Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3.1 Installation Guide
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Using the Cisco IAC 4.3.1 Management
Appliance
Appliance
This section contains instructions for deploying and configuring the Cisco IAC Management Appliance and covers:
Deploying the Management Appliance
Deploying the Management Appliance Using VMware vSphere
Install the Cisco IAC 4.3.1 Management Appliance via a configuration and install wizard accessed via the vSphere Client
window. To deploy the Cisco IAC Management Appliance, follow the steps below:
window. To deploy the Cisco IAC Management Appliance, follow the steps below:
1.
Download the OVA file for the Cisco IAC Management Appliance onto the machine where you installed VMware
vSphere Client.
vSphere Client.
2.
Launch your VMware vSphere client and connect to a vCenter Server.
3.
Choose File > Deploy OVF Template.
4.
Click Browse and navigate to the location where you have saved the OVA file. Choose the OVA file, and then click
Next.
Next.
5.
The template details are displayed in the OVF Template Details window. Verify the details, then click Next.
6.
The End User License Agreement window appears. Read the license agreement, click Accept, then click Next.
7.
In the Name and Location window, specify a name for the virtual machine, and choose the appropriate datacenter
and/or folder for the virtual machine. The VM name must be unique within the datacenter and can contain up to 80
characters, excluding the usual special characters owned by the operating system (such as * . / and so on). Click
Next.
and/or folder for the virtual machine. The VM name must be unique within the datacenter and can contain up to 80
characters, excluding the usual special characters owned by the operating system (such as * . / and so on). Click
Next.
8.
The Host or Cluster window may appear depending on your VMware environment. If the Host or Cluster window
appears, choose the Cluster or the ESX host where you want the VM to be created.
appears, choose the Cluster or the ESX host where you want the VM to be created.
9.
If the Resource Pool window appears, choose a resource pool for the VM.
10.
In the Storage window, choose a datastore name that has enough available disk space, then click Next. The VM
requires up to 40 GB depending on the disk format you will choose in the next step.
requires up to 40 GB depending on the disk format you will choose in the next step.
11.
In the Disk Format window, specify the format for storing the virtual hard disk by clicking the appropriate radio button:
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Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed