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CiscoMSEVirtualApplianceInstallationandConfigurationGuide,Release7.6
Updated: Sep10,2014
Chapter:Chapter3.InstallingtheMSEVirtualAppliance
ChapterContents
InformationAbouttheCiscoMSEOVA
VirtualizationConcepts
WorkflowforInstallingtheCiscoMSEVirtualappliance
VerifyingPrerequisites
DownloadtheCiscoMSEVirtualApplianceOVAFile
DeployingtheCiscoMSEOVAFileasanOVFTemplate
ConfiguringtheBasicSettingstoStarttheMSEVirtualApplianceVM
ConfiguringMSEonthePrimeInfrastructure
SynchronizingtheNetworkDesigns
ThischapterdescribeshowtoinstalltheCiscoMobilityServicesEngine(MSE)OpenVirtualAppliance(OVA)
componentsandincludesthefollowingsections:
InformationAbouttheCiscoMSEOVA
VirtualizationConcepts
WorkflowforInstallingtheCiscoMSEVirtualappliance
InformationAbouttheCiscoMSEOVA
AnOpenVirtualAppliance(OVA)isaprebuiltsoftwaresolutionthatcomprisesoneormorevirtualmachines
(VMs)thatarepackaged,maintained,updated,andmanagedasasingleunit.
ThefollowingversionsofCiscoMSEOVAareavailable:
MSEvirtualapplianceOVAwith250GB+diskspaceforlowendvMSE.
MSEvirtualapplianceOVAwith500GB+diskspaceforstandardandhighendvMSE.
VirtualizationConcepts
Refertothesedocumentsforinformationonvirtualization:
https://www.vmware.com/pdfvirtualization.pdf
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere55/index.jsp#com.vmware.vsphere.vcenterhost.doc/GUIDED375B127D08
4B7E81EEDCE83E51B1AF.html
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere55/index.jsp#com.vmware.vsphere.install.doc/GUID41638619B14E4074
BB90DACAA1440C1C.html?resultof=%2522%2545%2553%2558%2569%2522%2520%2522%2565%2573%
2578%2569%2522%2520
WorkflowforInstallingtheCiscoMSEVirtualappliance
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ThefollowingtabledescribesthestepstobefollowedwhiledeployingtheCiscoMobilityServicesEngine(MSE)
virtualappliance.
Table31WorkflowforMSEVirtualApplianceInstallation
Process Description
1.VerifytherequirementsandprepareforCiscoMSEVAinstallation. SeeVerifyingPrerequisitesfor
moreinformation.
2.DownloadtheCiscoMSEVAOVAfilefromCisco.com SeeDownloadtheCiscoMSE
VirtualApplianceOVAFilefor
moreinformation.
3.DeploytheOVAasanOVFtemplate. SeeDeployingtheCiscoMSE
AstepbysteptemplateintheVSphereClientguidesyouthroughthis OVAFileasanOVFTemplate
process.Afteryouhavecompletedthestepbysteptemplate,youcanreview formoreinformation.
alloftheinformationthatyouprovided,makeanycorrections,andthen
deploytheOVA.
4.Configurethebasicsettings. SeeConfiguringtheBasicSett
ingstoStarttheMSEVirtualA
pplianceVMformore
information.
5.ConfiguretheMSEonPrimeInfrastructure SeeConfiguringMSEontheP
rimeInfrastructureformore
information.
VerifyingPrerequisites
BeforeinstallingtheMobilityServicesEngine(MSE)inavirtualmachine,youmustensurethefollowing:
LatestversionofVMwareESX/ESXiisinstalledandconfiguredonthemachineyouplantouseastheMSE
serverhost.SeetheVMwaredocumentationforinformationonsettingupandconfiguringyourhostmachine.
TheinstalledVMwareESXihostisreachable.
YoucanusethelatestversionofvSphereClienttomanagethesmalldeployments.
LatestversionofvCenterServerisinstalledonaWindowshostinordertomanagetheESXihosts.
DownloadtheCiscoMSEVirtualApplianceOVAFile
TheMobilityServicesEngine(MSE)OpenVirtualizationArchive(OVA)issavedtothesamemachinewhereyour
vSphereClientorvCenterserverisinstalled.
Todownloadthe.ovafile,followthesesteps:
Step1 AccesstheCiscoMSEVirtualApplianceimageatthefollowinglocation:http://software.cisco.com/downl
oad/navigator.html
Step2 IntheProduct/TechnologySupportsection,chooseDownloadSoftware.
