Follow all of the steps in these sections, in the order listed, to correctly install
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.2. Topics in this section include:
• Before You Start the Installation, page 4-1
• Preinstallation Work, page 4-3
• How to Install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express, page 4-8
Before You Start the Installation
On certain servers for certain releases you must do some preparatory work before you can install the
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express system. Topics in this section include:
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• Cisco MCS 7825 Series Servers, page 4-1
• Cisco MCS 7835 Series Servers, page 4-2
• Cisco MCS 7845 Series Servers, page 4-3
Cisco MCS 7825 Series Servers
See Table 4-1 for the preinstallation work required for the Cisco MCS 7825 series servers.
NoteThe Cisco MCS 7825 series servers do not require a prep disk.
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See Table 4-3 for the preinstallation work required for the Cisco MCS 7845 series servers.
NoteAll Cisco MCS 7845 series servers support RAID.
Table 4-3Preinstallation Work Required for Cisco MCS 7845 Series
Server
Cisco MCS 7845H-3.0-IPC1YesSee the “Configuring RAID on a Cisco MCS 7835
Cisco MCS 7845-H1-RC1NoSee the “Creating a Logical Drive on a Cisco MCS
Cisco MCS 7845-I1-RC1YesSee the “Configuring RAID on a Cisco MCS 7835
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Prep disk
needed?For more information, see
Series, a Cisco MCS 7845-I1-RC1, or a
Cisco MCS 7845H-3.0-IPC1” section on page 4-6.
7845-H1-RC1” section on page 4-7.
Series, a Cisco MCS 7845-I1-RC1, or a
Cisco MCS 7845H-3.0-IPC1” section on page 4-6.
Preinstallation Work
Topics in this section include:
• Enabling RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-H1-RC1 and Cisco MCS 7825-H2-RC1, page 4-3
• Enabling RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-I1-RC1, page 4-4
• Enabling RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-I2-RC1, page 4-5
• Configuring RAID on a Cisco MCS 7835 Series, a Cisco MCS 7845-I1-RC1, or a
Cisco MCS 7845H-3.0-IPC1, page 4-6
• Creating a Logical Drive on a Cisco MCS 7845-H1-RC1, page 4-7
Enabling RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-H1-RC1 and Cisco MCS 7825-H2-RC1
Follow these steps to configure the BIOS to enable RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-H1-RC1 and the Cisco
MCS 7825-H2-RC1 before installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express.
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.2 supports RAID.
Procedure
Step 1After the system turns on, press F9 to enter the ROM-Based Setup Utility.
Step 2From the main menu on the left, highlight Advanced Options by using the up and down arrow keys.
Press Enter to select it.
Step 3Highlight Embedded SATA RAID by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it.
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Step 5Highlight Enabled by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it.
Step 6Exit the Advanced Options menu by pressing Escape.
Step 7Exit the ROM-Based Setup Utility by pressing Escape.
Step 8Press F10 to confirm that you want to exit. The system automatically reboots.
Step 9When prompted, press the following to go to the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility:
Step 10Highlight Array Configuration Utility by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it.
Step 11From the main menu, select Configure Drives by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to
Step 12Press the space bar to select both drives. Both drives appear in the Selected Drives box. Press Enter to
Step 13The system displays a warning message. Press y to continue.
Step 14From the main menu, select Create Array by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it.
Step 15Press the space bar to select both drives. Both drives appear in the Selected Drives box. Press Enter to
Step 16In the Array Properties box, for Array Type, select RAID 1 (Mirror) and press Enter.
Step 17Leave the Array Label blank and press Enter.
Step 18Select Quick Init and press Enter.
Step 19Press Enter again to accept.
Step 20The system displays a message. Press any key to continue.
Step 21The system displays the main menu. Press Escape to go back to the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
menu.
Step 22Press Escape to exit the utility.
Step 23The system displays a warning message. Select yes and press Enter. The system automatically reboots.
Enabling RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-I1-RC1
Follow these steps to configure the BIOS to enable RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-I1-RC1 before installing
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express. Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.2 supports
RAID.
Procedure
Step 1After the system turns on, press F1 to enter the ROM-Based Setup Utility.
Step 2From the main menu, highlight Devices and I/O Ports by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter
to select it.
