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Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Malte_P_Scheuss — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:45:05 GMT

Hey there,

We have Expressway clustered (2 x E & 2 C) 12.7.1 in use, with large deplayment, see VM szing:

https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/uc_system/virtualization/virtualization-cisco-expressway.html

theat means, each server has 8 vCPU, 8 vRAM and 132 GB vDisk and "min" 1 vNIC. Everything fine, no error messages at all.

We tried to install 14.0.1, install was working properly and devices cam up, ACME Certifikation works all fine ... BUT ... "VM hardeware does fullfil requirements .... see VM sizing guide" (link above).... AND ... on this link is just 12.7.1 ... awesome ...

May question:

What are the hardware requirements and what VM sizing do i need to fullfil, to get rid of this error message.

Release note are just refering, that they have testet on VCenter 7 with ESX 6.7 ....

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Jaime Valencia — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:17:39 GMT

Look at the installation guide for that info.

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Vaijanath Sonvane — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:53:41 GMT

As @Jaime Valencia mentioned, the installation guide for x14.0 has all the details about VM Sizing and ESXi Requirements:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/expressway/install_guide/X14-0/virtual-machine/exwy_b_cisco-expressway-on-virtual-machine-installation-guide-x14-0/exwy_b_vm-install-guide_chapter_010.html

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Jason@Gainwell — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 19:40:38 GMT

Yeah the 12.7.1 requirements are the same for X14

I don’t see a difference in the hardware however when upgrading from 12.7 to 14 but now have the following banner.

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Malte_P_Scheuss — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 20:31:13 GMT

Haha. Yes, my initial Problem. I turned down the VMs and downsized them to the medium deployment in a 2 node cluster and just add another node if necessary.

I work on Spec Based Lenovo Server with 2.6 GHz CPU so large could not be fulfilled.

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

javier.estebanez — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 08:40:14 GMT

Same issue here. I've checked the requirements and there is no difference between 12.7.1 and 14.0.

May it be a bug on this version? I have even more CPUs than the required.

If someone found out what was happening please post it here.

Thank you.

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Roger Kallberg — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 10:03:07 GMT

The OP had 2.6 GHz CPU on the host in ESXi, so it was not fulfilling the large requirements. What speed of the CPUs do you have in your host?

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Malte_P_Scheuss — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:16:59 GMT

Large deployment required 3,2 GHz, so that’s what we couldn’t fullfill.

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Roger Kallberg — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:44:20 GMT

Hi @Malte_P_Scheuss, I'm aware of that and therefor I responded to @javier.estebanez to ask him for what specs of the CPU he has.

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Alberto Garcia — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:57:54 GMT

Hi Roger,

seems not to be my problem, the requirments are successfully fullfilled in this case:

Maybe the space is raising the warning, I have 2 disks divided into 4Gb and 128Gb.

I'll write down here if I find the solution. Thank you!

Javier.

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

javier.estebanez — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:08:43 GMT

Sorry, I answered with a different account, but it's still me the one writing 😅

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Gengad — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:08:07 GMT

Hi Roger,

I also got the same problem,

I followed large set up 8/8 132 GB, vdisk1 4.125 / vdisk2 128
I am getting this error message
Warning: Your current hardware does not meet supported VM configuration requirements. For information on standard configuration for this version of Expressway, view Virtualization for Cisco Expressway page.
I am sure it is simple miss,

Thanks for your support and advice,

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Gengad — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:30:53 GMT

Hi Roger,

I also got the same problem,

Thanks for your support and advice,

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Roger Kallberg — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 11:18:50 GMT

I’m sorry but I don’t know what is causing this error message to be shown for you. I answered @javier.estebanez, that looks to be the same person as @Alberto Garcia, on his question to verify that his CPUs where at the adequate speed for the large OVA as that was the issue for the OP.

What speed to you have on your CPUs?

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Roger Kallberg — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 11:38:44 GMT

For what reason do you use multiple accounts on the community?

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

javier.estebanez — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:09:49 GMT

I accidentally answered with my department account instead of my personal account.

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Gengad — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:21:57 GMT

Hi Roger,

My CPU speed is 3.10 GHz I believe this may be the problem, I have ask VM team to upgrade my vBox to Cisco specification.

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

Roger Kallberg — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:38:05 GMT

That would be a fair assumption as the HW specs clearly states that a minimum of 3.2 is needed.

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

javier.estebanez — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:10:54 GMT

Seems to be a found bug:

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvy24672

Workaround: None. (yet)

Re: Cisco Expressway 14.0.1 VM Sizing / Error Message

b.winter — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:28:01 GMT

But this bug only applies for the version X14.0. There might not be a workaround for that version, but there is a fix --> Upgrade to X14.0.1

And I wouldn't see any issue, to just do the upgrade.