Step3 IntheSelectaProductsection,navigatetotheWirelesssoftwarebychoosingProducts>Wireless>
MobilityServices>CiscoMobilityServicesEngineVirtualAppliance.
AlistofthelatestreleasesoftwareforCiscoMobilityServicesEngineVirtualApplianceisavailablefordownload.
Step4 IntheLatestlist,choose7.6.100.0orthelatest7.6Releaseversiontodownload.
Step5 Youcanselectanyofthefollowingovafilestodownload:
MSEVA761000.ovaUsethisfiletodeployMSEonamedium/highendVMwareESXimachine.
MSEVA761000LowEnd.ovaUsethisfiletodeployMSEonalowendVMwareESXimachine.
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Step6 SavetheinstallertoyourcomputerinaplacethatwillbeeasytofindwhenyoustarttodeploytheOVF
template.
DeployingtheCiscoMSEOVAFileasanOVFTemplate
TheMobilityServicesEngine(MSE)virtualapplianceisdistributedasnOpenVirtualizationArchive(OVA)file.
TheOVAisasinglefiledistributionofanOVFpackageasanTARformat.AfteryoudownloadtheOVAfile,you
willdeploytheOpenVirtualizationFormat(OVF)templatefromthevSphereClientapplication.
Note MakesurethatallofthesystemrequirementsaremetbeforeyoudeploytheOVA.ReviewtheVerifyingPr
erequisites.
Note AfterafreshOVAdeployment,youmustreboottheVirtualMachine(VM)once.
Step1 OpentheVMwareVSphereClientapplicationonyourdesktop.
Step2 LogintoyourVSphereClientorVCenterServer(seeFigure31).
Figure31VMwareVSphereClient
Step3 UsethevSphereClienttoaccesstheOVFtemplate:
a. ChooseHome>Inventory>HostsandClusters.
b. ChoosethehostonwhichtheOVFtemplatewillbedeployed.
c. ChooseFile>DeployOVFTemplatefromVSpheretoolbarbar.
TheDeployOVFTemplatedialogboxappears(seeFigure32).
Figure32DeployOVFTemplate
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Step4 ChoosetheSourcelocation(seeFigure33).
a. ClickBrowse.TheOpendialogboxopens.
b. FromtheOpendialogbox,locatetheappropriate.ovafilethatyoudownloadedtoyourcomputerand
clickOpen.
Figure33DeployFromaFileorURL
Step5 ClickNext.
Step6 ReviewtheOVFtemplatedetailsandclickNext(seeFigure34).SomeofthedetailsabouttheCisco
MSEvirtualapplianceinclude:
Versionnumber
Downloadsize
Sizeondisk
Thinprovisionfortheamountofdiskspaceconsumedbythevirtualapplianceimmediatelyafter
deployment.Itistheminimumamountofdiskspaceneededtodeploythevirtualappliance.
Thickprovisionforthemaximumamountofdiskspacethevirtualappliancecanconsume.
Note Formoreinformationonthickandthinprovision,seeChoosethediskformat:task.
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Figure34ReviewOVFTemplateDetails
Step7 ClickNext.TheNameandLocationwindowappears(seeFigure35).
Step8 IntheNamefield,enteratemplatenameforthenewvirtualappliance.IfyouareusingthevCenterto
managethevirtualmachine,thenyouwillhavetheoptionofselectingthelocationoftheinventory.
Figure35NameandLocationWindow
Step9 ClickNext.TheDiskFormatwindowappears(seeFigure36).
Figure36DiskFormatWindow
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Step10 Choosethediskformat:
Chooseoneofthethickprovisiontypesifyouhaveenoughstoragecapacityasrequiredbythevirtual
applianceandwanttosetaspecificallocationofspaceforthevirtualdisk.
ThickProvisionLazyZeroedThespacethatisrequiredforthevirtualdiskisallocatedwhenthe
virtualdiskiscreated.Thedatathatremainsonthephysicaldeviceisnoterasedwhenthevirtualdiskis
createdbutiszeroedoutondemandatalatertimeonfirstwritefromthevirtualdisk.
ThickProvisionEagerZeroedThespacethatisrequiredforthevirtualdiskisallocatedwhenthe
virtualdiskiscreate.UnliketheLazyZeroedoption,thedatathatremainsonthephysicaldeviceiserased
whenthevirtualdiskiscreated.
ThinProvisionUnlikewiththethickformat,spacerequiredforthevirtualdiskisnotallocatedduring
creation,butissupplied,zeroedout,ondemandatalatertime.
Step11 ClickNext.TheNetworkMappingwindowappears.