Step 3Highlight SATA RAID Enable by using the up and down arrow keys. Make sure it is set to Enabled. If
it is not, use the left and right arrow keys to change it to Enabled.
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Step 5Highlight Save Settings by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it.
Step 6If the system displays a message, press Enter to continue.
Step 7Highlight Exit Setup by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it.
Step 8Select Yes, exit the Setup Utility and press Enter. The system automatically reboots.
Step 9When prompted, press Ctrl-A to go to the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility.
Step 10Highlight Array Configuration Utility by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it.
Step 11From the main menu, select Initialize Drives by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select
it.
Step 12Press the space bar to select both drives. Both drives appear in the Selected Drives box. Press Enter to
complete the selection.
Step 13The system displays a warning message. Press y to continue.
Step 14From the main menu, select Create Array by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it.
Step 15Press the space bar to select both drives. Both drives appear in the Selected Drives box. Press Enter to
complete the selection.
Step 16In the Array Properties box, for Array Type, select RAID 1 (Mirror) and press Enter.
Step 17Leave the Array Label blank and press Enter.
Step 18Select Quick Init and press Enter.
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Step 19Press Enter again to accept.
Step 20The system displays a message. Press any key to continue.
Step 21The system displays the main menu. Press Escape to go back to the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
menu.
Step 22Press Escape to exit the utility.
Step 23The system displays a warning message. Select yes and press Enter. The system automatically reboots.
Enabling RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-I2-RC1
Follow these steps to configure the BIOS to enable RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-I2-RC1 before installing
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express. Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.2 supports
RAID.
Procedure
Step 1After the system turns on, press F1 to enter the Configuration Setup Utility.
Step 2From the main menu, highlight Devices and I/O Ports by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter
to select it.
Step 3Highlight Advanced Chipset Control by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it.
Step 4In the Advanced Chipset Control box, highlight SATA Controller Mode Option by using the up and
down arrow keys.
Step 5Use the left and right arrow keys to change its value to Enhanced.
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Step 6When the value is Enhanced, the system displays a sub menu with two options. Highlight SATA RAID
Step 7Use the left and right arrow keys to change its value to Enabled.
Step 8Press Escape to exit the Advanced Chipset Control.
Step 9Press Escape to exit Devices and I/O Ports.
Step 10From the main menu, highlight Save Settings by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select
Step 11Press Enter to continue.
Step 12Highlight Exit Setup by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it.
Step 13Select Yes, exit the Setup Utility and press Enter. The system automatically reboots.
Step 14When prompted, press Ctrl-A to go to the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility.
Step 15Highlight Array Configuration Utility by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it.
Step 16From the main menu, select Initialize Drives by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select
Step 17Press the space bar to select both drives. Both drives appear in the Selected Drives box. Press Enter to
Step 18The system displays a warning message. Press y to continue.
Step 19From the main menu, select Create Array by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it.
The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express system comes with a preparation disk that you must use before
you can install the operating system and application on certain Cisco MCS models (or a Cisco-approved,
customer-provided, exact equivalent server from another vendor). The preparation disk automatically
determines the model of your server, so the same disk can be used for several server models.
Procedure
Step 1Insert the operating system preparation (pre-install) disk into your DVD-ROM drive.
Step 2Boot up the server from the disk.
The system uses the .iso file on the preparation disk to automatically configure the RAID (redundant
array of independent disks) and upgrade the BIOS, if needed.
Creating a Logical Drive on a Cisco MCS 7845-H1-RC1
Preinstallation Work
NoteThis topic only applies to the Cisco MCS 7845-H1-RC1 if the logical drive is not already created.
If the logical drive is not already created, follow these steps to create it on a Cisco MCS 7845-H1-RC1
before installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express.
Procedure
Step 1After the system turns on, press F8 to create a logical drive.
Step 2From the main menu, highlight Create Logical Drive by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter
to select it.
Step 3Under Available Physical Drives, ensure that both physical drives are checked. If they are not, highlight
SCSI Port 2, ID 0, COMPAQ by using the up and down arrow keys. Press the spacebar to select it. Then
highlight SCSI Port 2, ID 1 COMPAQ by using the up and down arrow keys. Press the spacebar to
select it.
