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Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)
First Published: 2021-03-10
Americas Headquarters
Cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134-1706
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http://www.cisco.com
Tel: 408 526-4000
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  • Page 1 Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0) First Published: 2021-03-10 Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706 http://www.cisco.com Tel: 408 526-4000 800 553-NETS (6387) Fax: 408 527-0883...
  • Page 2 Cisco has more than 200 offices worldwide. Addresses and phone numbers are listed on the Cisco website at www.cisco.com/go/offices. Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/legal/trademarks.html.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Front Panel Layout Front Panel Layout C H A P T E R 5 Rear Panel Layout Rear Panel Layout C H A P T E R 6 Preparing to Install For Your Safety Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)
  • Page 4 A P P E N D I X A Troubleshooting Locating LEDs and Components Definitions of LED States Reset from the Internal Recovery Partition (IRP) Task 1: Reset the SD Card and Enable the Virtual Drive Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)
  • Page 5 Task 2: IRP Reinstall Using the KVM Console Task 3: Disable the Virtual Drive After the Reinstall Lag During Boot up Due to Power Characterization Check A P P E N D I X B Notices Technical Notices Accessibility Notice Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)
  • Page 6 Contents Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 7: Preface

    4.0(2) and 4.0(4) HUU firmware. December 2019 • Added "Required Firmware Document clarifications Version" to introduction. • Clarifications to "What's Different?" on option keys usage. October 2019 First Release Published with Expressway X12.5.5 version Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)
  • Page 8 Preface Change History Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 9: Introduction

    It also provides some troubleshooting suggestions. Note The guide is for Cisco Expressway Series deployments only, as the appliance does not support the Cisco VCS product. Required Software Version The CE1200 ships with pre-installed Expressway software.

  • Page 10: Required Firmware Version

    If you deploy existing CE500, CE1000, or CE1100 appliances, this section highlights some of the differences in the CE1200: • The CE1200 is designed for use with the Cisco Expressway Series product range, and does not support the Cisco VCS product. It ships with the release key pre-installed.

  • Page 11: More Information And Training

    • Managing and operating Cisco Expressway software is described in the Cisco Expressway Administrator Guide on the Expressway Maintain and Operate Guides page • Creating and maintaining a cluster of Cisco Expressways is described in the Cisco Expressway Cluster Creation and Maintenance Deployment Guide on the Expressway Configuration Guides page...
  • Page 12 Introduction More Information and Training Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 13: Hardware Components

    UCS-HD2T7KL12N 2 TB 12G SAS 7.2K RPM LFF HDD RAID Controller UCSC-MRAID1GB-KIT SAS RAID KIT for C220M5l UCSC-PCIE-ID10GF Intel X710-DA2 dual-port 10G SFP+ EXP-10GSFP-SR-MP (10Gb SR Fiber SFP) EXP-1GSFP-T (1Gb Copper SFP UCSC-PSU1-770W Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 14: Power Cables

    Power Cables Power cables are available to order from Cisco. Warning If you opt not to order power cables from Cisco, you must use cables of the designated type, - see https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/servers-unified-computing/ucs-c-series-rack-servers/c220m5-lff-specsheet.pdf KVM Adaptors KVM adaptors are available to order from Cisco.

  • Page 15: Returns Or Replacements

    Hardware Components Returns or Replacements Returns or Replacements If you need to begin a Return Material Authorization (RMA) for any reason, go to http://www.cisco.com/web/ordering/cs_info/or3/o32/Return_a_Product/WebReturns/product_Online_web_returns.html. Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)
  • Page 16 Hardware Components Returns or Replacements Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 17: Front Panel Layout

    Front Panel Layout, on page 11 Front Panel Layout This section details the front panel layout, LEDs and ports. Figure 1: Front view of the Cisco Expressway Table 4: Front panel LEDs and components HD drives (use Slot 1 and Slot 2 only)
  • Page 18 Front Panel Layout Front Panel Layout Fan status LED Temperature status LED Power supply status LED Network link activity LED KVM connector (for USB/VGA connection) Pullout tab for UCS serial number, MAC addresses Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 19: Rear Panel Layout

    Rear Panel Layout, on page 13 Rear Panel Layout This section details the rear panel layout, LEDs and ports. Figure 2: Rear view of the Cisco Expressway Table 5: Rear panel LEDs and components Modular LAN on Motherboard (mLOM) card slot (not populated) USB 3.0 ports (two slots)
  • Page 20 Left port is LAN1 (NIC1) in the Expressway user interface. Right port is LAN2 (NIC2) if used in the interface. For more information on the method to configure a Dedicated Management Interface (DMI), see Cisco Expressway Administrator Guide. Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 21: Preparing To Install

    To view environmental and power specifications for the appliance server, see - https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/servers-unified-computing/ucs-c-series-rack-servers/c220m5-lff-specsheet.pdf. Unpacking and Preparation For detailed information about how to install the appliance, see - Cisco UCS C220 M5 Server Installation and Service Guide at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C220M5/install/C220M5.html Information in that guide includes: •...

