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You need administrator privileges to connect to VMware vSphere or vCenter.
Note | If you do not want to use DHCP, you need the following information: IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. |
Step 1 | In the VMware vSphere Client login dialog box, enter your login credentials. | ||||
Step 2 | Click Login. | ||||
Step 3 | In the Navigation pane, choose Data Center for Cisco IMC Supervisor deployment. | ||||
Step 4 | Choose
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The Deploy OVF Template window appears. | ||||
Step 5 | In the Source pane, do one of the following to choose your OVF source location: | ||||
Step 6 | In the OVF Template Details pane, verify the details and click Next. | ||||
Step 7 | In the End User License Agreement pane, read the license agreement, and click Accept. Click Next. | ||||
Step 8 | In the
Name and
Location pane, do the following:
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Step 9 | In the Host/Cluster pane, choose the required host, cluster, or resource pool, and click Next. | ||||
Step 10 | In the Datastore pane, choose the location to store Cisco IMC Supervisor VM files, and click Next. | ||||
Step 11 | In the
Disk
Format pane, choose one of the following radio buttons and click
Next:
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Step 12 | In the Network Mapping pane, choose your network and click Next. | ||||
Step 13 | In the
Properties pane, enter the following information and
click
Next:
The management IP address and management IP subnet mask are set to 0.0.0.0 to use DHCP by default. | ||||
Step 14 | In the
IP
Address Allocation pane, click
Next.
The DHCP check box is checked by default. | ||||
Step 15 | In the Ready to Complete pane, verify the options selected, and click Finish. | ||||
Step 16 | Make sure you have sufficient vCPU and memory to power on the VM. | ||||
Step 17 | Power on the VM. | ||||
Step 18 | When the
appliance starts up, do the following when you are prompted to configure a
static IP:
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Step 19 | When you are
prompted to continue with the configuration, enter
y.
Wait for the appliance to boot up before you continue. | ||||
Step 20 | After the appliance has booted up, copy and paste the Cisco IMC Supervisor IP address that appears into a supported web browser to access the Login page. | ||||
Step 21 | On the
Login page, enter
admin as the username and
admin for the login password.
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Update your license.
This procedure is optional.
For optimal performance, we recommend reserving extra system resources for Cisco IMC Supervisor beyond the minimum system requirements.
Note | For more information about how to reserve system resources, see the VMWare documentation. |