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Download VMWare hypervisor for UCSE

leam2
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Hello.

I need to install a VMWare Hypervisor on a "NIM E-Series NCE" (FL-UCSE-VS6-HYP=?B).
I don't know where to download this hypervisor.

I have an ISR (ISR4331-VSEC/K9) with a "NIM E-Series NCE" (UCS-EN140N-M2/K9=?B).
(This hypervisor will be used to install "Cisco Unity Express".)

Product Name: FL-UCSE-VS6-HYP=
Product Description: UCS E-Series VMware ESXi 6 Hypervisor License

I also have an "activation code" which is "the VMWare license key for the software purchased".

Can you please tell me where I can download the "software purchased"?

Thank you. BR.

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leam2
Level 1
Level 1

Hello again.
I don't know where to download the VMWare hypervisor.
On cisco.com, all I see is:

Cisco UCS EN140N SoftwareCisco UCS EN140N Software

UCS EN140N SoftwareUCS EN140N Software

Hello.

I think maybe I found it:

CISCO Custom Image for ESXi 6.0 U3 Install CDCISCO Custom Image for ESXi 6.0 U3 Install CD

Can you let me know which ESXi hypervisor version are you looking for.

 

Please check the below link to download the Cisco customized image of ESXi 6.0

 

https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?productId=491&downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI60U3-CISCO 

 

https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?productId=491&downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI60U2-CISCO 

 

https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?productId=491&downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI60GA-CISCO 

 

Regards,

 

Pranav Gupta

Hello.

For the three links you sent me I get the message "We are not able to process your request at this time. Try again later."

pranavgu> Can you let me know which ESXi hypervisor version are you looking for.

So, I my first post I mentioned:
- Product Name: FL-UCSE-VS6-HYP=
- Product Description: UCS E-Series VMware ESXi 6 Hypervisor License

Then I logged into my account on "https://my.vmware.com/".
I searched for "UCS E-Series VMware ESXi 6 Hypervisor".

It proposed me the link:
"VMware vCloud NFV > Drivers & Tools > CISCO Custom Image for ESXi 6.0 U3 Install CD"
"CISCO Custom Image for ESXi 6.0 U3 Install CD"

I clicked the link, and there were two suggestions:

1. Cisco Custom Image for VMware ESXi 6.0 U3 Offline Bundle
File size: 355.44 MB
File type: zip

2. Cisco Custom Image for VMware ESXi 6.0 U3 Install CD
File size: 366.55 MB
File type: iso

Shall I choose the second option?
That is to say: "2. Cisco Custom Image for VMware ESXi 6.0 U3 Install CD"?

Link: https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI60U3-CISCO&productId=695

Thanks. BR

Kirk J
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

The ISO is meant for Installing, or can be an upgrade, via burned CD, or virtual media (i.e. vKVM DVD)

The zip is meant for an upgrade run from existing vsphere OS.

If you are installing fresh, you'll want the ISO

 

Thank,s

Kirk..

Hello.


I installed the image "Vmware-ESXi-6.0.0-7967664-Custom-Cisco-6.0.3.4.iso" on the "Cisco NIM E-Series NCE".
I configured the "management network" so that I get the following "DCUI" screen:
WMWare ESXI Management NetworkWMWare ESXI Management Network
But when I try to access "http://192.168.3.62/", it fails.
I cannot ping "192.168.3.62" from the "ISR 4331" in which the "NIM E-Series NCE" (UCSE) is plugged in.

I logged into the "ESXI shell" and ran the two following commands:

ciscoucse# esxcfg-route
VMKernel default gateway is 192.168.3.1

ciscoucse# esxcfg-route -l
VMKernel Routes:
Network       Netmask         Gateway        Interface
192.168.3.0   255.255.255.0   Local Subnet   vmk0
default       0.0.0.0         192.168.3.1    vmk0

 

Given the following command, the "NIM E-Series NCE" has three NICs:

ucse# esxcli network nic list
Name   | PCI Device   | Driver | Admin Status | Link Status | Speed | Duplex | MAC Address       | MTU  | Description
vmnic0 | 0000:00:14.0 | igb    | UP           | UP          | 1000  | Full   | 00:c1:74:82:11:12 | 1500 | Intel Corp Ethernet Connection I354 1.0 GbE Backplane
vmnic1 | 0000:00:14.1 | igb    | UP           | UP          | 1000  | Full   | 00:c1:74:82:11:13 | 1500 | Intel Corp Ethernet Connection I354 1.0 GbE Backplane
vmnic2 | 0000:00:14.2 | igb    | UP           | UP          | 1000  | Full   | 00:c1:74:82:11:14 | 1500 | Intel Corp Ethernet Connection I354

The lowest numbered MAC address corresponds to the "NIM E-Series NCE"'s GE0 interface.
The second lowest MAC address corresponds to the "NIM E-Series NCE"'s GE1 interface.
The third lowest MAC address corresponds to the "NIM E-Series NCE"'s GE2 interface.


