Installing a Cisco ECDS 2.5.3 Service Engine on a
WAAS Virtual Blade
September 2012
Contents
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Overview, page 1
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Limitations and Restrictions, page 1
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Prerequisites, page 2
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Installation and Basic Configuration, page 3
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Related Documentation, page 9
Overview
Cisco MDE 50WVB software allows a Cisco ECDS 2.5.3 service engine to run on a Cisco Wide Area
Application Services (WAAS) virtual blade. The Cisco ECDS service engine can be managed by a
Cisco Enterprise Content Delivery System Manager (Cisco CDSM) running on a Cisco MDE appliance.
Limitations and Restrictions
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Service engine is the only device mode supported on the Cisco MDE 50WVB.
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Resources assigned to the virtual blade are not available to the host system, even if the virtual blade
is stopped.
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Supported bandwidth: 50 Mbps.
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Supported concurrent connections: 200.
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Prerequisites
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The supported virtual blade configuration for Cisco ECDS uses all of the memory available to
virtual blades on the WAAS appliance. Therefore, when adding a Cisco ECDS virtual blade to the
device, it can be the only virtual blade configured on the device.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, verify the following:
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WAAS Platform Requirements, page 2
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WAAS Software Requirements, page 2
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WAAS License Requirements, page 2
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ECDS Software Requirements, page 3
WAAS Platform Requirements
Table 1 lists Cisco WAAS platforms that support Cisco ECDS 2.5.3 software.
Table 1
Cisco WAAS Platform Hardware Requirements
Platform
Hardware Configuration
WAE-574-6G
6 Gb RAM
WAE-674-8G
Note
8 Gb RAM
Free Resources Required
(for virtual blade configuration)
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3 Gb RAM
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101 GB available drive space
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3 Gb RAM
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201 GB available drive space
The Cisco MDE 50WVB is not supported on the WAE-574-3G or the WAE-674-4G.
WAAS Software Requirements
The Cisco MDE 50WVB software is supported on the following WAAS releases:
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Cisco WAAS software version 4.2.1
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Cisco WAAS software version 4.3.1
WAAS License Requirements
You must have the following licenses enabled on your WAAS appliance:
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Enterprise
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Virtual-Blade
To add a license to your WAAS appliance, use the license add command:
host# license add Virtual-Blade
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ECDS Software Requirements
Order the ECDS 2.5.3 for the Cisco MDE 50WVB software CD, part number MDE-50WVB-K9. The
software is not available for download from Cisco.com.
Installation and Basic Configuration
Follow this basic workflow to install ECDS 2.5.3 on your WAAS server:
1.
Enable Virtual Blade (Cisco WAE-674 Only), page 3
2.
Copy the .ISO image to the WAAS Server, page 3
3.
Create the Virtual Blade, page 4
4.
Install the ECDS Software, page 6
5.
Configure Basic Settings, page 8
6.
Configure the Streaming Interface, page 9
Enable Virtual Blade (Cisco WAE-674 Only)
On the Cisco WAE-674, you must enable the virtual blade functionality. On the Cisco WAE-574, this
functionality is enabled by default. Reboot the appliance after enabling the virtual blade.
host# config t
host(config)# virtual-blade enable
Copy the .ISO image to the WAAS Server
The Cisco MDE 50WVB installation disk contains a software .iso file.
Step 1
Copy the .iso file to an FTP server.
Step 2
Log into your WAAS server.
Step 3
Copy the file to the /local1/vbs/ directory:
host# cd vbs
host# copy ftp disk ip_addr dir filename target_filename
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ip_addr—The IP address of your FTP server.
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dir—The directory on your FTP server where you placed the .iso file. Use / if you placed the
file in the root directory.
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filename—The file name of the .iso file. By default, the file name is
mde50wvb-2.5.3-cdrom.iso.
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target_filename—The name you want the file to have on your WAAS server.
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Create the Virtual Blade
To create the virtual blade, follow these steps.
Note
When exact values are given for a command, use those values. They represent the supported virtual blade
configuration. If an exact value is not given for a command argument, you may choose your own value.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
host# config t
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
host(config)# virtual-blade
number
Creates the virtual blade and enter virtual blade configuration
mode. The number is a value from 1 to 6.
Example
host(config)# virtual-blade 1
host(config-vb)#
Step 3
host(config-vb)# device nic
e1000
Creates a virtual network interface card.
Step 4
host(config-vb)# device disk
IDE
Creates an IDE drive.
Step 5
host(config-vb)# memory 3072
Assigns 3 Gigabytes of memory to the virtual blade. This memory
will not be available to the host system, even when the virtual
blade is not enabled.
Step 6
host(config-vb)# disk 1 40 0
size
Defines the disks. This command creates a recovery drive of 1 Gb,
the system drive (disk00 for sysfs) of 40 Gb, a CD-ROM drive (0),
and the content drive (disk01 for cdnfs) of size.
Example
host(config-vb)# disk 1 40 0
60
The cdnfs size must be one of the following two values, depending
upon the platform:
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WAE-574—size is 60
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WAE-674—size is 160
These values are the supported configuration. Do not change them.
Step 7
host(config-vb)# interface 1
bridge GigabitEthernet 1/0
Bridges the virtual network card to the appliance GigabitEthernet
1/0 interface.
Step 8
host(config-vb)# boot
cd-image disk
/local1/vbs/filename
Sets the virtual blade to boot from the ECDS 2.5.3 .iso image when
the blade is started.
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dir is the directory you created when you copied the .iso file
to the appliance
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filename is the name you gave to the .iso file.
Example
host(config-vb)# boot
cd-image disk
/local1/vbs/mde50wvb-2.5.3-cd
rom.iso
Step 9
host(config-vb)# exit
host(config)# exit
host#
Returns to EXEC mode.