Step12 ForeachnetworkspecifiedintheOVFtemplate,selectanetworkbyrightclickingtheDestination
NetworkcolumninyourinfrastructuretosetupthenetworkmappingandclickNext.
Step13 TheReadytoCompletewindowappears.Revieweachofthedeploymentsettingsthatyouhave
established(seeFigure37).
Figure37ReadytoCompleteWindow
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Step14 PressBacktomakeanychangestothesettingsandclickFinishtocompletethedeployment.
AprogressbarkeepspacewithyourCiscoMSEvirtualappliancedeployment,whichcantakefrom5to10
minutestofinishdependingonthenetworklatency(seeFigure38).Whenthedeploymentisfinished,the
DeploymentCompletedSuccessfullydialogboxopens.
Figure38DeployingDialogBox
Step15 ClickClosetodismissthedialogbox.
Figure39DeploymentCompletedSuccessfullyDialogBox
Step16 OntheSummarytabintheVSphereClient,reviewtheinformationabouttheVirtualMachine.
Step17 Thevirtualappliancethatyoudeployedislistedunderthehost,intheleftpaneoftheVSphereClient.
Step18 EdittheMSEvirtualappliancetemplatetomapthemanagementanddatainterfacesnetwork
interfacestothedesiredconfigurationbeforepoweringuptheMSEvirtualappliance.
Step19 ProceedwithinstallingandconfiguringtheMSE.SeeConfiguringtheBasicSettingstoStarttheMSEV
irtualApplianceVMformoreinformation.
ConfiguringtheBasicSettingstoStarttheMSEVirtualApplianceVM
YouhavecompleteddeployingtheMobilityServicesEngine(MSE)virtualapplianceonanewvirtualmachine.A
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nodeforthevirtualmachinenowappearsintheresourcetreeintheVMwareVSphereClientwindow.After
deployment,youneedtoconfigurebasicsettingsfortheMSEvirtualappliance.
TostarttheMSEsetup,followthesesteps:
Step1 IntheVSphereClient,clicktheMSEvirtualappliancenodeintheresourcetree.Thevirtualmachine
nodeshouldappearintheHostsandCluster streebelowthehost,cluster,orresourcepooltowhichyou
deployedtheMSEvirtualappliance.
Step2 IfyouhavenotpoweredonthevirtualmachinewhiledeployingtheOVAfile,thenrightclickonthe
virtualappliancethatislistedintheleftpaneoftheVSphereClient,andchoosePower>Poweron.
Figure310PowerontheVirtualAppliance
TheRecentTaskswindowatthebottomoftheVSphereClientpaneindicatesthestatusofthetaskassociated
withpoweringonthevirtualmachine.Afterthevirtualmachinesuccessfullystarts,thestatuscolumnforthetask
showsCompleted.
Step3 ClicktheConsoletab,withintheconsolepanetomaketheconsolepromptactiveforkeyboardinput.
TheVMstartsbooting.
Figure311ConsoleTab
Step4 PressEnterfortheloginprompttoappeartoinitiatetheMSEInstallationWizard.Thefollowingis
displayed:
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CiscoMobilityServiceEngine
mselogin:root
Password:password
RunningtheCiscoMobilityServicesEngineinstaller.Itmaytakeseveralminutestocomplete.
Preparingtoinstall...
ExtractingtheJREfromtheinstallerarchive...
UnpackingtheJRE...
Extractingtheinstallationresourcesfromtheinstallerarchive...
Configuringtheinstallerforthissystemsenvironment...
Launchinginstaller...
PreparingSILENTModeInstallation...
================================================================
CiscoMobilityServicesEngine(createdwithInstallAnywherebyMacrovision)
================================================================
Installing...
[==================|==================|==================|=============]
[|||]
InstallingDBbinaryfiles
InstallationComplete
printk:3messagessuppressed
.........
..........
ThesystemisgoingdownforrebootNow!
INIT:Switchingtorunlevel:6
INIT:SendingprocessestheTERMsignal
Shuttingdownsmartd:[OK]
Stoppingyumupdatesd:[OK]
Stoppinganacron:[OK]
Stoppingatd:[OK]
Shuttingdownxfs:
Shuttingdownconsolemouseservices[OK]
Stoppingsshd:[OK]
Stoppingcrond:[OK]
Stoppingautofs:Stoppingautomount:_[OK]
Note Aftertheinitialinstallation,youareloggedoffthenewlycreatedVMandyoumustlogintotheconsole
panelagain.
Step5 TheMSEvirtualmachineshutsdownandreboots.
GRUBLoadingstage2...
Pressanykeytocontinue.
Pressanykeytocontinue.
