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ISE VM in vCenter - not possible to terraform

dal
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Is it not possible to terraform a ISE VM appliance in vCenter?

Sure, I can give the VM a name, and set resources like disk, cpu, mem, but other things like IP Address, admin passwords, enable API, set NTP servers etc doesn't seem to work.

All examples I have seen for this is when deploying ISE appliances in Azure or AWS. But not for a local vCenter

So.. possible or not possible? Examples would be nice.

Thanks

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Arne Bier
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Yes you can do this. It's part of the ZTP (Zero Touch Provisioning)

It's very good. I have used the 2nd .iso disk option, and also the VMWare custom attributes (which is a bit more intricate with all that BASE64 conversion stuff)

 

Hi @dal ,

 beyond what @Arne Bier already said ... please take a look at: ISE - What we need to know about SNS / VM, special attention to the ZTP (Zero Touch Provisioning) part.

 

Hope this helps !!!

 

Torbjørn
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I can recommend the VM Data approach, in my experience it is more reliable than the ISO version as there are fewer things that can break. Good luck!

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dal
Level 3
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Very nice! Wasn't aware of this.

But.. I am trying the OVA version. The VM is deployed and turned on. I also see the "use setup as login" for a little while, then the screen goes black apart from a little cursor that blinks in the upper left corner
Shouldn't there be some kind of feedback ? Did it hang, or is the installation silent from here and out?