Cisco Cisco Prime Network Control System Appliance
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Release Notes for Cisco Prime Network Control System, Release 1.1.3.2
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Installing NCS Software
Note
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Step 4
Reboot the virtual appliance to initiate the NCS installation process.
Step 5
Perform the initial NCS configuration according to the instructions in the Cisco Prime Network Control
System Configuration Guide, Release 1.1. Before you run the setup program, ensure that you know the
configuration parameters listed in
System Configuration Guide, Release 1.1. Before you run the setup program, ensure that you know the
configuration parameters listed in
.
Table 4
Initial Configuration Parameters
Parameter
Description
Hostname
Must not exceed 19 characters. Valid characters include alphanumeric
(A-Z, a-z, 0-9), hyphen (-), with a requirement that the first character
must be an alphabetic character.
(A-Z, a-z, 0-9), hyphen (-), with a requirement that the first character
must be an alphabetic character.
Note
We do not recommend using mixed case and hyphens in the
hostname.
hostname.
IP address
Must be a valid IPv4 address for the eth0 Ethernet interface.
Netmask
Must be a valid IPv4 address for the netmask.
Default gateway
Must be a valid IPv4 address for the default gateway.
DNS domain name
Cannot be an IP address. Valid characters include ASCII characters,
any numbers, hyphen (-), and period (.).
any numbers, hyphen (-), and period (.).
Primary name server
Must be a valid IPv4 address for an additional Name server.
Add/Edit another name server Must be a valid IPv4 address for an additional Name server.
Primary NTP server
Must be a valid NTP domain.
Add/Edit another NTP server Must be a valid NTP domain.
System Time Zone
Must be a valid time zone. The default value is UTC.
Username
Identifies the administrative username used for access to the NCS
system. If you choose not to use the default, you must create a new
username, which must be from 3 to 8 characters in length, and be
composed of valid alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, or 0-9).
system. If you choose not to use the default, you must create a new
username, which must be from 3 to 8 characters in length, and be
composed of valid alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, or 0-9).
Password
Identifies the administrative password used for access to the NCS
system. You must create this password (there is no default), and it must
be composed of a minimum of six characters in length, include at least
one lowercase letter (a-z), at least one uppercase letter (A-Z), and at
least one number (0-9).
system. You must create this password (there is no default), and it must
be composed of a minimum of six characters in length, include at least
one lowercase letter (a-z), at least one uppercase letter (A-Z), and at
least one number (0-9).
High Availability Role
Enter Yes, if you want to specify the server as the secondary server for
high availability.
high availability.
Enter No, if you do not want to specify the server as the secondary
server for high availability.
server for high availability.
Web Interface Root Password Enter the root password for the web interface or the NCS root
password.
FTP Password
Enter the FTP password.