Step6 ConfiguretheMSE.
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[Loginasrootandpassword]
CiscoMobilityServicesEngine
mselogin:root
password:password
Lastlogin:MonApr704:11:50ontty1
[Configurationstartsassoonasyoulogin]
Enterwhetheryouwouldliketosetuptheinitialparametersmanuallyorviathesetupwizard.
[PressEntertousethedefaultvalues(yes)tousetheMenuoptions]
SetupparametersviaSetupWizard(yes/no)[yes]:y
WelcometotheCiscoMobilityServicesEngineappliancesetup.
Youmayexitthesetupatanytimebytyping<Ctrl+C>.
WouldyouliketoconfigureMSEusingmenuoptions(yes/no):y
MobilityServicesEngineSetup
Pleaseselectaconfigurationoptionbelowandenterthe
requestedinformation.Youmayexitsetupatanytimeby
typing<Ctrl+C>.
Youwillbepromptedtochoosewhetheryouwishtoconfigurea
parameter,skipit,orresetittoitsinitialdefaultvalue.
Skippingaparameterwillleaveitunchangedfromitscurrent
value.
Pleasenotethatthefollowingparameters(indicatedby*)
aremandatoryandmustbeconfiguredatleastonce.
>Hostname
>Networkinterfaceeth0
>Timezone
>Rootpassword
>NCSCommunicationusername
>NCSCommunicationpassword
Changesmadewillonlybeappliedonceallthemodifications
areverifiedandconfirmed.
ConfigureMSE:
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Note Itishighlyrecommendedthatallrelevantitemsbeconfiguredduringinitialsetuptoensureoptimum
operationofthemobilityservicesengineinyournetwork.ThehostnameandeithertheEthernet0(eth0)or
theEthernet1(eth1)portmustalwaysbeconfiguredduringtheautomaticinstallation.
Note Youcanreruntheautomaticinstallationscriptatanytimetoaddorchangeparametersusingthis
command:
[root@mse]#/opt/mse/setup/setup.sh.
Thereisnoneedtoreentervaluesthatyoudonotwanttochangeduringoneoftheseupdates.
Note Ifyoudonotwanttoconfigureanitem,enterskipandyouarepromptedforthenextconfigurationstep.
Anysettingskippedisretainedandnotmodified.
Note Minimalconfigurationisdoneforthemobilityservicesengineaspartofinstallationusingtheconsole.All
configurationsbeyondtheinitialsetupusingtheautomaticinstallationisdonewiththeCiscoPrime
Infrastructure.
Step7 Configurethehostname
Pleaseenteryourchoice[123]:2
Currenthostname=[mse]
Configurehostname?(Y)es/(S)kip/(U)sedefault[Skip]:y
Thehostnameshouldbeauniquenamethatcanidentify
thedeviceonthenetwork.Thehostnameshouldstartwith
aletter,endwithaletterornumber,andcontainonly
letters,numbers,anddashes.
Enterahostname[mse]:
Step8 Configureeth0networksettings
Pleaseenteryourchoice[123]:5
CurrentIPaddress=[10.0.0.1]
Currenteth0netmask=[255.255.255.0]
CurrentIPv4gatewayaddress=[10.0.0.0]
Configureeth0interfaceparameters?(Y)es/(S)kip/(U)sedefault[Skip]:y
EnteranIPaddressforfirstethernetinterfaceofthismachine.
Entereth0IPaddress[10.0.0.1]:
EnterthenetworkmaskforIPaddress10.0.0.1
Enternetworkmask[255.255.255.0]:
Enterandefaultgatewayaddressforthismachine.
Notethatthedefaultgatewaymustbereachablefrom
thefirstethernetinterface.
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Enterdefaultgatewayaddress[10.0.0.0]:
Step9 ConfiguretheDNSSettings:
Pleaseenteryourchoice[123]:7
DomainNameService(DNS)Setup
DNSiscurrentlyenabled.
NoDNSserverscurrentlydefined
ConfigureDNSrelatedparameters?(Y)es/(S)kip/(U)sedefault[Skip]:y
EnableDNS(yes/no)[no]:y
EnterprimaryDNSserverIPaddress:
DNSserveraddressmustbeintheform#.#.#.#,where#is0to255orhexadecimal:separatedv6
address
EnterprimaryDNSserverIPaddress:
EnterbackupDNSserverIPaddress(ornone)[none]:
Step10 Configurethetimezone:
Note UTCmustbeusedwhenyouareconfiguringforwIPS.Forotherservices,youmustusethesametime
zoneasthecontrollers.
