Cisco Cisco AnyRes Live 9500 Installation Guide
Cisco AnyRes Live on UCS
Quick Start Guide
Video and Content Delivery
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Cisco AnyRes Live on Cisco UCS Quick Start Guide 3
Equipment Setup
Install the Network License Server
The Cisco AnyRes Live Software utilizes network licensing from Sentinel. We recommend that the Network License server be
installed on a separate B200 blade (bare metal only) or workstation utilizing either Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition or
Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition. Before plugging the HASP Network key into the system, run the installer
NetworkLicenseSetup.exe. Once the installer has completed, plug in the HASP Network key into a USB port on the computer. Make
note of this computer’s IP address for use later.
installed on a separate B200 blade (bare metal only) or workstation utilizing either Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition or
Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition. Before plugging the HASP Network key into the system, run the installer
NetworkLicenseSetup.exe. Once the installer has completed, plug in the HASP Network key into a USB port on the computer. Make
note of this computer’s IP address for use later.
Provision the Cisco UCS Server
The following must be configured through the Cisco UCS Manager for each blade on which the Cisco AnyRes Live Software will be
installed. These specifications are based on the Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server:
installed. These specifications are based on the Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server:
Cisco AnyRes Live Software is supported on either bare
metal or virtualized installations. This guide specifically
addresses bare metal installations; please contact your
Cisco account team for recommendations on
virtualized deployments.
addresses bare metal installations; please contact your
Cisco account team for recommendations on
virtualized deployments.
Map the appropriate VLANs to enable network connectivity
for the data and control plane connections of the Cisco
AnyRes Live encoder. We recommend one native mode
VLAN per vNIC. Be sure to note the MAC addresses of
each vNIC and the corresponding network function of the
mapped VLAN for use later.
AnyRes Live encoder. We recommend one native mode
VLAN per vNIC. Be sure to note the MAC addresses of
each vNIC and the corresponding network function of the
mapped VLAN for use later.
Create a BIOS Policy and update the default values with
the values in the table to the right. This BIOS Policy should
then be assigned to each Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade
Server that will host the Cisco AnyRes Live Software.
then be assigned to each Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade
Server that will host the Cisco AnyRes Live Software.
Provision the Operating System
The Cisco AnyRes Live Software requires either Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit Standard Edition or Windows Server 2008
R2 64-bit Standard Edition. Use the full installation option to install this operating system once the Cisco UCS B200 M3 blade
configuration has been completed. We recommend applying all current patches and updates to the operating system using Microsoft
Windows Update before proceeding.
R2 64-bit Standard Edition. Use the full installation option to install this operating system once the Cisco UCS B200 M3 blade
configuration has been completed. We recommend applying all current patches and updates to the operating system using Microsoft
Windows Update before proceeding.
After the installation of the Microsoft Windows Server operating system, install all necessary drivers through the Windows Device
Manager. See the Cisco UCS B200 M3 documentation for the location of the complete driver set on Cisco.com.
Manager. See the Cisco UCS B200 M3 documentation for the location of the complete driver set on Cisco.com.
BIOS Policy
Section
Parameter
New Value
Advanced: Processor
Enhanced Intel
Speedstep
disabled
Advanced: Processor
Hyper Threading
enabled
Advanced: Processor
Virtualization Technology
(VT)
disabled
Advanced: Processor
Processor C3 Report
disabled
Advanced: Processor
Processor C6 Report
disabled
Advanced: Processor
CPU Performance
hpc
Advanced: Intel Directed
IO
VT for Directed IO
disabled
Advanced: RAS Memory
NUMA
disabled
Advanced: RAS Memory
LV DDR mode
performance mode