Prerequisites
With the current release, the SMI supports VMware vCenter version 7.0.
Note | The previous vCenter versions (6.5 and 6.7) are deprecated in the current release. These versions will not be supported in the future SMI releases. For more details about end of life support for these versions, contact your Cisco account representative. |
The following are the prerequisites for installing the SMI base image:
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VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 and later versions. The VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 and 6.7 have been fully tested and meets performance benchmarks.
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Download the SMI base image ISO file from the repository.
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(Optional) Create a NoCloud ISO to provide cloud-init data to the machine.
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Configure the following when there is no cloud-init NoCloud ISO:
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DHCP for networking.
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Default user name. For example, cloud-user.
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Default password. For example, Cisco_123 (You must change the password immediately after the setup).
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