How the Cisco Prime Network Registrar Virtual Appliance Works
The virtual appliance consists of a virtual machine in the OVF format, which contains a runnable guest OS (CentOS 7.4 in CPNR 8.3.6 and CentOS 6.x in pre-8.3.6 releases) and Cisco Prime Network Registrar installed on that OS. When the virtual appliance is installed, Cisco Prime Network Registrar is already installed and is started by the virtual machine power-up like in the case of any regular server power-up.
How to Download the Cisco Prime Network Registrar Virtual Appliance
Do the following to download the Cisco Prime Network Registrar virtual appliance:
Procedure
Step 1 |
You have to point the ESXi systems at a Cisco web-site and download an OVF format virtual appliance containing the guest operating system and a running version of Cisco Prime Network Registrar and power up the virtual machine/appliance. |
Step 2 |
Set a root password for the virtual appliance when you are prompted to. There is no default password. For more details on deployment the virtual appliance and configuration on first boot, see Cisco Prime Network Registrar Installation Guide . Two virtual appliances will be created, one for a local Cisco Prime Network Registrar cluster and one for a regional cluster. Each of these will have the security kit installed. |