.

If you skip NIC configuration, the default IP address 10.250.0.7 and netmask 255.255.255.0 will be configured for the management interface eth0. If you skip NIC configuration for multiple devices, an IP address conflict will occur because the same default IP address is configured for them.

• NIC aggregation:

• Select the network interfaces comprising the aggregate interface.

• Select the aggregation mode.

• Configure the VLAN.

• Configure the name, IP address, netmask, default gateway, MTU, and VLAN ID for the aggregate interface.

• Single-NIC configuration:

• Select an interface.

• Configure the IP address, netmask, and default gateway for the interface.

• Specify whether to configure the VLAN.

  1. The default username and password for the admin account are both admin. You need to change the password upon first login to ensure account security.
  2. Remove the USB flash drive and select Reboot to complete the installation.

  1. Then, you can log in to the HCI console through https://configured IP address in your browser.