Deploying Cluster Control Manager

Last Updated : Jun 22, 2022 |

About this task

The steps in this procedure use the vSphere web client connected to vCenter.

Before you begin

  • Download the Cluster Control Manager OVA file to the workstation where you will be running the vSphere web client to configure the new virtual machine.

  • Access to a minimum of 6 IP address or FQDNs registered in DNS.

Procedure

  1. Optional If using vCenter 7.0 U2 or later, do the following.

    For more information about these substeps, see the VMware article at https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/84240.

    1. Download the OVF/OVA signing certificate chain from https://web.entrust.com/root-certificates/entrust_g2_ca.cer?_ga=2.204957712.1460439918.1633458407-705405935.1632328263.

      The following steps add the intermediate and root certificates to VECS store.

    2. Log in to vCenter as administrator.
    3. Click Administration > Certificates > Certificate Management.
    4. Click Add next to Trusted Root Certificates.
    5. Browse and select the certificates file downloaded in the first substep.
    6. Select the Start Root certificate push to vCenter Hosts check box.
  2. Log in to vCenter using an account that has deployment permissions.
  3. In the navigation pane, click vCenter.
  4. Verify that the drs_lock attribute is not used.
    1. Click Menu > Tags & Custom Attributes.
    2. On the Tags & Custom Attributes page, click Custom Attributes.
    3. If the attribute drs_lock is present in the Attributes list, delete it by clicking the check box next to the attribute and clicking DELETE.
  5. Click Inventory Trees  > Hosts and Clusters.
  6. Expand Hosts and Clusters to locate and select the target cluster.
  7. Right-click the cluster and select Deploy OVF Template.
  8. On the Select Template window, click Local file and navigate to the location where you downloaded the OVA.
  9. Click Open.
  10. Click Next.
  11. On the Select name and location window, type a name for the Cluster Control Manager virtual machine.
  12. Click the Browse tab and select the datacenter for the virtual machine.
  13. Select your target deployment folder.
  14. Click Next.
  15. On the Select a resource window, click the Browse tab and select the cluster.
  16. Click Next.
  17. On the Review Details page, confirm the properties of the OVA file you selected and click Next.
    1. If using vCenter 7.0 U2 or later and you did not perform the optional first step, click Ignore next to the warning The certificate is not trusted.
    2. If using vCenter 7.0 U2 or later and you performed the optional first step, you can ignore invalid certificate in the Publisher field.
  18. On the Accept license agreement window, click Accept.
  19. Click Next.
  20. On the Select storage window from the Select virtual disk format drop-down, select Thin Provision.
  21. If you are given the option to select an encryption policy, set it to None.
  22. Select the correct Datastore for your configuration.
  23. Click Next.
  24. On the Select networks window, change the Public field to a network appropriate for your configuration.
  25. Click Next.
  26. On the Customize template page, do the following:
    1. Enter a customer account login name.
    2. Enter a customer account password.

      You will be prompted to change the password at the first login.

    3. Optional Enter a root password.

      If you do not choose to create a root password at this time, you must contact Avaya support to enable the root account after deployment.

    4. Enable or disable the Enhanced Access Security Gateway.
    5. Enter the enrollment password. This password must match the enrollment password used on the cluster nodes.
  27. On the same screen under Network Settings, enter the following information:
    1. In Hostname, enter the host name of the Cluster Control Manager virtual machine.
    2. In DNS Servers, enter the IP addresses of up to 3 DNS servers, each separated by a comma.
    3. In Network Domain Search List, provide a list of domain searches separated by a comma.
    4. In Public IPv4 Address, enter the IP address for the host.
    5. In Public IPv4 Gateway, enter the gateway for the host.
    6. In Public IPv4 Netmask, enter the subnet mask for the host.
  28. Complete the fields under HTTP(S) Proxy Settings (optional) to configure an outbound proxy.

    Leave fields that are not applicable to your proxy configuration blank.

    • HTTPS Proxy Server: If you are using an HTTPS proxy server, enter the IPv4 address or FQDN of the proxy server.

    • HTTPS Proxy Port: If you are using an HTTPS proxy server, enter the port number for the proxy server.

    • HTTP Proxy Server: If you are using an HTTP proxy server, enter the IPv4 address or FQDN of the proxy server.

    • HTTP Proxy Port: If you are using an HTTP proxy server, enter the port number for the proxy server.

    • HTTP(S) Proxy Exclusion List: Provide a comma-separated list of hosts that will not use the proxy server.

      A single asterisk (*) is not permitted.

    • HTTPS CA Certificate: If you are using an HTTPS proxy server, enter the CA certificate text in the base-64 format. Include the complete BEGIN CERTIFICATE and END CERTIFICATE tags.

  29. From Archive Destination, select Local or Remote.

    Avaya Analytics™ database also uses this archive destination for remote backups. Changing the remote server here overwrites it for remote Avaya Analytics™ database backup destination.

  30. If you selected Remote, configure the remote destination settings.
    1. In FQDN/IP, enter the FQDN or IP address of the remote destination.
    2. In Port, enter the port number for the remote destination.
    3. In User Name, enter the user name for your remote server.
    4. In Password, enter the password for the remote server and confirm the password.
    5. In Base Directory, enter the path to the directory where you want Cluster Control Manager and solution archives to be stored.
  31. To schedule backups, complete the scheduled backup settings.
    1. In Backup Recurrence, select a recurrence interval.

      You can select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.

    2. In Backup Recurrence Multiple, enter a number, which defines how often the backup runs in relation to the Backup Recurrence option you selected.

      For example, if you enter 3 and you set Backup Recurrence to:

      • Daily: The backup runs once every three days.

      • Weekly: The backup runs once every three weeks.

      • Monthly: The backup runs once every three months.

    3. In Time of Day to Take Backup, enter the time when you want the backup to run in the 24-hour time format.

      Use the hh:mm format to enter the time. For example, enter 19:00 if you want the backup to run at 7pm.

    4. If you set Backup Recurrence to Weekly, in Day of Week to Take Backup, select a day.
    5. If you set Backup Recurrence to Monthly, enter the day of the month when you want the backup to run.

      For example, enter 5 if you want the backup to run on the 5th of the month.

      If you enter 31 and the month only has 30 days, then the backup will run on the 30th. Similarly, if you enter 30, then in February, the backup will run on the last day of the month.

    6. To enable the scheduled backup, set Backup Enabled to True.
  32. In Enter Backup Password, enter the password for the backup file and confirm the password.

    The password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least the following:

    • One upper case character

    • One lower case character

    • One number

    • One special character

  33. Under System Time Settings, configure the NTP server and time zone settings.

    Enter the IP address or DNS name of up to three NTP servers.

    Select the time zone for Cluster Control Manager. Avaya recommends using the same time zone you defined in your solution configuration spreadsheet (Olson time zone format).

  34. Click Next.
  35. Click FINISH to complete the deployment and wait for the deployment to complete.
  36. Locate your new VM in the inventory list and right-click it.
  37. Click Power > Power on.
  38. Click Summary > Launch Console to open a new console.

    The system displays the progress of the VM system initialization.

  39. Using a utility, such as PuTTY, connect to the CCM node using SSH.
  40. Log in using the Customer account login name and the customer account password entered during the OVA deployment.

    You will be prompted to reset the password.

  41. If a root account was specified during OVA deployment, update the password for this account from the customer account login session, su – root.

    When prompted, update the root password. Exit from the root login when you have completed this step.