Installation Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5.4.0-VM on VMWare vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)

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Installation Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5.4.0-VM on VMWare vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)

Contents

Overview

Guidelines and Limitations

Prerequisites

Host System Hardware Requirements

Host System Software Requirements

Host System License Requirements

Installation and Basic Configuration Workflow

Obtain the DMM-VM Image from Cisco eDelivery

Obtain and Install VMWare vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 5.0, Update1

Install the ESXi License

Configure ESXi

Download, Install, and Run the vSphere Client

Install the Cisco DMM Image on ESXi

Configure ESXi to Start Automatically

Allocate Disk Space

Adding a USB Drive to get Syslogs

Removing a USB Drive

Prevent the DMM VM From Re-imaging After Reboot

Failover Configuration for Cisco Digital Media Suite 5.4.x-VM

Supported Failover Configurations

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Failover Configuration Using Crossover Cable Mode

Failover Configuration Using Switch Mode

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Installation Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5.4.0-VM on VMWare vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)

Revised: May 11, 2015

Overview

Cisco DMM-5.4.0-VM software causes Cisco Digital Media Manager to run virtually on a VMWare vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) system. To purchase this software, order the Cisco DMM E-Delivery download, part number R-DMMVM-BASE-54-K9. Existing Cisco customers running DMM 5.4 on an appliance may similarly place an E-Delivery download order by using the part number R-DMMVM-MIGR54-K9. High availability deployments using failover DMM servers also needs to include the part number R-DMMVM-FASW-54-K9.

Guidelines and Limitations

  • Do not change any Cisco DMM-5.4.0-VM parameters unless specifically instructed.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, verify the following requirements.

Host System Hardware Requirements

Cisco DMM-5.4.0-VM is supported on a host system that meets or exceeds these basic requirements.

  • Min. 16 GB RAM
  • Min. 2 TB disk space
  • Two NICs — 1 Gbps each
  • 64-bit processor (x86)
  • Virtualization enabled in BIOS

Host System Software Requirements

Your hypervisor host system must be running:

  • VMWare vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) release 5.0, Update 1.

– http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere5/doc/vsp_esxi50_u1_rel_notes.html

  • vSphere or vCenter release 5.0.

– https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere5/doc/vsphere-esx-vcenter-server-50-release-notes.html

– http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere5/doc/vsp_vc50_u1b_rel_notes.html

Host System License Requirements

You must have a vSphere or vCenter enterprise software license installed on your hypervisor host system.

Installation and Basic Configuration Workflow

The workflow to install DMM 5.4.0-VM on an ESXi hypervisor host system follows this sequence.

1. Obtain the DMM-VM Image from Cisco eDelivery

2. Obtain and Install VMWare vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 5.0, Update 1

3. Install the ESXi License

4. Configure ESXi

5. Download, Install, and Run the vSphere Client

6. Install the Cisco DMM Image on ESXi

7. Configure ESXi to Start Automatically

8. Allocate Disk Space

9. Adding a USB Drive to get Syslogs

10. Prevent the DMM VM From Re-imaging After Reboot

Obtain the DMM-VM Image from Cisco eDelivery

Procedure

Step 1 Log in to your account on Cisco.com.

Step 2 Place your order at https://edelivery.cisco.com/esd/ for R-DMMVM-BASE-54-K9 or R-DMMVM-MIGR54-K9 (high availability deployments utilizing failover DMM servers need to add R-DMMVM-FASW-54-K9)

Does an error message like this one prevent you from placing your order?

If so, see http://cisco.com/web/partners/downloads/765/tools/edelivery/FAQ.pdf for instructions.

Step 3 Await the email message that includes your download link.

Step 4 Follow all instructions in the email message.

Step 5 Stop. You have completed this procedure.

 

Obtain and Install VMWare vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 5.0, Update 1

Before You Begin

If you have not done so already, register and log in to a user account with VMWare Incorporated.

Procedure

Step 1 Obtain the ESXi installation utility at http://www.vmware.com/go/get-free-esxi

OR

https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/p/activate.php?p=free-esxi5&lp=default.

 

Note ESXi is not a Cisco product. It is a product of VMWare Incorporated, which is solely responsible for ESXi development, maintenance, technical documentation, licensing, and support.

Step 2 Run the ESXi installation utility:

  • On a server that meets VMWare compatibility criteria — available at the same URL.
  • According to the VMWare installation instructions — available at the same URL.

Step 3 Stop. You have completed this procedure.

 

Install the ESXi License

Procedure

Step 1 In the vSphere Client Inventory screen, click to select the ESXi hypervisor address.

Step 2 Click Configuration.

Step 3 Click Licensed Features in the Software area.

Step 4 Click Edit in the ESX Server License Type area to open the Assign License dialog box.

Step 5 Click Assign a new license key to this host, and then click Enter Key.

Step 6 Enter the license key. Then, click OK to save your work and close the Assign License dialog box.

Step 7 Stop. You have completed this procedure.

 

Configure ESXi

Note ● Illustrated values in this simplified procedure are merely examples. Use appropriate values for your network.

