Cisco Cisco Expressway Installation Guide
Introduction
Cisco Expressway (Expressway) software supports flexible deployment options and is available as a
virtualized application for VMware or similar virtual environments. This enables enterprises to run
Expressway on the ‘company standard’ Virtual Machine (VM) hardware platform for ease of management and
deployment within an existing data center.
virtualized application for VMware or similar virtual environments. This enables enterprises to run
Expressway on the ‘company standard’ Virtual Machine (VM) hardware platform for ease of management and
deployment within an existing data center.
This deployment guide specifies:
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the VM platform requirements for Expressway
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how to load the Expressway .ova installation file
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how to install a VM
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how to troubleshoot the system, when there are issues
Using the VM .ova file for initial VM installation only
The VM Expressway is licensed using information that is generated at the time of the .ova file installation. If
the .ova was installed a second time, new licensing information would be created, and to use the new VM,
new release and licence keys would need to be purchased. To upgrade a VM Expressway, follow the
procedure under
the .ova was installed a second time, new licensing information would be created, and to use the new VM,
new release and licence keys would need to be purchased. To upgrade a VM Expressway, follow the
procedure under
, using the .tar.gz version of the Expressway software.
retains the licensing information that was generated when the .ova file was installed, including any release
and license keys that were applied.
and license keys that were applied.
Obtaining release keys and license keys
Licenses can be obtained after the VM Expressway is installed, using the serial number of the VM
Expressway. The serial number is available from the
Expressway. The serial number is available from the
Option key
page and from the footer of the Expressway
When the VM Expressway is first installed, the banner area on the web interface will display Cisco
TelePresence Video Communication Server. After the Expressway Series option key has been installed the
banner area will change to show Cisco Expressway-C (or Cisco Expressway-E if the Traversal Server
option key has also been installed).
TelePresence Video Communication Server. After the Expressway Series option key has been installed the
banner area will change to show Cisco Expressway-C (or Cisco Expressway-E if the Traversal Server
option key has also been installed).
Cisco Expressway on Virtual Machine Installation Guide (X8.5)
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Introduction