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7. Right-click the .vmx file and then select Add to inventory.

8. Power on the VMware server.

9. On the VMware server open a command prompt.

10. Enter the command ipconfig/all.

11. In the command output, locate the VMware NIC and verify that your manually assigned MAC address appears

as the MAC address for the NIC.

See Table 7 for additional VMware configuration information.

Table 7.

Cisco UPM Configuration for VMware

Feature/Requirement

UPM (1,000 Phones)

UPM (Up to 10,000 Phones)

UPM (10,000+ Phones)

Number of VMs

1 VM

2 VMs (application/database)

Open Virtualization Archive
(OVA)

Configuration

1 vCPU
2 GB RAM
30 GB disk

4 vCPU
4 GB RAM
60 GB disk

4 vCPU

4 GB RAM

8 GB RAM

30 GB disk

80-120 GB disk

IOPS per VM (avg)

100

IOPS per VM (max)

500

VM Oversubscription per Blade

Not supported

VMware vNIC Settings

Static MAC address

VMware - vMotion Live Migration Yes (during VM quiescence)

Yes (during VM quiescence)

VMware vMotion Maintenance
Window

Yes

VMware - HA

Yes

VMware - Snapshot

Not for High Performance VMs,
long running snapshots not
recommended

Notes:

OVAs can be downloaded from cisco.com/go/cupm for 1,000, 10,000, and 60,000 (dual server) configurations.

IOPS are for each Communications Manager publisher synced in parallel. If there is only one Communications Manager

publisher then IOPS are 100/500. The maximum figures would be expected during nightly infrastructure or subscriber syncs.

Cisco Unified Computing System Support

Provisioning Manager can be installed on a Cisco Unified Computing System. If you are going to install

Provisioning Manager on a Cisco Unified Computing System, make sure that the system has the latest firmware

installed.

How to Assure a Clean Install

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Always make sure you turn off all virus checkers before installing Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager. This

is one of the most common reasons for failed installs.

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You must exclude the following from virus scanning:

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The pgsql folder (if you selected the default location during installation, it is C:\CUPM\pgsql).

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The postmaster.exe file (located in the CUPM\pgsql\bin folder).

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Check that the password policy in Windows is not set to eight characters minimum. Change to five

characters if possible. If not, do an advanced install and specify passwords that meet the minimum

password length.

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The root directory on the server you install should have access to the group Users.