Pleaseenteryourchoice[123]:8
Currenttimezone=[America/]
Configuretimezone?(Y)es/(S)kip/(U)sedefault[Skip]:y
Enterthecurrentdateandtime.
Pleaseidentifyalocationsothattimezonerulescanbesetcorrectly.
Pleaseselectacontinentorocean.
1)Africa
2)Americas
3)Antarctica
4)ArcticOcean
5)Asia
6)AtlanticOcean
7)Australia
8)Europe
9)IndianOcean
10)PacificOcean
11)UTCIwanttouseCoordinatedUniversalTime.
#?2
Pleaseselectacountry.
1)Anguilla27)Honduras
2)Antigua&Barbuda28)Jamaica
3)Argentina29)Martinique
4)Aruba30)Mexico
5)Bahamas31)Montserrat
6)Barbados32)NetherlandsAntilles
7)Belize33)Nicaragua
8)Bolivia34)Panama
9)Brazil35)Paraguay
10)Canada36)Peru
11)CaymanIslands37)PuertoRico
12)Chile38)StBarthelemy
13)Colombia39)StKitts&Nevis
14)CostaRica40)StLucia
15)Cuba41)StMartin(Frenchpart)
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16)Dominica42)StPierre&Miquelon
17)DominicanRepublic43)StVincent
18)Ecuador44)Suriname
19)ElSalvador45)Trinidad&Tobago
20)FrenchGuiana46)Turks&CaicosIs
21)Greenland47)UnitedStates
22)Grenada48)Uruguay
23)Guadeloupe49)Venezuela
24)Guatemala50)VirginIslands(UK)
25)Guyana51)VirginIslands(US)
26)Haiti
#?47
Pleaseselectoneofthefollowingtimezoneregions.
1)EasternTime
2)EasternTimeMichiganmostlocations
3)EasternTimeKentuckyLouisvillearea
4)EasternTimeKentuckyWayneCounty
5)EasternTimeIndianamostlocations
6)EasternTimeIndianaDaviess,Dubois,Knox&MartinCounties
7)EasternTimeIndianaPulaskiCounty
8)EasternTimeIndianaCrawfordCounty
9)EasternTimeIndianaPikeCounty
10)EasternTimeIndianaSwitzerlandCounty
11)CentralTime
12)CentralTimeIndianaPerryCounty
13)CentralTimeIndianaStarkeCounty
14)CentralTimeMichiganDickinson,Gogebic,Iron&MenomineeCounties
15)CentralTimeNorthDakotaOliverCounty
16)CentralTimeNorthDakotaMortonCounty(exceptMandanarea)
17)MountainTime
18)MountainTimesouthIdaho&eastOregon
19)MountainTimeNavajo
20)MountainStandardTimeArizona
21)PacificTime
22)AlaskaTime
23)AlaskaTimeAlaskapanhandle
24)AlaskaTimeAlaskapanhandleneck
25)AlaskaTimewestAlaska
26)AleutianIslands
27)Hawaii
#?21
Thefollowinginformationhasbeengiven:
UnitedStates
PacificTime
ThereforeTZ='America/Los_Angeles'willbeused.
Localtimeisnow:SunApr618:45:27PDT2014.
UniversalTimeisnow:MonApr701:45:27UTC2014.
IstheaboveinformationOK?
1)Yes
2)No
#?1
Step11 ConfiguretheNTPSetup
Pleaseenteryourchoice[123]:12
NetworkTimeProtocol(NTP)Setup.
IfyouchoosetoenableNTP,thesystemtimewillbe
configuredfromNTPserversthatyouselect.Otherwise,
youwillbepromptedtoenterthecurrentdateandtime.
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NTPiscurrentlydisabled.
ConfigureNTPrelatedparameters?(Y)es/(S)kip/(U)sedefault[Skip]:y
Enterwhetherornotyouwouldliketosetupthe
NetworkTimeProtocol(NTP)forthismachine.
IfyouchoosetoenableNTP,thesystemtimewillbe
configuredfromNTPserversthatyouselect.Otherwise,
youwillbepromptedtoenterthecurrentdateandtime.
EnableNTP(yes/no)[no]:y
EnterNTPservernameoraddress[10.234.235.236]:128.138.141.172
NTPserveraddressmustbeintheform#.#.#.3,where#is0to255hexadecimal:separatedv6
address.
