Step 1

On the VMware ESXi host or cluster where your virtual appliance will reside, download trustidevcodesigning4.tar.gz from the same location that Cisco specified to download the Cisco UCSM Plugin OVA file.

Step 2

Unzip this file.

Step 3

Log in to the vSphere Web Client.

Step 4

Select Administration > Certificates > Certificate Management.

Step 5

In the Trusted Root Certificates field, click Add.

Step 6

In the Add Trusted Root dialog box, click Browse.

Step 7

Navigate to and select the certificate chain you downloaded in Step 1 (trustidevcodesigning4.pem). Click Open.

Step 8

Check the Start Root certificate push to vCenter Hosts check box. Click Add.

Step 1

On the Cisco.com download site for Cisco UCS Management Partner Ecosystem Software, download the Cisco UCS Manager plug-in OVA package.

Step 2

Log in to the vCenter server and right-click on any inventory object and select Deploy OVF Template.

Step 3

Specify the location of the OVA template on the Select an OVF template page and click Next.

Step 4

Enter a unique name for the virtual machine and select a deployment location on the next page. Click Next.

Step 5

Select a resource to run the deployed OVA template. Click Next.

Step 6

Verify the OVA template details.

Step 7

Select a storage location. Click Next.

Step 8

Select a source network and map it to a destination network. Click Next.

Step 9

Enter the networking information and the user credentials.

1. Enter the required details for the following fields:

   • IP address

   • Netmask

   • Gateway

   • DNS Server

   • NTP Server

   • Hostname

2. Enter the username as admin and password to access the Cisco UCS Manager plug-in appliance.

3. Click Next.

Step 10

Review the information on the Ready to complete page and click Finish.

Step 1

Login to Cisco UCS Manager Plug-in Appliance Web UI as admin user and enter the password.

Step 2

Click Register.

Step 3

Enter the required information in the Add VMware vCenter Servers pop-up window.

1. Enter the following details:

   Field	Description
   FQDN/Server IP	FQDN or Server IP of the VMware vCenter server.
   Port	The port to use for communication. The default is 443.
   Username	Enter the user name for the VMware vCenter server.
   Password	Enter the password for the VMware vCenter server.

2. (Optional) Select the Proactive HA checkbox to enable Proactive HA in the server.

3. (Optional) Enable the Use same credentials for all vCenter Servers checkbox to apply the same user credentials for all the VMware vCenter servers.

4. (Optional) Click Add to add the details of another VMware vCenter server.

Step 4

Click Next.

Step 5

Review the VMware vCenter server details displayed in the Summary page. Click Register.

Step 1

Login to Cisco UCS Manager Plug-in Appliance Web UI as admin user and enter the password.

Step 2

The list of registerd VMware vCenter servers is displayed in the Registered VMware vCenter Servers table.

Step 1

Login to the Cisco UCS Manager Plug-in Appliance Web UI and enter your user credentials.

Step 2

In the UCS Manager Plug-in Appliance home page, click the Settings icon.

Step 3

Select Change Appliance IP from the drop-down list.

Step 4

Enter the new appliance IP.

Step 5

Click Submit.

Step 1

Login to the Cisco UCS Manager Plug-in Appliance Web UI and enter your user credentials.

Step 2

In the UCS Manager Plug-in Appliance home page, click the Settings icon.

Step 3

Select Add Certification from the drop-down list.

Step 4

Click Upload Certificate Key to upload the certificate key.

Step 5

Click Add.

Step 6

Click Upload Certificate File to upload the certificate file.

Step 7

Click Add.

Step 1

Login to the Cisco UCS Manager Plug-in Appliance Web UI and enter your user credentials.

Step 2

In the UCS Manager Plug-in Appliance home page, click the Settings icon.

Step 3

Select Change Appliance Password from the drop-down list.

Step 4

Enter the current password.

Step 5

Enter the new password.

Step 6

Confirm the new password.

Step 7

Click Change.

Step 1

Download the ucsm-vcenter-plugin-4.0.1.xyz_signed.tar.gz upgrade package.

Step 2

Copy the upgrade package to the /home/admin/ folder of the plug-in appliance VM.

Step 3

SSH to the appliance VM and run the below commands:

1. tar -xvf ucsm-vcenter-plugin-4.0.1.xyz_signed.tar.gz

2. Run the signature verification program from the folder in which you have extracted the downloaded content: sh cisco_verify_release.sh

3. Review the output and ensure that the verification has succeeded.

   Example:

   Retrieving CA certificate  
   https://www.cisco.com/security/pki/codesign/identrustcommercialrootca1.pem
   Retrieving SubCA certificate  
   https://www.cisco.com/security/pki/codesign/trustidevcodesigning4.pem
   trustidevcodesigning4.pem: OK
   ucsm-vcenter-plugin-signing.pem: OK
   Successfully verified root, subca and end-entity certificate chain.
   Successfully fetched a public key from  ucsm-vcenter-plugin-signing.pem
   Verified OK
   Successfully verified the signature of ucsm-vcenter-upgrade-plugin-4.0.1.xyz.tar.gz 
   using ucsm-vcenter-plugin-signing.pem
   

4. tar -xvf ucsm-vcenter-upgrade-plugin-4.0.1.xyz.tar.gz

5. To upgrade the plug-in, run the command:

   sh run-upgrade.sh

Step 4

Enter y to continue the upgrade when the following message is displayed:

Step 5

Enter the admin password when the following message is displayed:

Step 1

Download the ucsm-vcenter-plugin-4.0.1.xyz_signed.tar.gz upgrade package.

Step 2

In the UCS Manager Plug-in Appliance home page, click the Settings icon.

Step 3

Select Plug-in Upgrade.

Step 4

Click Upload tar.gz file to Upgrade Plug-in.

Step 5

Navigate to the location from where you want to upload the upgrade package.

Step 6

Click Upgrade.

Step 7

After the upgrade is completed, log into the UCS Manager plug-in appliance using the following link:

Step 1

Launch the vSphere HTML client.

Step 2

In the Shortcuts tab, double-click Cisco UCS Manager Plug-in.

Step 3

Click Register.

Step 4

Enter the following:

Step 5

Click OK.