upgrading from cucm 7.1.2 to 7.1.3 in Vmware

[CLIFFORD BARTLE]

Hi, can anyone tell me if CUCM 7.1.3 runs ok in VMWARE (ESX3.5) I am trying to upgrade but when it re-boots I get error of :

kernel panic- not syncing: attempted to kill init

thanks

Cliff

[William Bell]

Cliff,

I have used this on ESXi 3.5 but I have run CUCM (all versions from 4.1 to 7.1.3bsu2) in vmware server 2.0 without any issues.  Not the exact scenario you are look at I know, but it's what I have tested. 

Regards,
Bill

[Brad Martin · Accepted solution]

I ran into the same issue (vmware ESXi) when upgrading 7.1.2 to an early release of 7.1.3 (sorry, don't

remember exactly which release). I restored 7.1.2 and upgraded to a later version (7.1.3aSU1) and was successful with the upgrade.

[CLIFFORD BARTLE]

thanks guys for your responses, i have now intalled 7.1.3 on vmware, my findings below:

-first of all i was actually trying to install it on esx 3.0 appologies

-7.1.2 bombs out in vmware if you dont configure a viable NTP server

- you cant upgrade from 7.1.2 to 7.1.3 in vmware esx 3.0 not sure why, but have heard license files are different

- i got a bootable copy of 7.1.3 to install fresh on vmware 3.0 but couldnt do it

- eventually upgaded vmware to esx 4.0 all good, you still need a viable ntp server

hope this helps someone

cliff

[CLIFFORD BARTLE]

fill your boots

[htluo · Accepted solution]

On CUCM 7.1.2, there's no code to detect VMWare.  Thus you may install it on any Vitual Machine.  CUCM just thinks it's a physical one.

On CUCM 7.1.3, Cisco added code to detect VM.  You'll have to use ESX 4.

Michael

[CLIFFORD BARTLE]

Thanks Michael, would be nice if that bit of code put up a message saying that, I spent a lot of time trying to shoe horn this on an inappropriate version!

regards

Cliff

[chopperp1]

I have ESX 4 Update 1 and still can't upgrade from 7.0.2, or 7.1.2 to 7.1.3. I wish there was a clear solution to that.

THanks

[Aaron Harrison]

What's your VM spec?

Aaron

[chopperpl]

Here you go... I've also tried RH 3, and created vm on Fusion 3, same result. In every case log was complaining about platform (vmware) no longer supported...

thx

#!/usr/bin/vmware

.encoding = "UTF-8"

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "7"

pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge4.functions = "8"

pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge5.functions = "8"

pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge6.functions = "8"

pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge7.functions = "8"

vmci0.present = "TRUE"

nvram = "CUCM.nvram"

deploymentPlatform = "windows"

virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"

unity.customColor = "|23C0C0C0"

tools.upgrade.policy = "useGlobal"

powerType.powerOff = "default"

powerType.powerOn = "default"

powerType.suspend = "default"

powerType.reset = "default"

displayName = "CUCM"

extendedConfigFile = "CUCM.vmxf"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0.sharedBus = "none"

scsi0.virtualDev = "lsisas1068"

memsize = "2048"

scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0:0.fileName = "CUCM.vmdk"

scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"

ide1:0.present = "TRUE"

ide1:0.fileName = "/vmfs/volumes/49d3dcf7-371d5df0-6689-0025b3829d18/ISO images/UCSInstall_UCOS_7.1.3.20000-2.sgn.iso"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

ethernet0.networkName = "192.168.68.0"

ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:af:28:95"

chipset.onlineStandby = "FALSE"

guestOSAltName = "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (32-bit)"

guestOS = "rhel4"

uuid.bios = "42 2f 9c d7 24 2e e8 9e-43 c2 6d a8 2d 54 22 8a"

vc.uuid = "52 49 ad 68 46 5f 55 0d-4f 7a 50 b4 85 2d da e5"

snapshot.action = "keep"

sched.cpu.min = "0"

sched.cpu.units = "mhz"

sched.cpu.shares = "normal"

sched.mem.minsize = "0"

sched.mem.shares = "normal"

tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

uuid.location = "56 4d b1 ed a1 fb c0 12-b3 1d f9 c2 c0 29 52 48"

cleanShutdown = "TRUE"

replay.supported = "FALSE"

sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/4b9bca98-8ea91cca-6297-0025b3829d18/CUCM/CUCM-37be9470.vswp"

scsi0:0.redo = ""

vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "4194304"

pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"

pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"

pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"

pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"

pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"

scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "160"

ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32"

vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "33"

scsi0.sasWWID = "50 05 05 67 24 2e e8 90"

vmci0.id = "760488586"

tools.remindInstall = "TRUE"

hostCPUID.0 = "0000000b756e65476c65746e49656e69"

hostCPUID.1 = "000106a500100800009ce3bdbfebfbff"

hostCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000128100800"

guestCPUID.0 = "0000000b756e65476c65746e49656e69"

guestCPUID.1 = "000106a500010800809822010febfbff"

guestCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000128100800"

userCPUID.0 = "0000000b756e65476c65746e49656e69"

userCPUID.1 = "000106a500100800009822010febfbff"

userCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000128100800"

evcCompatibilityMode = "FALSE"

　

debugStub.linuxOffsets = "0xde8c368,0xffffffff,0xde8c387,0x0,0xfc052088,0xffffffff,0x0,0x0,0xde8cbe8,0x0,0xde8cbff,0x0,0xfc05219c,0xffffffff"

bios.forceSetupOnce = "FALSE"

numvcpus = "1"

floppy0.present = "FALSE"