EnteranotherNTPserverIPaddress(ornone)[10.245.246.247]:
ConfigureNTPAuthentication?(Y)es/(S)kip/(U)sedefault[Skip]:y
EnterNTPAuthkeyNumber[1]:
EnterNTPAuthkeyValue(String)[Secret:
Doyouwanttocontinue(yes/no)[no]:y
Step12 ConfiguretheRootpassword:
NoteIfyoudonotsettherootpassword,awarningmessageisdisplayedwhenyouapplythesettings.
Pleaseenteryourchoice[123]:18
Rootpasswordhasnotbeenconfigured
Configurerootpassword?(Y)es/(S)kip/(U)sedefault[Skip]:
Changingpasswordforuserroot.
Youcannowchoosethenewpassword.
Avalidpasswordshouldbeamixofupperandlowercaseletters,digits,andothercharacters.You
canusean8characterlongpasswordwithcharactersfromalloftheseclasses.Anuppercaseletter
thatbeginsthepasswordandadigitthatendsitdonotcounttowardsthenumberofcharacter
classesused.
Enternewpassword:
Step13 ConfiguretheNCScommunicationusername:
NoteTheNCScommunicationusernameistherequiredusernameforsettinguptheMSEinPI.Thisisnotthe
PIusername.
Pleaseenteryourchoice[123]:21
NCSusernamehasnotbeenconfigured
ConfigureNCScommunicationusername?(Y)es/(S)kip/(U)sedefault[Skip]:y
Enteranadminusername.
ThisuserisusedbytheNCSandothernorthboundsystemstoauthenticatetheirSOAP/XMLsessionwith
theserver.
Enterausername[admin]:
Step14 ConfiguretheNCScommunicationpassword:
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NoteIfyoudonotsetthepassword,awarningmessageappearswhenyouapplythesettings.ThedefaultPI
communicationpasswordisadmin.
Pleaseenteryourchoice[123]:22
NCSpasswordhasnotbeenconfigured
ConfigureNCScommunicationpassword?(Y)es/(S)kip/(U)sedefault[Yes]:
Enterapasswordfortheadminuser.
TheadminuserisusedbytheNCSandothernorthboundsystemstoauthenticatetheirSOAP/XMLsession
withtheserver.Oncethispasswordisupdated,itmustcorrespondinglybeupdatedontheNCSpage
forMSEGeneralParameterssothattheNCScancommunicatewiththeMSE.
EnterNCScommunicationpassword:
Step15 Verifythesetupinformationandapplythechanges:
Pleaseenteryourchoice[123]:23
Pleaseverifythefollowingsetupinformation.
BEGIN
Hostname=mse76
Eth0IPaddress=,Eth0networkmask=255.255.254.0
Timezone=America/Los_Angeles
EnableNTP=yes,NTPservers=10.50.171.9
Timezone=America/Los_Angeles
Rootpasswordischanged.
NCSusernameischanged.
NCSpasswordischanged.
END
Youmayenter"yes"toproceedwithconfiguration,"no"tomake
morechanges.
ConfigurationChanged
Istheaboveinformationcorrect(yesorno):yes
Setupwillnowattempttoapplytheconfiguration.
Restartingnetworkserviceswithnewsettings.
Shuttingdowninterfaceeth0:
Note Thenexttimeyouloginusingroot,onlytheLinuxshellpromptappearsandnotthesetupscript.Youcan
rerunthesetupscriptatanytimetochangesettingsbylogginginasrootandrunning
/opt/mse/setup/setup.sh.
Step16 LoginandconfiguretheMSEtoautomaticallylaunchafterbootup.
CiscoMobilityServiceEngine
mse76login:
Passsword:
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Step17 ToconfiguretheMSEtoautomaticallylaunchafterbootup,enterthefollowingcommand:
[root@mse76]#chkconfigmsedon
Step18 Rebootusingthefollowingcommand:
[root@mse76]#reboot
Note TostarttheMSEservicemanually,enterthefollowingcommand:
[root@mse76]#servicemsedstart
Thesetupscriptgeneratesalogfilethatcanbefoundat/opt/mse/setup/setup.log.
ConfiguringMSEonthePrimeInfrastructure
ToconfiguretheMobilityServicesEngine(MSE)virtualapplianceonthePrimeInfrastructure,followthesesteps:
Step1 LaunchMozillaFirefox11.0or12.0orInternetExplorer8or9withtheChromepluginreleasesor
GoogleChrome19.0.TheInternetExplorerversionslessthan8arenotrecommended.
Note WhenyouuseFirefoxtologinandaccessPrimeInfrastructureforthefirsttime,theFirefoxwebbrowser
displaysawarningstatingthatthesiteisuntrustable.WhenFirefoxdisplaysthiswarning,followthe
promptstoaddasecurityexceptionanddownloadtheselfsignedcertificatefromPrimeInfrastructure
server.Afteryoucompletethisprocedure,FirefoxacceptsPrimeInfrastructureserverasatrustedsiteboth
nowandduringallfutureloginattempts.
