- Preface
- Overview
- Installing Cisco IPICS
- Upgrading Cisco IPICS
- Installing or Upgrading the UMS
- Installing or Upgrading the ISSIG
- Installing the DFSIG
- Installing Language Packs for Cisco IPICS
- Uninstalling or Rolling Back the Cisco IPICS Server Software
- Using a Virtual Machine with Cisco IPICS
- Troubleshooting Cisco IPICS Installation Issues
- Index
Cisco IPICS Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 4.6(1)
Chapter: Using a Virtual Machine with Cisco IPICS
Using a Virtual Machine with Cisco IPICS
This chapter describes how to configure a virtual machine (VM) for Cisco IPICS. You can install and operate the Cisco IPICS application, the UMS, the ISSIG, and the DFSIG on a VM. Each component must run in its own VM.
This chapter includes these topics:
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Installing VMWare ESX or ESXi on a Device
•Obtaining the ISO Image for the Cisco IPICS Operating System and Configuring the VM Manually
Installing VMWare ESX or ESXi on a Device
The following section describe how to install VMware ESX or ESXi on the device on which you will run the VM. Perform the steps that are described in the section for your device.
•Installing VMware ESX or ESXi on a Cisco UCS B-Series Server
•Installing VMware ESX or ESXi on a Cisco UCS C-Series Server
•Installing VMware ESX or ESXi on a Cisco UCS E-Series Server
Installing VMware ESX or ESXi on a Cisco UCS B-Series Server
To install VMware ESX or ESXi on a Cisco UCS B-Series server, see Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers VMware Installation Guide.
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Installing VMware ESX or ESXi on a Cisco UCS C-Series Server
To install VMware ESX or ESXi on a Cisco UCS C-Series server, see Cisco UCS C-Series Servers VMware Installation Guide.
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Installing VMware ESX or ESXi on a Cisco UCS E-Series Server
To install VMware ESX or ESXi on a Cisco UCS E-Series server, see Getting Started Guide for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers.
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Obtaining the ISO Image for the Cisco IPICS Operating System and Configuring the VM by Deploying the OVF Template
This section describes how to deploy the OVF template, which installs the Cisco IPICS operating system and configures the VM. If you need to perform these procedures manually, use the procedure that the "Obtaining the ISO Image for the Cisco IPICS Operating System and Configuring the VM by Deploying the OVF Template" section describes instead of using the following procedure.
The OVF template is approximately 1.6 GB. Be aware that this file can take some time to download.
Procedure
Step 1 From a client PC, take these actions to obtain the OVF template:
a. Go to this URL (you must have a valid Cisco.com user ID and password to access this URL):
http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html?mdfid=
280723930&flowid=7120
b. Click the Cisco IPICS Release 4.6 link.
c. Click Download next to the appropriate file for your installation:
–ipics-4.5.1-2cpu.ova—Use this file if you are running the VM on a device that has two CPUs
–ipics-4.5.1-4cpu.ova—Use this file if you are running the VM on a device that has four CPUs
d. Follow the onscreen instructions to download the file to your local drive.
Step 2 From a client PC, use the VMware vSphere client application to log in to VMware ESX or ESXi on the device that is to host the VM.
Step 3 From the list of hosts in the left panel of the vSphere client window, click the host on which you want to deploy the OVF template.
Step 4 Choose File > Deploy OVF Template... .
The Deploy OVF Template Wizard starts.
Step 5 In the Deploy OVF Template Wizard, take these actions:
a. In the Deploy OVF Template window, navigate to and select the OVF template that you downloaded in Step 1, and then click Next.
b. In the OVF Template Details window, click Next.
c. In the Name and Location window, enter a name for the VM in the Name field, and then click Next.
d. In the Datastore window, click the datastore in which to store the VM files, and then click Next.
e. In the Disk Format window, click the Thin provisioned format radio button, and then click Next.
f. In the Ready to Complete window, click Finish.
Step 6 When the Deployment Completed Successfully window appears, click Close in that window.
Step 7 From the list of hosts in the left panel of the vSphere client window, click the name of the new VM that you configured in Step 5c.
Step 8 Power on the new VM.
Step 9 When the Welcome window appears, perform the procedure that the "Configuring Server Parameters on the Multiservices Platform Series Server" section describes, beginning with Step 4.
You can now install the Cisco IPICS application, the UMS, the ISSIG, or the DFSIG on the VM.
Obtaining the ISO Image for the Cisco IPICS Operating System and Configuring the VM Manually
The following sections explain how to Obtaining the ISO Image for the Cisco IPICS Operating System and Configuring the VM Manually. You can use the procedures that these sections describe instead of using the procedure that the "Obtaining the ISO Image for the Cisco IPICS Operating System and Configuring the VM by Deploying the OVF Template" section describes if deploying the OVF template is not suitable for your situation.