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Command
Purpose
Step 10
host# show run virtual-blade
number
(Optional) Before starting the blade, review the virtual blade
configuration. It should look similar to the example config below
this table.
Step 11
host# virtual-blade 1 start
Starts the virtual blade. This causes the blade to boot from the
Cisco ECDS software image and begins the installation process.
Go to Install the ECDS Software, page 6 to install the Cisco ECDS
software on the virtual blade.
Example Configuration
Sample output from the show running-config virtual-blade command. Your configuration should look
similar.
virtual-blade enable
virtual-blade 1
device cpu qemu64
device nic e1000
device disk IDE
device keyboard en-us
memory 3072
disk 1 50 0 50
interface 1 bridge GigabitEthernet 1/0 mac-address 00:21:D8:AB:AF:86
cpu-list 1
boot cd-image disk /local1/vbs/rescue-cdrom.iso
boot from disk
no autostart
exit
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Install the ECDS Software
To install ECDS software:
Step 1
Access the virtual blade terminal session:
host# virtual-blade 1 session
The ECDS Initial Main Menu appears:
Installer Main Menu:
MODEL: MDE50WVB
FLASH: invalid directory
COOKIE: unknown, unchecked
IMAGE: none
FLASHDEV:/dev/hda
Installer Main Menu:
1. Configure Network
2. Manufacture flash
3. Install flash cookie
4. Install flash image from network
5. Install flash image from cdrom
6. Install flash image from disk
7. Wipe out disks and install .bin image
8. Exit (and reboot)
9. Force manufacturing flash
Choice [o]:
Step 2
Type 2 and press Enter.
Step 3
Type 5 and press Enter.
Please select an image from the following list:
1. CDS25.sysimg
2. Return to Main Menu
Step 4
Type 1 and press Enter to select the Flash image file. Type y and press Enter to proceed with writing
the image to Flash.
Once the Flash is done being written, the Installer Main Menu appears.
Step 5
Type 7 and press Enter. This installs the disk component of the software.
You are prompted to provide a URL to the image. By default, the URL to the system recovery image on
the virtual drive is provided.
Enter full URL of .bin image to install.
ftp://[user:pass@]ip_addr/path/to/file
http://[user:pass@]ip_addr/path/to/file
file:/local/path/to/to/file
URL for .bin image [file:/cdrom/images/CDS25.bin]:
Step 6
Press Enter to accept the default URL for the .bin image. Type y and press Enter to confirm that you
want to install the image. Installing this image will overwrite all disks.
When the image is done installing, the Installer Main Menu appears.
Step 7
Press Ctrl-] to escape the menu and return to the telnet> prompt.
Step 8
Type q and press Enter to return to the WAE command line interface.
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Step 9
Stop the virtual blade:
host# virtual-blade 1 stop 0
host# yes
Step 10
Change the boot device of and restart the virtual blade:
host# config t
host(config)# virtual-blade 1
host(config-vb)# boot from disk
host(config-vb)# exit
host(config)# exit
host# wr
host# virtual-blade 1 start
Step 11
Return to the virtual blade session:
host# virtual-blade 1 session
When the virtual blade is done booting, you will see the following options:
CDS boot: detected no saved system configuration
Do you want to enter basic configuration now?
hit RETURN to enter basic configuration:
Step 12
Do one of the following:
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(Recommended) Press Enter to enter the setup mode. Go to Configure Basic Settings, page 8 to
complete the configuration.
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Ignore the prompt and configure the settings later using the setup command:
host# setup
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Configure Basic Settings
The example below walks you through the basic settings configuration. The interface you configure
becomes the primary interface for the service engine.
Note
You must select SE for the device mode. SR and Cisco CDSM are currently not supported on the WAAS
virtual blade.
What is the mode of the device (SE/SR/CDSM) [SE]:SE
Press the ESC key at any time to quit this session
Is this SE going to be managed by a
CDSM (Content Delivery System Manager) (y/n) [y]: y
Press the ESC key at any time to quit this session
Please choose an interface to configure from the following list:
1: GigabitEthernet 1/0
Enter choice: 1
Do you want to enable DHCP on this interface (y/n) [y]: n
Please enter the IP address of this interface: 10.194.51.92
Note
This IP address must be on the same subnet as the WAAS appliance interface but cannot use the same
IP address.
Please enter the netmask of this interface: 255.255.255.240
Please enter the default gateway: 10.194.51.81
Please enter the domain name server ip: 10.194.50.157
Please enter the domain name: ecds.com
Please enter the hostname: ECDS-SE-WAAS-VB
Please enter CDSM (Content Delivery System Manager) IP or Host name: 10.194.51.90
Configurations generated in the setup session will be
applied after the device boots up fully.
You can redo this configuration, if needed, by issuing
the CLI 'setup' any time after the device boots up.
For your reference, configuration generated
during this setup session is available at /local1/setup_gen_config.txt.
You can view this file with the command, "type /local1/setup_gen_config.txt".
Press any key to continue..
host#
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Configure the Streaming Interface
Before you can use the service engine, you must configure the streaming interface. Because the
Cisco MDE 50WVB only has one interface, the primary interface is also used as the streaming interface.
host(config)# streaming-interface GigabitEthernet 1/0
When you are done configuring the basic settings and the streaming interface, log into your ECDSM and
activate the device.
Related Documentation
For complete document support for the Cisco Media Delivery Engine appliances and the
Cisco Enterprise Content Delivery System, see the Documentation for the Enterprise Content Delivery
System (ECDS) document roadmap at the following link:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/video/ecds/documentation.html
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