UCS Installtion Part-1

Preparing Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Part-1

Before we begin installation of Cisco Unified Communication software on UCS we need to prepare UCS with basic settings like RAID,CIMC IP address etc. In this section i will guide  you through the details step by step procedure to configure  Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) C200M2 series server to install ESXi operating system.

Step 1: Connect Monitor and Keyboard by using KVM Dongle.

Step 2: Press F8 to enter into CIMCConfig.

Step 3:  Configure CIMC Configuration Utility to manage UCS remotely.

Step 4: Press F10 to save.

Step 5: Connect Ethernet cable at the back of UCS server.

Step 6: Access CIMC using web browser by using IP Address configured in step 3.

Step 7: Login with default Username: admin with Password: password.

Step 8: Under Server Summery launch KVM console and power On the Server.

Step 9: When you see the cisco log on the screen of the server you need to press ESC Tab.

Step 10: When you see LSI mega RAID on the screen press CLT+H or CLT + Y to enter in to the RAID ARRAY configuration.

 

Step 11: Click on Start button to begin RAID configuration.

Step 12: From the left side window click on “Configuration Wizard”.

Step 13: Select New Configuration and click next.

Step 14: Click yes to erase configuration. 

Step 15: Click on Automatic configuration and select “Redundancy when possible” and click next.

Step 16: Accept and Save the Configuration.

Step 17: Select “Set Boot Drive (Current-None) “and then click GO.

Step 18: Then go back to Home screen by clicking on HOME tab at bottom left corner.

Step 19: Verify that RAID is configured.

Step 20: Now select EXIT to leave the RAID configuration page.

Step 21: Go to Micros menu and select CLT+ALT+DEL to reboot the server.

Step 22: At this point UCS server is ready to Install ESXI operating System. You can use either CD/DVD or ISO image on your PC/Laptop, in my case I am using ISO image on my laptop.

Step 23: In order to boot the system from ISO Image you need to enable “Virtual Media “Tab by going to Remote Presence under Server.

Step 24: Now you can go to KVM Console and select tools and click “launch Virtual Media”.

 

Step 25: Then Click on ADD IMAGE and point to the ISO image file located on your Laptop and mapped it by clicking on the tic box next to Mapped.

Step 26: You need to keep the box open until you finish the installation.

CALLING & CONNECTED PARTY PRESENTATION & RESTRICTION SETTING

Calling Party Presentation setting allows Cisco Unified Communication Manager to Allow or Restrict the Calling Party Number and Name when calling out to the PSTN.This can be done at Translation Pattern ,Route Pattern , Calling Party Transformation Pattern ,Gateway configuration page on CUCM .Cisco Unified Communication Manager overrides the Calling Party Presentation value set at Translation Pattern with the value set on Route Pattern or at Gateway if configured. Depending on the requirement we can set the values for all the outbound calls or call-by-call basis .If you set the value on the gateway than all the outbound call will get effect ,if set on the translation pattern or route pattern then based on that particular call the calling party will take effect . Following list of values can be set


DEFAULT: When default value is set the calling party presentation does not get modified

ALLOWED: When Allowed value is set then Calling party name /number will be displayed on the

Called party phone.

RESTERCTED: When this value is set then called party will displayed as “PRIVATE” on the called

Party phone.

Connected Party Presentation & Restriction works in the same way as the Calling Party Presentation but in that it was for inbound calls that is in order to allow or restrict the inbound calls from displaying Name and number.

Note: Gateway configuration under CUCM only allow you permit or deny Calling/Connected Party Number only.

CME and UNITY Integration

This mini lab video shows the integration between Cisco Unified Communication Manager Express 4.1 and Cisco Unity 4.x using GNS and VMWare.GNS is configured using 3725 IOS image where as Cisco Unity 4.x is install on VMWare.For more details on setup and configuration please download the link below.


http://rapidshare.com/files/337708283/Unity_and_CME_integration.rar

CUCM 7.0-Uploading Logo on Cisco IP Phone Screen

I have Computer (desktop) with following configrations
1. Pentium 4 1.8 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo.
2. 2.0 GB DDR2 RAM
3. 500 GB SATA HDD with 7500 RPM
4 1 Realtek Fast Ethernet Card
5. XP SP2
6. VMware Sever 6.0

VMWare Configuration
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1. 512 GB of RAM
2. 80 GB of HDD with files splited into 2GB files Size (helps in Memory management)
3. Ethernet Card into Brigde mode with Network Subnet as Same as the HOST machine.

http://rapidshare.com/files/326612538/CUCM_7.0-Uploading_Logo_on_Cisco_IP_Phone_Screen.avi

UCCX-Agent Based Call Routing

Agent Based Call Routing:

I have Computer (desktop) with following configrations
1. Pentium 4 1.8 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo.
2. 2.0 GB DDR2 RAM
3. 500 GB SATA HDD with 7500 RPM
4 1 Realtek Fast Ethernet Card
5. XP SP2
6. VMware Sever 6.0

VMWare Configuration-CUCM 7.0
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1. 512 GB of RAM
2. 80 GB of HDD with files splited into 2GB files Size (helps in Memory management)
3. Ethernet Card into Brigde mode with Network Subnet as Same as the HOST machine


VMWare Configuration-UCCX 7.0
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1. 512 GB of RAM
2. 80 GB of HDD with files splited into 2GB files Size (helps in Memory management)
3. Ethernet Card into Brigde mode with Network Subnet as Same as the HOST machine

http://rapidshare.com/files/317404315/UCCX-Lab2.avi

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