topic Can You Have Just One Instance of the Data OnTAP-v Installer VM? in ONTAP Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Can-You-Have-Just-One-Instance-of-the-Data-OnTAP-v-Installer-VM/m-p/64630#M15256 <P>We are planning to push out Data OnTAP EDGE to several of our remote offices.&nbsp; Is it possible to set up the Data OnTAP-v Installer here at our main headquarters and have it manage each EDGE installation?&nbsp; Or is it a better practice to have an Installer VM at each location?&nbsp; Assume that all VM's are connected to the same vCenter server.</P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:32:44 GMT TMADOCTHOMAS 2025-06-05T05:32:44Z Can You Have Just One Instance of the Data OnTAP-v Installer VM? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Can-You-Have-Just-One-Instance-of-the-Data-OnTAP-v-Installer-VM/m-p/64630#M15256 <P>We are planning to push out Data OnTAP EDGE to several of our remote offices.&nbsp; Is it possible to set up the Data OnTAP-v Installer here at our main headquarters and have it manage each EDGE installation?&nbsp; Or is it a better practice to have an Installer VM at each location?&nbsp; Assume that all VM's are connected to the same vCenter server.</P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:32:44 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Can-You-Have-Just-One-Instance-of-the-Data-OnTAP-v-Installer-VM/m-p/64630#M15256 TMADOCTHOMAS 2025-06-05T05:32:44Z Re: Can You Have Just One Instance of the Data OnTAP-v Installer VM? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Can-You-Have-Just-One-Instance-of-the-Data-OnTAP-v-Installer-VM/m-p/64635#M15260 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I would have at least one per vcenter, although you could just use one.&nbsp; </P><P>You would probably be better off with one per location.&nbsp; The actual ontap-v ovf file is embedded in the installer, which gets pushed out during the vm setup wizard.&nbsp; </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:40:04 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Can-You-Have-Just-One-Instance-of-the-Data-OnTAP-v-Installer-VM/m-p/64635#M15260 shatfield 2014-07-10T14:40:04Z Re: Can You Have Just One Instance of the Data OnTAP-v Installer VM? https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Can-You-Have-Just-One-Instance-of-the-Data-OnTAP-v-Installer-VM/m-p/64640#M15264 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Okay thanks Sean!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:08:26 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Can-You-Have-Just-One-Instance-of-the-Data-OnTAP-v-Installer-VM/m-p/64640#M15264 TMADOCTHOMAS 2014-07-10T17:08:26Z