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Tech Note: Installing or Upgrading on a Virtual Machine

W-ClearPass Policy Manager 6.4

This document describes the procedures for installing and upgrading W-ClearPass Policy Manager

6.4 on a Virtual Machine. It includes the following sections:

 “Process Overview” (page 1)

 “Recommended VMware ESX/ESXi Server Specifications” (page 1)

 “Installing W-ClearPass Policy Manager on a Virtual Machine” (page 3)

 “Upgrading W-ClearPass Policy Manager on a Virtual Machine” (page 11)

Process Overview

The process of installing CPPM on a virtual machine is done in four stages:

1. W-ClearPass 6.4 VMware software packages are distributed as zip files. Download the software

image from the Support site (

http://download.dell-pcw.com) and unzip it to a folder on your

server to extract the files.

2. Follow the steps in the OVF wizard to deploy the OVF files, but do not power on yet.

3. Add a new hard disk, based on the requirements for your type of VM. See Recommended VMware

ESX/ESXi Server Specifications on page 1 for more information.

4. Power on and configure the VM.

Instructions for these procedures are provided in Installing W-ClearPass Policy Manager on a Virtual

Machine on page 3.

Recommended VMware ESX/ESXi Server Specifications

The following are recommended requirements for the W-ClearPass Policy Manager 6.4 Virtual

Appliance to properly operate in 64-bit VMware ESX or EXSi Server installations. These

recommendations supersede earlier requirements that were published for W-ClearPass Policy

Manager 6.x installations.

Be sure that your system meets the recommended specifications required for the Policy Manager

Virtual Appliance. The W-ClearPass VMware ships with a 20GB hard disk volume. This must be

supplemented with additional storage/hard disk through VMware settings by adding a new hard disk.

The additional space required depends on the W-ClearPass virtual appliance version.

NOTE

Review the release notes for the current release before you upgrade W-ClearPass Policy Manager.

NOTE

If you do not add a new hard disk to the VM before it is powered on, it will continue to restart with kernel

panics.

Summary of content (12 pages)

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Tech Note: Installing or Upgrading on a Virtual Machine W-ClearPass Policy Manager 6.4 This document describes the procedures for installing and upgrading W-ClearPass Policy Manager 6.4 on a Virtual Machine.
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Supported ESX/ESXi Versions  4.0 (This is the recommended minimum version of software for the CP-VA-500 and CP-VA-5K. This does not support greater than eight virtual CPUs, which is required for the CP-VA-25K.)  5.0  5.1  5.5 NOTE If you do not have the VA resources to support a full workload, then you should consider ordering the Policy Manager hardware appliance.
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CP-VA-25K  24 Virtual CPUs  1024 GB disk space  64 GB RAM  2 Gigabit virtual switched ports  Functional IOP rating for a 40-60 read/write profile for 4k random read/write = 350 Installing W-ClearPass Policy Manager on a Virtual Machine After you download and unzip the W-ClearPass 6.4 VMware software package Zip files, follow the instructions in this section to deploy the W-ClearPass files, add a new hard disk, and power on and configure the VM.
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6. On the Name and Location page, the Name is set by default to Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager Appliance. You can change it as you wish, and then click Next. 7. On the Disk Format page, leave the default option of Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed, and then click Next.
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8. On the Ready to Complete page, do not select the Power on after deployment check box. Just click Finish. You will need to reconfigure the VM settings by adding a hard disk before you power on. Add a Hard Disk to the Virtual Machine NOTE For disk size requirements for the different W-ClearPass models, see “Recommended VMware ESX/ESXi Server Specifications” (page 1).
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1. On the vSphere console, navigate to the deployed virtual machine, right-click on it, and select Edit Settings. 2. Click Add to add another hard disk.
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3. On the Device Type page of the Add Hardware wizard, select Hard Disk, and then click Next. 4. On the Select a Disk page, select Create a new virtual disk, and then click Next.
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5. On the Create a Disk page, set the Disk Size to the correct requirements for your virtual appliance version. See “Recommended VMware ESX/ESXi Server Specifications” (page 1). 6. Leave the default settings on the Advanced Options page (the Virtual Device Node should be SCSI(0:1)), and then click Next.
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7. The Ready to Complete page displays the disk details for verification. If the disk size matches the requirements described in Recommended VMware ESX/ESXi Server Specifications and the disk provisioning setting is Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed, Click Finish. 8. Power on the virtual machine.
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9. Press y. You should see the following in the console: After that reboot, W-ClearPass VMs will power on and boot up in the next couple of minutes. The whole process from the Deploying the OVF image to the final startup screen should take between 30 and 40 minutes.
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After the W-ClearPass VM launches correctly, you should see the following banner on the VM console. 10.When you see the banner on the virtual machine console, you can log in by following the instructions in the W-ClearPass Policy Manager Quick Start Guide. Upgrading W-ClearPass Policy Manager on a Virtual Machine An evaluation version can be upgraded to a later evaluation version in a manner similar to a production upgrade. After upgrading to 6.
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4. Power on the W-ClearPass Policy Manager instance. 5. Log in to W-ClearPass Policy Manager and navigate to Administration > Agents and Software Updates > Software Updates. A valid Subscription ID is required to download the latest W-ClearPass Policy Manager updates. NOTE 6. In the Firmware & Patch Updates section, click Download next to the upgrade image name. 7. After the upgrade image has downloaded, click Install next to the upgrade image name. 8. Click Yes in the Confirm Installation dialog box.