Requirements
VMware ESXi ver. 6.5.0 should be installed on the server.
Vcenter vSphere Web Client ver. 6.5.0.
Define on the server a user username and password for client login.
Please note that it is preferred the hosts on the Enterprise version should be connected to standard switches (Dynamic switches are not supported).
It is recommended that the VM hardware is identical to the physical hardware.
Please note the hardware is restricted to only one MCM per server. No other VM or process is allowed to run on the same hardware.
Login
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Type the IP address of the installed server and use the user credentials as defined.
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Unpack the MCM9000 VM RAR file to a local folder on your computer.
On your vSphere Web GUI navigate to your Datastore by pressing “Ctrl + Alt + 4”.
On the op right side top press the “upload a file to the Datastore” and upload both files extracted from the RAR file.
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** Please Note**
Do not modify the name of the files before or after uploading it to the Datastore
Note that after uploading will be done you will see only “mcm9000.vmdk” on the datastore.
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On your VMware VSphere Web Client press “Ctrl + Alt + 2” Click on the host to view the Hosts & Clusters list.
Chose Choose the Host you wish to use to deploy the machine.
Click the “create a new virtual machine” to start the process Or, or right-click the server and choose “New Virtual Machine”.
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Setting up the environment
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Choose “Compatible with ESXi 6.5 and later”.
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Choose the following in the below screen:
➢ Guest OS Family: Linux
➢ Guest OS Version: Other 3.x Linux (64-bit)
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Set the hardware customization as following:
CPU – chose the max CPU of the host.
Memory – chose the max Memory of the host.
Remove CD, DVD, Floppy drive.
Remove the Default Hard Drive.
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Use the New Device option to add the MCM9000 VMDK by,
Clicking on New device → Select Existing Hard Drive.
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Browse to the location where you uploaded the mcm9000.vmdk.
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Choose the VMDK file and press OK.
That should look like the following:
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For the network type setting Select “E1000E” adapter only!
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Press Next to finish the mcm9000 VM configuration.
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Press “Finish” to close the configuration window.
*** The VSphere will start the process of building the VM machine. ***
There are TWO methods to obtain a license:
Get the license from designated USB drive.
Use License sharing to pull,
The license from another machine in the same network
From Amazon License cloud.
Method 1 - Using TAG USB Dongle
Connect the USB Dongle you got from TAG to one of the USB connections on your VM Host. Make sure the USB is enabled on BIOS and is not set to power save mode.
On the VSphere Web Client
Press “Ctrl + Alt + 2” to access the Hosts & Clusters list.
Right click on the mcm9000 machine and choose “Edit settings”.
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Use the New Device option to add the USB Dongle provided by TAG by clicking on New device → Host USB Device.
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A USB controller & USB Host device will automatically add to the settings.
Push OK to close the settings window.
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Done!!
Method 2 – License sharing.
Push “Ctrl + Alt + 4” to access the Datastore.
Upload both the files: Key_9990.vmdk, Key_9990-flat.vmdk to the same folder the mcm9000.vmdk is located.
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Push “Ctrl + Alt + 2” to access the Hosts & Clusters list.
Push right click on the mcm9000 machine and choose “Edit settings”.
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Use the New device → Select → Existing Hard DriveDevice option to add the MCM9000 VMDK by clicking on New device → Existing Hard Drive
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Browse to the location where you uploaded the mcm9000.vmdk.
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Choose the Key_9990.VMDK file and press OK.
That should like the following:
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Click “OK” to close the setting window.
Power on the Virtual machine.
Setting up the license sharing on the mcm9000:
Open your browser and access the mcm9000 on it’s default IP address: 10.0.0.66
Use the default credentials to log-in
➢ User Name: Admin
➢ Password: Admin
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Go to System → System Information and Check the “License sharing” and push Submit.
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Go to Network → Configuration and chose NIC which will have access to the rest of the machines.
Double click on the NIC and check the “Stacking Multicast” and push Submit.
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Go to System → System information → System Settings tab.
➢ If you share the license between 2 or more Choose a “Stacking Multicast” IP & Port and push Submit.
Make sure all servers that are sharing the license has the same IP & Port configured.
➢ In case you are using Amazon License cloud paste the HASH license into the “Cloud License HASH” field and push Submit.
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Done.
To setup the MCM9000, use the Quick Start Guide.
Upgrade MCM-9000 to newer version
Requirements
VMware ESXi ver. 6.5.0 installed on server.
Vcenter vSphere Web Client ver. 6.5.0.
Define on server a username and password for client login.
VM machine running MCM9000.
Before starting the upgrading procedure, we highly recommend to export the XML configuration
On the mcm9000 go to System → Configuration file → Export.
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Click on submit and wait until a successful massage will appear on the left bottom side.
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After the Success message will be gone a new XML file will appear on the files list.
Push the “Disk icon” to save it to your local machine
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Login
Type the IP address of the installed server and use the user credentials as defined.
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Right click on the mcm9000 machine and choose “Shutdown Guest” (Guest OS > SHUTDOWN)
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Uploading MCM files to the VM Datastore
Unpack the MCM9000 VM RAR file to a local folder on your computer.
On your vSphere Web GUI navigate to your Datastore.
On the top click on the “upload a file to the Datastore” and upload both files extracted from the RAR file.
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** Please Note**
Do not modify the name of the files before or after uploading it to the Datastore.
You might have to delete the mcm9000.vmdk file in order the new one.
Press “Ctrl + Alt + 2” to access the Hosts & Clusters list.
Right click on the machine → Power →Power On.
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The MCM9000 will boot with the new version.
Note: MCM9000 version 6.0.5, the system update will be performed through a GUI (‘software management’ section in the MCM GUI. and this after an update with the new VMDK in VSPHARE/ESXI). Anyone who uses a previous version will continue updating MCM versions through VSPHARE / ESXI.