•Obtaining the ISO Image for the Cisco IPICS Operating System
•Configuring the Virtual Machine
Obtaining the ISO Image for the Cisco IPICS Operating System
As part of the VM configuration process, you install the Cisco IPICS operating system on the VM.
Perform the following steps to obtain this operating system and upload it to the the device on which you will install the VM. Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you perform the procedure that the "Installing VMWare ESX or ESXi on a Device" section describes.
Procedure
Step 1 Take these actions to download the Cisco IPICS operating system ISO image to a client PC that you can access from the device:
a. On the client PC go to this URL:
b. Click the 4.5.1 link under All Releases > 4.
c. Click the Download button for ipics-server-4.5_b8-dvd.iso.
d. Follow the onscreen instructions to download the ISO image to the client PC.
Step 2 Take these actions to upload the Cisco IPICS operating system ISO image from the client PC to the device:
a. Use the VMware vShpere client application to log in to VMware ESX or ESXi on the device.
b. Click the host on which you will install the VM from the inventory list at the left of the VMware vShpere client application window.
c. Click the Summary tab.
d. In the Resources area in the Summary tab, right-click the datastore to which you want to upload the ISO image and choose Browse Datastore....
e. From the Datastore Browser window, navigate to the folder to which you want to upload the ISO image, then click the Upload files to this datastore icon 
.
f. Choose Upload File....
g. In the Upload Items window, navigate to the location on the Client PC where you saved the Cisco IPICS operating system ISO image file and click Open.
h. If the Upload/Download window appears, click Yes.
Configuring the Virtual Machine
This section describes how to configure a VM on a device.
Before you perform the following procedure, make sure that you perform the procedure that the "Obtaining the ISO Image for the Cisco IPICS Operating System and Configuring the VM Manually" section describes.
Procedure
Step 1 Use the VMware vSphere client application to log in to VMware ESX or ESXi on the device.
Step 2 Choose Inventory > Host > New Virtual Machine....
Step 3 In the Create New Virtual Machine - Configuration window, take these actions:
a. Make sure that the Typical radio button is selected.
b. Click Next.
Step 4 In the Create New Virtual Machine - Name and Location window, take these actions:
a. In the Name field, enter a name for the VM.
b. Click Next.
Step 5 In the Create New Virtual Machine - Datastore window, take these actions:
a. Choose the datastore in which to save the VM.
b. Click Next.
Step 6 In the Create New Virtual Machine - Guest Operating System window, take these actions:
a. Click the Linux radio button.
b. From the Version drop-down list, choose Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-bit).
c. Click Next.
Step 7 If you are using ESXi 5.0, click Next in the Network window to accept the default values.
Step 8 In the Create New Virtual Machine - Create a Disk window, take these actions:
a. In the Virtual disk size field, enter the disk size for the VM.
Enter a value of at least 26 GB for the virtual disk size.
b. Check the Allocate and commit space on demand (Thin Provisioning) check box.
c. Click Next.
Step 9 In the Create New Virtual Machine - Ready to Complete window, take these actions:
a. Check the Edit the virtual machine settings before completion check box.
b. Click Continue.
Step 10 In the Virtual Machine Properties window, take these actions:
a. In the Memory Size field, enter the amount of memory for the VM.
Enter a value of at least 4 GB for memory.
b. If you will install the Cisco IPICS ISSI Gateway on this VM, take these actions to install a second NIC adapter, which is required for the ISSI Gateway:
1. In the Hardware list, click New NIC (adding).
2. Click Add....
The Add Hardware window appears.
3. In the Add Hardware window, click Ethernet Adapter and then click Next.
4. In the Network type window, click Next to accept the default value.
5. In the Ready to Complete window, click Finish.
c. Click Finish.
d. In the Virtual Machine Properties window, click Finish.
Step 11 Take these actions to install the Cisco IPICS operating system as a guest operating system on the VM:
a. Click the VM on which to install the operating system from the inventory list at the left of the VMware vShpere client application window, then choose Inventory > Virtual Machine > Edit Settings....
b. In the Virtual Machine Properties window, choose the Hardware tab.
c. In the Hardware tab, click CD/DVD Drive 1 in the Hardware list.
d. In the Device Type area, click the Datastore ISO File check box and click Browse.
e. In the Browse window, navigate to the location on the device where you uploaded the Cisco IPICS operating system ISO image, click the name of the ISO image, and then click OK.
f. In the Device Status area, check the Connect at power on check box.
g. Click OK.
h. Click the Console tab.
i. Choose Inventory > Virtual Machine > Power > Power On.
The VM machine powers on and boots from the operating system ISO image.
j. When you see the prompt that asks if you want to continue installing the operating system, type y and press Enter.
k. When you see the screen that displays "Congratulations, the installation is complete," click Reboot.
l. When the Welcome window appears, perform the procedure that the "Configuring Server Parameters on the Multiservices Platform Series Server" section describes, beginning with Step 4.
You can now install the Cisco IPICS application, the UMS, the ISSI Gateway, or the DFSIG on the VM.
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