Cisco Cisco Expressway 安装指南
Creating a VMware Snapshot
We strongly recommended to perform a VMware snapshot only when the Expressway is idle, in order to ensure
reliability.
reliability.
1.
Select the relevant Expressway VM Guest.
2.
Right-click the Expressway VM Guest and select Snapshot > Take Snapshot.
3.
Enter name and description.
4.
Ensure Snapshot the virtual machine’s memory is selected.
5.
Click OK.
6.
Wait for the “Create virtual machine snapshot” task to complete.
Restoring a VMware Snapshot
1.
Select the relevant Expressway VM Guest.
2.
Right-click the Expressway VM Guest and select Snapshot > Snapshot Manager.
3.
Select the required snapshot image.
4.
Click Goto.
5.
Click Yes.
6.
Click Close.
Incremental VMware Backups
If incremental backups are to be enabled, ensure that you follow the VMware Guides on 1st & 3rd Party Guest Backup
Solutions.
Solutions.
Hardware References
Serial Interface
A VM Expressway has no physical serial interface; the serial interface is accessible through the console tab of the VM
guest.
guest.
You can use CTRL+ALT to exit from the Console window (this is identified in the bottom right corner of the vSphere
Client window).
Client window).
Ethernet Interfaces (NICs)
In VM Expressway the LAN interfaces are Virtual NICs. Appropriate drivers are set up as VM Expressway is installed;
configuration of IP addresses is carried out through the standard Expressway interface.
configuration of IP addresses is carried out through the standard Expressway interface.
VM Expressway allocates 3 virtual NICs:
■
the first is used for the standard LAN 1 interface
■
the second is used if Dual Network interfaces is enabled (LAN 2)
■
the third is reserved for future use
Allocating a Virtual NIC to a Physical NIC Interface
Virtual NICs can be assigned to physical interfaces as follows:
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Cisco Expressway on Virtual Machine Installation Guide
Hardware References