08-03-2012 06:28 PM - edited 03-13-2019 07:56 PM
After solving the install getting stuck at /sbin/loader (was indeed a DVD image issue) I have hit another wall. CUMP 8.5.2 wants a Hard Disk size of at least 315G - this is the final preinstall check, after installing the OS, network and the application bootstrap.
Unfortunately most ESX environments, ours included, have datastores provisioned with 1M block and this limits the maximum size of a virtual disk to 256Gb (which, let's be honest, would be plenty for a lab MP instance). Did not find a way to cheat it and I suspect thet the only way to fix it is at the source (lower the size constraint).
After the failed installs, I can boot from Knoppix, mount the partitions and this I see the check in /tmp/MeetingPlaceInstallLog.txt (below).
This is likely coming from a shell script but I cannot find it. I would go as far as unpacking the DVD image, patching the respective script and re-packing it afterwards - assuming that this is not in a self-extracting bin archive. I know that the "official" way is to mount a datastore without the 256Gb restriction - but this is out of the question in the given conditions. Any solution, any recommendation?
Error log
Expected system specs:
Processor Speed MHz: 2100
Active Processors: 8
Memory: 8192
Hard Drive Size: 314572800
============
============
DEBUG (Validate VM platform)
if ( [ 8 -lt 8 ] || [ 9216 -lt 8192 ] || [ 268435456 -lt 314572800 ] || [ 2933 -
lt 2100 ] ); then
echo "Invalid Platform"
fi
---------------
stdout:
Invalid Platform
---------------
stderr:
---------------
exit code: 0
============
SHUTDOWN REQUESTED
cleanUp()
calling cleanUpUNIX()
Exiting with exit code: 1000
08-03-2012 10:33 PM
Hi Marian,
Please check the following before proceeding :
* VMware is the only supported environment for Cisco UCS. A physical
installation without VMware is not supported. For more information, see
Virtual Machine Requirements:
http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Cisco_Unified_MeetingPlace_Release_8.5_--
_Hardware_Requirements#Virtual_Machine_Requirements .
* If you are using a Cisco Media Convergence Server, we recommend that
you use a Cisco MCS 7845. Performance degradation will occur on the
Cisco MCS 7835 due to its lower specifications.
* Cisco MCS 7835-I3 and 7845-I3 require a firmware update before use.
For more information, see the "Updating the Firmware on a Cisco MCS
7835-I3 or 7845-I3" section of the see the Installation, Upgrade, and
Migration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/prod_installation_g
uides_list.html
From the previous pointer :
http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Cisco_Unified_MeetingPlace_Release_8.5_--_
Hardware_Requirements#Hardware
Hope this helps!
Thanks,
Karthik
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