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Installing and Upgrading Cisco Video Surveillance Virtual Matrix (VSVM)

 

  Configuring VSVM

Configuring VSVM

After you install VSVM, perform the following steps to use the Management 
Console (VSMC) to set repositories for archives, clips and events.  The VSMC 
authentication information is:

Userid: root

password: secur4u

Procedure

Step 1

Open a web browser from a Windows PC and enter http://<server name/IP 
address>/vsmc.html.

Step 2

Click the Virtual Matrix link to access the VSVM configuration.  You are 
prompted to authenticate.

Step 3

Enter the license key on the VSVM configuration page.

Step 4

Click 

Update

.

Step 5

Click 

Restart Server

Restart Now

, and 

Verify

.

Upgrading VSVM

To upgrade VSVM, follow these steps:

Procedure

Step 1

Extract the contents of the downloaded .zip file. Cisco recommends that you 
create a directory for the extracted contents.

shell> mkdir vsvm-6.1.0

shell> unzip Cisco_VSVM-6.1.0-xx-xxxxx-sp1.zip -d vsvm-6.1.0

Summary of Contents for VSVM

Page 1: ...ation and Initial Configuration 1 Verify minimum system requirements System Requirements page 2 2 Understand general installation information Installing VSVM page 4 3 Obtain the VSVM software Obtaining VSVM Software page 3 4 Install the VSVM software Installing VSVM page 4 5 Configure video repositories for archives and clips Configuring VSVM page 5 After installation 6 As needed Upgrade VSVM to a...

Page 2: ...10 Service Pack 1 SLES10 SP1 SuSE Enterprise 10 Service Pack 1 64 bit SLES10 SP1 64 Software License Key Obtain a VSVM license key by contacting vsm license cisco com A client PC must meet the following minimum requirements Hardware 1 7 GHz Pentium III if running 1 video window 1 7 GHz Pentium 4 if running 2 video windows 3 2 GHz Pentium 4 with hyperthreading enabled if running 4 video windows 1 G...

Page 3: ...recording is configured The hardware clock should be set to use UTC time and the appropriate time zone for the server If you are using SUSE you can use YaST to configure the server time The performance of client devices can vary depending on client configuration and applications Obtaining VSVM Software The VSVM software is available from http tools cisco com support downloads pub Redirect x mdfid ...

Page 4: ...that you create a directory for the extracted contents shell mkdir vsvm 6 1 0 shell unzip Cisco_VSVM 6 1 0 xx xxxxx zip d vsvm 6 1 0 Step 2 Verify that all files are present shell cd vsvm 6 1 0 shell ls 1 Cisco_VSBase 6 1 0 xx xxxx i586 rpm Cisco_VSVM 6 1 0 xx i586 rpm Cisco_VSTools 6 1 0 noarch rpm Step 3 Install each of VSVM rpm file shell rpm ivh Cisco_VSBase 6 1 0 xx xxxxx i586 rpm shell rpm i...

Page 5: ...dows PC and enter http server name IP address vsmc html Step 2 Click the Virtual Matrix link to access the VSVM configuration You are prompted to authenticate Step 3 Enter the license key on the VSVM configuration page Step 4 Click Update Step 5 Click Restart Server Restart Now and Verify Upgrading VSVM To upgrade VSVM follow these steps Procedure Step 1 Extract the contents of the downloaded zip ...

Page 6: ...luding some but not all of the following based on the previously installed version shell rpm e Cisco_VSTools shell rpm e Cisco_VSVM shell rpm e Cisco_VSBase If the Cisco Video Surveillance Operations Manager VSOM is installed you may get an error message when uninstalling the Cisco_VSBase package to uninstall the Cisco_VSBase package run shell rpm e Cisco_VSBase nodeps This will leave the VSOM mod...

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