Preface

Preface

Last Updated: August 22, 2015

This document includes instructions to deploy a virtualized Cisco Video Surveillance server on a supported Cisco Unified Computing System platform. This document also includes instructions to recover a virtual machine image (.OVA), and configure high availability.

Revision History

 

Table 1 Cisco Video Surveillance API Programming Guide Revision History

Release
Revision Date
Change Summary

Release 7.0.0

November, 2012

Initial draft.

Release 7.0.1

March, 2013

Added Release 7.0.1 support.

Release 7.0.1

May, 2013

Release 7.5

March, 2014
  • Added Release 7.2 and 7.5 OVA support.
  • Revised the Deployment instructions for the following:

– Added “Verify the VMFS Maximum Heap Size”

– Added “Change the Default VM Password and Network Settings”

– Added CLI instructions to “Change the Default VM Password and Network Settings”

– Revised “Creating Video Repositories” for instructions to use a script.

– Updated the “Requirements” for Release 7.5 and additional 7.0-7.2 requirements.

– Updated “Adding Hard Disks for Media Storage” for Release 7.2 and earlier to add a paravirtual type SCSI controller to the virtual machine to control the video storage volumes.

– Revised “Completing the Initial Server Setup Using the Management Console” to include the initial network setup.

– Updated the “Internal and External Storage Limitations”

– Numerous minor changes and edits

Release 7.6

October, 2014

Release 7.6

May, 2015

Audience

This document is intended for use by Cisco System Engineers, Cisco Advanced Services Engineers, Physical Security Advanced Technology Provider (ATP) partners, and technical field staff that are developing and implementing VSM Release 7.5 or later in a virtualized environment.

A successful implementation also requires additional knowledge in the following areas:

  • VMware vSphere (version 5.0)
  • Cisco UCS platform installation and management
  • Cisco Video Surveillance Release 7.5 installation and configuration

Command Syntax Conventions

Table 2 describes the syntax used with the commands in this document.

 

Table 2 Command Syntax Guide
Convention
Description

boldface

Commands and keywords.

italic

Command input that is supplied by you.

[ ]

Keywords or arguments that appear within square brackets are optional.

{ x | x | x }

A choice of keywords (represented by x) appears in braces separated by vertical bars. You must select one.

^ or Ctrl

Represent the key labeled Control. For example, when you read ^D or Ctrl-D, you should hold down the Control key while you press the D key.

screen font

Examples of information displayed on the screen.

boldface screen font

Examples of information that you must enter.

< >

Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, appear in angled brackets.

[ ]

Default responses to system prompts appear in square brackets.