Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.1 User Guide
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Installation Requirements for Cloud Portal Virtual Appliance
Before you Begin
The Cloud Portal virtual appliance is only compatible with VMware vSphere version 5.0 or 5.1. Ensure that you have a VMware
vSphere version 5.0 or 5.1 environment configured with the following components:
vSphere version 5.0 or 5.1 environment configured with the following components:
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VMware ESXi version 5.0 or 5.1 is installed and configured on the ESXi host.
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VMware ESXi host is reachable with the configured IP settings (address, network mask, and gateway).
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VMware vCenter Server version 5.0 or 5.1 is installed, and is configured to connect to the ESXi host.
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VMware vSphere Client version 5.0 or 5.1 is installed, and is configured to connect to the vCenter Server.
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VMware ESXi server is synchronized with the NTP server.
Hardware Requirements
A virtual machine (VM) is created in your VMware vSphere environment when you deploy the Cloud Portal virtual appliance.
The VM has minimal hardware resource requirements. Verify that the VMware environment can accommodate the following
hardware specifications for the VM:
The VM has minimal hardware resource requirements. Verify that the VMware environment can accommodate the following
hardware specifications for the VM:
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CPU— 2 virtual CPU’s
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Memory—4 GB
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Hard Disk—7.7 GB for thin provision, or 40 GB for thick provision
Default Ports and Protocols
The following port numbers are preconfigured in Cisco IAC running on the Cisco Cloud Portal virtual appliance:
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80—Client web browser connections to the Cloud Portal user interface
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8080—Process Orchestrator communications to the inbound web service via Cloud Portal Request Center
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6080—Process Orchestrator communications to the inbound web service via Cloud Portal Service Link
Networks
During deployments of Cloud Portal virtual appliance ensure that you specify a network group that contains a DHCP server.
The Linux operating system within the virtual machine (VM) is preconfigured for DHCP. Therefore the operating system will
need to communicate with the DHCP server in the network to acquire a valid dynamic IP address during boot up.
need to communicate with the DHCP server in the network to acquire a valid dynamic IP address during boot up.
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Deploying Cloud Portal Virtual Appliance
To deploy the Cloud Portal virtual appliance:
Step 1
Download the OVA file for the Cisco Cloud virtual appliance onto the machine where you installed VMware vSphere
Client.
Client.
Step 2
Launch your VMware vSphere client and connect to the vCenter Server.
Step 3
Select File > Deploy OVF Template.
Step 4
Click Browse and navigate to the location where you have saved the OVA file. Select the OVA file, and then click Next.
Step 5
The template details are displayed in the OVF Template Details window. Verify the details, then click Next.
Step 6
The End User License Agreement window appears. Read the license agreement, click Accept, then click Next.