Step 1

Download connector OVA to your local system.

Step 2

Create a virtual machine (VM) in the ESXi server and deploy the downloaded Cisco Spaces: Connector OVA.

Step 3

In the 1. Select an OVF template window, click UPLOAD FILES, and select the corresponding connector OVA files or drag and drop the downloaded file, and click Next.

Step 4

In the 2. Select a name and folder window, enter a name for the VM, and choose a location for the VM, and click Next.

Step 5

In the 3. Select a compute resource window, select a destination compute resource, and click Next.

Step 6

In the 4. Review details window, read and verify the template details, and click Next.

Step 7

In the 5. License agreements window, read the license agreement that is displayed and scroll to the end. Check I accept all license agreements and then click Next.

Step 8

In the 6. Configuration window, choose one of the following, and click Next.

• Standard
• Advanced1
• Advanced2

Step 9

In the 7. Select storage window, choose the standard storage configuration, and click Next.

Step 10

In the 8. Select networks window, choose a destination network, and click Next.

Step 11

In the 9. Ready to complete window, review the configurations and click Finish.

Step 12

Power on your VM and log in to the terminal and enter the default username root and default password root.

Step 13

Choose an network interface to configure as PRIMARY. 

Step 14

Do one of the following, and then configure the network settings for the PRIMARY interface. Specify parameters such as IP address, hostname, and so on.

• Configure the IPv6 stack.
• Configure the IPv4 stack.

Step 15

Confirm the setup.

Step 16

Reset the password for the spacesadmin user.

Step 17

Enter the time zone.

Step 18

Enter the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server name to synchronize the system time with that of NTP server, or leave it blank if you do not want to configure an NTP server.

Step 19

Note the URL (https://connector-ip) before the automatic reboot. You can use this URL later to open the connector GUI.

Step 20

In a browser window, enter the noted URL and press Enter to open the connector GUI. Log in as a spacesadmin user.

Note	The root user is disabled and is used only for advanced troubleshooting by the Cisco Support team.

Step 1

Download connector 3 from Cisco.com.

Step 2

Create a virtual machine in the ESXi server and deploy the downloaded Cisco Spaces: Connector OVA.

Step 3

In the Select creation type window, choose Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file, and click Next.

Step 4

In the Select OVF and VMDK files window, enter a name for the virtual machine. Click the blue area to either select files from the computer or drag and drop files. Click Next.

Step 5

In the Select storage window, the Standard storage configuration is displayed. Click Next.

Step 6

In the License agreements window, read the license agreement that is displayed and scroll to the end. Click I Agree and then click Next.

Step 7

In the Deployment options window, do the following:

1. In the PrimaryInterface field, enter the name of the external-facing interface.

2. In the SecondaryInterface field, enter the name of the private-facing interface.

3. From the Deployment type drop-down list, choose one of the following deployment types.

• Standard (Dual Interface)
• Advanced1 (Dual Interface)
• Advanced2 (Dual Interface)

Step 8

Review the configurations and click Finish.

Step 9

Log in to the terminal and enter the default username root and default password root.

Step 10

Configure the host name for the connector.

Step 11

Choose an network interface to configure as PRIMARY. 

Step 12

Do one of the following, and then configure the network settings for the PRIMARY interface. Specify parameters such as IP address, hostname, and so on.

• Configure the IPv6 stack.
• Configure the IPv4 stack.

Step 13

Reset the password for the spacesadmin user.

Step 14

Confirm the setup.

Step 15

Enter the time zone.

Step 16

Enter the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server name to synchronize the system time with that of NTP server, or leave it blank if you do not want to configure an NTP server.

Step 17

Note the URL (https://connector-ip) before the automatic reboot. You can use this URL later to open the connector GUI.

Step 18

Wait for the completion of the reboot, and login as a spacesadmin user.

Step 19

Configure the secondary interface using the connectorctl network config command

[spacesadmin@connector ~]$ connectorctl network config  -p ipv4 -i 10.7.0.11/24 -g 10.7.0.1 -o cisco.com -d 172.70.168.183 -n SECONDARY
Executing command:network
Command execution status:Success
-----------------------
Connection SECONDARY (5e970417-13b4-4ad8-af12-d125ce407c49) successfully added.
Network setup completed with given configuration.
Secondary interface - Added routes.
Secondary interface - Configured firewall zone.
System reboot will happen in 10 seconds. Do not execute any other command...

Step 20

Verify the network Settings of external-facing network using the connectorctl network show command.

[spacesadmin@connector ~]$ connectorctl network show
 Executing command:network
Command execution status:Success
-----------------------
=================Network Config=================
Hostname    - connector-p84-april1


Interface   - PRIMARY
---------------------------------

Network configuration for stack:ipv4
Ip Address  - 10.22.244.180/24
Mac Address - 00:0C:29:EE:24:8A
Gateway     - 10.22.244.1
Dns         - 172.70.168.183
Domain      - cisco.com


Interface   - SECONDARY
---------------------------------

Network configuration for stack:ipv4
Ip Address  - 7.7.0.11/24
Mac Address - 00:0C:29:EE:24:94
Gateway     - 7.7.0.1
Dns         - 172.70.168.183
Domain      - cisco.com

=================end=================

Step 21

In a browser window, navigate to the noted URL to open the connector GUI. Log in as a spacesadmin user.

Note	The root user is disabled and is used only for advanced troubleshooting by the Cisco Support team.