Prepare for installation
|
1. Ensure that your VMware environment meets all the requirements.
|
Refer to the guidelines in Installation Prerequisites for VMware vCenter.
|
Install the Crosswork cluster
|
2. Install the Cisco Crosswork cluster on VMware vCenter.
|
Install using your preferred method:
|
3. Verify if the installation was successful, and log into the Cisco Crosswork UI.
|
Refer to the guidelines in:
|
Install the Crosswork Data Gateway
|
4. Install one or more Crosswork Data Gateway instances on VMware vCenter.
|
Choose the profile for the Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway VM (Standard or Extended) and install as per your preferred method:
Note
|
If you plan to install multiple Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway VMs due to load or scale requirements, or you wish to leverage
Cisco Data Gateway High Availability, you are recommended to install all the Crosswork Data Gateway VMs first and then proceed
with adding them to a Data Gateway pool.
|
|
5. Verify that the Crosswork Data Gateway VM or multiple VMs have enrolled successfully with Cisco Crosswork.
|
Follow the steps in Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway Authentication and Enrollment.
After verifying that the Crosswork Data Gateway VM has enrolled successfully with Cisco Crosswork, set up the Crosswork Data
Gateway for collection by creating a Crosswork Data Gateway pool. See the Create a Crosswork Data Gateway Pool section in Cisco Crosswork Network Controller 6.0 Administration Guide.
|
6. Complete the Crosswork Data Gateway post-installation tasks.
|
Follow the steps in Crosswork Data Gateway Post-installation Tasks.
|
|
Install the Cisco Crosswork Applications
|
7. Install the Crosswork Applications
|
Follow the instructions in Install Crosswork Applications.
|
Integrate NSO with Crosswork
|
8. Do you have Cisco NSO already installed?
|
If yes, proceed to step 9.
If no, please follow the install instructions in the NSO Installation Guide.
|
9. Add NSO Provider and verify that it is reachable
|
Follow the instructions in Add Cisco NSO Providers.
|
10. Install the latest NSO Function Packs
|
Follow the instructions in Install Cisco NSO Function Pack Bundles from Crosswork UI.
|
Integrate SR-PCE with Crosswork
|
11. Is your SR-PCE installed?
|
If yes, please proceed to step 12.
If no, please choose the type of SR-PCE you wish to use (physical or virtual device) and follow the appropriate instructions
to get the device (or virtual device) deployed. For more information, see the Cisco IOS XRv 9000 Router Installation Guide.
Note
|
For the rest of the document, we will refer to the physical or virtual device(s) as the SR-PCE(s).
|
|
12. Configure SR-PCE
|
Follow the instructions in Configure SR-PCE.
|
13. Add SR-PCE Provider and verify that it is reachable.
|
Follow the instructions in Add Cisco SR-PCE Providers.
|
14. (Recommended) Create a backup of your Crosswork Network Controller.
|
Follow the instructions in Manage Backups chapter in Cisco Crosswork Network Controller 6.0 Administration Guide.
|