Cisco Systems 10.x Creating a Virtual Machine, Utils ntp status, To Create a Virtual Machine

Chapter 1 Installing Cisco Unity Connection

Pre-Installation Tasks

Table 1-1	Pre-Installation Tasks
	Task	Important Notes
Step 4	Configure an external NTP server during a Unity Connection	For more information, see the Command Line
	server installation.	Interface Reference Guide for Cisco Unified
	For a Unity Connection cluster, the NTP server helps to	Solutions for the latest release, available at
		http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/unified-comm
	synchronize time between publisher and subscriber server.
		unications/unity-connection/products-maintenance-g
	Ensure the external NTP server is stratum 9 or higher
		uides-list.html.
	(meaning stratums 1-9). The subscriber server will get its
	time from the publisher server.
	To verify the NTP status of the publisher server, log into the
		Caution	If the publisher server fails to synchronize
	Command Line Interface on the publisher server and enter		with an NTP server, installation of a
	the following command:		subscriber server can also fail.
	utils ntp status
Step 5	Record the network interface card (NIC) speed and duplex	Enable PortFast on all switch ports that are connected
	settings of the switch port that connects to the new server.	to Cisco servers. With PortFast enabled, the switch
		immediately brings a port from the blocking state into
		the forwarding state by eliminating the forwarding
		delay [the amount of time that a port waits before
		changing from its Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP)
		learning and listening states to the forwarding state].
Step 6	Record the configurations settings for each server that you	To record your configuration settings, see the
	plan to install.	Gathering Information for Installation, page 1-5
		section.
Step 7	Download the signed .iso file of required Unity Connection	Download from the given link:
	version from Cisco.com.Upload it on a data store or burn a	http://software.cisco.com/download/navigator.html?
	disk image of the downloaded software.
		mdfid=280082558&i=rm.

Creating a Virtual Machine

To download the OVA template for creating virtual machines, open the following link, select Unity Connection Software, and then select the appropriate release number:

http://software.cisco.com/download/type.html?mdfid=283062758&flowid=45673.

To Create a Virtual Machine:

Step 1 To deploy the OVA template in a supported VMware client, from the File menu, select Deploy OVA template.

Step 2 Next, browse the OVA template from the URL or file location on the system.

Step 3 Follow on-screen instructions to create the virtual machine.

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