Cisco Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.0 Installationsanleitung
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Getting Started
After you install Prime Infrastructure, you must perform additional tasks to begin managing your network. These tasks are all
listed in the “Getting Started” chapter of the
listed in the “Getting Started” chapter of the
After you complete these tasks, you
are ready to start monitoring and configuring your network.
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Installing the Plug and Play Gateway on Standalone Servers
To install and start the Prime Infrastructure Plug and Play Gateway, you should deploy the OVA and configure the virtual
appliance.
appliance.
Note
The Plug and Play Server is also available as a integrated server with the Prime Infrastructure in Release 2.0. The Plug
and Play Gateway automatically starts along with the Prime Infrastructure and uses the credentials and certificates of
the Prime Infrastructure. This section provides the procedure only to set up the Plug and Play Gateway on Standalone
Servers that can be used in scenarios like DMZ.
and Play Gateway automatically starts along with the Prime Infrastructure and uses the credentials and certificates of
the Prime Infrastructure. This section provides the procedure only to set up the Plug and Play Gateway on Standalone
Servers that can be used in scenarios like DMZ.
Prime Infrastructure Plug and Play Gateway Server Requirements
The server requirements for the Cisco Prime Infrastructure Plug and Play Gateway OVA are as follows:
•
VMware ESXi Server version 4.1.0 or 5.0 is required. Version 5.0 is preferred. Prime Infrastructure 2.0 has not been tested
with VMware ESXi Server versions later than 5.0.
with VMware ESXi Server versions later than 5.0.
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RAM— 4GB
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Disk Space—100 GB (Recommended to use SAN)
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Processors—4 virtual CPUs with 2.93 GHz or faster
Deploying the Prime Infrastructure Plug and Play Gateway OVA
Make sure that all of the system requirements are met before you deploy the OVA. Review the
and
sections.
Step 1
Launch your VMware vSphere client.
Step 2
Choose File > Deploy OVF Template.
The Deploy OVF Template window appears.
Step 3
Click the Deploy from file radio button.
Step 4
Click Browse to access the location where you have saved the OVA file.
Step 5
Click Next.
The OVF template details are displayed in the OVF Template Details window.
Step 6
Verify the details about the OVA file, including the product name, version, and the size, then click Next.
The Name and Location window appears.
Step 7
Specify a name and location for the template that you are deploying. The name must be unique within the inventory
folder, and can contain up to 80 characters.
folder, and can contain up to 80 characters.
Step 8
Click Next.
The Ready to Complete window appears. It displays the details of the OVA file, the name of the virtual appliance, size,
host, and storage details.
host, and storage details.
Step 9
After you verify the options, click Finish to start the deployment.
This may take a few minutes to complete. Check the progress bar in the Deploying Virtual Application window to
monitor the task status.
monitor the task status.