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This section explains the following:
To install only Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning, download the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning OVA file based on the number of endpoints that you want to manage.
The OVA file format is cpc-provisioning-<version number>-<build number>-<deployment type>_SIGNED.ova; where, the version number is the Cisco Prime Collaboration release number (11.0 or 11.1 or 12.1) and the deployment type is small, medium, or large.
You must have a valid Cisco.com user account to download the files.
See Setting up Devices for Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning for information about setting up the devices in your network for Cisco Prime Collaboration.
For Cisco Prime Collaboration, specify various passwords at different instances.
globaladmin—Special account, which can be used to access and configure the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning User Interface.
globaladmin password—Password to access Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning UI .
In Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning, globaladmin password is used for the postgres administrator (to perform backup and restore operations). This password is also used for logging in to Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning.
For Cisco Prime Collaboration 11.5 and later
Follow these guidelines when you are creating password for the globaladmin:
Cannot repeat a character in the password more than three times.
Cannot contain non-ASCII characters minus(-), percent(%), plus(+), ampersand(&) or a space.
Cannot be cisco or ocsic or any variant by changing the capitalization of letters or by substituting 1, exclamation(!), or pipe(|) for i, 0 for o, dollar($) for s.
Cannot be the same as the username or the username reversed.
Must be between 8 and 80 characters.
Cannot end with: asterisk(*), semicolon(;), or pound sign(#).
![]() Note | The same password rules are applicable, when you are migrating from Cisco Prime Collaboration 11.x to 12.1. |
Before Migration |
After Migration |
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The Must contain characters from 3 of lowercase, uppercase, number and special character setting is disabled in the user interface (Administration > Settings). |
The Must contain characters from <number of> of 4 character types: lowercase, uppercase, number, and special character setting will be set to 1 in the user interface (Administration > Settings > Password). |
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The Must contain characters from 3 of lowercase, uppercase, number and special character setting is enabled in the user interface (Administration > Settings). |
The Must contain characters from <number of> of 4 character types: lowercase, uppercase, number, and special character setting will be set to 3 in the user interface (Administration > Settings > Password). |
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Minimum length of the password is set less than six. |
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IP address—IP address of the virtual appliance
IP default netmask—Default subnet mask for the IP address
Host Name—Host Name of the virtual appliance
IP default gateway—IP address of the default gateway
Default DNS domain—Default domain name
Primary nameserver—Primary name server. You may add the name server. To configure several name servers, enter y.
Primary NTP server[time.nist.gov]—Primary NTP server. To enter a secondary NTP server, enter y at the next prompt.
![]() Note | To configure a tertiary NTP server, enter y at the next prompt after you specify a secondary NTP server. Cisco Prime Collaboration supports three NTP servers. |
Time zone—Time stamp that is displayed on the user interface is the server time. By default, the configured time zone is UTC. For a list of supported time zones, see Supported Timezones for Prime Collaboration.
global admin password—Password for the global administrator.
![]() Note | Cisco Unified Communication Manager, Release 10.0 and later are supported in the Standard mode. |
For small, medium, and large deployment models, you need one virtual machine only to install and configure Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning. To learn about configuring these deployment models, see Configure the Small, Medium, and Large Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning OVA.
After you deploy the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning OVA file, configure the virtual appliance.
Ensure that requirements listed in Installation Requirements and System Requirements - Server and Client Machine Requirements have been met.
Step 1 | Turn on the virtual machine by right-clicking the virtual appliance and choosing Power > Power On. | ||
Step 2 | In the virtual appliance console, enter setup at the localhost login prompt. | ||
Step 3 | Enter the
required parameters at the console prompts. After entering each parameter,
press
enter to bring up the next parameter. (see
Installation Prompts.)
For the Installation Mode prompt, enter 1 to select Standard Cisco Prime
Collaboration Provisioning, or enter 2 to select Advanced Cisco Prime
Collaboration Provisioning (with a
90-day evaluation of
advanced features). The default value is 1.
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Step 4 | After you finish
the installation (when you see the login prompt in console), wait approximately
10 minutes for the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning processes to be
listed on the console and then log in to the Cisco Prime Collaboration
Provisioning user interface.
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Step 5 | Log in to Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning server to verify the installation. See Verify the Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Installation (for Advanced or Standard Mode) |