How to install Cisco Unified
Communication Manager version 8.x in VMWare?
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Version 8.0
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Version 8.0 is the powerful
call-processing component of the Cisco Unified Communications Solution.
It is scalable, distributable, and highly available enterprise IP
telephony call-processing solution. Follow the given points to install CUCM 8 in vmware step by step.
Step-1
Turn off your
Window's Firewall and set a static IP in your Loopback Adapter.
Step-2
Configure a NTP Server in GNS and connect with VMware through Cloud.
Step-3 (a)
Now Configure VMware with these settings. Select
Typical option.
Step-3 (b)
If you have CUCM-8.0 IOS in DVD then select Installer disc
option, If you have CUCM-8.0 IOS in your hard disk or flash drive then
select Installer disc image file (ios). Do not select option I
will install the operating system later.
Step-3 (c)
Provide information like Name, User name, Password.
Step-3 (d)
Provide Virtual machine name e.g (CUCM 8) and
Browse the location where you want to save the CUCM 8 files.
Step-3 (e)
Allocate hard disk size, Minimumm size of hard disk for CUCM 8 is 72
GB and select option Store virtual disk as a single file.
Step-3 (f)
Allocate Memory more than 2GB to run CUCM 8 properly and
also configure Network Adapter as a Bridged.
After step-3 virtual machine settings are complete. Power On
this Virtual machine (CUCM 8).
Step-4 (a)
If you want to check your media resources (e.g hard disk, RAM etc) then
select Yes, but if don't select No. This media check is
Optional.
Step-4 (b)
Cisco Unity Connection and CUCM Business
Edition are not supported on current hardware.
Step-4 (c)
Select Yes for further installation.
Step-4 (d)
Select
Proceed for further installation.
Step-4 (e)
If you have any Upgrade patch regarding CUCM 8.0 then
select Yes otherwise select No.
Step-4 (f)
Select Continue for further installation.
Step-4 (g)
Select your Timezone and select Yes for
further installation.
Step-4 (i)
If
you want to change MTU size then select Yes, if don't select
Nom, then next step If you want DHCP on this machine select
Yes, if you don't select.
Step-4 (k)
Provide Network configuration.
Step-4 (l)
If you want to enable DNS client on this machine select Yes
otherwise No.
Step-4 (m)
Provide OS Administrator Login
Step-4 (n)
Provide Certificate Information. This option about your organization
information.
Step-4 (o)
Select Yes if this CUCM is Publisher. Select No if
you have already a Publisher.
Step-4 (p)
Provide NTP server's IP address as provided in step-2.
Step-4 (q)
Provide Security Password. This password is used in Clustering.
Step-4 (r)
If you want to configure SMTP select Yes but if you
don't
select No.
Now Provide Application User
Configuration.
Step-4 (t)
Select Ok if you provide correct information. Select Back
if you want to change anything.
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