Note that, to access the "NIM E-Series NCE" in the first place, I plugged an Ethernet cable into GE2 and a switchport in a Catalyst switch (WS-C2960L-24TS-LL).
I gave it an IP 192.168.3.61 like this (command run from the ISR4331):

isr4331(config)#ucse subslot 0/1
isr4331(config-ucse)#imc ip address 192.168.3.61 255.255.255.0 default-gateway 192.168.3.1
isr4331(config-ucse)#imc access-port shared-lom GE2
isr4331(config-ucse)#end

This is how I could access the CIMC and the KVM and install the WMWare ESXI hypervisor.

Now, on the ISR, I can see those interfaces:

Interface              IP-Address      OK? Method Status                Protocol
[...]
ucse0/1/0              unassigned      YES unset  administratively down down
ucse0/1/1              unassigned      YES NVRAM  administratively down down
[...]


Do these two interfaces "ucse0/1/0" and "ucse0/1/1" (on the ISR4331) correspond to "vmnic0" and "vmnic1" NICs (on the NIM E-Series UCS) above, respectively?

And how does the management network and interface 192.168.3.62 relate to all these NICs and MAC addresses?

 

Finally how can I actually manage to do what is suggested in the image above:

"Download tools to manage this host from http://192.168.3.62/"

 

Thank you for your help.

Hello.

I found this document:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/servers-unified-computing/ucs-e-series-software/212590-set-up-ucs-e-network-by-bridge-virtual-i.html

 

Which includes this image:

ISR4k and BDIISR4k and BDI

And this piece of configuration:

Router(config)# vlan 20
!
Router(config)# interface BDI20
Router (config-if)# ip address 192.168.7.1 255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)# encapsulation dot1Q 20
Router(config-if)# end
!
Router(config)# ucse subslot 0/1
Router(config-ucse)# imc access-port shared-lom console
Router(config-ucse)# imc ip address 192.168.254.3 255.255.255.0 default-gateway 192.168.254.1
!
Router(config)# interface ucse0/1/0
Router(config-if)# ip unnumbered Loopback1
Router(config-if)# carrier-delay 60
Router(config-if)# no negotiation auto
Router(config-if)# switchport mode trunk
Router(config-if)# no mop enabled
Router(config-if)# no mop sysid
!
Router(config)#interface ucse0/1/1
Router(config-if)# no ip address
Router(config-if)# no negotiation auto
Router(config-if)# switchport mode trunk
Router(config-if)# no mop enabled
Router(config-if)#  no mop sysid
Router(config-if)# service instance 20 ethernet
Router(config-if-srv)#encapsulation dot1q 20
Router(config-if-srv)#bridge-domain 20

But it doesn't really help me understand.

In more simple words maybe...

Hello.

I tried this conf.:

isr4331(config)#vlan 20
isr4331(config-vlan)#exi


isr4331(config)#interface BDI20
isr4331(config-if)#ip address 192.168.5.1 255.255.255.0
isr4331(config-if)#encapsulation dot1Q 20
isr4331(config-if)#end


isr4331(config)#ucse subslot 0/1
isr4331(config-ucse)#imc access-port shared-lom console
isr4331(config-ucse)#imc ip address 192.168.3.61 255.255.255.0 default-gateway 192.168.3.1
isr4331(config-ucse)#exi


isr4331(config)#interface ucse0/1/0
isr4331(config-if)#ip unnumbered Loopback1
Warning: dynamic routing protocols will not work on non-point-to-point interfaces with IP unnumbered configured.
isr4331(config-if)#carrier-delay 60
isr4331(config-if)#no negotiation auto
isr4331(config-if)#switchport mode trunk
isr4331(config-if)#exi


isr4331(config)#interface ucse0/1/1
isr4331(config-if)#no ip address
isr4331(config-if)#no negotiation auto
isr4331(config-if)#switchport mode trunk
isr4331(config-if)#service instance 20 ethernet
isr4331(config-if-srv)#encapsulation dot1q 20
isr4331(config-if-srv)#bridge-domain 20
isr4331(config-if-srv)#end


isr4331(config)#interface ucse0/1/1
isr4331(config-if)#no shutdown
isr4331(config-if)#exi

isr4331(config)#interface ucse0/1/0
isr4331(config-if)#no shutdown
isr4331(config-if)#exi

isr4331(config)#interface BDI20
isr4331(config-if)#no shutdown
isr4331(config-if)#exi

ping 192.168.5.1 is succesful.

ping 192.168.3.61 fails.

I cannot access CIMC anymore either via https://192.168.3.61 or https://192.168.5.1

Can you help me?
Thanks.

Did you configure the ip route on the 4331
ip route <ip address of CIMC> 255.255.255.0 ucse 0/1/0

Hello.

My post with my conf. was just rejected as spam.

But I did quasi the same conf. as in my previous post.

Now:

ping 192.168.7.1 is successful (192.168.5.1 in my case)

ping 192.168.254.3 fails (192.168.3.61 in my case)

I cannot access https://192.168.3.61 or https://192.168.5.1 that is to say I cannot access CICM and KVM anymore.

Can you help me?

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