 

Before You Begin

  • Install and license ESXi.

Procedure

Step 1 Log in to ESXi with the username root.

The first time that you log in, there is no password.

Step 2 Press F2 to load the administrative console.

Step 3 Choose Configure Password, and then press Enter to set a password for root.

Step 4 Choose Configure Management Network > IP Configuration. Then, press Enter.

 

 

The IP Configuration dialog box opens. You will set a static IP address.

Step 5 Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway that your virtual system should use. Then, press Enter.

Because you have set a static IP address (rather than use DHCP), you must now configure all DNS settings manually.

Step 6 Choose Configure Management Network > DNS Configuration. Then, press Enter.

 

 

The DNS Configuration dialog box opens.

Step 7 Enter the IP address of your primary DNS server and a hostname that DNS servers should resolve to the IP address from Step 4.

Note Do not use “localhost” as the hostname.

Step 8 (Optional) Enter the IP address of an alternative DNS server.

Step 9 Press Enter.

Step 10 Choose Configure Management Network > Custom DNS Suffixes. Then, press Enter.

 

 

The Custom DNS Suffixes dialog box opens.

Step 11 Enter any suffixes that DNS should append automatically to unqualified hostnames. Then, press Enter.

Step 12 Type Y to save your changes to the management network.

Step 13 Choose Test Management Network after ESXi finishes its restart of the management network. Then, press Enter.

 

The Test Management Network dialog box opens.

Step 14 Press Enter to test the configuration entries that you saved.

Step 15 Choose Troubleshooting Options > Enable ESXi Shell. Then, press Enter.

 

 

Step 16 Stop. You have configured the hypervisor.

 

Download, Install, and Run the vSphere Client

Procedure

Step 1 Point your web browser to https: // hypervisor_ip_address.

Your browser is directed to a page where you can download the vSphere Client.

Step 2 Click Download vSphere Client.

Step 3 Run the installation. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Step 4 After installation, run the vSphere client.

The vSphere Client login screen appears.

Step 5 Use the IP address / Name field to enter the IP address of the virtual DMM appliance on your ESXi hypervisor.

Step 6 Enter a username in the User name field. Or enter root if you have not yet configured a username.

Step 7 Enter your password in the Password field. Or, if you have not yet configured a user name and password, leave this field blank.

The vSphere Client opens.

Step 8 Stop. You have completed this procedure.

 

What to Do Next

Install the Cisco DMM Image on ESXi

After you download DMM-5.4.0. x .OVA from Cisco E-Delivery, save it to the system where you run your vSphere client.

Procedure

Step 1 In the vSphere Client menu bar, choose File > Deploy OVF Template.

The Deploy OVF Template wizard opens.

Step 2 Click Browse.

Step 3 Navigate to the DMM-5.4.0. x .OVA file and choose it. Then, click Next.

The wizard loads its OVF Template Details page.

Step 4 Review the information. Then, click Next.

The wizard loads its Name and Location page.

Step 5 Type a name for your deployed template or accept the default. Then, click Next.

The wizard loads its Disk Format page.

Step 6 Choose Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed.

Step 7 Click Next.

The wizard loads its Ready to Complete Page.

Step 8 Check the Power on after deployment check box and review all of the other information. Then, click Finish.

A progress bar keeps pace with your DMM deployment, which can take from 2 to 5 minutes to finish. When the deployment is finished, the Deployment Completed Successfully dialog box opens.

Step 9 Click Close to dismiss the dialog box.

Keep the vSphere client open.

 

Configure ESXi to Start Automatically

Note VM startup can occur automatically in response to soft reboots of your hypervisor host system. However, this setting does not respond to hard resets of the hypervisor host, such as power cycling.

Procedure

Step 1 In the vSphere Client Inventory screen, click to select the ESXi hypervisor address.

Step 2 Click Configuration.

Step 3 Click Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown in the Software area to open the Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown dialog box.

Step 4 Check the Allow virtual machines to start and stop automatically with the system check box in the System Settings area.

Step 5 (Optional) Configure settings to delay VM startup, shutdown, or both.

Step 6 Click your new VM in the Manual Startup section of the Startup Order table, and then click Move Up two times.

Your new VM should now be in the Automatic Startup section of the Startup Order table.

Step 7 Click OK to save your work and close the Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown dialog box.

 

Allocate Disk Space

Before You Begin

  • Shut down the guest operating system and make sure that the virtual machine is turned Off.

Procedure

Step 1 Click the virtual machine to select it.

Step 2 Click Edit virtual machine settings on the Getting Started tab.

The Virtual Machine Properties dialog box opens with its Hardware tab already selected.

Caution You can edit the allocated disk capacity during this initial setup, if needed. However, you cannot change disk capacity afterward. Any attempts to do so may cause data loss.

Step 3 Click Hard disk 1 in the list and increase its provisioned size, as needed. Then, click OK.

  • The provisioned size cannot exceed 1.89774609 TB.
  • Make sure to leave at least 10 GB free on the hypervisor partition where your VM is deployed.

Step 4 Click OK.

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