Deploy and VM Installation Steps¶

Download the OVA for your system to a directory accessible by the VM client.
Deploy the OVA:

Select the downloaded OVA file and choose a VM name.
Select storage according to the recommended hardware specifications for the required configuration. See the VMWare Specification and Requirements for your system.
Select network mappings according to the recommended hardware specifications for the required configuration. See the VMWare Specification and Requirements for your system.
When you run the VM, you will see .lxp packages being installed. This takes a while.
After all the packages are installed, the VM is automatically powered off.

You will see the auto-poweroff message on the console.

After the system boots, wait at the login: prompt until a banner with an About console display shows displaying values for the placeholders below:

                    About
===============================================
      Hostname:  <hostname>
       Version:  <version>
         Theme:  <theme>
        Flavor:
       License:  NNNNN-NNNNN-NNNNN-NNNNN-NNNNN
 Days Licensed:  nnnnn
Days Remaining:  nnnnn
   Product Key:
       Website:  <website>
        Kernel:  Linux n.nn.nn-lxt-3 x86_64 GNU/Linux

<hostname> login:

At the login: prompt, log in as admin with password as the last 10 characters of the License: value, excluding the dash.

Note

Since the Licence key value is only displayed here. When you ssh in it will not be seen. Be sure to copy out your admin password from this console.

Changing the admin password is possible via the Change Passwords menu option.
After login, the Administration menu shows, as in the example below for DS9:
Under Network Configuration, provide ip/netmask, default gateway and hostname.
1. Under Interface Settings, select the interface to configure.
  
  Select IPs and set the IP Address and netmask in the format nn.nn.nn.nn/24 and save.
  
  Modify the parameters for the selected interface:
  
  Set up the default gateway under the Extra Routes menu.
  
  Be sure to use the format default <gateway IP address> for the entry. The word default is required. For additional route entries use the <subnet> < gateway> format. Similar to what would be done on a Linux system at the CLI.
2. Set hostname
  
  The console will show the Updating hosts: message. Note that this setup takes a few minutes.
3. For SSHD Config, multi-line entries can be added if needed - for example for CUCM v11.5 support. See: Multi-line CUCM Cipher support.
  
  Note
  
  This step is not relevant to the DS9 and Insights NetFlow solution. This step is relevant only to an Insights Assurance solution and its integration with Cisco UC systems.
Base system installation is now complete. Select Quit to exit the Administration menu on the console and continue with product registration and with the configuration of your system through the GUI:
- Insights Dashboard
  
  See: VOSS Automate Database Setup
- Insights Arbitrator (relevant only to an Insights Assurance solution and its integration with Cisco UC systems)
  
  See: Install Arbitrator System
- Insights DS9
  
  Note
  
  Prior to opening the DS9 GUI, reboot the system.
  
  See: DS9 Product Registration and DS9 Configuration on the Dashboard

Multi-line CUCM Cipher support¶

This section provides details for the use of the SSHD Config menu option.

Note

This section is not relevant to the DS9 and Insights NetFlow solution. This solution is relevant only to an Insights Assurance solution and its integration with Cisco UC systems.

For CUCM v11.5 support:

kexalgorithms diffie-hellman-group1-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1
ciphers aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com
macs hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
hostkeyalgorithms ssh-rsa,ssh-dss

VOSS Insights 22.2

Deploy and VM Installation Steps¶

Multi-line CUCM Cipher support¶