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The Cisco Virtual Network Management Center (Cisco VNMC) is a virtual appliance that provides centralized device and security policy management for Cisco virtual services. Designed to support enterprise and multiple-tenant cloud deployments, the Cisco VNMC provides transparent, seamless, and scalable management for securing virtualized data center and cloud environments.
Installation Requirements
Requirement |
Description |
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Virtual Appliance |
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One virtual CPU |
1.5 GHz |
Memory |
4 GB RAM |
Disk space |
25 GB on a shared network file storage (NFS) or a storage area network (SAN) if Cisco VNMC is deployed in a high availability (HA) cluster |
Management interface |
One management network interface |
Processor |
x86 Intel or AMD server with 64-bit processor |
Microsoft Hyper-V |
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Microsoft SCVMM SP1 |
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Interfaces and Protocols |
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HTTP/HTTPS |
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) |
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Intel VT |
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Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) |
Enabled in the BIOS |
Requirement |
Description |
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Operating system |
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Browser |
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Flash Player |
Adobe Flash Player plugin (version 10.1 or later) |
Note |
Before you can use Chrome with VNMC 2.1, you must first disable the Adobe Flash Players that are installed by default with Chrome. |
Requirement |
Description |
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80 |
HTTP/TCP |
443 |
HTTP |
843 |
TCP |
Requirement |
Notes |
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General |
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The procedures in this guide assume that the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series switch is up and running, and that endpoint Virtual Machines (VMs) are installed. |
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VLANs |
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One HA VLAN configured on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series switch uplink port. |
VLAN need not be the system VLAN. |
Port Profiles |
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One port profile configured on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch for the service VLAN. |
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Information Type |
Your Information |
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For Deploying the VNMC ISO |
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Name |
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ISO file location |
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Storage location, if more than one location is available |
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IP address |
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Subnet mask |
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Gateway IP address |
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Domain name |
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DNS server |
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Admin password |
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Shared secret password for communications between the Cisco VNMC, Cisco VSG, and VSM. |
A shared secret password is a password that is known only to those using a secure communication. Passwords are designated strong if they cannot be easily guessed for unauthorized access. When you set a shared secret password for communications between the Cisco VNMC, Cisco VSG, and VSM, adhere to the following criteria for setting valid, strong passwords:
You must set the clock to the correct time on all the Microsoft Hyper-V servers that will run Cisco VNMC, Cisco VSG, or VSM. If you do not set the correct time on the server, the Cisco VNMC CA certificate that is created when the Cisco VNMC VM is deployed might have an invalid time stamp.
1. Launch the SCVMM.
2. Choose the Hyper-V host on which to deploy the VNMC VM.
3. Right-click the Hyper-V host and choose Create Virtual Machine.
4. In the Create Virtual Machine wizard, from the Select Source screen, select the Create the new virtual machine with a blank virtual hard disk radio button, then click Next.
5. In the Specify Virtual Machine Identity screen, provide the required information, then click Next.
6. In the Configure Hardware screen, do the following:
7. In the Select Destination screen, do the following:
8. In the Select Host screen, choose the destination, then click Next.
9. In the Configure Settings screen, review the virtual machine settings, then click Next.
10. In the Add properties screen, select the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64 bit) operating system, then click Next.
11. In the Summary screen, do the following:
12. After the virtual machine is successfully created, right-click the new Virtual Machine (vnmc21-perf in this case) and choose Connect or View > Connect Via Console.
13. Launch the console and install VNMC
14. After VNMC is successfully deployed, click Close and power on the VNMC VM.