Step 5
Check the
Allow virtual machines to start and stop automatically with the system
check box.
Step 6
Select the virtual machine running the Cisco Prime Network Registrar virtual appliance and use the
Move Up
button on
the right to move it up into the group labelled
Automatic Startup
Step 7
Click
OK
This ensures that whenever power is restored to the ESXi hypervisor the Cisco Prime Network Registrar appliance
powers up automatically.
Managing the Cisco Prime Network Registrar Virtual Appliance
You can manage the underlying Linux operating system, which is based on CentOS 7.3, by logging in as the
root user. You may use SSH to log into the virtual appliance with the username root and the root password
you specified when you first booted the virtual appliance. On Openstack you may use the key pair created
when you launched the instance.
You will probably want to create additional users on the Linux system so that people can access the Linux
system with a username other than root.
The Linux system which is included on the virtual appliance is stripped down to a considerable degree and
thus does not include things that are not required to run or manage the Cisco Prime Network Registrar
application, such as a window system manager and its associated GUI user interface. However, all the tools
necessary to support and manage the Cisco Prime Network Registrar application are included on the Linux
operating system used inside of the virtual appliance.
You may also want to take additional steps to secure the SSH connection. For instance, configuring it to
prevent logging on as root, and requiring a user to
su
to gain root privileges after logging on as another user.
You may wish to perform other configuration changes on the underlying Linux operating system in order to
lock it down in ways appropriate to your environment.
Cisco Prime Network Registrar customers are solely responsible for keeping their OS up to date regarding
patches that they desire to apply and Cisco is not responsible for the same.
Note
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