Chapter 1 Installing Cisco Unity Connection

Pre-Installation Tasks

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