Cisco UCS Director OVF File Upload Guide, Release 4.0
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CONTENTS
Preface
Preface v
Audience v
Conventions v
Related Documentation vii
Documentation Feedback vii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request vii
CHAPTER 1
Overview of OVF Files 1
Overview of OVF Files 1
CHAPTER 2
Using OVF Files 3
Working with OVF Files 3
Configuring an External Storage Mounting Point 4
Accessing the Storage Application Configuration 4
Uploading OVF Files 5
Deploying OVF Files 6
Deleting OVF Files 7
OVF File Limitations 7
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This preface contains the following sections:
• Audience, page v
• Conventions, page v
• Related Documentation, page vii
• Documentation Feedback, page vii
• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page vii
Audience
This guide is intended primarily for data center administrators who use Cisco UCS Director and who have
responsibilities and expertise in one or more of the following:
• Server administration
• Storage administration
• Network administration
• Network security
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Overview of OVF Files
This information describes how administrators and end users can use Cisco UCS Director to configure
appliance storage, upload Open Virtualization Format (OVF) files, and deploy those files to a group or
customer organization. Group administrators and end users can only deploy OVF files from their respective
groups.
• Overview of OVF Files, page 1
Overview of OVF Files
This information describes how administrators and end users can use Cisco UCS Director to configure appliance
storage, upload Open Virtualization Format (OVF) files, and deploy those files to a group or customer
organization. Group administrators and end users can only deploy OVF files from their respective groups.
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Using OVF Files
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Working with OVF Files, page 3
• Configuring an External Storage Mounting Point, page 4
• Accessing the Storage Application Configuration, page 4
• Uploading OVF Files, page 5
• Deploying OVF Files, page 6
• Deleting OVF Files, page 7
• OVF File Limitations, page 7
Working with OVF Files
The administrator, group-administrator, or end user can upload Open Virtualization Format (OVF) files (in
both zip and jar formats) to a previously configured storage location where they are deployed.
The overall process is as follows:
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Configure storage appliance
Upload OVF files
Deploy OVF files
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Configuring an External Storage Mounting Point
Configuring an External Storage Mounting Point
Note
By default the appliance storage location is configured to the local storage location
(/opt/infra/upload/external/public/*).
Step 1
Step 2
On the menu bar, choose Administration > Integration > Appliance Storage tab.
In the Appliance Storage window, click Template Storage.
Step 3
Step 4
Click the Edit Mount Point icon.
In the Edit NFS Mount Configuration dialog box, check the Enable External Mount check box to configure the
external mount point.
In the Edit NFS Mount Configuration dialog box, complete the following fields:
Step 5
Name
Description
Enable External Mount check box
If checked, enables an external mount.
NFS Server IP Address
The IP address of your NFS server. An administrator can
create an NFS share on NetApp Filer or any Network File
System (NFS) server as storage. The OVF file that an end
user uploads is stored in the location that is configured by
the administrator.
field
NFS Server Path
field
Step 6
The NFS server path/share directory, such as
/vol/ovfupload.
Click Submit.
What to Do Next
Administrators and end users can upload OVF files.
Accessing the Storage Application Configuration
Uploaded files can be stored locally on the Cisco UCS Director appliance.
On the menu bar, choose Administration > Integration > Appliance Storage tab.
From this window, you can view existing external storage locations.
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Uploading OVF Files
Uploading OVF Files
Cisco UCS Director allows an administrator, group administrator, or end user to upload OVF files (zip and
jar formats) to a predefined storage location and deploy them to a group or customer organization.
Note
Group administrators and end users are the only types with privileges to upload and deploy OVF files.
Before You Begin
Ensure that you have the proper access rights.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the menu bar, choose the Administration tab.
Click the Upload Files tab.
Click Upload File.
In the Upload File dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Folder Type drop-down list
The type of folder containing the OVF file. Choose one of the following:
• Public—Choose this role to
• User—Choose this role if you are an end user. End users are not granted
extensive privileges. The User role is well suited for first-level support, in
which problem identification, remediation, and escalation are the primary
goals.
• Group—This role can deploy OVF files.
File Name field
The name of the OVF file to upload and display.
Select a file for upload field
Browse to choose the required file. Click OK when the File Upload confirmation
dialog box appears.
Note
Only OVF files in zip and jar formats can only be uploaded to the storage
location. Files larger than 1.6 GB are not supported.
The description of the file (if required).
File Description field
Step 5
Step 6
Click Submit.
When the Once Submit Result - Upload Successfully dialog box appears, click OK. Uploaded files are accessible
under the Upload Files tab.
What to Do Next
Deploy the OVF file.
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Deploying OVF Files
Deploying OVF Files
If you are an administrator, you have the authority to deploy OVF files to a group by selecting the group's
Virtual Data Center (vDC). Once an OVF file is deployed to a vDC, the files are automatically unzipped and
a VM is deployed on a VMware cloud that is associated to the vDC.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Choose Administration > Integration > Upload Files tab.
Choose the Deploy OVF tab.
In the Deploy OVF window, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Select vDC drop-down list
Choose a vDC.
Note
Step 4
Group administrators and end users can only view
vDCs that are associated to their group.
OVF URL field
The file location for the selected OVF file.
VM Name field
The VM name. If you do not enter a VM name, a default
name is automatically provided.
User Name field
The OVF user name.
Password field
The OVF file password.
Provision field
The time to provision the VM. Choose either Now or Later.
Power OFF the VM after field
The number of days or hours to automatically power off
the VM.
Days field
The number of days to elapse until the VM is automatically
deleted.
Hours field
Enter the number of hours to elapse until the VM is
automatically deleted. The VM is deleted after the specified
number of days and hours.
Click Submit.
After an OVF file deploys, a service request is created that displays the status of the deployed OVF. For more information,
refer to the Viewing Service Requests topic.
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Deleting OVF Files
Deleting OVF Files
If you are an administrator, you can delete files located in the storage area.
Before You Begin
You must obtain the proper authorization to delete files from the Cisco UCS Director appliance. Service end
users and group administrators are authorized to delete OVF files.
Step 1
Step 2
Choose Administration > Integration > Upload Files.
Choose a file and click Delete File.
The Delete File dialog box appears.
Step 3
Click Submit.
OVF File Limitations
OVF File Upload Limitations
The current OVF file upload limitations are as follows:
• Provisioning a VM from an OVF file with multiple NICs is not supported. The VM is provisioned by
taking a primary vNIC only into consideration.
• Custom resize (CPU, memory and disk) is not possible for VMs provisioned from an OVF file.
• Multi-disk provisioning is not supported for VM that are provisioning from an OVF VM.
• The OVF file upload feature file does not support file sizes that are larger than 1.6 GB.
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