Step 4Press Ta b to go to the RAID Configuration area and ensure that RAID 1 is checked.
Step 5Do not enter anything for the other fields.
Step 6Press Enter to create the logical drive.
Step 7Save the configuration by pressing F8.
Step 8After the system displays the configuration saved message, press Enter to continue.
Step 9From the main menu, highlight View Logical Drive by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter
to select it.
Step 10Ensure that the logical drive that you just created is listed here. Press Enter to see the details of the
logical drive.
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• Configuring the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Server, page 4-8
• Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Application, page 4-10
Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Operating System
This section describes how to install the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express operating system onto
your server.
Procedure
Step 1Insert the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express DVD into the DVD-ROM drive of the server on which
you are going to install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express.
NoteThe server on which you install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express will be reformatted during
the installation. We suggest using an unformatted server.
Step 2Boot the computer from the DVD.
Step 3The computer displays a message asking if you want to overwrite the hard drive. Enter y.
Step 4The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express operating system loads and installs from the DVD. This takes
approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
When the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express operating system installation is complete, the
DVD-ROM drive ejects the DVD. The system displays a message informing you that the installation is
complete. A link to the operating system release notes appears.
Step 5Keep the DVD in the DVD-ROM drive but do not close it.
Step 6Press Enter or click Exit to reboot your computer.
Configuring the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Server
Follow these steps to configure values for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express operating system.
NoteIf at any time, a dialog box seems to disappear, it is probably in the background. Click Alt-Escape to
switch back to the dialog box.
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Step 9The Review New Network Settings page appears and displays all the network values you entered in
Step 2 of the “Configuring the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Server” section on page 4-8.
Review these values to ensure they are correct. If they are correct, click Next.
• If they are not correct, click Previous to go back to the previous pages and make changes.
• If they are correct, click Next.
NoteChanging the values on this page overwrites the values you entered earlier.
Step 10The Configure NIC Settings page appears.
• If your system uses Auto Negotiation, click On. The system automatically takes you to Step 12.
• If your system does not use Auto Negotiation, click Off and proceed to Step 11.
NoteChanging the values on this page overwrites the values you entered earlier.
Step 11If your system does not use auto-negotiation, you must set the Speed (Full Duplex) and Duplex mode
values. Select a speed and duplex mode for your system. Click Next.
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NoteChanging the values on this page overwrites the values you entered earlier.
NoteReview these network setting values carefully. If you need to change them after the installation
is complete, you must use the net command. See the “Running Application CLI Commands”
section on page 9-6 for more information about using the net command.
Step 12The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express installer prompts you to create a Password for the user called
root. The password must be at least eight characters and can contain any printable ASCII characters. The
password is case-sensitive. Enter a password and then confirm the password. Click Next.
Step 13The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express installer prompts you to create a Password for the user called
mpxadmin. The password must be at least eight characters and can contain any printable ASCII
characters. The password is case-sensitive. Enter a password and then confirm the password. Click Next.
Step 14Review the pre-installation summary. Values include the product name, install folder, and the amount of
disk space required and available for the installation target. If all the values are correct, click Install.
The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express installer installs the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express
application. This can take between seven and 25 minutes.
When the installation is complete, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express installer displays the Install
Complete page.
NoteIf the Install Complete page displays a message stating that there were errors during the
installation, uninstall the application, reboot the computer, and install everything again. If you
still get errors after installing the operating system and application the second time, go to the log
to see the error messages. The log is located at MPX_<version number>_InstallLog.log.
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Step 15Click Done to finish the installation. The DVD-ROM drive ejects the DVD.
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NoteWait until the DVD-ROM drive ejects the DVD before removing it.
Step 16Remove the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express DVD from the DVD-ROM drive. If you did not make
any changes to the network settings in Step 6, Step 7, or Step 8, the Cisco Application DVD page
appears.
NoteIf you made changes to the network settings then your machine automatically restarts. When it
comes back up, the system displays the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express operating system
login page and the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express system is now completely installed.
Proceed to the Chapter 7, “Testing and Uninstalling Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express.”
Step 17Click Next. The Finish Setup page appears.
Step 18Click Finish. The system displays the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express operating system login