Cisco Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.0 Guide De Montage
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Installing the Server
After you deploy the Prime Infrastructure OVA, you must configure the virtual appliance to install and start Prime
Infrastructure.
Infrastructure.
Step 1
If the virtual machine is not already powered on, in the VMware vSphere Client, right-click the deployed virtual
appliance and choose Power > Power On.
appliance and choose Power > Power On.
Step 2
Click the Console tab.
After the server boots up, you’ll see the localhost login prompt.
Step 3
At the localhost login prompt, enter setup.
Step 4
The console prompts you for the following parameters:
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Hostname—The host name of the virtual appliance.
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IP Address—The IP address of the virtual appliance.
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IP default netmask—The default subnet mask for the IP address.
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IP default gateway—The IP address of the default gateway.
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Default DNS domain—The default domain name.
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Primary nameserver—The IP address of the primary name server.
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Secondary name servers—The IP address if the secondary name server, if available. You can add up to three
secondary name servers.
secondary name servers.
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Primary NTP server—The IP address or host name of the primary Network Time Protocol server you want to use.
(time.nist.gov is the default).
(time.nist.gov is the default).
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Secondary NTP servers—The IP addresses or host names of the secondary NTP servers to be used when the primary
is not available.
is not available.
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System Time Zone—The time zone code you want to use. See
in the
.
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Clock time—The clock time based on the server’s time zone.
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Username—The name of the first administrative user (known as “admin”). This is the administrator account used
to log in to the server via the console or SSH. You can accept the default, which is admin.
to log in to the server via the console or SSH. You can accept the default, which is admin.
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Password—Enter the admin user password and then confirm it.
Tip
Keep your Prime Infrastructure password in a safe place. If you forget the password, see
in the
.
Step 5
When you are done entering these values, the installer application tests the network configuration parameters that you
entered. If the tests are successful, it begins installing Prime Infrastructure.
entered. If the tests are successful, it begins installing Prime Infrastructure.
Step 6
When the application installation is complete, you will be prompted for the following post-installation parameters:
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High Availability Role Selection—Enter yes at the prompt if you want this installed server to serve as the secondary
server in a high availability implementation. You will be prompted to provide an authentication key to be used for
high availability registration. If you enter no at the prompt, the server will act as the primary server (standalone)
and the installation will proceed with the following prompts:
server in a high availability implementation. You will be prompted to provide an authentication key to be used for
high availability registration. If you enter no at the prompt, the server will act as the primary server (standalone)
and the installation will proceed with the following prompts:
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Web Interface Root Password—Enter and confirm the password used for the default root administrator. This is the
account used to log in to the Prime Infrastructure web user interface for the first time and set up other user
accounts.
account used to log in to the Prime Infrastructure web user interface for the first time and set up other user
accounts.
Step 7
Select Yes to proceed with the installation, or select No to re-enter high availability options.
Step 8
When the installation is complete, the appliance reboots and you are presented with a login prompt.
Step 9
Log in to the virtual machine using the “admin” username and password that you specified in Step 4.