This section provides information on installing and running SBC SWe Lite on VMware EXSi.
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SBC SWe Lite 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 SBC SWe Lite using the supported interfaces (CLI, REST, EMA, and EMS). |
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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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This section provides information on installing and running PrerequisitesPerform the steps in Downloading the SBC SWe Lite Package before performing this procedure. |
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Customers should only configure
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Refer to the following guidelines and restrictions:
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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 Next.
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When the OVF Template Details pane opens, make note of the information listed and then click Next.
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When the Name and Location pane opens, rename the
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Select the Resource Pool to deploy the template, and then click Next.
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Ensure that the Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed option is selected in the Disk Format dialog box, and then click Next.
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Review the Network Mapping dialog box. If necessary, select a different media port network interface from the Destination Networks drop-down list, and then click Next.
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Make note of the deployment settings, and then click Finish 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. |
Select the newly-created
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In MAC Address section of the right window pane, select Manual.
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Finish configuring the static MAC address provided by your Network IT Administrator.
Repeat for the remaining four Network adapters (2 -5).
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Configure at least two network interfaces for the appropriate network.
Click OK to save and then exit the Settings window.
Power on the
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Click the Console tab.
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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After running the installer, start the vSphere client; use your sonus user credential to login to the ESXi Server
Before you create your SBC SWeLite, you need to reserve two static IP addresses for your SBC SWeLite. One for management port, and the other one for media port.
The managemet port is on the 10.56.230.x subnet and the media port is on the 10.56.227.x subnet; the x is between 100-254;
You can use this link to reserve your IP addresses: Fremont Resource Management
Once you log in to the ESXi server, you can install the SBC SWeLite OVA file to create your own SBC SWeLites;
The latest SBC SWeLite plateform build is alpha build 12 and located at this link \\192.168.2.230\Software\VSBC-Platform-Releases\ESXi\SBC3000v6.1.0.Alpha.B12.ova
Click the File on the top of the menu, in the pull down menu, select Deploy OVF Template, it will pop up an deploy window.
place the SBC SWeLite build link or ova files to the source window
The build link example:
(\\192.168.2.230\Software\VSBC-Platform-Releases\ESXi\SBC3000v6.1.0.Alpha.B12.ova)
(\\fmt-automation.e.sonusnet.com\builds\Chorus\Test\FLUTE\FLUTE build 40\esxi\SBCSWeLite-release-6.1.0.build40\esxi\SBCSWeLite-release-6.1.0.build40.ova)
Hit next and next go to the Name and Location template, you should change the name of the SBC SWeLite. The reason is we sharing this ESXi server, ever one can see all the other person's SBC SWeLites. To avoid accidental duplicate or delete other person's SBC SWeLite. I suggest use this format: SBCSWeLitename.buildnumber_yourName_IPaddressLastNumber. For example SBCSWeLite.B12_nanyi_100; or SBC3000.B12_nanyi_100; which means I will use IP address 10.56.230.100 as management port, and IP address 10.56.227.100 as media port.
Hit next go to Disk format
Hit next goto Network Mapping
To change the media port network interface; select the network interface on the pull down menu from the Destination Networks:
Hit next will go to Ready to Complete page, and Hit finish you create your SBC SWeLite !!
The default SBC SWeLite comes with 512MB memory, 1 CPU and Five Network interfaces. You need to gather the MAC address information for each interface to further configure the SBC SWeLite interfaces from the console; therefore, you must edit he virtual machine setting by click the SBC SWeLite you created; on the Getting started tab, click the link Edit virtual machine settings
Change the memory setting by click the memory and change the memory size to 1G
To gather the network interface Mac address and map the interface to desired network, you need to at least power on once of the virtual machine, then power off the virtual machine to generate Mac address on each interface (refer to next session for power on virtual machine) click each of the network adapters and write down the Mac address and network mappings, later configuration need those information to further configure the network interfaces from the console.
To start your SBC SWeLite, you need to power on the virtual machine by click the "Power on the virtual machine" link from the Getting started tab.
In order to further configure the virtual machine, you need the console access. To access the console, you need to click the console tab or from the Summary tab click the Open Console link.
To access the SBC SWeLite virtual machine, you need to further configure the network interfaces from the virtual machine console.
Log in as user 'netconfig' with password 'config'. This automatically runs the interface mapping shell script. Then the console will ask user to change the netconfig password. The password need to be at least 6 characters with upper, lower, number or other characters combination.
The interface mapping shell script will ask 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 above virtual machine editing session. To activate the interface you need to specify the name and Mac address mapping. If you just hit enter, the interface will not specified and it will not showing on the WebUI.
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After apply the configuration change in the first time, the system will be rebooted by itself.
The admin port should be connected to a network that the DHCP server enabled. If the network mapping and the connection is correct, the admin IP address should be showing on the console port. Otherwise, you need to check you connection and mappings.
if you need to access the root of the console before the WebUI initial setup, you can login to root with default password chorus
After the WebUI initial setup, if you need to access root from the console you need to enable the ssh access following this link (SBC 1k/2k troubleshooting)
From your web browser access the initial admin IP address of your SBC SWeLite, it will bring up the SBC SWeLite initial setup page.
Complete the intial setup and configured the static Admin IP address and all the interfaces IP address. You need to powered cycle the virtual machine. After the virtual machine comes on line. your SBC SWeLite is ready to use!