Cisco Cisco Prime IP Express Jumstart 8.3 Installation Guide
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Cisco Prime IP Express Jumpstart 8.3 Quick Start Guide
Introduction
You may only need to connect to the Cisco Prime IP Express Web UI to perform IP address management tasks, but you
may also need to connect to one of the other layers to perform system management or troubleshooting tasks related to
the appliance.
may also need to connect to one of the other layers to perform system management or troubleshooting tasks related to
the appliance.
You can connect to each layer as described below:
Connecting to Virtual Appliance (Open Virtual Appliance) Layer—You can connect to the Cisco Prime IP Express
application layer using a web browser. Use http://vaip:8080 for local and http://vaip:8090, where vaip is the virtual
appliance IP address (which is also the IP address of the Linux Operating System). For a secure connection to the
Cisco Prime IP Express Web UI, use https://vaip:8443.
application layer using a web browser. Use http://vaip:8080 for local and http://vaip:8090, where vaip is the virtual
appliance IP address (which is also the IP address of the Linux Operating System). For a secure connection to the
Cisco Prime IP Express Web UI, use https://vaip:8443.
To access the Cisco Prime IP Express Command Line Interface (CLI), you can use an SSH connection to the virtual
appliance IP address using ssh -l root vaip.
appliance IP address using ssh -l root vaip.
You can manage the Linux OS by connecting to it using ssh -l root vaip. There is no Windows system installed on
the Cisco Prime IP Express virtual appliance, but the standard Linux commands necessary to manage a networking
application are all present on the Linux OS.
the Cisco Prime IP Express virtual appliance, but the standard Linux commands necessary to manage a networking
application are all present on the Linux OS.
Connecting to ESXi Hypervisor Layer—Connect to the ESXi hypervisor layer, identified by the IP address esxip, using
the VMware vSphere client. esxip is the IP address designated to the ESXi layer.
the VMware vSphere client. esxip is the IP address designated to the ESXi layer.
Note:
The VMware vSphere client is supported only on systems running Microsoft Windows.
Connecting to Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) UCS Management Console—This allows you to
configure and manage the ESXi layer. You can connect to the CIMC by using a browser using https://ucsip/. ucsip is
the IP address assigned to the Jumpstart. After you log into CIMC, you can start the KVM console to get access to
the ESXi configuration screen and manage hardware (power, temperature, fan RPM).
configure and manage the ESXi layer. You can connect to the CIMC by using a browser using https://ucsip/. ucsip is
the IP address assigned to the Jumpstart. After you log into CIMC, you can start the KVM console to get access to
the ESXi configuration screen and manage hardware (power, temperature, fan RPM).