Installing Cisco Intersight Managed Mode Transition Tool
Before you begin:
From the UCS Tools page, download the IMM Transition Tool .ova file to your computer in a place that is easy to find when you start to deploy the OVF template.
An Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) is a prebuilt software solution that comprises one or more virtual machines (VMs) that are packaged, maintained, updated, and managed as a single unit. The Cisco Intersight Managed Mode Transition Tool OVA has a preinstalled operating system and includes application functionality that is necessary for the IMM Transition Tool functionality. The IMM Transition Tool as an OVA can be deployed on a VMWare Vsphere infrastructure.
From IMM Transition Tool, 3.1.1 onwards, you can take a backup of the tool data and restore it on the same or another instance of the IMM Transition Tool. For more details, see Backup/Restore.
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Log into the HTML5 vSphere Web Client and go to the VMs tab.
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Add the Deploy OVF Template action button via the Actions dropdown list.
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Click the added Deploy OVF Template button.
A new window appears, asking to select a template.
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Click Choose Files, select the downloaded OVA file.
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Click Next.
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Select the location where you want to deploy the virtual appliance, click Next.
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Select the resource you want to use to run the virtual appliance, click Next.
Review the package details, that contain advanced configuration options.
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Click Next to accept these options.
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Select the desired storage location from the list of datastores, click Next.
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Select a destination network from the dropdown list for each source network, click Next.
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Customize the deployment properties by entering the Network settings values and setting up the System Password.
An auto-generated default password is used as a replacement for any existing password in UCS Manager/UCS Central policies such as Virtual Media, iSCSI Boot that are converted. Similarly, another auto-generated password is used for Mutual CHAP Authentication in iSCSI Boot Policy. You should change the password for the converted policies after those are pushed to Intersight.
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You should change the password for the converted policies after those are pushed to Intersight.
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It is mandatory to enter the NTP field. The default value is ntp.ubuntu.com
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Software Repository Disk Size should have a minimum value of 10 and a maximum value of 5000.
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Click Next.
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Review the configuration data.
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Click Finish.
The system will import and deploy the file.
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Click the Refresh button to update the system.
The VM will be visible in the center windowpane.
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Select the VM and click Power On.
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Once the VM is powered on, click the Open Console icon to open the VM console in a new window.
You have successfully deployed the OVA template and powered on the VM.