Cisco Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager 8.5 White Paper
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Deployment Guide
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In order to achieve better Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager performance, in addition to the minimum server
requirements, we also recommend the following hardware components and configuration:
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Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager web/application server:
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Dual Dualcore Xeon 2.33 GHz CPU or better.
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1333 MHz FSB or better.
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Gigabit NIC.
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Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager database server:
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Dual Dualcore Xeon 2.33 GHz CPU or better.
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1333 MHz FSB or better.
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Serial Attached ATA (SAS) hard drives.
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RAID 10 or 0+1 (with at least two disks in RAID 0 array; more disks in the RAID 0 array provide better
performance).
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Enable write back: This configuration option is highly vendor dependent and can be achieved on the OS
level, the controller level, or a combination of both; consult your hardware vendor for correct methods.
Warning: when this option is enabled without a backup power supply, a power outage may cause data
loss. Make sure you have a backup power supply set up before enabling this option.
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Larger SAS controller cache (minimum 256 KB).
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Enterprise-grade disks (minimum 10,000 RPM).
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Gigabit NIC.
Generally it’s a good practice to run regular disk defragmentation for better performance.
How to Select the OS
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Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager is only supported with off-the-shelf Windows 2003 Server.
Microsoft is encouraging companies to upgrade to Windows 2008 Server but, as of this date, is allowing customers
to purchase Windows 2008 and downgrade to Windows 2003 to support current applications. The latest service
pack, currently Service Pack 2, should be installed.
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Windows 2003 Server: Standard and Enterprise
Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager is tested on both versions. Choosing which one to use is based on the amount
of RAM and swap (virtual memory/page file) space required. The Standard version, for example, will only allow a
maximum of 4 GB of swap space. If you feel you need more swap space, use the Enterprise version.
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Cisco custom OS versions
Cisco provides a customized version of Windows 2003 Server with some of its Cisco Unified Communications
applications and hardware. Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager will not operate properly with these custom versions.
If you user Cisco hardware, don’t buy a Media Convergence Server (MCS) with Windows installed.
Loading Other Software with Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager
As of Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager Release 1.3, Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager is expected to be loaded
on a hardware platform running Windows 2003 Server along with the Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager
application. If a Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager patch is required, this may be loaded.
Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager does not require CiscoWorks Common Services, so do not attempt to load it on
a server running Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager.