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SWe Lite is not supported on Hypervisor platform VMWARE ESXi5.5 running on Dell PowerEdge 740 hardware. |
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SWe Lite supports the following (depending on your license):
For detailed information, refer to SBC SWe Lite Hardware and Software Requirements. For adding vCPUs or increasing memory on a SWe Lite upgraded to Release 8.0, refer to Adding vCPU and Increasing Memory/VM Size. |
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ESXi. PrerequisitesPerform the steps in Downloading the SBC SWe Lite Package before performing this procedure. |
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If there is a need to access the ESXi server remotely, download and install vSphere Client to the desktop.
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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. |
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Enter the ESXi server IP address into a browser address bar to login.
After logging on to the ESXi server, select Deploy OVF Template from the File drop-down list.
Select the location of the OVF package, and then click
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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When the OVF Template Details pane opens, make
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The When the Name and Location screen displays. Rename the pane opens, rename the
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Select the the Resource Pool to to deploy the template, and then click click Next.
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Ensure the that the Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed option option is selected on the in the Disk Format screen dialog box, and click then click Next.
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On the Review the Network Mapping screen, if required dialog box. If necessary, select a different media port network interface from the the Destination Networks drop drop-down menulist, and click then click Next.
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Make note of the deployment settings, and then click click Finish to create the
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Ribbon recommends that all customers review and, if necessary, optimize their Network Interface configurations before proceeding. Failure to do so could lead to interface mapping issues. See Mapping Network Interfaces and then return to this section | ||||
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If you do not have the necessary permissions to configure interface mapping using the GUI, refer to Mapping Network Interfaces for CLI instructions. |
Select the newly-created
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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 1 GB. Memory size can be increased to more than 1GB if desired. |
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In MAC MAC Address section section of the right window pane, select select Manual. Default is Automatic.
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You must assign the MAC address manually. Do not accept the automatic default. |
Finish configuring the static MAC address based upon local requirementsaddress provided by your Network IT Administrator.
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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Click OK to save and then exit the Settings window.
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Click the Console tab, and wait for the login prompt (press enter a few times if nothing appears).
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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 characters.
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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. |
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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Proceed to SBC SWe Lite Initial Setup. After setup is complete, proceed to License Installation.
If you are installing an SBC SWe Lite for a trial or demonstration deployment, proceed to Obtaining and Installing a Permanent SWe Lite Trial License.
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