Installation Tasks
To install the Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote software, complete the following tasks:
Downloading the Software
Be sure to download the files to a location, such as a laptop computer, where you can access them for installation onto the Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote server:
Downloading the Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote OVA File
You are eligible to obtain information about how to access the Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote OVA file after you have purchased the proper licensing. Contact Cisco Technical Support for information about how to download the OVA file (
Table 1
).
Table 1 OVA Template Filename Conventions
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SV-REMOTE_FULL_TEMPLATE_3.1.0-
nnn
-
y
.x86_64.ova
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SV-REMOTE_FULL_TEMPLATE_3.1.0-
nnn
-
y
.x86_64.ova.md5sum
|
Downloading the VMware vSphere ESXi Software
Note Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote supports VMware vSphere ESXi version 4.1 and 5.1. If your server already has this VMware vSphere ESXi software version installed, you can skip this task.
To download the VMware vSphere ESXi software, complete the following steps:
Step 1 Go to the VMware software download site at:
http://www.vmware.com/download/
Step 2 Locate the VMware vSphere ESXi software link and follow the instructions on the VMware site.
Downloading the VMware vSphere Client
Note The VMware vSphere Client software requires the Microsoft Windows operating system. If the computer that you will use to deploy the Cisco StadiumVison Director Remote OVA already has VMware vSphere Client software installed, skip this task.
The VMware vSphere Client software is required to install the Cisco StadiumVision Director OVA file.
To download the VMware vSphere client, complete the following steps:
Step 1 Go to the VMware software download site at:
http://www.vmware.com/download/
Step 2 Locate the VMware vSphere client software link and follow the instructions on the VMware site to download and install the software on the computer that you will use to access the VMware ESXi host.
Tip Alternatively, you can download the VMware vSphere Client software when you access the VMware ESXi host. For more information, see the “Deploying the Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote OVA Template on the VMware ESXi Host” section.
Installing the VMware ESXi Software
Note If VMware ESXi version 4.1 or 5.1 is already installed and configured on your server, skip this task.
To install and configure the VMware ESXi software, complete one of the following steps:
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If installing on your own equipment, follow the VMware ESXi installation instructions for your hardware.
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If installing on the Cisco UCS C22 server, follow the instructions to install the VMware ESXi software using the “VMware vSphere ESXi Installation” module in the
Cisco UCS C-Series Servers VMware Installation Guide.
Configuring the ESXi Host
After you have installed the VMware ESXi software, you need to configure the settings for your network environment. For more information about customizing the VMware ESXi configuration, see the
VMware vSphere Installation and Setup Guide
for your release under the Datacenter Product Documentation area of the VMware Documentation site at:
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/
Tip If you are configuring the ESXi host on a Cisco UCS C22 server, you also can access the ESXi host from the KVM console if a connection has been mapped to the ESXi management interface.
To configure the ESXi host, complete the following steps:
Step 1 To customize the VMware ESXi configuration, press
F2
at the ESXi initialization screen.
Figure 1 shows an example of an ESXi initialization screen.
Figure 1 Sample VMware ESXi Initialization Screen
Step 2 At the System Customization screen, select the
Configure Password
option to specify a password for the administrator account.
The administrative user name for the ESXi host is
root
. By default, the administrative password is not set.
Step 3 Specify the new password and repeat the entry for confirmation and then press
Enter
.
Tip You will use the root account and password to log into the VMware ESXi host to install the Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote OVA template.
Step 4 From the System Customization screen, select the
Configure Management Network
option as shown in the example in Figure 2 and press
Enter
.
Figure 2 Sample VMware System Customization Screen
a. Select the
IP Configuration
option and press
Enter
.
Figure 3 shows an example of the IP Configuration screen.
Figure 3 Sample IP Configuration Screen
b. Modify the IP address configuration according to your network environment and press
Enter
.
Tip You will use this IP address to access the VMware ESXi host from your computer’s web browser.
c. (Optional) To change the ESXi hostname and domain, choose the DNS configuration option and press
Enter
. The default hostname is localhost. When your updates are complete, press
Enter
.
Step 5 Restart the management network.
Verify that the IP address information on this screen correctly shows the changes that you made.
Deploying the Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote OVA Template on the VMware ESXi Host
Prerequisites
Before you install the Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote OVA template, be sure that the following requirements are met:
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The VMware vSphere Client is required to install the Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote OVA template.
If you have not already downloaded and installed the VMware vSphere Client on the computer that you will use to access the VMware ESXi host, then a link to download and install the software is provided when you log into the VMware ESXi host.
You can access a link to download the VMware vSphere Client after you have installed the ESXi host by completing the following steps:
Step 1 From a web browser, type the IP address of the VMware ESXi host.
The VMWare ESXi Welcome Screen is displayed as shown in the example in Figure 4.
Figure 4 Sample VMware Welcome Screen
Step 2 Click the
Download vSphere Client
link as shown on the Welcome screen (Figure 4).
Follow the VMware instructions to download and install the software.
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The computer from which you will run the VMware vSphere Client has access to the network where the ESXi host is installed.
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You have a copy of or access to the
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide
from the VMware Documentation site for information about how to deploy the OVA template.
Procedure
To install the Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote OVA template on the VMware ESXi host, complete the following steps:
Step 1 Start the VMware vSphere Client.
Step 2 In the VMware vSphere Client window, type the following information:
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IP address / Name: IP address of the ESXi host (or name of host if using DNS)
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User name for the administrator account:
root
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Password for the administrator account.
Tip This information is configured in the ESXi host. For more information, see the “Installing the VMware ESXi Software” section.
Figure 5 Sample VMware vSphere Client
Step 3 From the File menu, click
Deploy OVF Template
.
Step 4 To select the source location for the template, click
Browse
and locate the OVA template for the Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote software that you downloaded to your computer.
Step 5 Click
Next
to step through the installation wizard screens to read and accept the license and set the installation options:
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Specify a Name and data store location.
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Select thin provisioning disk format.
Step 6 Review your configuration and click
Finish
.
Verifying the Installation
To verify the installation, power on the Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote server from VMware by completing the following steps:
Step 1 Start the VMware vSphere Client and log in as root user.
Step 2 From the inventory list, right-click on the name of the Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote server machine.
Step 3 Select
Power
>
Power On
.
Step 4 From the management console for Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote, click the
Console
tab as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6 Sample Console Output During Cisco StadiumVision Director Remote Power On
Step 5 Observe the output on the console to confirm that the filesystems, drives, and interfaces successfully come up (indicated by “OK” beside the system area).