Step2 Intheaddresslineofbrowser,enterhttps://piipaddress,wherepiipaddressistheIPaddressofthe
serveronwhichyouinstalledandstartedPrimeInfrastructure.PrimeInfrastructureusesinterfacedisplays
theLoginpage.
Step3 Entertheusername.Thedefaultusernameisroot.
Step4 EntertherootpasswordyoucreatedduringthePIsetupandnottheMSEsetupandclickLogin.
Note Ifanylicensingproblemoccur,amessageappearsinanalertbox.Ifyouhaveanevaluationlicense,the
numberofdaysuntilthelicenseexpiresisshown.Youarealsoalertedtoanyexpiredlicenses.Youhave
theoptiontogodirectlytothelicensingpagetoaddresstheseproblem.
Step5 ChooseServices>MobilityServicesEngines.
Step6 FromtheSelectacommanddropdownlist,chooseAddMobilityServicesEngine.ClickGo.
TheAddMobilityServicesEnginepageappears(seeFigure312).
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Step7 Enterthefollowinginformation:
DeviceNameUserassignednameforthemobilityservicesengine.
IPAddressTheIPaddressofthemobilityservicesengine.
NoteAmobilityservicesengineisaddedonlyifavalidIPaddressisentered.TheDeviceNamehelpsyou
distinguishbetweendevicesifyouhavemultiplePrimeInfrastructureswithmultiplemobilityservices
engines,butisnotconsideredwhenvalidatingamobilityservicesengine.
ContactName(Optional)Themobilityserviceengineadministrator.
UsernameThedefaultusernameisadmin.ThisisthePrimeInfrastructurecommunicationusername
configuredforMSE.
PasswordThedefaultpasswordisadmin.ThisisthePrimeInfrastructurecommunicationpassword
configuredforMSE.
NoteThisreferstothePrimeInfrastructurecommunicationusernameandpasswordcreatedduringthesetup
process.Ifyouhavenotspecifiedtheusernameandpasswordduringthesetupprocess,usethedefaults.
Thedefaultusernameandpasswordarebothadmin.
Step8 SelecttheDeletesynchronizedserviceassignmentscheckboxifyouwanttopermanentlyremove
allserviceassignmentsfromthemobilityservicesengine.
Thisoptionisapplicablefornetworkdesigns,wiredswitches,controllersandeventdefinitions.Theexisting
locationhistorydataisretained,however,youmustusemanualserviceassignmentstoperformanyfuture
locationcalculations.
Step9 ClickNext.
TheMSELicenseSummarypageappears(seeFigure313).YoucanusetheMSELicenseSummarypageto
installalicense,addalicense,removealicense,installanactivationlicense,andinstallservicelicense.
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Step10 ClickAddLicensetoaddalicense.Youcaninstallanactivationlicenseandservicelicense.
TheAddaLicenseFiledialogboxappears.
Step11 ClickChooseFiletobrowsetoandselectthelicensefile.
Step12 ClickOKtoaddthelicense.ThenewlyaddedlicenseappearsintheMSElicensefilelist.
Step13 ToremoveanMSElicensefile,clickRemoveLicense.
Step14 ChooseanMSElicensefilethatyouwanttoremovebyselectingtheMSELicenseFileradiobutton,
andclickRemove.
Step15 ClickOKtoconfirmthedeletion.
Step16 ClickNexttoenableservicesonthemobilityservicesengine.
Step17 Toenableaservice,selectthecheckboxnexttotheservice.Thesearetheavailableservices:
ContextAwareService
WIPS
MobileConciergeService
CMXAnalytics
CMXBrowserEngage
HTTPProxyService
NoteSelecttheservicesyouneedandforwhichyouhavethelicenses.IfyouselectCMXAnalytics,youmust
alsoselecttheContextAwareService.
Step18 ClickNext.TheSelectTracking&HistoryParameterspageappears.
NoteIfyouskipconfiguringthetrackingparameters,thedefaultvaluesareselected.
Step19 YoucanselecttheclientstobetrackedusingthePrimeInfrastructurebyselectingthecorresponding
Trackingcheckbox(es).Makesurethatwirelessclientsaretracked.
Thevarioustrackingparametersareasfollows:
WiredClients
WirelessClients
RogueAccessPoints
ExcludeAdhocRogueAPs
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Interferers
ActiveRFIDTags
Step20 Youcanenablethehistorytrackingofdevicesbyselectingthecorrespondingdevicescheckbox(es).
