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The Cisco ICFPP software is available for download from Cisco.com. For assistance, contact your Cisco representative.
The Cisco ICFPP software package (ICFP-dk9-2.2.1-pkg.zip), contains the following files:
File |
Description |
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icfpp-2.2.1.ova |
Cisco ICFPP OVA file. Use this file to install Cisco ICFPP in VMware environments. See Workflow for VMware Environments. |
icfpp-2.2.1.qcow2 |
Cisco ICFPP QCOW2 file. Use this file to install Cisco ICFPP in OpenStack environments. See Workflow for OpenStack Environments. |
README |
README file. This file contains information about installing and using Cisco ICFPP. |
The Cisco ICFPP software includes an evaluation license with support for 20 VMs. To view the license details in the GUI after you install Cisco ICFPP, choose , and expand the entry in the License Keys table.
Cisco ICFPP should be implemented by all service providers that interface with Cisco Secure Cloud Extension. The only exceptions to this are Amazon EC2 and Windows Azure, which are available to Cisco Intercloud Fabric through their native public cloud APIs.
The high-level tasks involved in deploying Cisco ICFPP in a VMware environment are:
Confirm that you have met the installation requirements—See Installation Requirements.
Gather the required information—See Information Required for Configuration and Installation.
Install Cisco ICFPP—See Installing Cisco ICFPP on VMware.
Perform post-installation tasks—See Post-Installation Task for VMware Environments.
(Optional) Configure Cisco ICFPP virtual appliances for a multiple-node cluster—See Configuring Multiple-Node Clusters.
Configure communications with Cisco Intercloud Fabric Director—See the Cisco Intercloud Fabric Getting Started Guide.
This procedure describes how to install Cisco ICFPP in a VMware environment.
We recommend that you configure an NFS server for all Cisco ICFPP nodes. If NFS is not configured, all VM images that are uploaded from Cisco Intercloud Fabric Director are stored on the local disk. If NFS is not configured and a node fails, any images stored on that node will not be available and could cause template creation and VM migration to fail if the node is part of a cluster.
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Unzip the Cisco ICFPP software package to obtain the OVA file and the README file.
Copy the Cisco ICFPP OVA image to a location that is available from the VMware vSphere Client.
Make sure that all requirements are met as specified in System Requirements.
Collect the information required for the installation. See Information Required for Configuration and Installation.
Review the README file for information related to Cisco ICFPP installation and operation.
Continue with Post-Installation Task for VMware Environments.
After installing Cisco ICFPP in a VMware environment, you might need to configure the Cisco ICFPP IP address for network access. For more information, see Configuring the IP Address for Network Access.
The Cisco ICFPP IP address is configured during installation by using Open Virtualization Format (OVF) parameters. However, if the IP address is not configured correctly, you must configure the static IP address by using the ShellAdmin console options as described in this procedure.
Step 1 | Using SSH, connect to the Cisco ICFPP ShellAdmin console by using the following information: |
Step 2 | At the ShellAdmin prompt, choose the Configure Network Interface option to configure the static IP address. |
Step 3 | Enter S to configure a static IP address. |
Step 4 | Enter the Ethernet interface that you want to configure, such as eth0 or eth1. |
Step 5 | When prompted for the IP version, choose IPv4. |
Step 6 | Enter the static IP address, netmask, and gateway IP address. |
Step 7 | Enter Y to confirm the information. The Cisco ICFPP virtual appliance reboots and displays a screen with the URL for accessing Cisco ICFPP. |
Step 8 | (Optional)To verify that the change has been applied, log in to the ShellAdmin console and choose the Display Network Details option. |
Cisco ICFPP enables you to upgrade standalone appliances and multiple-node clusters for bug fixes and updated adapters. For more information, see the following topics:
Use this procedure to upgrade a standalone node for bug fixes and updated adapters. To upgrade a multiple-node cluster, see Upgrading a Multiple-Node Cluster.
Step 1 | In the Cisco ICFPP GUI, choose , and click Install. | ||||||||||
Step 2 | In the
Install
Adapter dialog box, enter the following information:
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Step 3 | Click Upload. | ||||||||||
Step 4 | After the unload is complete, click Submit. | ||||||||||
Step 5 | Using SSH, log in to the ShellAdmin console for the virtual appliance. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | Choose the Stop Services option. | ||||||||||
Step 7 | Choose the Start Services option. Cisco ICFPP is upgraded to the new version, and updated version information is displayed in the GUI in the Adapters tab. |
Use this procedure to upgrade a multiple-node cluster for bug fixes and updated adapters. To upgrade a standalone (single-node) Cisco ICFPP virtual appliance, see Upgrading a Standalone Node.
The high-level tasks involved in upgrading a cluster are:
Upgrading the HA active node.
Stopping the virtual IP services on the upgraded HA active node.
Monitoring status while services fail over to the HA standby node.
Upgrading the HA standby node.
Stopping the virtual IP services on the upgraded HA standby node.
Starting the virtual IP services on the HA active node.
Starting the virtual IP services on the HA standby node.
Upgrading and restarting Infra services for each service node.
The following procedure describes how to perform these tasks.
Obtain the Cisco ICFPP upgrade file (icfpp-upgrade-2.2.1.tar.gz) from cisco.com. For assistance, contact your Cisco representative.
Confirm that HA has been configured on two Cisco ICFPP virtual appliances that are configured with the primary node role.
Step 1 | Using the node management IP address instead of the virtual IP address for the HA pair, log in to the Cisco ICFPP GUI for the active node in the HA pair. | ||
Step 2 | Upgrade the HA
active node as follows:
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Step 3 | Log in to the ShellAdmin console for the HA active node that was upgraded in Step 2. | ||
Step 4 | Stop the Virtual IP service on the active node as follows: | ||
Step 5 | Log in to the ShellAdmin console for the standby node for the HA pair. | ||
Step 6 | In the ShellAdmin console for the HA standby node, choose Display Services Status to monitor the following events as they occur: The node that was originally the HA standby node becomes the HA active node. | ||
Step 7 | Using the node management IP address instead of the virtual IP address for the HA pair, log in to the Cisco ICFPP GUI for the node that is now the active node in the HA pair. | ||
Step 8 | Upgrade the HA
newly active node (the original standby node) by uploading and submitting the
upgrade package as described in Step 2 of this procedure.
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Step 9 | In the ShellAdmin console for the node that was upgraded in Step 8, stop the Virtual IP service as described in Step 4. | ||
Step 10 | In the ShellAdmin console for the original active node that was upgraded in Step 2, start the Virtual IP service as follows: | ||
Step 11 | In the ShellAdmin console for the HA standby node that was upgraded in Step 8, start the Virtual IP service as described in Step 10. | ||
Step 12 | For each service node in the cluster: |