Introduction
The Cisco Prime Network Registrar Jumpstart product is a complete solution for using the Cisco Prime Network Registrar application to manage DHCP, DNS, and Caching DNS servers. It includes the following components:
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Cisco Prime Network Registrar 10.0 application software
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Linux CentOS 7.5 Operating System
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VMware ESXi 6.5 Hypervisor
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Cisco UCS C220 M5 Hardware
These components are integrated together into a single flexible and easy to use appliance (see Figure 1).
Above figure shows the three primary layers in the Cisco Prime Network Registrar Jumpstart appliance. Each of these layers has its own capabilities. Each of these layers can be controlled independently as well as remotely, and each requires its own independent connection to the network. Thus, three unique IP addresses are required.
You may only need to connect to the Cisco Prime Network Registrar Web UI to perform IP address management tasks, but you may also need to connect to one of the other layers to perform system management or troubleshooting tasks related to the appliance. You can connect to each layer as described below:
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Connecting to Virtual Appliance (Open Virtual Appliance) Layer—You can connect to the Cisco Prime Network Registrar application layer using the web browser. Use http://vaip:8080 for local and http://vaip:8090 for regional, where vaip is the virtual appliance IP address (which is also the IP address of the Linux Operating System). For a secure connection to the Cisco Prime Network Registrar Web UI, use https://vaip:8443
To access the Cisco Prime Network Registrar Command Line Interface (CLI), you can use an SSH connection to the virtual appliance IP address using ssh -l root vaip.
You can manage the Linux OS by connecting to it using ssh -l root vaip. There is no Windows system installed on the Cisco Prime Network Registrar virtual appliance, but the standard Linux commands necessary to manage a networking application are all present on the Linux OS.
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Connecting to ESXi Hypervisor Layer—Connect to the ESXi hypervisor, identified by the IP address esxip (or its DNS name), using the web browser. esxip is the IP address designated to the ESXi hypervisor.
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Connecting to Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) UCS Management Console—This allows you to configure and manage the ESXi layer. You can connect to the CIMC by using a browser using https://ucsip/. ucsip is the IP address assigned to the Jumpstart. After you log in to CIMC, you can start the KVM console to get access to the ESXi configuration screen and manage hardware (power, temperature, fan RPM).