Chapter 2 Cisco MGM Installation
System Requirements
Platform Requirements
The platform resources you need depend on the number of Cisco MGX 8260 Media Gateways and their configurations. A basic installation requires 2 GB of free disk space in a file system (for example /opt) for Cisco EMF and Cisco MGM.
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Resource | Cisco MGM Server | Cisco MGM Client |
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Hardware | Sun Ultra 60 Workstation | Sun Ultra 5 workstation |
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Operating system | Solaris 2.6 with CDE 1.3 or | Solaris 2.6 with CDE 1.3 or |
| SunOS 5.6 | SunOS 5.6 |
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Memory | 1 GB RAM | 256MB RAM |
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Disk space | Four hard disks, 9GB or larger1 | One hard disk, 9GB or larger |
Processor | Two x 360Mhz | 333Mhz |
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Swap space | 2GB | 2GB |
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Monitor | 17" color | 17" color |
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Graphics card | 24bit | 24bit |
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CD ROM | Local or remote | Local or remote |
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1. Do not substitute a smaller number of larger drives.
Allocate the server’s hard disks as follows:
•Database and transaction log (2 drives)
•Solaris operating system and swap space (1 drive)
•Cisco MGM and Cisco EMF software, including the Cisco EMF database (1 drive)
A Cisco MGM server supports 5 concurrent Cisco MGM user sessions. Cisco MGM clients can support 5 additional users. Therefore, the maximum number of concurrent users for a client/server configuration is 10. Each MGX 8260 chassis supports 5 concurrent Cisco WebViewer sessions.
Note OpenWindows is not supported on Cisco EMF.
Software Requirements
You need the following software for this installation:
•Cisco EMF version 3.1
•Cisco MGM version 1.0
•Netscape 4.5 for Solaris (for Cisco WebViewer)
•Cisco MGX 8260 Media Gateway, software version 1.2
•Cisco Voice CORBA Gateway version 1.0 (optional)
| Cisco Media Gateway Manager for the Cisco MGX 8260 Media Gateway User Guide |
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