topic Re: Can we convert ISE OVA or ISO download file to VMDK in Network Access Control

Can we convert ISE OVA or ISO download file to VMDK

umahar — Thu, 23 May 2019 14:34:36 GMT

Hi,

According to the ISE guide OVA template is not supported from ESXI web GUI.

Is converting OVA file to a VMDK file also a supported method ?

Installing via VMDK file was working fine.

But after applying patch 6 on 2.4 ISE seems to be throwing issues with resource utilization.

Even though there were enough resources on the vmware it seems ISE did not identify them

Cisco document mentions of using OVF Vmware tool which is what I am proposing.

Re: Can we convert ISE OVA or ISO download file to VMDK

Timothy Abbott — Thu, 23 May 2019 14:39:44 GMT

Installation via OVA and ISO are what we have tested. If VMware has a tool to convert either to VMDK, you would need to test the installation in a lab environment and also ensure that resource reservations are set for the VM. During installation, ISE checks for the necessary compute resources it needs, (CPU, Mem, I/O, etc). If it doesn't have the minimum requirements needed, the installation will not proceed because it will fail. You will then need to install the ISE VM on a host that meets the compute requirements.

Regards,

-Tim

Re: Can we convert ISE OVA or ISO download file to VMDK

Arne Bier — Thu, 23 May 2019 20:47:52 GMT

@umahar - if it's ISE 2.4 you're after then you're in luck - you look closely in the ISE 2.4 Cisco Software downloads section, the OVA is now compatible with vCenter 6.x - it was added late last year.