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This section provides information on installing and running
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If there is a need to access the ESXi server remotely, download and install vSphere Client to the desktop.
From the VMware ESXi Welcome page, click Download vSphere Client for Windows.
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After installing, login to the vSphere Client using the appropriate login credentials.
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Identify and reserve two static IP addresses prior to creating the virtual
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One IP address each is required for the management port and media port. In the examples below, the management port is on the 10.56.230.x subnet and the media port is on the 10.56.227.x subnet. |
Log on to the ESXi server.
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After landing on the ESXi server, select Deploy OVF Template from the File drop-down menu.
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Select the location of the OVF package, and then click Next.
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The OVF Template Details screen displays. Make note of the information listed and then click Next.
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The Name and Location screen displays. Rename the
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Select the Resource Pool to deploy the template, and then click Next.
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Ensure the Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed option is selected on the Disk Format screen, and click Next.
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On the Network Mapping screen, if required, select a different media port network interface from the Destination Networks drop-down menu, and click Next.
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Make note of the deployment settings, and then click Finish to create the
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Select the newly-created
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Select the Edit virtual machine settings link on the Getting Started tab.
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From the Memory Configuration panel, modify the memory size if required by clicking the arrows in the Memory Size field and click OK.
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The default memory size is 512 MB1 GB. Memory size can be increased to more than 1GB if desired, but it is not required. |
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In MAC Address section of the right window pane, select Manual. Default is Automatic.
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Finish configuring the static MAC address based upon local requirements.
Repeat steps 5 through 7 for the remaining four Network adapters (2 -5).
Click OK to save and exit the Settings window.
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Configure at least two network interfaces for the appropriate network.
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Power on the
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Click the Console tab, and wait for the login prompt (press enter a few times if nothing appears).
Click Power off the virtual machine.
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To Access the SBC SWe Lite virtual machine, you need to further configure the network interfaces from the virtual machine console. |
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, this automatically launches the interface mapping shell script.User is prompted to change the netconfig password. The password requirement is six characters with a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and other charactersClick Edit virtual machine settings.
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Select Network adapter 1 from the Hardware tab of Virtual Machine Properties.
Enter the admin interface name and Ethernet 1 media interface name as indicated below.
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The interface mapping shell script prompts the user to provide interface name to map the interface showing from the WebUI. in order to correctly map the interface, you need to use the mac address gathered from the virtual machine editing session performed earlier in this procedure. Entering the interface name and MAC address mapping activates the interface, otherwise by just pressing Enter, the interface will not be specified and it will not show on the WebUI. |
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Make note of the MAC Address and Network Connection as shown below.
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The MAC address and network mapping information for all five Network adapters are required for further configuration from the console. |
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Select Power on the virtual machine from the Getting Started tab.
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Verify/change information on the Initial Sonus SBC Setup window as required, and click OK.
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After completion of the previous step, the VM automatically reboots. Once the reboot completes successfully, the |
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