Cisco Modeling Labs ISO Installation

Cisco Modeling Labs ISO Installation

? Cisco Modeling Labs ISO Disk Image Installation, page 1

? Prepare for an ISO Disk Image Installation, page 2

? Download the Cisco Modeling Labs ISO Disk Image, page 3

? Cisco UCS B-Series Server Installation, page 4

? Cisco UCS C-Series Server Installation, page 14

? Install the Cisco Modeling Labs ISO Disk Image, page 27

? (Optional) Prepare for an Interface-Constrained Installation, page 31

? (Optional) Configure Static IP, page 32

? (Optional) Configure Internet Proxies, page 33

? Customize the Cisco Modeling Labs Configuration, page 34

? Determine License Key Requirements, page 36

Cisco Modeling Labs ISO Disk Image Installation

This chapter details the ISO disk image installation procedure for a bare metal environment.

A bare metal implementation is a computer system in which the software for a virtual machine is installed

directly on hardware rather than as a virtual machine on top of a hypervisor system, such as VMware ESXi,

within the host operating system. The term bare metal refers to a hard disk, the usual medium on which a

computer's operating system is installed.

The following bare metal implementations are described:

? Cisco UCS B-Series Server Installation, on page 4

? Cisco UCS C-Series Server Installation, on page 14

Note

These hardware configurations are for example purposes only; you can deploy the server implementation

that best suits your requirements.

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Prepare for an ISO Disk Image Installation

Prepare for an ISO Disk Image Installation

Using an ISO disk image to install Cisco Modeling Labs is required when installing to bare metal servers.

There is a number of key prerequisites that must be in place in order to use an ISO disk image to successfully

install Cisco Modeling Labs.

These prerequisites are:

? The host must support Intel VT-x/EPT virtualization extensions, and these extensions must be enabled

in the BIOS.

? The target disk must be at least 250 GB and must not contain any irreplaceable data, as it will be

repartitioned and erased.

? There must be five network interfaces.

? If static IP addressing and/or proxies are required, see the section (Optional) Configure Static IP.

? For installations to bare-metal, you must create a DVD from the ISO disk image or, alternatively, attach

the ISO disk image via an integrated management interface (such as UCS or Cisco Integrated Management

Controller.)

? For installations to a virtual machine, the following hypervisors are supported:

? VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1 U2 (Build 1483097) or later.

? VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 U1 (Build 1623387) or later.

? VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 (Build 2494585).

Note

Note

Additionally, you must verify that you are using vSphere Client v5.5 Update 2 (Build

1993072) or later before deploying Cisco Modeling Labs. Failure to use the minimum

version will result in a failed deployment that will return an error stating that nested

virtualization is not supported.

Oracle VirtualBox is not supported due to its lack of support for nested virtual machines.

? You must configure five virtual network interfaces and map them to separate port groups. The port

groups mapped to the second and third network interfaces must be set to Promiscuous Mode. See the

applicable hardware documentation for details and examples of how to configure network interfaces.

? When creating virtual machines, the guest operating system type must be set to Other Linux 64-Bit or

Other Linux 3.x Kernel 64-Bit. The following table outlines how to set the guest operating system

type for each hypervisor.

Hypervisor

Instructions

VMware Workstation

Select the new Cisco Modeling Labs virtual machine and choose Edit

Settings > Options > General. Set the guest operating system to Linux

and version to Other Linux 3.x Kernel 64-Bit.

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Hypervisor

Instructions

VMware vSphere Client

Select the new Cisco Modeling Labs virtual machine and choose Edit

Settings > Options > General Options. Set the guest operating system

to Linux and version to Other Linux 3.x Kernel 64-Bit.

VMware vSphere Web Client Select the new Cisco Modeling Labs virtual machine and choose Edit

Settings > VM Options > General Options. Set guest operating

system to Linux and version to Other Linux 3.x Kernel 64-Bit.

? Time synchronization must be disabled for the Cisco Modeling Labs virtual machine in the Advanced

or Options panel of the virtual machine settings. The following table outlines how to disable time

synchronization for each hypervisor.

Hypervisor

Instructions

VMware Workstation

Select the new Cisco Modeling Labs virtual machine and choose Edit

Settings > Options > General. Uncheck the Synchronize Guest Time

with Host check box.

VMware vSphere Client

Select the new Cisco Modeling Labs virtual machine and choose Edit

Settings > Options > VMware Tools. Uncheck the Synchronize

Guest Time with Host check box.

VMware vSphere Web Client Select the new Cisco Modeling Labs virtual machine and choose Edit

Settings > VM Options > VMware Tools. Uncheck the Synchronize

Guest Time with Host check box.

Note

Failing to set the guest operating system to Other Linux 64-Bit or Other Linux 3.x Kernel 64-Bit will

prohibit you from setting the hostname during the installation process, resulting in a failed installation.

Depending on Internet speed and target platform performance, an installation can take between 30 and 60

minutes.

Download the Cisco Modeling Labs ISO Disk Image

You must download the Cisco Modeling Labs ISO disk image using the link provided in your purchase

confirmation email.

The OVA files are large (~4 GB), so rather than HTTP downloads using a web browser, the use of a download

manager for Mac or Windows is recommended.

An MD5 hash sum for the ISO disk image is provided along with the download link on the download website.

You must calculate and verify that the hash sum of the downloaded ISO disk image matches the source file:

? On OS X, use the command md5 .

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Cisco UCS B-Series Server Installation

? On Linux, use the command md5sum .

? On Windows, use FCIV or another tool of your choice.

Cisco UCS B-Series Server Installation

The following sections describe how to install the Cisco Modeling Labs ISO disk image on a Cisco UCS

B-Series Server.

Log In to the Cisco UCS Manager Interface

The default HTTPS weblink for the Cisco UCS Manager interface is , where

UCSManager_IP represents the IP address assigned to Cisco UCS Manager.

Step 1

Open a browser window and enter the IP address of the Cisco UCS Manager interface in the format

.

Step 2

If a Security Alert dialog box appears, click Yes to accept the security certificate and continue.

Step 3

In the Cisco UCS Manager launch page, click Launch UCS Manager.

Depending on the web browser you use to log in, you may be prompted to download or save the JNLP file.

Figure 1: Cisco UCS Manager Login Window

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Step 4

If the Cisco UCS Manager displays a pre-login banner, review the message and click OK to close the dialog box.

Step 5

If a Security dialog box appears, perform the following tasks:

a) (Optional) Check the check box to accept all content from Cisco.

b) Click Yes to accept the certificate and continue.

Step 6

In the Login dialog box, perform the following tasks:

a) Enter your username and password.

b) If your Cisco UCS implementation includes multiple domains, choose the appropriate domain from the Domain

drop-down list.

c) Click Login.

Map the Cisco Modeling Labs ISO Disk Image on a Cisco UCS B-Series Server

Note

This procedure requires you to have downloaded the Cisco Modeling Labs ISO disk image and to ensure

it is accessible from the computer that you are using to log in to the Cisco UCS Manager interface.

When the Cisco UCS Manager launches, the pane on the left provides an equipment inventory of the Cisco

UCS.

Figure 2: Cisco UCS Equipment Inventory

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