Cisco UCS Director for VMware vSphere
Cisco UCS Director can be hosted on VMware vSphere or vCenter as well as HyperV Manager.
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The appliance and boot-up logs are located in the /var/log/ucsd directory.
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Default Root and Shelladmin Passwords
During installation, Cisco UCS Director uses default passwords for the following accounts:
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Root user for the CentOS operating system of the Cisco UCS Director VM. The default password is cisco123.
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Shelladmin user for the Cisco UCS Director Shell menu. The default password is changeme.
You are not prompted to enter these passwords during installation. However, the first time you log in to Cisco UCS Directorafter installation is completed, you are prompted to reset the default root and Shelladmin passwords.
The new root and Shelladmin password must meet the password requirements. It cannot be a dictionary word or be all lowercase.
Prerequisites for VMware vSphere
Before you install Cisco UCS Director for VMware vSphere, complete the following steps:
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Install VMware vSphere or vCenter.
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Configure a VMware vSphere or vCenter user account with system administrator privileges for Cisco UCS Director.
You need administrator privileges to connect to and install Cisco UCS Director on VMware vCenter. Cisco UCS Directorrequires a user account with system administrator privileges to discover, manage and automate VMware vCenter configuration from Cisco UCS Director. These operations include creating, deleting and modifying VMs, ESXi hosts and clusters, datastores and datastore clusters, standard and DV switches, and virtual network port groups.
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Download the Cisco UCS Director software from the Download Software area on Cisco.com.
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Extract the Cisco UCS Director OVF file from the digitally signed zip file to your local disk. See Digitally Signed Images.
Minimum System Requirements for a Single-Node Setup
The minimum system requirements depend on the number of VMs you plan to manage. We recommend deploying a Cisco UCS Director VM on a local datastore with a minimum of 25 MBps I/O speed, or on an external datastore with a minimum of 50 MBps I/O speed.
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For information about minimum system requirements for a multi-node setup, see the Cisco UCS Director Multi-Node Installation and Configuration Guide.
Up to 2,000 VMs
If you plan to manage up to 2,000 VMs, the Cisco UCS Director environment must meet at least the minimum system requirements in the following table.
Element | Minimum Supported Requirement |
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vCPU |
4 |
Memory |
16 GB |
Primary Disk (Hard Disk 1) |
100 GB |
Secondary Disk (Hard Disk 2) |
100 GB |
IOPS |
1200 |
Up to 5,000 VMs
If you plan to manage no more than 5,000 VMs, the Cisco UCS Director environment must meet at least the minimum system requirements and recommended configurations in the following tables.
Element | Minimum Supported Requirement |
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vCPU |
8 |
Memory |
20 GB |
Primary Disk (Hard Disk 1) |
100 GB |
Secondary Disk (Hard Disk 2) |
100 GB |
IOPS |
1200 |
You must also edit the MEMORY_MIN and MEMORY_MAX settings in /opt/infra/bin/inframgr.env as follows:
MEMORY_MIN=8192m
MEMORY_MAX=8192m
Restart the inframgr service after making the memory size changes.
Edit the following parameters in the /etc/my.cnf file.
Element | Minimum Supported Configuration |
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thread_cache_size |
100 |
max_connections |
1000 |
innodb_lock_wait_timeout |
100 |
query_cache_size |
128 MB |
innodb_buffer_pool_size |
2048 MB |
max_connect_errors |
10000 |
connect_timeout |
20 |
innodb_read_io_threads |
64 |
innodb_write_io_threads |
64 |
Restart the Cisco UCS Director database and all Cisco UCS Director services after making these changes to the /etc/my.cnf.
Installing Cisco UCS Director on VMware vSphere
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We recommend that you use VMware vCenter for OVF deployment. VMware vCenter versions 5.x and above are supported. OVF deployment wizards support only IPv4 addresses. If you require IPv6, deploy the OVF with IPv4 addresses and then use the ShellAdmin to configure IPv6 addresses. |
Before you begin
You need administrator privileges to connect to VMware vCenter. Cisco UCS Director requires a user account with system administrator privileges to discover, manage and automate VMware vCenter configuration from Cisco UCS Director. These operations include creating, deleting and modifying VMs, ESXi hosts and clusters, datastores and datastore clusters, standard and DV switches, and virtual network port groups.
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If you do not want to use DHCP, you need the following information: IPv4 address, subnet mask, and default gateway. |
Procedure
Step 1 |
Log in to VMware vSphere Client. |
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In the Navigation pane, choose the Data Center where you want to deploy Cisco UCS Director. You must choose a location with sufficient vCPU and memory to power on the VM. See Minimum System Requirements for a Single-Node Setup. |
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Choose . |
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In the Source pane, do one of the following to choose your OVF source location:
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In the OVF Template Details pane, verify the details, and click Next. |
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In the Name and Location pane, do the following: |
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In the Resource Pool pane, choose the required host, cluster, or resource pool, and click Next. |
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In the Disk Format pane, choose one of the following options and click Next:
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Step 9 |
In the Properties pane, enter the following information and click Next:
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Step 10 |
In the Ready to Complete pane, do the following: |
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Step 11 |
After the appliance has booted up, copy and paste the Cisco UCS Director management IP address (from the IP address that is shown) into a supported web browser to access the Login page. |
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Step 12 |
On the Login page, enter
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Step 13 |
Choose . |
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Step 14 |
On the License page, click License Keys. |
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Step 15 |
Click Manage Personalities. |
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On the Personality Configuration screen, check the required personalities. You can check either UCSD or Big Data or both personalities if required. |
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Step 17 |
Click Submit. |
Reserving System Resources
For optimal performance, we recommend reserving extra system resources for Cisco UCS Director beyond the minimum system requirements listed in Minimum System Requirements for a Single-Node Setup.
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For more information about how to reserve system resources, see the VMWare documentation. |
Procedure
Step 1 |
Log in to VMware vCenter. |
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Choose the VM for Cisco UCS Director. |
Step 3 |
Shut down the VM. |
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In VMware vCenter, click the Resource Allocation tab to view the current resource allocations, and click Edit. |
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In the Virtual Machine Properties pane, edit resource allocations by choosing a resource and entering the new values. |
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Verify that the new resource allocations have been made. |