  • Page 22: Locating Serial Numbers

    Locating Serial Numbers Locating Serial Numbers The Cisco Expressway appliance displays two serial numbers: • UCS serial number in format WZPxxxxxxxx. Displayed on the hardware pullout tab, and in the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (Connecting Using CIMC Serial Over LAN) web interface.

  • Page 23: Install The Appliance

    • Task 4: Verify Power Status, on page 18 Task 1: Install into a Rack For details about how to install the appliance into the rack, see the Cisco UCS C220 M5 Server Installation and Service Guide at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C220M5/install/C220M5.html. Task 2: Insert the SFP Network Connection Modules The CE1200 ships with two 10 Gb fiber SFP modules and two 1 Gb copper SFPs.

  • Page 24: Task 3: Connect And Power On

    Medium appliances with 1 Gbps NIC - demultiplexing ports If you upgrade a Medium appliance with a 1 Gbps NIC to X8.10 or later, Cisco VCS automatically converts the system to a Large system. As a result, Cisco VCS Expressway listens for multiplexed RTP/RTCP traffic on the default demultiplexing ports for Large systems (36000 to 36011);...
  • Page 25 Install the Appliance Task 4: Verify Power Status Monitoring power consumption The CIMC has a power monitoring utility that you can use to track power consumption. Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)
  • Page 26 Install the Appliance Task 4: Verify Power Status Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 27: Connect To Expressway Console

    2. Have the following information ready for when the Install Wizard runs: • IPv4 and/or IPv6 address, subnet mask and default gateway address for the Expressway. Consult your network administrator about which addresses to use. The Cisco Expressway must use a static IP address.

  • Page 28: Connecting Using The Serial Port

    3. Once you are connected to the Expressway console, wait for the Install Wizard to appear and go to the next section Run the Install Wizard. Note Close the terminal emulator session after use. An open session may cause issues during system restarts. Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 29: Connecting Using Cimc Serial Over Lan

    CIMC is the management interface for C-Series servers. It runs within the server to support remote administration, configuration, and monitoring using web or SSH command line access. For detailed information, see the Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller Configuration Guide on the CIMC Configuration Guides page.
  • Page 30 We recommend leaving the default NIC mode as Dedicated and the NIC redundancy settings as None. 8. Press F10 to save your changes and Esc to exit. Note CIMC is now enabled on this Expressway. 9. Disconnect the peripherals and the adapter. Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 31: Task 2: Run Cimc From A Remote Host And Enable Serial Over Lan (Once Only)

    Type connect host and press Enter. Step 4 You are now connected to the Expressway console using serial over LAN. Wait for the Install Wizard to appear, and go to the section Run the Install Wizard Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)
  • Page 32 Connect to Expressway Console Task 3: Connect to the Expressway console (any time you need to) Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 33: Run The Install Wizard

    After approximately four minutes the Install Wizard is displayed. If the Cisco Expressway was already on when you connected and you don't see the Install Wizard, press Ctrl+D to access it. If you encounter issues or enter incorrect information during the wizard you can press Ctrl+D to restart it.
  • Page 34 Run the Install Wizard Install Wizard Process Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 35: Access The Expressway User Interface

    To log into the web user interface: 1. Open a browser window and in the address line type one of the following: • IP address of the Cisco Expressway (for example, https://10.0.0.1). Enter the address as HTTPS. • FQDN of the Cisco Expressway (for example, https://mydomain.example.com).

  • Page 36: Next Steps

    System configuration, including the System Name, DNS settings, server certificate, NTP servers, SIP domains). b. Routing configuration, including transforms, search rules, and zones. c. Endpoint registration. d. System verification checks. e. Maintenance and optional configuration tasks. Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 37: Appendix A Troubleshooting

    • Rear Panel Layout Definitions of LED States The various LED states are defined in the Cisco UCS C220 M5 Server Installation and Service Guide at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C220M5/install/C220M5.html Reset from the Internal Recovery Partition (IRP) The Cisco Expressway CE1200 appliance comes pre-installed with an SD card that you can use to complete a reinstall of your configuration.

  • Page 38: Task 2: Irp Reinstall Using The Kvm Console

    Task 2: IRP Reinstall Using the KVM Console Step 2 Click the menu arrow in the top left corner and navigate to Storage > Cisco FlexFlash. Step 3 Under the General tab, click Activate/Reset FlexFlash Controller and click ok in the popup window that appears. The reset ensures your FlexFlash Controller is in the correct state.

  • Page 39: Lag During Boot Up Due To Power Characterization Check

    Step 2 Click the menu arrow in the top-left corner. Step 3 Go to Chassis > Power management > Power Cap Configuration. Step 4 Click Disable Power Characterization. Step 5 Click Save Changes. Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)
  • Page 40 Troubleshooting Lag During Boot up Due to Power Characterization Check Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

  • Page 41: Appendix B Notices

    • Your contact email address or telephone number. • A full description of the problem. To view a list of Cisco TelePresence products that are no longer being sold and might not be supported, visit: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html and scroll down to the TelePresence section.
  • Page 42 Notices Accessibility Notice Cisco Expressway CE1200 Appliance Installation Guide (14.0)

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