topic Re: MPE VMware with NFR in Unified Communications Infrastructure

MPE VMware with NFR

f.giordano — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 04:05:35 GMT

Hi all,

I'm trying MPE in our Lab with VMware workstation and it works fine (MPE provided from Cisco).

As we'd like to keep it running, we have planned to migrate it to an VMware Esx environnement. So I'm using VMware Converter to import the vmdk image in our ESX server. All is fine, but when I start the server after that, I have a Grub error:

" Grub loading, please wait

Error 18 "

Does someone know why it works on Worstation and not ESX ?

Thx for your help

Fabian

Re: MPE VMware with NFR

A.Timoshenko — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:33:52 GMT

Hello Fabian.

Do you resolve this problem?

If yes, could you describe a solution?

Re: MPE VMware with NFR

f.giordano — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:42:08 GMT

No, I didn't solve it. And seems to be impossible. It's related to the geometry of the HDD (IDE with hardware, and SCSI with ESX). But the new NFR with MPX 7.0 is supported with Vmware 😛

Just have to wait for it.

Fabian

Re: MPE VMware with NFR

A.Timoshenko — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:03:20 GMT

Thx for the reply.

When did you read about MPExpress 7.0?

I was finding an information about MPv7 olny.

Alexey.

Re: MPE VMware with NFR

f.giordano — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:11:53 GMT

I didn't read anything about it.

But my Channel SE told me that it will be "vmware" ready (but only for lab/demo purpose again).

But you're right, maybe it will not be mpx7.

Yet, it seems to be the right way... (CUCM 7/ Presence 7 / Unity Connection 7 / Unity 7 / MP 7)

Fabian

Re: MPE VMware with NFR

A.Timoshenko — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:42:02 GMT

Okay.

We are waiting new release.

Thx for the conversation 🙂

Re: MPE VMware with NFR

A.Timoshenko — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:25:24 GMT

Fabian,

which do you use version vmware ESX and have you a lot of patches on ESX?

i have version 3.0.1. I would install all critycal and general patches on esx.

Do you trieing it?

Re: MPE VMware with NFR

f.giordano — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:27:23 GMT

I tried with version 3.5 of ESX.

Re: MPE VMware with NFR

A.Timoshenko — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:33:59 GMT

Fabian. i have a solution.

First step. I removed all VMWare tools.

Secondly. I made a proccedure as

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1881&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&dialogID=22922690&stateId=1%200%2022926248

thirdly. I updated a demo-vmvare host for Workstation 6.x

And Finaly I converted a machine to ESX 3.0.1.

IT'S WORK!!!

Re: MPE VMware with NFR

f.giordano — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:40:34 GMT

Hi Alexey,

Just to be sure to understand it.

1st Step: You removed all vmware tools. Yes, but from where ? (MPX demo-vmware ??)

2nd Step: Understood to. But you did it on the MPX demo-vmware ???

3rd Step: What do y mean by updated demo-vmware ?

Thx

Fabian

Re: MPE VMware with NFR

A.Timoshenko — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:58:40 GMT

I didn't create a new VM machine i created only a new SCSI hard disk!!!

1) Yes, it is. I removed all vmware tools from CISCO MPX demo machine

2) I make this procedure on this CISCO MPX demo machine to.

3) You should click "VM" - "Upgrade or Change Version..." on VMWare Workstation console.

Re: MPE VMware with NFR

matt.baumgartner — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:57:31 GMT

Hi Fabian - Can you please let me know what the default username/password are for the MPE NFR?

Thks,

Matt

Re: MPE VMware with NFR

A.Timoshenko — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:24:07 GMT

Exist file. It is located on the Cisco Demo DVD and is called "VMWare-Readme.pdf"

All logins and passwords is located in the "Include Configuratrion" section.

Sever Login user - root/cisco123

Alternate login user - mpxadmin/cisco123

MPE Web Admin - admin/cisco

Re: MPE VMware with NFR

matt.baumgartner — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:26:39 GMT

Thanks for pointing that out Alexey. Very much appreciated!