Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.1 Installation Guide
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Cisco IAC 4.1 Installation Overview
Deploying the Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud solution requires the installation of Cisco Prime Service Catalog and
Cisco Process Orchestrator, as well as the Cisco IAC solution content packages. This section describes how to deploy the
solution using the Cisco Prime Service Catalog for the IAC 4.1 Virtual Appliance, the IAC Management Appliance, and the
standard installation of the other components.
Cisco Process Orchestrator, as well as the Cisco IAC solution content packages. This section describes how to deploy the
solution using the Cisco Prime Service Catalog for the IAC 4.1 Virtual Appliance, the IAC Management Appliance, and the
standard installation of the other components.
Step 1
See the “Understanding the Cisco IAC Installation Process and Preparing for the Installation” chapter of Cisco
Intelligent Automation for Cloud Installation Guide
Intelligent Automation for Cloud Installation Guide
to prepare your environment to install the Cisco IAC solution.
Step 2
Deploy the Cisco IAC Virtual Appliance as described in
Step 3
Install Cisco Process Orchestrator. See the instructions described in Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud Installation
Guide. Also, see
Guide. Also, see
in this document.
Step 4
Complete the configuration of the IAC solution. See
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Installation Requirements for the Cisco IAC 4.1 Virtual Appliance
Note
For additional information, please refer to the troubleshooting guide for XMP portion of appliance here:
Hardware and Software Requirements
The Cisco IAC Virtual Appliance is compatible with specific software, such VMware vSphere, and specific versions, as well as
specific hardware. Please consult the Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud Compatibility & Requirements Matrix for more
information.
specific hardware. Please consult the Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud Compatibility & Requirements Matrix for more
information.
Default Ports and Protocols
Please consult the Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud Compatibility & Requirements Matrix for more information.
Network Configuration
During deployments of Cisco IAC Virtual Appliance, ensure that you specify a network group that contains a DHCP server. The
Cisco IAC Virtual Appliance is preconfigured for DHCP.
Cisco IAC Virtual Appliance is preconfigured for DHCP.
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Deploying Cisco IAC 4.1 Virtual Appliance
Note
All the fields mentioned in this section must be filled in, even if they don’t apply to Management Appliance mode. Any
fields that are non-applicable will be ignored when the virtual appliance boots. This is because vSphere requires that
all fields contain information.
fields that are non-applicable will be ignored when the virtual appliance boots. This is because vSphere requires that
all fields contain information.
To deploy the Cisco IAC 4.1 Virtual Appliance, follow the steps below:
Step 1
Download the OVA file for the Cisco IAC Virtual Appliance onto the machine where you installed VMware vSphere
Client.
Client.
Step 2
Launch your VMware vSphere client and connect to a vCenter Server.