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Note

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 Memory (RAM), valid settings are 1 GiB (1024 MiB), 1.5 GiB (1536 MiB), or 2.5 GiB (2560 MiB).
  • For vCPUs, valid settings are 1, 2, 4 or 10 vCPUs.

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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This section provides information on installing and running

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on VMware ESXi.

Prerequisites

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Refer to Perform the steps in Downloading the SBC SWe Lite Package prior to before performing this procedure.

Install vSphere 

Install SBC SWe Lite on the ESXi Server

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Screen captures on this page show fields and values that represent a typical installation. When prompted, use values and responses appropriate for your location. 


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Spacevars
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is a closed network device. Customer modifications at the Linux level are not allowed or supported. These modifications can cause stability, update and fail-over issues.

Customers should only configure

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using the supported interfaces (WebUI, CLI, REST).


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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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    • titleSBC SWe Lite Operations in an ESXi Cluster are Supported, with Restrictions


    The SBC SWe Lite supports operations within an ESXi host under the control of a vCenter Server (centralized management utility for VMware) provided the operations and features invoked on the ESXi host by the vCenter Server match those invoked by the ESXi host console when running outside the control of the vCenter Server.

    Refer to the following guidelines and restrictions:

    1. Select operations on the ESXi host initiated by the vCenter Server (such as those not available with the ESXi host console when running in standalone mode) may result in a disruption of SBC SWe Lite operations. Examples of popular vCenter Server-initiated operations that are not supported by the SBC SWe Lite include vMotion and Fault Tolerance.
    2. If unsupported vCenter Server-initiated operations result in a disruption of the SBC SWe Lite, a new unprovisioned (blank) and unlicensed SBC SWe Lite may need to instantiated to replace the original SBC SWe Lite instance.  Please contact Ribbon TAC to initiate a licence re-issuance.
    1. Use VMware vSphere Client to connect to the ESXi server.

  • Identify and reserve two static IP addresses prior to creating the virtual

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    .

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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.

    • Install SBC SWe Lite on the ESXi Server

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    3. After landing on After logging on to the ESXi server, select select Deploy OVF Template from the  from the File drop drop-down menulist.caption

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    4. Select the location of the OVF the OVF package, and then click click Next.

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    5. The OVF When the OVF Template Details screen displays. Make  pane opens, make note of the information listed and then click click Next.

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    6. The When the Name and Location screen displays. Rename the  pane opens, rename the 

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       instance to make it unique in the inventory folder, and then click click Next.

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    7. Select the the Resource Pool to  to deploy the template, and then click click Next.

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    8. 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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    9. 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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    10. Make note of the deployment settings, and then click click Finish to create the

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       to start the deployment task.

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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.

    Edit the Virtual Machine Settings

    1. Select the newly-created 

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      from  from the list in the left window pane as shown below.

    2. Select the the Edit virtual machine settings link  link on the the Getting Started tab tab.
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    The default

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    comes with 1

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    GiB memory, one CPU and five network interfaces.

     

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  • From the Hardware tab, select Memory from the left panel.

    • 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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    Configuring Virtual Network Adapters

    1. Select Select Network adapter 1 from the Hardware tab of  from the Hardware tab of Virtual Machine Properties.

    2. 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.
      The MAC address field is populated with the first three octets.


    3. Finish configuring the static MAC address based upon local requirementsaddress provided by your Network IT Administrator.

    4. Repeat steps 5 through 7 for the remaining four Network adapters (2 -5).

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    5. Configure at least two network interfaces for the appropriate network.

    6. Click Click OK to  to save and then exit the the Settings window window.caption

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      Power on the the 
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       by selecting selecting Power on the virtual machine link  link on the Getting Started tab.

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    8. 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.

    9. Login as user netconfig and password Config!, this automatically launches the interface mapping shell script.

    10. 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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    11. 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, the mac address gathered from the virtual machine editing session performed earlier in this procedure is required. 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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    12. Verify the admin port is connected to a network that has DHCP enabled.

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      If the network mapping and the connection are correct, the admin IP address should show on the console port as shown below. If the Admin IP address is not present, check your connections and mappings.

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    13. If access to the root of the console is required before the WebUI initial setup, the login is root and the default password is chorus.

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    Complete Initial Setup

    1. Enter the initial Admin IP address of the
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      into a web browser.

    2. 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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      is ready to be configured for use.

    1. the Console tab.


    Complete Initial Setup

    Proceed to SBC SWe Lite Initial Setup. After setup is complete, proceed to License Installation.

    License Installation

    Trial 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.

    Production License Installation

     
    If you are installing an SBC SWe Lite instance to carry live enterprise traffic, proceed to Obtaining and Installing a SWe Lite License.


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