Thedifferenthistoryparametersareasfollows:
WiredStations
ClientStations
RogueAccessPoints
RogueClients
Interferers
AssetTags
Step21 ClickNexttoassignmapstotheMSEandviewyourmanagedsystemonrealisticcampus,building,
outdoorarea,andfloormaps.
Note TheAssigningMapspageisavailableonlyifyouselectContextAwareServiceasoneoftheservicesto
beenabledontheMSE.
Table32liststhepresetfiltersthatareavailableintheAssigningMapspage.Choosethefilteryouwanttoshow
fromtheShowdropdownlist.
Table32MapsListFilters
Filter Results
All Showsallmaps(Campus,Building,Floor,Outdoorarea).
Campus Showsonlythecampusmapslist.
Building Showsonlythebuildingmapslist.
Floor Showsonlythefloorareamapslist.
OutdoorArea Showsonlytheoutdoorareamapslist.
Inaddition,youcanusethefiltericon( )tofilterthemapsthatmatchthefilterrules.Ifyouwanttospecifya
filterrule,chooseAllfromtheShowdropdownlistbeforeyouclick( ).
Step22 Tosynchronizethemap,selecttheNamecheckboxandclickSynchronize.Uponsynchronizationof
thenetworkdesigns,theappropriatecontrollersthathaveAPsassignedonaparticularnetworkdesignare
synchronizedwiththeMSEautomatically.
Step23 ClickNexttoconfigurethemobileapplicationintegration.
Step24 ClickDoneintheMobileAppEnablementpage.
Adialogboxappears.
Step25 ClickOKtosavetheMSEsettings.
Youmustsynchronizethenetworkdesigns.SeeSynchronizingtheNetworkDesigns.
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Step1 ChooseServices>SynchronizeServices.
TheNetworkDesignspageappears.Theleftsidebarmenucontainsthefollowingoptions:NetworkDesigns,
Controllers,EventGroups,WiredSwitches,ThirdPartyElements,andServiceAdvertisements(seeFigure3
14).
Figure314NetworkDesigns
Step2 Fromtheleftsidebarmenu,choosetheappropriatemenuoptions.
Step3 Toassignanetworkdesigntoamobilityservicesengine,intheSynchronizeServicespage,choose
NetworkDesignsfromtheleftsidebarmenu.
Step4 Selectthemapstobesynchronizedwiththemobilityservicesenginebyselectingthecorresponding
Namecheckbox.
Step5 ClickChangeMSEAssignment.
Step6 Choosethemobilityservicesenginetowhichthemapsaretobesynchronized.
Step7 ClickCASintheChooseMSEsdialogboxandclickSynchronize.
Step8 ClickSynchronizetoupdatethemobilityservicesengine(s)database(s).
Whenitemsaresynchronized,agreentwoarrowiconappearsintheSync.Statuscolumnforeach
synchronizedentry.Youcanusethesameproceduretoassignwiredswitchesoreventgroupstoamobility
servicesengine.
AssigninganMSEtotheController
Step9 IntheNetworkDesignspage,chooseControllerfromtheleftsidebarmenu.
Step10 Selectthecontrollerstobeassignedtothemobilityservicesenginebyselectingthecorresponding
Namecheckbox.
Step11 ClickChangeMSEAssignment.
Step12 Choosethemobilityservicesenginetowhichthecontrollersmustbesynchronized.
Step13 ClickCASintheChooseMSEsdialogbox.
Step14 ClickSynchronizetocompletethesynchronizationprocess.
Step15 Verifythatthemobilityservicesengineiscommunicatingwitheachofthecontrollersforonlythe
chosenservice.ThiscanbedonebyclickingtheNMSPstatuslinkinthestatuspage.
NoteAftersynchronizingacontroller,verifythatthetimezoneissetontheassociatedcontroller.
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NoteControllernamesmustbeuniqueforsynchronizingwithamobilityservicesengine.Ifyouhavetwo
controllerswiththesamename,onlyoneissynchronized.Youcanusethesameproceduretoassign
Catalystswitchesoreventgroupstoamobilityservicesengine.
CheckingtheNMSPConnectionStatus
Step16 ChooseServices>MobilityServicesEngine.
Step17 Clickthenameofthemobilityservicesenginewhosepropertiesyouwanttovieworedit.
Step18 ChooseSystem>Status>NMSPConnectionStatusfromtheleftsidebarmenu.
Step19 CheckifNMSPisactiveundertheSummarypanel.
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